Philippines, Camarines Sur, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres, Parish Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes Catholic Church records from 1716 to 1977 and comes from the Archdiocese of Caceres in the Camarines Sur Province of the Bicol region in the Philippines. Original records are kept by the Archdiocese of Caceres. These parish registers include baptisms, confirmations, marriages, death records, and parish censuses.

For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Philippines Church Records.

This is an ongoing project, so additional images will be published when they become available.

Reading these Records
These records are in Spanish and some may be in Lation. For help reading them see:
 * Spanish Genealogical Word List
 * Script tutorial for Spanish
 * Latin Genealogical Word List

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

Baptism
 * Name, age, and gender
 * Date and place of baptism
 * Names of parents

Confirmation
 * Name and age
 * Date and place of confirmation
 * Place of baptism
 * Names of parents

Marriage
 * Names and ages of groom and bride
 * Date and place of marriage
 * Birthplaces of groom and bride
 * Names of groom’s parents
 * Names of bride’s parents
 * Who performed the marriage
 * Names of witnesses

Death/burial
 * Deceased’s name, gender, and age
 * Date and place of death
 * Year and place of birth
 * Marital status/name of spouse
 * Names of parents
 * Birthplaces of parents
 * Names and residences of informants/witnesses
 * Date and place of burial

Parish censuses
 * Names of parishioners
 * Age of parishioners
 * Marital status
 * Date and place of census (possibly residence of each parishioner)
 * Whether baptized, where, and/or when

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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
 * 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 to find the family in census records. Philippines Census
 * Use the residence and names of the parents to locate civil (see “Related Wiki Articles” section below) and land records. Philippines Land and Property
 * Use the parents' birth places to find former residences and to establish a migration pattern for the family
 * The name of a marriage officiator is a clue to their religion or area of residence in the province. However, ministers may have reported marriages performed in other provinces
 * Compile the marriage entries for every person who has the same surname as the bride or groom; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
 * Use the marital status to identify previous marriages (whether a divorce or death dissolved a previous marriage)
 * Witnesses often were relatives of the parents

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

 * A boundary change could have occurred and the record of your ancestor is now in a neighboring province. These provinces neighbor Camarines Sur:
 * Camarines Norte and Quezon to the north
 * The island province Catanduane in the east
 * Albay to the south
 * Or your ancestor immigrated to another country. Search the records of nearby areas or immigration/emigration records
 * Philippines Emigration and Immigration
 * Civil registration records are also a good substitute when church records are insufficient
 * Philippines, Civil Registration, Local - FamilySearch Historical Records

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

Tips to Keep in Mind
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 marriage and death records, your ancestors may have used shortened names or nicknames, so pay attention to other relationships (parents, spouse, siblings, children, etc.) that can confirm whether you have the right person/record.

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.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

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