Philippines, Church Census - FamilySearch Historical Records

Philippines

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains padrón or census records from various parts of the Philippines from 1542-1980, conducted by local parish clergy but used for church and civil purposes. These census records can contain the names of most of the members of the household, age, marital status, occupation, place, birth date, marriage date, etc.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records: • 2

Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Philippines, Church Census - Inventory.

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