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== What is in This Collection? ==
== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection will include parish registers of births, marriages, deaths, and confirmations for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar, Philippines from 1842-1984. Original records are located in the Diocese Offices in Borongan.
This collection will include parish registers of births, marriages, deaths, and confirmations for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar, Philippines from 1842-1984. Original records are located in the Diocese Offices in Borongan.


===Image Visibility===  
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===  
{{Image Visibility}}
{{Image Visibility}}


===Reading These Records===
=== Reading These Records ===  
Some of these records are in Spanish. For help reading them see the following guides:
Some of these records are in Spanish. For help reading them see the following guides:
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Spanish Genealogical Word List]]
*[https://script.byu.edu/Pages/Spanish/en/welcome.aspx Script Tutorial for Spanish]
*[https://script.byu.edu/spanish-handwriting/introduction Script Tutorial for Spanish]
 
=== To Browse This Collection ===
===To Browse This Collection===
 
{{Collection Browse Link
{{Collection Browse Link
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| title=Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Parish Registers, 1842-1984 }}
| title=Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Parish Registers, 1842-1984 }}
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
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*Names and residences of informants/witnesses
*Names and residences of informants/witnesses
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
=== View the Images ===  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2404749|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
*Name of the person
# Select '''Province'''
*Approximate date of the event
# Select '''Barangay'''
=== Search the Index ===
# Select '''Parish'''
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID2379876}}
# Select '''Record Type, Year Range (Volume Numbers)''' to view the images.
=== View the Images ===
 
{{View_Images_Link | CID = 2379876
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2404749 Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady, Parish Registers, 1842-2014]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}
| browse_1 = Eastern Samar
| browse_2 = Barangay
| browse_3 = Parish  
| browse_4 = Record Type, Year Range (Volume Numbers)  
| browse_5 = 
| browse_6 =  }}
{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2404749 Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady, Parish Registers, 1842-2014]. Click on camera icon to see images.}}


=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].  
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
 
== What Do I Do Next? ==
==What Do I Do Next?==
=== I Found the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Add any new information to your records
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference; see the section [[#Citing This Collection|Citing This Collection]] for assistance. Save or print a copy of the image  
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference   
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family  
*Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family  
*Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages
*Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as they were pronounced. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation  
*Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as they were pronounced. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation  
*[http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/FamilySearch/Handwriting/Spanish/Lesson2/SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf Spanish name abbreviations] may also be helpful with names
*[[Media:SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf|Spanish name abbreviations]] may also be helpful with names
*Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible candidates which can then be examined for matches. Alternatively, try expanding the date range
*Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible candidates which can then be examined for matches. Alternatively, try expanding the date range
*Search the records of nearby localities. While it was uncommon for an individual in this period to move more than about 20 miles from their place of birth, smaller relocations were not uncommon  
*Search the records of nearby localities. While it was uncommon for an individual in this period to move more than about 20 miles from their place of birth, smaller relocations were not uncommon  
*[[Philippines Civil Registration]] records are a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable  
*[[Philippines Civil Registration]] records are a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable  
*The [[Philippines Births and Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records]] may also be useful.
*The [[Philippines Births and Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records]] may also be useful.=== Research Helps ===
*New information is constantly being indexed, microfilmed or updated.  Periodically check back and see if your ancestor’s records have been added.  You can see if the area you’ve been looking in has been recently updated by going to [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list Historical Records Collections] and notice the asterisk for recently added or updated record
The following articles will help you research your family in [[Philippines Genealogy|Philippines]].
 
* [[Philippines Record Finder]]
 
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in [[Philippines Genealogy|Philippines]].
* [[Philippines Record Finder|Record Finder]]
 
== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Eastern Samar, Philippines
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Record Description
Record Type: Parish Registers
Collection years: 1842-1984
Languages: Spanish
FamilySearch Resources
Related Websites
Archive
Official Website of the Borongan Diocese


What is in This Collection?

This collection will include parish registers of births, marriages, deaths, and confirmations for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan in Eastern Samar, Philippines from 1842-1984. Original records are located in the Diocese Offices in Borongan.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Index and Image Visibility

Whenever possible FamilySearch makes images and indexes available for all users. However, rights to view these data are limited by contract and subject to change. Because of this there may be limitations on where and how images and indexes are available or who can see them. Please be aware some collections consist only of partial information indexed from the records and do not contain any images. For additional information about image restrictions see Restrictions for Viewing Images in FamilySearch Historical Record Collections.

Reading These Records

Some of these records are in Spanish. For help reading them see the following guides:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Parish Registers, 1842-1984.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Confirmation

  • Name, gender, and age
  • Date and place of confirmation
  • Names of parents and, sometimes, grandparents
  • Names of godparents

Marriage

  • Names and ages of groom and bride
  • Date and place of marriage
  • Birthplaces of groom and bride
  • Groom’s parents’ names
  • Bride’s parents’ names
  • Marital status of groom and bride

Death

  • Name, gender, and age of deceased
  • Date and place of death
  • Date and place of burial
  • Marital status/name of spouse
  • Names of parents
  • Names and residences of informants/witnesses

How Do I Search This Collection?

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • Name of the person
  • Approximate date of the event

Search the Index

Search by name on the Collection Details Page.
  1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
  2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images

View images in this collection by visiting the Collection Browse Page:
  1. Select Eastern Samar
  2. Select Barangay
  3. Select Parish
  4. Select Record Type, Year Range (Volume Numbers) to view the images
Tip
 More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at Philippines, Eastern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Borongan, Cathedral Parish of the Nativity of Our Lady, Parish Registers, 1842-2014. Click on camera icon to see images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

I Found the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference
  • Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
  • Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
  • Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
  • Use the marriage number to identify previous marriages

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • Spelling was not standardized for much of the period of this collection, so names were often spelled as they were pronounced. Pay attention to how the name should have been pronounced and try spelling variations that could have that pronunciation
  • Spanish name abbreviations may also be helpful with names
  • Vary the search terms. For example, search by either the given name or surname to return broader list of possible candidates which can then be examined for matches. Alternatively, try expanding the date range
  • Search the records of nearby localities. While it was uncommon for an individual in this period to move more than about 20 miles from their place of birth, smaller relocations were not uncommon
  • Philippines Civil Registration records are a good substitute when birth, marriage, and death records can’t be found or are unavailable
  • The Philippines Births and Baptisms, Coverage Table - FamilySearch Historical Records may also be useful.=== Research Helps ===

The following articles will help you research your family in Philippines.

Citing This Collection

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.
Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.
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