The Inhabitants of Mier, Nuevo Santander in 1782

The following is a list of the families who resided in Mier and the surrounding area in 1782, the earliest and one of the most complete padrones for that town. The original documents can be found here. Also, a very helpful transcription has been made by dedicated genealogists. This transcription was compared with the original documents in well in compiling the data below.

You can also view this data by household here.

Abbreviations for the Status field are as follows: C - casado/a (married); S - soltero/a (single); M - mozo (young man); D - doncella (unmarried girl); N - niño/a (child); P - parvulo/a (young child/infant); V - viudo/a (widow or widower).

Abbreviations for the Race field are as follows: ES - español/a (Spanish/white); CA - casta (mestizo/mixed Spanish-Indian heritage); MU - mulato/a (mixed African/Spanish heritage); IN - indio/a (Indian)

These terms and their abbreviations are the ones used in the original document and refect the interpretation of the parish priest and his view of the relative social status of the community members. Likewise, the ages given were estimates on the part of the priest or of the inhabitants themselves.