República Dominicana—Nacimientos Civiles, 1828–1906

Project-Specific Indexing Instructions

Language for Field Names: 

  • The indexing field names and the field helps in the right bottom corner of the indexing screen are available in Spanish. To change to Spanish:
    2. Select Options.
    3. Select Language.

Number of Records per Image: 

  • The data entry area is set at 1 record per image; however, this project may contain more records per image. You will need to adjust the number of lines to match the number of records on your image. To do this:
    1. On the menu bar, click Tools.
    2. Click Records per Image.
    4. Click the Check Box to apply to all images.
    5. Click OK.                    
  • Upon completion of each image a message will appear asking if you want to add one or more records to this image.
    2. Click OK.

How to Index Names:  

  • Type the given names and surnames that appear in the document.
  • Do not index titles or terms such as: Sr, Sra, Da, Dn, Vda, etc. The term “Vda” means widow and does not belong in a name field. 
  • Maiden names are considered as surnames and should be typed in the surname field before the married name. 

    Items that precede names:
  • In Spanish, when a person’s name follows a verb, it is preceded by the word "a." For example, bauticé a Juan. The "a" does not translate, and it is not part of the name.
  • The particles de, del, de la, de las, and de los are part of many Spanish given names and surnames.
  • If you are not sure whether a name is a given name or a surname, type it in the given name field. Below is a short list of names with the surnames in boldface.

                 Mario Saenz
                 Rafael Heliodoro Valle
                 José María del Carmen Herrera
                 José Gonzalez Campo
                 Fernando Ortiz y Fernandez
                 Leticia María Guerrero
                 Francisco Fernandez del Castillo
                 Oscar Miró Quesada y de la Guerra
                 Carlos Pardo-Manuel de Villena y Jiménez

                 Savina M. Vda de Resinos: In this instance Savina is the given name.
                 Marguina R. V de Paniagua: In this instance Marguina is the given name.

  • Here is an example from a birth record. Notice that the child's surname is made up of surnames from both the father and the mother.

                 Name: Jeffry Stiven Castillo Lovo
                 Father's Name: Julio Cesar Castillo
                 Mother's Name: Mayela del Rosario Lovo Flores de Castillo

More help with Spanish names:

Indexing the first record of a batch:   Example


Indexing records continuing across images:   Example

  • How to index a record that begins at the bottom of one image and continues at the top of the next image:
    1. Be connected to the Internet and be working online.
    2. Click on View.
    3. Scroll down, and click on Show Next Image.
    4. Index the record while viewing both images concurrently.