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'''Baptism | '''Baptism records''' may contain the following information: | ||
*Name | *Name, age, and gender | ||
*Date and place of baptism | |||
*Names of parents | |||
*Date of | |||
*Names of | |||
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'''Marriage | '''Marriage records''' may contain the following information: | ||
* | *Names and ages of groom and bride | ||
* | *Date and place of marriage | ||
* | *Birthplaces of groom and bride | ||
*Groom’s | *Groom’s parents’ names | ||
* | *Bride’s parents’ names | ||
* | *Marital status of groom and bride | ||
*Groom’s | *Groom’s occupation | ||
*Names of witnesses | |||
*Names of | |||
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'''Death | '''Death records''' may contain the following information: | ||
*Name of deceased | *Name, gender, and age of deceased (keep in mind that the death records of women may be filed under their married names) | ||
*Date of death | *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 to Use the Record == | == How to Use the Record == | ||
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Some record sets have indexes; these indexes were created at the end of the year. Copy errors could have been made in the index, so you want to find the actual record to verify the information is correct. Using the index is a helpful way to find the actual record. | Some record sets have indexes; these indexes were created at the end of the year. Copy errors could have been made in the index, so you want to find the actual record to verify the information is correct. Using the index is a helpful way to find the actual record. | ||
For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant. | |||
Regarding marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record. | Regarding marriage and death records, name changes, shortened names, or nicknames may have been used by your ancestors, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record. | ||
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*Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | *Use the marriage date and place as the basis for compiling a new family group or for verifying existing information. | ||
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names. | *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth of each partner to find a couple's birth records and parents' names. | ||
*Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records. | *Use the birth date or age along with the place of birth to find the family in census records [[Philippines Census]]. | ||
*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate | *Use the residence and names of the parents to locate civil (see “Related Wiki Articles” section below) and land records [[Philippines Land and Property]]. | ||
*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. | ||
*The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the | *The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the province. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other provinces. | ||
*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 marital status | *Use the marital status to identify previous marriages (whether a divorce or death dissolved a previous marriage). | ||
*Witnesses often were relatives of the parents. | *Witnesses often were relatives of the parents. | ||
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== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
*[http://www.parishregister.co.uk/ Parish Registers – Family History before 1837] | |||
*[http://www.death-record.com/d/s/Philippine-Islands Philippine Islands Death Records] | |||
*[http://www.bibingka.com/names/ Catalog of Filipino Names] | *[http://www.bibingka.com/names/ Catalog of Filipino Names] | ||
*[http://www.genealogy.ph/ Philippine Genealogy - Research your Family Tree] | *[http://www.genealogy.ph/ Philippine Genealogy - Research your Family Tree] | ||
*[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PHILIPPINES/2003-09/1064799073 Philippine Research] | *[http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PHILIPPINES/2003-09/1064799073 Philippine Research] | ||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||