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== Portugal Research Strategies == | == Portugal Research Strategies == | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Portugal. | Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Portugal. | ||
*[[Portugal Getting Started|Getting Started]] | *[[Portugal Getting Started|Getting Started]] | ||
*[[Portugal | *[[Portugal Quick Start Guide]] | ||
*[[Portugal Websites]] | *[[Portugal Websites]] | ||
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | *[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | ||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/54 Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records] | |||
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For more research on Portugal, including research at the district level, visit the [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]] page on the Wiki. | For more research on Portugal, including research at the district level, visit the [[Portugal Genealogy|Portugal]] page on the Wiki. | ||
Search all of the [https:// | Search all of the [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927058?region=Portugal Portugal record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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Portugal Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Portugal.
- Getting Started
- Portugal Quick Start Guide
- Portugal Websites
- Portuguese Genealogical Word List
- Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records
Portugal Research Tips[edit | edit source]
- Birth, Marriage, and Death Information: Vital information was recorded by the civil registrar from 1878 onwards for non-Catholics and from 1911 onwards for all residents of Portugal. Learn more about Portugal Civil Registration.
Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. Learn more about Portuguese Catholic Church Records. - Finding Parents: Catholic church records frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into civil registration records.
Portugal Record Finder[edit | edit source]
This Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. For a more complete list, visit Portugal Record Finder.
| What you are looking for: | Try these records first: | Other useful records: |
| Age | Church Records, Civil Registration | Census |
| Birth date and birthplace | Church Records, Civil Registration | Census, Nobility Records |
| Death information | Church Records, Civil Registration | Newspapers |
| Marriage information | Church Records, Civil Registration | Notarial Records, Nobility Records |
| Naming customs | Portugal Names | — |
| Emigration information | Emigration and Immigration | Church Records, Newspapers, Societies |
| Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records, Civil Registration | Notarial Records, Census |
| Language helps | Word List, Handwriting | — |
Genealogy Records Available for Portugal by Time Period[edit | edit source]
Further Portuguese Research[edit | edit source]
For more research on Portugal, including research at the district level, visit the Portugal page on the Wiki.
Search all of the Portugal record collections at FamilySearch.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Portugal,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1986-1999.
