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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
These miscellaneous records from the years 1816-1911 are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre and the Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of birth, legitimization, marriage, and death, passports registers, testaments, and deaths records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Portalegre. Images from the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre are viewable to signed-in members of supporting organizations. | These miscellaneous records from the years 1816-1911 are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre and the Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of birth, legitimization, marriage, and death, passports registers, testaments, and deaths records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Portalegre. Images from the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre are viewable to signed-in members of supporting organizations. The text of the records is in Portuguese. Additional images will be published as they become available. | ||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | *You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | ||
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | *Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | ||
====For Help Reading These Records==== | |||
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the | |||
following wiki articles: | |||
[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == |
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