Philippines Genealogy

Guide to Philippines ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Country Information
The Philippines is an island country in Southeast Asia situated in the western Pacific Ocean. It was formerly a colony of Spain. The official languages are Filipino and English.

Philippines Clickable Map
The following map provides the locations of the many provinces in the Philippines, many of which have their own language:

Websites
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research


 * Historical Records


 * Philippines Civil Registration (Archives Division) (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Philippines Genealogy
 * Philippines Genealogy Family Search
 * Family History Library Research Outlines
 * Philippines
 * Death Records
 * National Archives Government Website
 * Catalog of Filipino Names
 * Civil Registration
 * Parish Registers - Family History before 1837
 * BYU Education Research Phillippines
 * Philippines, Civil Registration (Archives Division), 1902-1945
 * Filipino Ancestors
 * Obits Philippines freepages
 * Families of the Philippines
 * Surnames, etc
 * Resources for genealogy in the Philippines
 * PHILIPPINES-L Archives
 * Philippines » Birth, Marriage, Death
 * Philippines
 * Bona's Philippine Genealogy Site
 * Philippine Army and Guerrilla Records
 * Vital Statistics Special Release

FamilySearch Resources
Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in resourcing your family.
 * Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
 * Learning Center - Online genealogy courses
 * Historical Records
 * Family History Center locator map