Ceiling of Málaga Cathedral. Photo by Matthew Hovious In 1776, “Don Guillermo Ybuelin” of “Southampton in the county of Hampshire, England” son of Don “Mateo Ybuelin” and Doña “Ysabel Sivers” married, at the Sagrario chapel of Málaga city cathedral, Josefa Mandly, a native of Málaga, daughter of Don Mathias Mandly and Doña Isabel Rosa de…
The church of San Jorge, La Coruña [photo: Diego Delso, delso.photo, License CC-BY-SA] On 13 May 1812 at La Coruña’s parish of San Jorge, a boy named Juan Francisco Pedro Regalado Tark was baptised. His parents were named as Jorge Pedro Tark and Isabel Hovié, both natives of the parish of St Mary Magdalene in…
At La Coruña’s parish of Santiago on 10 April 1613, Manuel, son of “Guillermo Salder”, described as an English gentleman, and his wife “Doña _na” was baptised. The godparents’ surnames were abbreviated as “Spta”, and they were stated to be Manuel de “Spta”, Veedor y Contador de la presente de guerra, and his sister Doña…
On 15 January 1809, Joseph Pritchard, son of Robert Pritchard native of ‘Bicksan’ in Denbighshire & his wife Anna Robinson, native of ‘Lincon’ in Lincolnshire, and said to be a parishioner of its parish of St Sebastian, was baptised at La Coruña’s parish of San Nicolás. The record notes that the father was in Spain…
On 8 November 1757 at Cadiz’ Cathedral, one George Rennolds or Reynolds, about 24 years of age and a native of ‘the city of York in England’, son of ‘Guillermo Rennolds’ and ‘Isabel Yaerel’, was baptised into the Catholic faith, having until then belonged to ‘the quaking sect’, as the record puts it. His Godparent…
On 12 Dec 1817 in the city of Orense, at its church of Santa Eufemia la Real, took place the baptism of Carlota Josefa Luisa, daughter of Don Bernardino Losada, an administrator with Spain’s Tobacco distribution network, and his wife Doña Luisa Powell. The infant’s maternal grandparents were named as Don Basilio Powell and Doña…
On 16th July 1825 at La Coruña’s parish of San Jorge, a child born on the 3rd of that month was Christened with the names Juan Carlos. His father was John Peters of Bristol; his mother, Mary Tellet of London. The infant’s paternal grandparents were named as John and Jane Peters, which presumably reflects the…
On 21 July 1813 at the garrison parish of San Fernando (then known as Isla de León) near the city of Cádiz, a girl named María Rosa Dolores was baptised. Born on the 2nd of that month, she was stated to be the daughter of Doña María Josefa Vitini, native of Cádiz; and of George…
While conducting research in Ibiza recently I came across the death record of William Alliston, who was taken ill and died aboard a yacht there on 3 April 1887. The record states that ‘Guillermo’ Alliston, native of Blandford in the county of Dorset, aged 43, married and a cook by trade, died aboard an English…
On 28 August 1859 an English mariner named Francis Gibbs, aged 48, died of chronic gastroenteritis in Barcelona. He was described the husband of ‘Isabel’ Tidbury (Elizabeth Tidbury, I presume) and the son of ‘Guillermo & Isabel’ – surely one William Gibbs and his wife Elizabeth. Francis’ precise origin is unclear but a possible error…