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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(s). The images can be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you.


== What is in This Collection?  ==
== What is in This Collection?  ==
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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.  
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.  


These records are written in [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Portuguese]].
=== 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(s). The images can be viewed at a [https://familysearch.org/locations FamilySearch Center] near you.
 
=== For Help Reading These Records  ===
 
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading these records see the following guides:
 
*[[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]


===To Browse This Collection===
===To Browse This Collection===
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== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
=== View the Images ===
View images in this collection by visiting the '''{{RecordSearch|2073198|Browse Page|access=browse}}''':
# Select '''District'''
# Select '''Municipality'''
# Select '''Record Type and Year Range''' to view the images.


'''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
=== 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]].  
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''':<br> 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 ==
 
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]
 


== Citing This Collection ==
== Citing This Collection ==

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This article describes a collection of records at FamilySearch.org.
Portalegre, Portugal
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Location of Portalegre, Portugal
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Location of Portugal
Record Description
Record Type: Civil Registration and Miscellaneous
Collection years: 1816-1935
Languages: Portuguese
Title in the Language: Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários
FamilySearch Resources
Related Websites
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Portalegre District Archives



What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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.

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(s). The images can be viewed at a FamilySearch Center near you.

For Help Reading These Records[edit | edit source]

These records are in Portuguese. For help reading these records see the following guides:

To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

Collection 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 Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

  1. Select District
  2. Select Municipality
  3. Select Record Type and Year Range to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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 research log.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

Collection Citation

"Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1816-1935" Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre [Portalegre District Archives].

Image Citation:
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