This book, authored by Emilia de Zayas Puig and Beatriz Mir, offers a compelling case study into genealogical exploration within Catalonia, focusing on the province of Tarragona. Inspired by research on the ancestors of Enrique Puig, the grandfather of the first author, born in 1899 in Barcelona, the book delves into numerous ancestral lineages of the region.
Of importance to genealogists anywhere are syntheses on relevant topics such as occupations, naming conventions, marriage practices, fertility, infant mortality, life expectancy, and use of notarial documents. Guidance is provided on how knowledge of these topics informs research; how to conduct it and how to interpret findings. Included in the book are sample documents and suggestions on how to resolve the issues raised by inconsistent findings. Consequently, the lessons gleaned from this work hold relevance for genealogical endeavors beyond Tarragona so that we highly recommend this book to anyone engaged in genealogical research.
The book can be downloaded by clicking on the book cover below and it can be distributed as long as it is not used for commercial purposes.
The first author also serves as the founder and administrator of the Facebook group “Mir Family Genealogy,” which has over a thousand members. The group aims to facilitate connections and collaboration among individuals with the “Mir” surname whose ancestors settled in and around the Holguin region in Cuba.
Bendiciones. Busco Datos de mi bisabuelo. Silbio Mitjans pon.
Buenas noche me dirijo a ustedes con el fin de que se me ayude a encontrar algún documento que identifique la fecha de nacimiento de mi abuelo Rodrigo Gómez Abellán desendiente español que emigró cuando la guerra de españa y de mi bisaluelos Rodrigo Gómez y Margarita Abellán , no se el año en que entraron a cuba y tampoco la fecha de nacimiento por favor me ayudarían me urge mucho coger la ciudadania española para poder atender a mi hija que está enferma de insuficiencia renal cronica con peligro para su vida y acá en Cuba no hay los recursos para operarla ,y casi sin poder darle el tratamiento de hemodialisis por favor ayudenme a buscar a mi abuelo llamado Rodrigo Gómez Abellán desendiente español padre de mi mamá Delia Gómez Fonseca que nació el 6 de mayo de 1921 y falleció el día 14 de abril del 2006 mi abuelo y mi bisabuelo tengo entiendo , que entraron a cuba por los años 1868 al 1898 gracias de ante manos