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 *Try searching the records of neighboring islands such as Guimaras and Panay.There is an excellent map [https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Philippines_Genealogy showing the provinces surrounding Negros Occidental]. If you click on any of these provinces (ie. Benguet), a wiki page with additional resources is available
 *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. Or try expanding the date range; this is especially useful in searching baptismal records, as it was not unusual for a child to be baptized weeks or even months after birth
-*Check for variants of given names, surnames, and place names. Transcription errors could occur in any handwritten record; also, it was not uncommon for an individual be listed under a nickname or an abbreviation of their name. Click here for a list of [http://broadcast.lds.org/elearning/FHD/Community/en/FamilySearch/Handwriting/Spanish/Lesson2/SpanishNameAbbreviations.pdf Spanish name abbreviations]
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