Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984

Images of births, marriages, and deaths and some indexes thereof. Some folders of images are not arranged chronologically and/or sequentially. This collection is partially indexed. The index currently covers birth certificates 1900 to 1980.

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Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration

What is in This Collection?

This collection includes birth, marriage, and death records for the city of Manila, Philippines. See the coverage table below for date ranges of each record group. The index currently covers birth certificates from 1900-1980.

Some folders of images are not arranged chronologically and/or sequentially.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are in English and in Spanish. For help reading Spanish records see the following guides:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Philippines, Manila, Civil Registration, 1899-1984.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

Birth

  • Name and gender of child
  • Child’s date and place of birth
  • Child’s race
  • Name and birthplace of father
  • Father’s occupation
  • Maiden name of mother and her birthplace
  • Name of physician or midwife and their residence

Marriage

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Name and age of groom
  • Groom’s marital status, nativity and residence
  • Names of groom’s parents
  • Name and age of bride
  • Names of bride’s parents
  • Bride’s marital status, nativity and residence
  • Names of the witnesses and their residence
  • Names of the person who gave consent
  • Name of the person who solemnized the marriage
  • Beginning in 1945, the birthplace of bride and groom
  • Date of the marriage license
  • Date of the certificate (marriage contract)

Death

  • Name, age and gender of deceased
  • Marital status, nativity and race of deceased
  • Name of spouse
  • Day, month and year when death occurred
  • Place of death
  • Duration of illness
  • Cause of death
  • Name of physician and his residence
  • On death certificates after 1958, birthdate and birthplace of deceased
  • Sometimes, burial information or transit permit given

Collection Content

Sample Images

Coverage Table

Description Earliest Year Latest Year
Births 1898 1982
Marriages 1900 1984
Deaths 1890 1984