Crato, Portalegre, Portugal Genealogy
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This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of Crato.
History[edit | edit source]
- Crato is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal.
- Since 1340 Crato has been the headquarters of the Knights Hospitaller in Portugal.
- Crato has 5 civil parishes
- The population of Crato is roughly 3,700 people.[1]
Civil Registration[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
After 100 years, all civil registration records are sent to the municipality's district office.
To view online civil registration records, visit Portalegre Civil Registration.
Contact a Civil Registration Office[edit | edit source]
The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.
Conservatória do Registo Civil de Crato
Pç. Município
7430-130 Crato
PORTUGAL
Phone: 245996182
Fax: 245997172
Email: crcpcom.crato@dgrn.mj.pt
Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.
Catholic Parishes[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
In 1910, the Portuguese government transferred all birth, marriage, and death records from all the country's parishes to the district offices. These records are now in either District or National archives. Many of these records have been digitized and can be viewed at the District Archive's website or on FamilySearch.
To view online records, visit Portalegre Church Records.
Contact a Parish[edit | edit source]
If you are seeking church records created more recently than 1910, it is possible to obtain them by writing to the parish where the record was created. Writing to a parish is not always a reliable way to obtain information, because officials may or may not respond.
Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa lists websites for the 20 Dioceses of Portugal. Once on the Diocesan website, use the listing of parishes (paróquias) to locate contact information for the parish in question.
Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries did not become popular in Portugal until the late nineteenth century. Prior to this, individuals were buried in their parish church cemetery, and their bones were later removed to an unmarked burial place.
FamilySearch Centers[edit | edit source]
Castelo Branco Portugal FamilySearch Center
Rua Senhora da Piedade Lote 2, Res-do-Chão Esquerdo
CASTELO BRANCO 6000-279
PORTUGAL
Phone: +351 272 326 891
Email: PT_CasteloBranco@familyhistorymail.org
Website: Castelo Branco Portugal FamilySearch Center
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikipedia Collaborators, "Crato, Portugal," In Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crato,_Portugal. Visited 25 August 2017.