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Puerto Rico Finding Records: Difference between revisions
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The Civil Registration records are located | The Civil Registration records are located at the county level, and you will need to know this to find the civil registration records in the FamilySearch Catalog. | ||
When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | When you want to include the parish, which is especially important in large cities, in your locality field you would write it in the following manner: | ||
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If your ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to. However, in a large city such as San Juan, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | If your ancestor came from a large city that had several parishes, you will need to know what section of the city he or she lived in to determine what parish he or she belonged to. However, in a large city such as San Juan, you may find that even if you know the closest parish, sometimes the family went to the cathedral or the parish of a relative in the same city for the baptism of a child. If you do not find the complete family in the home parish, search the surrounding parishes of the city. | ||
If your family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | If your family lived in a very small village that did not have an established parish, you will need to check a map, church directory, or gazetteer to determine which nearby town had a parish. | ||
== Records from FamilySearch == | == Records from FamilySearch == | ||