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== Record Finder Table for Portugal ==
This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:<br>
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.


== List of Topics ==
Step 1. '''In column 1''', find your goal.<br>
This Record Finder table links to the Portugal topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
Step 2. '''In column 2''', find the types of records most likely to have the information you need. <br>
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Step 3. '''In column 3''', find additional records that may be useful. <br>
 
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:'''
|-
|-
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Age
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Portugal Census|Census]]
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Birth date and birthplace
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Portugal Census|Census]], Nobility Records
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Boundaries (parish, district, or county)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Gazetteers, [[Portugal Maps|Maps]], [[Portugal History|History]]
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| Church History
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*Cemeteries
*Newspapers
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Death information
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Newspapers
|-
|-
| align="left" | Maiden name
| Emigration information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], Newspapers, Societies
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Historical background
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal History|History]]
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| Societies
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Language helps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]], Handwriting
*[[Portugal Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
| —
*Directories
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|-
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=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Living relatives
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| —
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| Societies
|-
|-
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Maiden name 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Portugal Names, Personal|Portugal Names]], [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| Nobility Records
*See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
*Newspapers
*Societies
|-
|-
| align="left" | Country and town of origin
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]  
*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], Nobility Records
 
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
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=== Residences and Locations ===
{| width="65%" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5" border="1"
|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naming customs
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Portugal Names, Personal|Portugal Names]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Residence
| Noble families
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Nobility Records
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*Directories
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=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Occupations
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
| [[Portugal Census|Census]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Nobility
| Parents, children, and other family members
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Nobility
| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Census|Census]]
*Heraldry
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
 
|-
|-
| align="left" | Occupation
| Physical description
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| —
*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Religion
| Place-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Gazetteers
*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
| [[Portugal Maps|Maps]], [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Portugal History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Social activities
| Places of residence
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
*Social Life and Customs
| [[Portugal Census|Census]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
*[[Portugal History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" | Physical description
| Previous research (compiled genealogy)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]], Nobility Records
*[[Portugal Military Records|Military records]]
| Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
 
|-
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===Reading the Records===
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|-
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| align="left" |Vocabulary
| Record-finding aids
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Portugal Online Genealogy Records|Online Records]], [[Portugal Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
| —
|-
|-
| align="left" | Naming patterns
| Religion
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| [[Portugal Religious Records|Religious Records]], [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Portugal Naming Patterns]]
| [[Portugal History|History]]
|-
|-
| align="left" |Online classes
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| [[Portugal History|History]], Newspapers
 
| —
|-
| align="left" |Writing for records
|
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==Districts==
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|The topic articles listed above give general background, record contents details, and research methods. '''More specific help is available in topic articles for each district, including links to actual records.'''
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<ul class="column-spacing-fullscreen" style="padding-right:5px;">
    <li>[[Aveiro, Portugal Genealogy|Aveiro]]</li>
    <li>[[Azores, Portugal Genealogy|Açores (Azores)]]*</li>
    <li>[[Beja, Portugal Genealogy|Beja]]</li>
    <li>[[Braga, Portugal Genealogy|Braga]]</li>
    <li>[[Bragança, Portugal Genealogy|Bragança]]</li>
    <li>[[Castelo Branco, Portugal Genealogy|Castelo Branco]]</li>
    <li>[[Coimbra, Portugal Genealogy|Coimbra]]</li>
    <li>[[Évora, Portugal Genealogy|Évora]]</li>
    <li>[[Faro, Portugal Genealogy|Faro]]</li>
    <li>[[Guarda, Portugal Genealogy|Guarda]]</li>
    <li>[[Leiria, Portugal Genealogy|Leiria]]</li>
    <li>[[Lisboa (Lisbon), Portugal Genealogy|Lisboa (Lisbon)]]</li>
    <li>[[Madeira Islands, Portugal Genealogy|Madeira Islands]]*</li>
    <li>[[Portalegre, Portugal Genealogy|Portalegre]]</li>
    <li>[[Porto, Portugal Genealogy|Porto]]</li>
    <li>[[Santarem, Portugal Genealogy|Santarém]]</li>
    <li>[[Setubal, Portugal Genealogy|Setúbal]]</li>
    <li>[[Viana do Castelo, Portugal Genealogy|Viana do Castelo]]</li>
    <li>[[Vila Real, Portugal Genealogy|Vila Real]]</li>
    <li>[[Viseu, Portugal Genealogy|Viseu]]</li>
</ul>
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Revision as of 08:55, 21 April 2020

Portugal Wiki Topics
Flag of Portugal.svg.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Portugal Background
Local Research Resources

This table can help you decide which records to search using the following steps:

Step 1. In column 1, find your goal.

Step 2. In column 2, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.

Step 3. In column 3, find additional records that may be useful.

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
Boundaries (parish, district, or county) Gazetteers, Maps, History Church History
Death information Church Records, Civil Registration Newspapers
Emigration information Emigration and Immigration Church Records, Newspapers, Societies
Historical background History Societies
Language helps Word List, Handwriting —
Living relatives — Societies
Maiden name Portugal Names, Church Records, Civil Registration, Notarial Records Nobility Records
Marriage information Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Nobility Records
Naming customs Portugal Names —
Noble families Nobility Records —
Occupations Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records
Parents, children, and other family members Church Records, Civil Registration Notarial Records, Census
Physical description Military Records —
Place-finding aids Gazetteers Maps, Emigration and Immigration
Places of residence Church Records, Civil Registration Census, Notarial Records, Emigration and Immigration
Previous research (compiled genealogy) Genealogies, Nobility Records Societies
Record-finding aids Online Records, Archives and Libraries —
Religion Religious Records, Church Records History
Social activities History, Newspapers —
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