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| Guide to '''Cape Verde ancestry, family history, and genealogy''': birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
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| | Guide to '''Cape Verde ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records. |
| ==Country Information== | | ==Country Information== |
| Cape Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref> | | Cape Verde is an island country in the Atlantic Ocean. It was formerly a colony of [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]]. The official language is Portuguese.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Verde," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde, accessed 3 May 2016.</ref> |
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| ==Getting Started ==
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| <h3>Getting Started with Cape Verde Research</h3>
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| Links to articles on getting started with Cape Verde research.
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| *[[Cape Verde Civil Registration]]
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| *[[Cape Verde Church Records]]
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| *[[Cape Verde Census]]
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| <h3>Cape Verde Research Tools</h3>
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| Links to articles and websites that assist in Cape Verde research.
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| *[http://www.cousinconnect.com/p/a/37/ Cape Verde Genealogy Queries]
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| *[http://www.mycinnamontoast.com/perl/results.cgi?region=37&sort=n Cape Verde Genealogy]
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| *[http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=435&p=localities.africa.capeverde.general Ancestry.com] Message Board.
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| == Cape Verde Map == | | ==Cape Verde Map== |
| Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cape Verde.<br> | | Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cape Verde.<br> |
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| == Jurisdictions == | | == Jurisdictions == |
| Genealogy records are kept on the local level in Cape Verde. Click on a place below to go to the corresponding Wiki article listing more information.
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| The nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the ''Barlavento'' (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente) and the ''Sotavento'' (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: <br> | | The nine inhabited islands of Cape Verde are divided into two geographical groups, the ''Barlavento'' (windward) Islands (Boa Vista, Sal, Santa Luzia, Santo Antão, São Nicolau, and São Vicente) and the ''Sotavento'' (leeward) Islands (Brava, Fogo, Santiago, and Maio). Each of these islands is hosts one or more municipalities, plus towns and parishes; all but towns are as follows: <br> |
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| === Barlavento Islands (island group) === | | === Barlavento Islands (island group) === |
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde Santo Antão (island)]''' | | |- |
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| Ribeira Grande (municipality) | | '''Santo Antão (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santo_Ant%C3%A3o,_Cape_Verde</ref><br> |
| | | Ribeira Grande (municipality) <Br> |
| :Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish) | | :Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)<Br> |
| :Nossa Senhora do Livramento (parish) | | :Nossa Senhora do Livramento (parish) <Br> |
| :Santo Crucifixo (parish) | | :Santo Crucifixo (parish) <Br> |
| :São Pedro Apóstolo (parish) | | :São Pedro Apóstolo (parish)<br> |
| | | Paul (municipality) <Br> |
| Paul (municipality) | | :Santo António das Pombas (parish)<Br> |
| | | Porto Novo (municipality) <br> |
| :Santo António das Pombas (parish) | | :São João Baptista (parish)<Br> |
| | | :Santo André (parish)<Br> |
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| | | '''São Vicente and Santa Luzia (islands)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde</ref><ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Luzia,_Cape_Verde</ref><bR> |
| :São João Baptista (parish) | | São Vicente (municipality) <br> |
| :Santo André (parish) | | :Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)<br> |
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Vicente,_Cape_Verde São Vicente] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Luzia,_Cape_Verde Santa Luzia (islands)]''' | | '''São Nicolau (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Nicolau,_Cape_Verde</ref><br> |
| | | Ribeira Brava (municipality) <br> |
| São Vicente (municipality) | | :Nossa Senhora da Lapa (parish) <br> |
| | | :Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish)<br> |
| :Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish) | | Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality) <br> |
| | | :São Francisco (parish)<br> |
| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Nicolau,_Cape_Verde São Nicolau (island)]''' | | |style="width:16%"| |
| | | '''Sal (island)''' <br> |
| Ribeira Brava (municipality) | | Sal (municipality) <br> |
| | | :Nossa Senhora das Dores (parish)<br> |
| :Nossa Senhora da Lapa (parish) | | <Br><br> |
| :Nossa Senhora do Rosário (parish) | | '''Boa Vista (island)''' <br> |
| | | Boa Vista (municipality) <br> |
| Tarrafal de São Nicolau (municipality) | | :Santa Isabel (parish)<br> |
| | | :Sao João Baptista (parish)<br> |
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| Sal (municipality) | |
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| :Nossa Senhora das Dores (parish) | |
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| '''Boa Vista (island)''' | |
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| :Santa Isabel (parish) | |
| :Sao João Baptista (parish) | |
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| === Sotovento Islands (island group) === | | === Sotovento Islands (island group) === |
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| | '''Brava (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brava,_Cape_Verde</ref><Br> |
| | Brava (municipality)<br> |
| | :São João Baptista (parish) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)<br> |
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| | '''Fogo (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde </ref><br> |
| | São Filipe (municipality) <br> |
| | :São Lourenço (parish) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora da Conceição (parish) <br> |
| | :Santa Catarina do Fogo (municipality)<br> |
| | :Santa Catarina do Fogo (parish)<br> |
| | Mosteiros (municipality) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (parish)<br> |
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| | '''Maio (island)''' <br> |
| | Maio (municipality) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)<br> |
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| | '''Santiago (island)'''<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago,_Cape_Verde</ref><br> |
| | Praia (municipality) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora da Graça (parish)<br> |
| | São Domingos (municipality) <br> |
| | :Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish) <br> |
| | :São Nicolau Tolentino (parish)<br> |
| | Santa Catarina (municipality) <br> |
| | :Santa Catarina (parish)<br> |
| | São Salvador do Mundo (municipality) <br> |
| | :São Salvador do Mundo (parish)<br> |
| | Santa Cruz (municipality) <br> |
| | :Santiago Maior (parish)<br> |
| | São Lourenço dos Órgãos (municipality) <br> |
| | :São Lourenço dos Órgãos (parish)<br> |
| | Ribeira Grande de Santiago (municipality) <br> |
| | :Santíssimo Nome de Jesus (parish) <br> |
| | :São João Baptista (parish)<br> |
| | São Miguel (municipality) <br> |
| | :São Miguel Arcanjo (parish)<br> |
| | Tarrafal (municipality) <br> |
| | :Santo Amaro Abade (parish)<br> |
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago,_Cape_Verde Santiago (island)]'''
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| São Domingos (municipality)
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| :Nossa Senhora da Luz (parish)
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| :São Nicolau Tolentino (parish)
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| Santa Catarina (municipality)
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| :Santa Catarina (parish)
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| São Salvador do Mundo (municipality)
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| Santa Cruz (municipality)
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| :Santiago Maior (parish)
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| São Lourenço dos Órgãos (municipality)
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| Ribeira Grande de Santiago (municipality)
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| :Santíssimo Nome de Jesus (parish)
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| :São João Baptista (parish)
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| São Miguel (municipality)
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| Tarrafal (municipality)
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fogo,_Cape_Verde Fogo (island)]'''
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| São Filipe (municipality)
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| :São Lourenço (parish)
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| :Nossa Senhora da Conceição (parish)
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| :Santa Catarina do Fogo (municipality)
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| :Santa Catarina do Fogo (parish)
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| Mosteiros (municipality)
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| :Nossa Senhora da Ajuda (parish)
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| '''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brava,_Cape_Verde Brava (island)]'''
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| :São João Baptista (parish)
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| :Nossa Senhora do Monte (parish)
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| ==FamilySearch Resources==
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| Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.
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| *[[Genealogy Help on Facebook|Facebook Communities]] - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/learning-center Learning Center] - Online genealogy courses
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927111?region=Cape+Verde Historical Records]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/centers/locations/?c=Cape_Verde FamilySearch Center locator map]
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| *{{RecordSearch|2246703|Cape Verde, Catholic Church Records, 1787-1957}} — index and images
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| ==Other Resources==
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| *[https://script.byu.edu/portuguese-handwriting/introduction BYU Script Portuguese Tutorials]
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| ==References== | | ==References== |
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