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''[[Philippines]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Philippines_Record_Selection_Table|Record Selection Table]]''
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The table below can help you decide which records to search.  
== Record Finder Table for Philippines ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


*In column 1 find the goal you selected.
== List of Topics ==
*In column 2 find the types of records that are most likely to have the information you need.  
This Record Finder table links to the Philippines topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
*Column 3 lists those types of records that may also be useful.
===Vital Events ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]


Records containing previous research (biography, genealogy, history, nobility, periodicals, and societies) could provide useful information for most goals. These are listed repeatedly when they '''are especially helpful''' for a goal.
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*[[Philippines Census|Census]]
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*[[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Philippines Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| valign="middle" bgcolor="#ffff99" align="left" | The terms used in columns 2 and 3 are the same as the subject headings used in many Wiki articles and in the Locality section of the FamilySearch Catalog.<br>
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
Find an article in this Wiki by searching for "Philippines" and the type of record you found in columns 2 or 3.
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*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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*[[Philippines Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Philippines Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Philippines Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*Funeral homes
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<br>
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
 
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
{| width="100%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1" bgcolor="#F0F0F0"
|-
|-
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Age
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Philippines Census|Census]], Public Records, [[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Philippines Census|Census]]
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Philippines Census|Census,]] [[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Philippines Census|Census]]
*[[Philippines Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birthplace
| align="left" | Living relatives
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | [[Philippines Census|Census,]] Public Records
*[[Philippines Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
*[[Philippines Directories|Directories]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Philippines Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | [[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | County origins and boundaries
| align="left" | Immigration date
| align="left" | Atlases
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Maps, Gazetteers
*[[Philippines Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Cemeteries, Probate Records, Funeral Homes
*[[Philippines Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
*Naturalization and Citizenship
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Divorce
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]*
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Ethnic background
| align="left" | Residence
| align="left" | Minorities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | <br>
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*Directories
*[[Philippines Census|Census]]
*[[Philippines Land and Property|Land and Property]]
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| align="left" | Historical background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| align="left" | History
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| align="left" | <br>
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
 
| align="left" | Immigration date
 
| align="left" | Emigration and Immigration
| align="left" | <br>
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives and guardianships
| align="left" | Directories
| align="left" | Orphans and Orphanages
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Schools, Medical Records
|-
| align="left" | Marriage
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
| align="left" | Public Records
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Occupation  
| align="left" | Public Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Philippines Census|Census]]
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
|-
*[[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| align="left" | Parents, children, and family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]  
*[[Philippines Census|Census]]
| align="left" | <br>
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| align="left" | Medical Records, Biography
| align="left" | [[Philippines Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
| align="left" | Place-finding aids
| align="left" | Atlases, Gazetteers
| align="left" | History, Maps
|-
| align="left" | Places of residence
| align="left" | Directories
| align="left" | Public Records, including cedulas or residence certificates
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | Religion  
| align="left" | [[Philippines Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| align="left" | Public Records
*[[Philippines Church Records|Church Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Philippines History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Social activities  
| align="left" | Newspapers, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| align="left" | Public Records
*Social Life and Customs
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Philippines History|History]]
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Philippines Military Records|Military records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
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*Because divorce is not legal in the Philippines, there are no divorce records. See [[Philippines Court Records]] concerning annulments and legal separations. Also, look for records in other countries where divorce is legal.<br>


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Latest revision as of 21:50, 11 August 2025

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Record Finder Table for Philippines[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Philippines topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
Country and town of origin

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:


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Religion
Social activities
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Physical description


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