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=== Portugal Research Strategies ===
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<center><font size = "4"><br>'''Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page'''</font></center><br>
<center>''The Portugal Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Portugal. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.''</center><br>
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[[Portugal_Getting_Started|Getting Started]]
== Portugal Research Strategies  ==
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Portugal.
*[[Portugal Getting Started|Getting Started]]
*[[Portugal Finding Town of Origin|Finding Town of Origin]]
*[[Portugal Record Finder|Record Finder]]
*[[Portugal Online Learning|Online Learning]] - Video classes
*[[Portugal Websites]]
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]]


[[Portugal_Quick_Start_Guide|Quick Start Guide]]
===Research Guides===
*[[Media:Portugal Research Guide.pdf|Portugal Research Guide]]
*[[Media:Azores and Madeira Research Guide.pdf|Azores and Madeira Research Guide]]


[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/results.html?q=*&fq=place%3A%22Portugal%22 Reading Portuguese Hadwritten Records]
== Portugal Research Tips  ==


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*'''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. [[Portugal Civil Registration|Learn more about Portugal Civil Registration.]]<br> Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. [[Portugal Church Records|Learn more about Portuguese Catholic Church Records.]]
*'''Finding Parents:''' [[Portugal Church Records|Catholic church records]] frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into [[Portugal Civil Registration|civil registration records]].


=== Portugal Research Tips ===
== Portugal Record Finder  ==


'''Civil Registration. &nbsp;''' Records of births, marriages and deaths. &nbsp; [[Portugal_Civil_Registration|Portual Civil Registrations]]
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|Portugal Record Finder]].


[http://tombo.pt/ Directory of Parish Records] for the continent of Portugal
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| Age
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Portugal Census|Census]]
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| Birth date and birthplace
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Portugal Census|Census]], Nobility Records
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| Death information
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| Newspapers
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| Marriage information
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], Nobility Records
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| Naming customs
| [[Portugal Names, Personal|Portugal Names]]
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| Emigration information
| [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], Newspapers, Societies
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| Parents, children, and other family members
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Census|Census]]
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| Language helps
| [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]], Handwriting
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== Genealogy Records Available for Portugal by Time Period ==
[[File:Genealogical records in portugal.png]]<ref name="profile">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.</ref>
 
== Further Portuguese Research  ==
 
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://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927058?region=Portugal Portugal record collections] at FamilySearch.<br>
 
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