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 Parish registers are the best records in the Philippines to identify individuals, parents, and spouses before the nineteenth century. After this date, civil authorities began registering vital statistics, which became equally important. The information in civil sources confirms and supplements the information in church records. For instance, the parish registers may list the godparents while the civil records may list the grandparents. Be sure to search both the parish and civil records after 1860 since some families did not consistently register their children with either the church or the government.
+Catholic Church records in the Philippines are generally an excellent source. They are often the only source of information about births, marriages, and deaths.
-Catholic Church records in the Philippines are generally an excellent source. Often, they are the only source of information about births, marriages, and deaths.
+'''Search the collection by name'''
+Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to find your ancestor.
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