Philippines, Lingayen-Dagupan Catholic Archdiocese Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
These records include indexes to baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and burials from the Catholic Church parish registers of the Archdiocese of Lingayen-Dagupan covering the years 1615-1982. Baptism records are only available for the years 1900-1914.

Entries for baptisms, marriages, and deaths (burials) usually consist of a narrative paragraph. Dates are usually spelled out and the name of the principal person is usually written in the margin next to the entry. After about 1920, preprinted forms with columns were sometimes used. Catholic Church parish registers in the Philippines were created to record the church sacraments of baptism, confirmation, marriage, and burial. See the Philippines Church Records article for more details.

Reading These Records
These records are in Spanish. For help reading them see:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Reading Spanish handwritten records
 * Brigham Young University: Script tutorial for Spanish

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism
 * Name
 * Gender
 * Age
 * Approximate year of birth
 * Place and date of baptism
 * Names of parents

Confirmation registers/lists
 * Name
 * Date and place of confirmation
 * Names of parents
 * Names of godparents

Marriage
 * Name of bride and groom
 * Gender and ages of bride and groom
 * Approximate years of birth
 * Names of bride and groom's parents
 * Place and date of marriage
 * Names of the godparents

Death/burial
 * Name of deceased
 * Gender of deceased
 * Age at time of death
 * Approximate year of birth
 * Place and date of death
 * Name of the spouse
 * Names of parents
 * Cause of death

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Try searching by surname only
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century
 * Note the founding date of the parish you are searching. If the date is after your ancestor would be recorded, search records of the parent parish.

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Philippines.
 * Philippines Research Tips and Strategies
 * Philippines Record Finder

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 * Philippines Civil Registration (Local) - FamilySearch Historical Records

Citing This Collection
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