Albacete

Genealogy Research in Albacete, Spain

Iberian Peninsula circa 1794

The Spanish province of Albacete is a great place to do research because of the wealth of historical material that can be found in local archives, libraries, and other repositories. Some of Albacete's best resources for historical research can be found at the provincial capital in Albacete, as well as various provincial archives, churches, and libraries throughout the area. Many records are also now available online at a number of great websites like Ancestry.com, MyHeritage, and FamilySearch, all of which have large searchable databases relating to Spanish history and genealogy.

There are a number of ways to get copies of vital records (birth, marriage, and death certificates) in Albacete. Spain began countrywide registration of vital records in 1871, and FamilySearch has digitized many of these records from that date up to the early 1900s. Prior to 1871, birth, marriage, and death records would have primarily been recorded by church parishes, which would have been responsible for keeping track of baptisms, marriages, and burials in different parts of the country.

The Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah also holds a variety of records relating to the province of Albacete. This is the largest and most important genealogy collection in the world and is worth a visit to explore the many billions of records that can be found there. Published material consists of books, microfilm, microfiche, and other records for the province of Albacete. The Family History Library also has smaller family history centers located throughout the world where you can order microfilm and have these records shipped to the local area where you live. The library has also transcribed and indexed billions of Spanish church records, published histories, censuses, and other types of records which are available to view or download online at FamilySearch.

Genealogy Resources

Coat of Arms for Spain

Many Spanish family records can be found online and at various archives and libraries located throughout Albacete. Many millions of records aren't yet available online, though, and are awaiting your discovery at the local level at civil registry offices, church parishes, and elsewhere in Albacete. To find these and other records, click on the links below to find more information about the specific villages, municipalities, and church parishes where your ancestors lived in Albacete. You'll find information on these pages that will lead you to the specific documentation you're searching for.

It is important to keep in mind when doing research that the names and boundaries of certain areas in Spain have changed over the past few hundred years. Your ancestors may have lived in one area and when borders were redrawn records relating to your family history might have been located in a different area entirely. When searching for church parish, civil registration, and other records it is a good idea to search for these records in adjacent areas. Following is a complete list of Albacete's municipalities (municipios), along with links where you can find civil registration and church records in the province.

Municipalities

Abegondo

Ames

Aranga

Ares

Arteixo

Arzúa

A Baña

Bergondo

Betanzos

Boimorto

Boiro

Boqueixón

Brión

Cabana de Bergantiños

Cabanas

Camariñas

Cambre

A Capela

Carballo

Cariño

Carnota

Carral

Cedeira

Cee

Cerceda

Cerdido

Cesuras-Oza

Coirós

Corcubión

Coristanco

A Coruña

Culleredo

Curtis

Dodro

Dumbría

Fene

Ferrol

Fisterra

Frades

Irixoa

A Laracha

Laxe

Lousame

Malpica de Bergantiños

Mañón

Mazaricos

Melide

Mesía

Miño

Moeche

Monfero

Mugardos

Muros

Muxía

Narón

Neda

Negreira

Noia

Oleiros

Ordes

Oroso

Ortigueira

Outes

Paderne

Padrón

O Pino

A Pobra do Caramiñal

Ponteceso

Pontedeume

As Pontes de García Rodríguez

Porto do Son

Rianxo

Ribeira

Rois

Sada

San Sadurniño

Santa Comba

Santiago de Compostela

Santiso

Sobrado

As Somozas

Teo

Toques

Tordoia

Touro

Trazo

Val do Dubra

Valdoviño

Vedra

Vilarmaior

Vilasantar

Vimianzo

Zas

Population (2002)

5,772

18,788

2,379

4,976

23,560

6,776

5,141

6,264

12,575

2,551

18,064

4,261

6,437

5,592

3,334

6,620

19,504

1,534

28,527

4,861

5,510

5,290

7,572

7,239

5,492

1,619

5,715

1,577

2,002

8,001

242,458

22,745

4,451

3,213

4,428

14,638

79,520

5,132

3,019

1,673

10,683

3,557

4,035

7,070

1,898

5,948

8,383

3,304

5,044

1,490

2,595

5,859

10,272

6,103

29,263

6,074

6,573

14,391

27,453

12,015

5,648

8,299

8,398

2,751

9,242

5,016

10,006

7,019

8,860

12,367

10,085

11,747

26,343

5,123

11,686

3,337

10,892

93,273

2,286

2,434

1,403

15,331

1,573

4,945

4,765

3,766

4,802

6,837

5,054

1,209

1,211

6,963

4,393

Province

A Coruña

Community

Galicia