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Wills (Testamentos)[edit | edit source]
Research use: Helps establish family relationships and connect the more current to ancestral generations.
Record type: Notarial record of estate distribution at the death of the testator.
General: Notarial practice is rooted in the Roman heritage of Portuguese civilization. Notaries have validated legal documents for centuries on the Iberian peninsula.
Time period: 1700-present.
Contents: Name of testator, residence, names of family members and other relations and their relationship to the testator.
Location: District archives (legal repository for notarial records more than 30 years old), district and local notarial archives and offices.
Population coverage: 40% of the population.
Reliability: Excellent.[1]
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.