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Entries for baptisms, marriages, and deaths (burials) usually consist of a narrative paragraph. Dates are usually spelled out and the name of the principal person is usually written in the margin next to the entry. After about 1920, preprinted forms with columns were sometimes used. | Entries for baptisms, marriages, and deaths (burials) usually consist of a narrative paragraph. Dates are usually spelled out and the name of the principal person is usually written in the margin next to the entry. After about 1920, preprinted forms with columns were sometimes used. | ||
This collection of registers covers the years from 1600 to 1982. | |||
Since about 1600, up to 85 percent of people living in the Philippines have been members of the Roman Catholic Church. | Since about 1600, up to 85 percent of people living in the Philippines have been members of the Roman Catholic Church. | ||
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Catholic Church parish registers in the Philippines were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial.<br> | Catholic Church parish registers in the Philippines were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial.<br> | ||
Church records are very important for family research. Civil authorities did not consistently register vital events in the Philippines until the nineteenth century. Church records, on the other hand, were well kept from 1569 (in accordance with the directives of the Council of Trent), with some records dating even earlier. They are generally an excellent source—and many times the only source—of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | Church records are very important for family research. Civil authorities did not consistently register vital events in the Philippines until the nineteenth century. Church records, on the other hand, were well kept from 1569 (in accordance with the directives of the Council of Trent), with some records dating even earlier. They are generally an excellent source—and many times the only source—of names, dates, and places of births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
Parish registers are the best records in the Philippines to identify individuals, parents, and spouses before the nineteenth century. After this date, civil authorities began registering vital statistics, which became equally important. The information in civil sources confirms and supplements the information in church records. For instance, the parish registers may list the godparents while the civil records may list the grandparents. Be sure to search both the parish and civil records after 1860 since some families did not consistently register their children with either the church or the government. | Parish registers are the best records in the Philippines to identify individuals, parents, and spouses before the nineteenth century. After this date, civil authorities began registering vital statistics, which became equally important. The information in civil sources confirms and supplements the information in church records. For instance, the parish registers may list the godparents while the civil records may list the grandparents. Be sure to search both the parish and civil records after 1860 since some families did not consistently register their children with either the church or the government. | ||
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=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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== How to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
=== Beginning Your Search === | === Beginning Your Search === | ||
To search this collection, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | To search this collection, it would be helpful if you knew the following information: | ||
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Catholic Church records in the Philippines are generally an excellent source. They are often the only source of information about births, marriages, and deaths. | Catholic Church records in the Philippines are generally an excellent source. They are often the only source of information about births, marriages, and deaths. | ||
=== Searching the index === | === Searching the index === | ||
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor. | ||
===Unable to Find Information?=== | === Unable to Find Information? === | ||
*Note the founding date of the parish you are searching. If the date is after your ancestor would be recorded, search records of the parent parish. See the Catholic Directory of the Philippines. If your ancestor lived before the beginning date of the church records, the older parish may be far from the new one. | *Note the founding date of the parish you are searching. If the date is after your ancestor would be recorded, search records of the parent parish. See the Catholic Directory of the Philippines. If your ancestor lived before the beginning date of the church records, the older parish may be far from the new one. | ||
*If you cannot find records at a parish, they may have been sent to the diocese. Find the diocese in the Catholic Directory of the Philippines. | *If you cannot find records at a parish, they may have been sent to the diocese. Find the diocese in the Catholic Directory of the Philippines. | ||
*Your ancestor’s records may have been sent to another municipality or province to protect them during a war. A thorough knowledge of the local history is critical to your family research. | *Your ancestor’s records may have been sent to another municipality or province to protect them during a war. A thorough knowledge of the local history is critical to your family research. | ||
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== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
*[http://pinas.dlsu.edu.ph/history/history.html Philippine History] | |||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
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"Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archdiocese Parish Registers, 1615-1982" database and digital images, ''FamilySearch'' ([https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org]: accessed 30 September 2011), Silvestra Camorongan, 11 April 1919; citing Church Records, FHL micorfilm 1,213,758; Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Dagupan City Pangasinan, Philippines. | "Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archdiocese Parish Registers, 1615-1982" database and digital images, ''FamilySearch'' ([https://familysearch.org https://familysearch.org]: accessed 30 September 2011), Silvestra Camorongan, 11 April 1919; citing Church Records, FHL micorfilm 1,213,758; Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan, Dagupan City Pangasinan, Philippines. | ||
[[Category:Philippines|Catholic]] | [[Category:Philippines|Catholic]] | ||