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Record Finder Table for Portugal

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

This Record Finder table links to the Portugal topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Birth date and place	Church Records Civil Registration	Census
Marriage place and date	Church Records Civil Registration	Notarial Records
Death date, place, and burial	Church Records Civil Registration	Cemeteries Newspapers

Maiden Names and Family Members

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Maiden name	Church Records Civil Registration	Notarial Records
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records
Living relatives	Genealogies Directories

Immigration and Country of Origin

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Immigration date	Emigration and Immigration See the FamilySearch Wiki article for the country to which the ancestor immigrated.	Church Records Newspapers Societies
Country and town of origin	Emigration and Immigration

Residences and Locations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Residence	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records Emigration and Immigration Directories

Personal Details and Affiliations

Searching for:	Best Records to Search:	Alternative Records:
Nobility	Nobility Heraldry
Occupation	Church Records Civil Registration	Census Notarial Records
Religion	Church Records	History
Social activities	Social Life and Customs	History
Physical description	Military records

Reading the Records

Vocabulary	Word List
Naming patterns	Portugal Naming Patterns
Online classes
Writing for records

Districts

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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-== Record Finder Table for France ==
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 The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
 === Order of Records ===
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 == List of Topics ==
-This Record Finder table links to the France topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
+This Record Finder table links to the Portugal topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 ===Vital Events ===
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
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 | align="left" | Marriage place and date
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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 | align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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-*[[France Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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+*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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-*[[France Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
+*[[Portugal Compiled Genealogies|Genealogies]]
-*[[France Directories|Directories]]
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-*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
+*Newspapers
+*Societies
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-*[[France Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
+*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
+*[[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
 *Directories
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-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
-*[[France Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
+*[[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
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-*[[France Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Census|Census]]
+*[[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
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 | align="left" | Religion
 | style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
-*[[France Church Records|Church Records]]
+*[[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]]
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-*[[France History|History]]
+*[[Portugal History|History]]
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 *Social Life and Customs
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-*[[France History|History]]
+*[[Portugal History|History]]
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 | align="left" | Physical description
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-*[[France Military Records|Military records]]
+*[[Portugal Military Records|Military records]]
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 | align="left" |Vocabulary
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+*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
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 | align="left" | Naming patterns
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-*Names, personal
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 ==Districts==
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-|-
-| Birth date and birthplace
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Portugal Census|Census]], Nobility Records
-|-
-| Death information
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| Newspapers
-|-
-| Emigration information
-| [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], Newspapers, Societies
-|-
-| Language helps
-| [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]], Handwriting
-| —
-|-
-| Maiden name
-| [[Portugal Names, Personal|Portugal Names]], [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
-| Nobility Records
-|-
-| Marriage information
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], Nobility Records
-|-
-| Naming customs
-| [[Portugal Names, Personal|Portugal Names]]
-| —
-| —
-|-
-| Occupations
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Portugal Census|Census]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]
-|-
-| Parents, children, and other family members
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Census|Census]]
-|-
-| Places of residence
-| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]]
-| [[Portugal Census|Census]], [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
-|}
 [[Category:Portugal]][[Category:Record Finder]]
 [[pt:Portugal, Tabela de Seleção de Registros]]