Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records/Known Issues
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This article lists issues previously reported for this collection and may provide solutions or workarounds to those issues. |
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Note[edit | edit source]
NOTE: For a way to determine what digital records are likely to be found within a collection or how to find missing images elsewhere, see Article 56000, Using Film Notes in the Catalog to determine the content of a final waypoint in Historical Records.
See answers below for information about known waypoint discrepancies, such as mislabeled or missing records.
Known Issues[edit | edit source]
Question 1[edit | edit source]
Question 1: Where can the various baptism, death, and marriage records I am looking for in the Bayamón > Santa Cruz collection be found?
Answer 1: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for various missing or mislabeled Bayamón > Santa Cruzrecords and their indexes are as follows:
| Missing Records and Indexes | Tipo de Registro y Años where records are located |
| Bautismos Jan 1828- Aug 1836 (Libro 8 A) | Bautismos 1856-1878, images 197-638 |
| Indices de Bautismos Sept 1836-Sep 1843 (Indices de Libro 9) | Matrimonios 1897-1911 -- Defunciones 1774-1865 (faltan años entre 1794 y 1821), images 1409-1461 |
| Bautismos Sept 1836-Sep 1843 (Libro 9) | Matrimonios 1897-1911 -- Defunciones 1774-1865 (faltan años entre 1794 y 1821), images 1462-1788 |
| Bautismos 1910-1927 (Libro 3) | Bautismos 1752-1856, images 360-535 |
| Defunciones Libro 1 through Libro 4 (pre May 1774) | Known Issue |
| Defunciones June 1794 – Sept 1821 | Known Issue |
| Defunciones Jan 1827-Feb 1836 (Libro 7) | Defunciones 1836-1891, images 772-1010 |
| NOTE: They are out of book sequence. Libro 6 and Libro 8 are located on Defunciones 1774-1865, Libro 7 would fit between images 1117-1118; | |
| Defunciones Jan 1885-Jan 1888 (Libro 18 con indices) | Defunciones 1866-1891, images 2043-2073 (indices) and 2074-2391 (records) |
| Defunciones Jan 1888-Apr 1891 (Libro 19 con indices) | Defunciones 1866-1891, images 2392-2426 (indices) and 2427-2752 (records) |
| NOTE: They are out of book sequence. Libro 17 and Libro 20 are located on Defunciones 1884-1901, Libros 18 and 19 would fit between images 39-40 | |
| Matrimonios 1787-1796 | Known Issue |
| Matrimonios Apr 1889-Feb 1896 (Libro 10 A – Copied acts of betrothals) | Matrimonios 1897-1911, images 215-400 |
Question 2[edit | edit source]
Question 2: Where can the marriage records and their indexes in the Cataño > Nuestra Señora del Carmen collection be found?
Answer 2: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for marriage records and their indexes are as follows:
| Missing Marriage Records | Tipo de Registro y Años where records are located |
| Matrimonios 1781-1891 and indices | Matrimonios 1781-1791 |
| Note: images for pages 98 and 108 are missing. | |
| Índice de Matrimonios 1781-1791; | |
| Matrimonios July 1893-1931 and indices | Matrimonios 1793-1931 |
| Índice de Matrimonios 1793-1931 |
Question 3[edit | edit source]
Question 3: Where can the marriage records and the baptism index 1927-1929 in the Loíza > San Patricio collection be found?
Answer 3: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for marriage records and baptism index are as follows:
| Missing Marriage Records | Tipo de Registro y Años where records are located |
| Matrimonios 1808- 1850, May 1856 | Bautismos 1808-1850 |
| Matrimonios 1841-1859 | Bautismos 1851-1859 |
| Matrimonios 1880-1910 | Bautismos 1880-1919 |
| Mislabeled Tipo de Registro y Años | Corrected Tipo de Registro y Años |
| Índice de Bautismos 1929-1929 | Índice de Bautismos 1927-1929 (Libro 17) |
Question 4[edit | edit source]
Question 4: Where are the military Catholic Church records for San Juan > Nuestra Señora de los Remedios?
Answer 4: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for military Catholic Church records are as follows:
| Bautismos 1793-1797 | Bautismos de hijos de militares, 1793-1797 |
| Bautismos 1804-1874 | Bautismos y matrimonios de militares entremezclados y sin orden cronológico, 1804-1872 |
| Bautismos 1821-1831 | Bautismos, confirmaciones y matrimonios de militares, 1821-1831 |
| Bautismos 1834-1839 | Bautismos de hijos de militares, 1834-1839 |
| Bautismos 1854-1879 | Bautismos, confirmaciones y matrimonios de militares, 1854-1879 |
| Bautismos 1868-1892 | Bautismos de hijos de militares, 1868-1892 |
| Bautismos 1891-1898 | Bautismos de hijos de militares, 1891-1898 |
| Bautismos 1915-1936 | Bautismos, matrimonios y entierros de militares, 1915-1936 (en inglés) |
| Confirmaciones 1790-1812 | Confirmaciones de militares, 1790-1812 |
| Confirmaciones 1821-1831 | Bautismos y Matrimonios de militares, 1821-1831 |
| Defunciones 1804-1815 | Entierros de militares, 1804-1815 |
| Defunciones 1815-1835 | Defunciones de militares, 1816-1835 |
| Defunciones 1854-1864 | Defunciones de militares, 1854-1864 |
| Defunciones 1859-1864 | Defunciones de militares, 1859-1864 |
| Defunciones 1863-1865 | Defunciones de militares,1863 y Indices de Defunciones Militares, 1859-1865 |
| Defunciones 1864-1865 | Defunciones de militares, 1864-1865 |
| Defunciones 1864-1879 | Defunciones de militares, 1864-1879 |
| Defunciones 1864-1883 | Defunciones de militares, 1864-1883 |
| Defunciones 1865-1867 | Defunciones de militares, 1868-1892 |
| Defunciones 1867-1880 | Defunciones de militares, 1867-1880 |
| Defunciones 1867-1880 | Defunciones de militares, 1867-1880 |
| Defunciones 1868-1892 | Defunciones de militares, 1868-1892 |
| Defunciones 1869-1870 | Defunciones de militares, 1869-1870 |
| Defunciones 1883-1895 | Defunciones de militares, 1883-1895 |
| Matrimonios 1790-1815 | Matrimonios de militares, 1790-1816 |
| Matrimonios 1822-1868 | Matrimonios de militares, 1822-1868 |
| Matrimonios 1868-1891 | Matrimonios de militares, 1869-1891 |
Question 5[edit | edit source]
Question 5: Some Tipo de Registro y Años in the San Juan > Nuestra Señora de los Remedios collection have an incorrect date range. What is the correct date range?
Answer 5: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for various incorrect date ranges are as follows:
| Confirmaciones 1791-1911 | Índice de Confirmaciones 1791-1911 |
| Defunciones 1726-1776 | Defunciones 1762-1766 |
| Defunciones 1747-1747 | Defunciones 1741-1747 |
| Defunciones 1776-1766 | Defunciones 1766-1769 |
| Defunciones 1769-1773 | Defunciones 1769-1777 |
| Matrimonios 1821-1831 | Duplicate images of Bautismos 1821-1831 |
| Matrimonios 1915-1936 | Duplicate images of Bautismos 1915-1936 |
| Defunciones 1915-1936 | Duplicate images of Bautismos 1915-1936 |
Question 6[edit | edit source]
Question 6: Are there missing pages in San Juan > Nuestra Señora de los Remedios > Bautismos 1852-1855?
Answer 6: Pages 106-244 (the entire year of 1854 to January 1855) are missing between images 148-149. If you look at Image 149 on the left you can clearly see there would have been a page 244.
Question 7[edit | edit source]
Question 7: Where can the baptism records in the Santurce > San Mateo collection be found?
Answer 7: The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for baptism records are as follows:
| Missing Baptism Records | Tipo de Registro y Años where records are located |
| Bautismos 1773-1822 | Defunciones 1773-1822 |
| Bautismos 1822-1838 | Defunciones 1822-1838 |
| Bautismos 1838-1849 | Defunciones 1838-1849 |
| Bautismos 1849-1862 | Defunciones 1849-1862 |
| Bautismos 1862-1868 | Defunciones 1862-1868 |
Question 8[edit | edit source]
Question 8: Where can the baptism records in the Rio Grande collection be found?
Answer 8: The majority of the Rio Grande > Nuestra Señora del Carmen Bautismo records are located in Rincón > Nuestra Señora del Carmen. The corrected Tipo de Registro y Años for baptism records are as follows:
| Missing Baptism Records | Tipo de Registro y Años where records are located |
| Bautismos 1870-1872 | Bautismos 1870-1882 |
| Bautismos 1872-1873 |
Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Bautismos 1872-1873 |
| Bautismos 1873-1876 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Bautismos 1873-1876 |
| Bautismos 1876-1879 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Bautismos 1876-1879 |
| Bautismos 1879-1881 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Bautismos 1879-1881 |
| Índice de Bautismos 1873-1876 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Índice de Bautismos 1873-1876 |
| Índice de Bautismos 1876-1879 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Índice de Bautismos 1876-1879 |
| Índice de Bautismos 1879-1881 | Rincon > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Índice de Bautismos 1879-1881 |
NOTE: There are no valid records for Rincón > Nuestra Señora del Carmen.
Question 9[edit | edit source]
Question 9: Where can I find Río Piedras > Nuestra Señora del Pilar > Defunciones 1871-1873?
Answer 9: Defunciones 1810-1873 should read as Defunciones 1870-1873. There was no corresponding film for Defunciones 1810-1873, and that there was no waypoint for Film 2237962: Defunciones, 1870-1893 (oct.) covering the years 1870-1873. A typo must have occurred when someone entered 1810 instead of 1870.
Question 10[edit | edit source]
Question 10: The waypoint Río Grande > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Índice de Matrimonios 1864-1868 refers to pages (or folios) that do not exist in the waypoint Río Grande > Nuestra Señora del Carmen > Matrimonios 1864-1868, which contains the actual marriage records. Where can these pages be found?
Answer 10: Unfortunately, Pages 71-250 (and the years 1868-1883) are missing from Río Grande > Nuestra Señora del Carmen marriage records, online and in the Catalog. Page 70 is the last page within Matrimonios 1864-1868, and Matrimonios 1883-1887 starts with Page 251. You will not find the pages on Film 2238190, Item 5: Matrimonios v. 2, (may.) 1864-1868 (mar.), or Film 2238099: Item 1-3: Matrimonios v. 2-4, (dic.) 1863 [1883]-1944 (aug.).
Question 11[edit | edit source]
Question 11: Are there missing pages in Toa Alta > San Fernando > Defunciones, 1888-1911, 1843-1859 (morenos y esclavos) -- Matrimonios, 1818-1881?
Answer 11: In the waypoint Toa Alta > San Fernando > Defunciones, 1888-1911, 1843-1859 (morenos y esclavos) -- Matrimonios, 1818-1881, there are small groups of missing pages throughout the Film 2239623, Item 3.
- Go to the Puerto Rico Catholic Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records article
- Go to the Puerto Rico, Catholic Church Records, 1645-1969 collection at FamilySearch.org
