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Philippines, Northern Samar, Roman Catholic Diocese of Catarman, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records: Difference between revisions
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==What Do I Do Next?== | ==What Do I Do Next?== | ||
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? === | |||
*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 | ||
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*Use the marital status to identify previous marriages (whether a divorce or death dissolved a previous marriage) | *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 | ||
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? === | |||
*Consult the [[Philippines Record Finder]] to find other records | *Consult the [[Philippines Record Finder]] to find other records | ||
*When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct | *When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct | ||
*For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant | *For death records, the information in records is usually reliable, but depends upon the knowledge of the informant | ||
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*Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | *Continue to search the marriage records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives of the bride and groom who may have married in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent. Repeat this process for each new generation you identify | ||
*Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area | *Continue to search the indexes and records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have lived in the same area or a nearby area | ||
You may want to look for records of a neighboring state or region. These areas/provinces border Northern Samar: | You may want to look for records of a neighboring state or region. These areas/provinces border Northern Samar: | ||
*[[Samar Province, Philippines|Samar]] and [[Eastern Samar Province, Philippines|Eastern Samar]] in the South | *[[Samar Province, Philippines|Samar]] and [[Eastern Samar Province, Philippines|Eastern Samar]] in the South | ||