Philippines, Pangasinan, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection will include records from 1960-1965 These records include the national civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths from the Province of Pangasinan, Philippines. The records are in English.

Only the marriage contract is forwarded to the National Census and Statistics Office. The other three remain in the office of the local civil registrar, although the couple may be given a copy of their marriage certificate. The contract is the vital record and is of most value to the researcher. The other three records, though they have much of the same information, may provide other valuable clues to the discerning genealogist.

Civil governments created records of births, marriages, and deaths. Sometimes called vital records, they refer to critical events in a person’s life. These are the most important documents for genealogical research.

Record Content
These death records may contain the following information:


 * Full name of deceased
 * Age at death
 * Date and place of death
 * Name of spouse
 * Name of mother and father
 * Gender
 * Marital Status
 * Date and place of birth
 * Last residence
 * Last occupation
 * Cause of death
 * Length of time between onset and death
 * Date and place of burial

How to Use the Record
To begin your search for marriage records, it would be helpful if you knew the following information:


 * Name of bride or groom
 * Approximate year and place of marriage
 * Place of residence before marriage

Search the Collection
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.

Using the Information
If you have found your ancestor on a birth record, you can do the following:


 * Use the child’s birth place to find out if the child married in the same place at the time of his birth.
 * Search for the mother’s and father’s parents using the information on the birth record of their child.

If you have found your ancestor on a marriage record, you can use the ages on the record to calculate the birth year.

If you have found your ancestor on a death record, you can do the following:


 * Search for a birth record when you have found the date of birth on the record
 * Search for the date of marriage using the name of your ancestor’s spouse if they were married.

General Information About These Records
Divorce is not legal in the Philippines, but some records of annulment and legal separation are kept in the National Census and Statistics Office and in the local Domestic Relations Court of First Instance. If you know your ancestor’s religion, also check the church archives of that region. Divorce records may be found in other countries where a person may have gone to get a divorce, such as the United States.

Related Websites
The Civil Registrar General

Related Wiki Articles

 * Philippines
 * Philippines Civil Registration- Vital Records

Citation for This Collection
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