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== Image Visibility ==
 
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images can be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you.
 
== Title in the Language of the Record ==
 
Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários
 
== Record Description ==
 
These miscellaneous records from the years 1816 to 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.
 
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| title=Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935
| location = Portalegre (Portugal)
| LOC_01 = Portalegre
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| record_type = Civil Registration and Miscellaneous
| start_year = 1816
| end_year = 1935
| language = Portuguese
| title_language = Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários, 1816-1935
| FS_URL_01 = [[Portugal Research Tips and Strategies]]
| FS_URL_02 = [[Portugal Record Finder]]
| FS_URL_03 = [[Portugal Online Genealogy Records]]
| FS_URL_04 = [[Portugal Online Learning]]
| FS_URL_05 = [[Portugal Civil Registration]]
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| FS_URL_07 =
| FS_URL_08 =
| FS_URL_09 =
| FS_URL_10 =
| RW_URL_01 = University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: [https://guides.lib.umassd.edu/c.php?g=207253&p=10305501 Portuguese-American Genealogy]
| RW_URL_02 = University of Massachusetts Dartmouth: [https://lib.umassd.edu/archives/paa/ Ferreira-Mendes Portuguese-American Archives]
| RW_URL_03 = [https://portugalgenealogy.com/index.html Portugal Genealogy]
| RW_URL_04 = Library of Congress: [https://guides.loc.gov/portuguese-genealogy/genealogy-basics Portuguese Origins in the United States: A Guide]
| RW_URL_05 = [https://tombo.pt/en Tombo.pt]
| RW_URL_06 = Brigham Young University: [http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Europe/Portugal.pdf Research Guide for Portugal] (PDF)
| RW_URL_07 = International Society of Genetic Genealogy (ISOGG) Wiki: [https://isogg.org/wiki/Portuguese_genealogy_resources Portuguese genealogy resources]
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
These miscellaneous records from the years 1816-1935 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.


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== Record Content ==
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
 
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'''Birth records''' may contain the following:
=== Reading These Records ===
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=== To Browse This Collection ===
{{Collection Browse Link|CID=CID2073198 | title=Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935 }}
== Collection Content ==
The following information may be found in these records:
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'''Birth records'''
*Child’s name  
*Child’s name  
*Birth date  
*Birth date  
*Child’s gender and race  
*Child’s gender and race  
*Birthplace
*Birth place
*Parents’ names
*Parents’ names
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'''Marriage'''
'''Marriage records''' may contain the following:
 
*Date and place of marriage  
*Date and place of marriage  
*Full name and age of groom  
*Full names and ages of bride and groom  
*Full name and age of bride
*Witnesses
*Witnesses
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'''Death'''
'''Death records''' may contain the following:
 
*Name of deceased  
*Name of deceased  
*Date and place of death  
*Date and place of death  
*Age or date of birth of deceased
*Age or date of birth of deceased
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'''Passport'''
'''Passport records''' may contain the following:
 
*Name of person traveling  
*Name of person traveling  
*Age or date of birth  
*Age or date of birth  
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*Residence  
*Residence  
*Occupation
*Occupation
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== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
*Name of the person
*Approximate date of the event
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
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| browse_1 = District
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| browse_3 = Record Type and Year Range
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log |research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records 
*Make sure to fully transcribe and cite the record entry for future reference                 
*Use the information to find more. For instance, use the age listed in the record to estimate a year of birth, if that is yet undetermined
*Compile information for every person who has the same surname as your ancestor; this is especially helpful in rural areas or if the surname is unusual
*Use the residence and names of the parents to locate [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1928593 church] records
*Continue to search the records to identify children, siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same county or nearby. This can help you identify other generations of your family or even the second marriage of a parent
=== I Can’t Find The Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===
*Check for variant spellings of the names
* Portugal’s emigration rate is one of the highest in the world.  Check [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration]] for more information
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition, local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
*Search the records of nearby localities (or military unties, counties, parishes, etc.)
=== Research Helps ===
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== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
== How to Use the Record  ==
These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
===Search the Collection===
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
'''To browse the collection by image''': <br> ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page <br> ⇒Select the "District" category <br> ⇒Select the "Municipality" category <br> ⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images
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== Citing This Collection ==
Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
 
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'''When searching''':<br>
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As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.
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=== For Help Reading These Records ===
 
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the following resources:
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Portuguese Letter-writing Guide]]
*Learning Center Resources:
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-portuguese-handwritten-records-lesson-1-portuguese-letters/213 Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 1]
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-portuguese-handwritten-records-lesson-2-dates-words-and-names/215 Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 2]
**[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-portuguese-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-portuguese-records/216 Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 3]
 
== Related Websites  ==
[[Portalegre#Maps|Maps of Portalegre]]
 
== Related Wiki Articles  ==
 
*[[Portugal]]
*[[Portalegre]]
*[[Portugal Civil Registration]]
 
== Contributions to This Article  ==
 
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== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections  ==
 
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.  
 
=== Citation for This Collection  ===
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The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.
 
{{Collection citation | text= "Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1861-1901." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre [Portalegre District Archives].}}

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Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images can be viewed at a FamilySearch Center near you.

Title in the Language of the Record[edit | edit source]

Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários

Record Description[edit | edit source]

These miscellaneous records from the years 1816 to 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.

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935.

Record Content[edit | edit source]

Birth records may contain the following:

  • Child’s name
  • Birth date
  • Child’s gender and race
  • Birth place
  • Parents’ names

Marriage records may contain the following:

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Full names and ages of bride and groom
  • Witnesses

Death records may contain the following:

  • Name of deceased
  • Date and place of death
  • Age or date of birth of deceased

Passport records may contain the following:

  • Name of person traveling
  • Age or date of birth
  • Place of origin
  • Residence
  • Occupation

How to Use the Record[edit | edit source]

Search the Collection[edit | edit source]

To browse the collection by image:
⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page
⇒Select the "District" category
⇒Select the "Municipality" category
⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

When searching:
As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the following resources:

Related Websites[edit | edit source]

Maps of Portalegre

Related Wiki Articles[edit | edit source]

Contributions to This Article[edit | edit source]

Template:Contributor invite

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections[edit | edit source]

When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records.

Citation for This Collection[edit | edit source]

This template has been deprecated and is no longer used.

When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen. You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935.


The following citation refers to the original source of the information published in FamilySearch.org Historical Record collections. Sources include the author, custodian, publisher and archive for the original records.

Collection Citation:
The citation for this collection can be found on the Collection Details Page in the section Cite This Collection.
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