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=== Portugal Research Strategies === | === 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 Getting Started|Getting Started]] | ||
*[[Portugal Quick Start Guide]] | *[[Portugal Quick Start Guide]] | ||
*[[Portugal Websites]] | |||
*[[Portuguese Genealogical Word List]] | |||
*[https://familysearch.org/ask/learningViewer/54 Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records] | |||
=== Research Tips === | === Portugal Research Tips === | ||
*'''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 Record Finder === | |||
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 Selection Table|Portugal Record Finder]]. | |||
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| width="30%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''What you are looking for:''' | |||
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Try these records first:''' | |||
| width="35%" bgcolor="#CFF3FF" align="left" | '''Other useful records:''' | |||
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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 | |||
|- | |||
| Death information | |||
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | |||
| Newspapers | |||
|- | |||
| 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]] | |||
| — | |||
|- | |||
| Emigration information | |||
| [[Portugal Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]] | |||
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], Newspapers, Societies | |||
|- | |||
| Parents, children, and other family members | |||
| [[Portugal Church Records|Church Records]], [[Portugal Civil Registration|Civil Registration]] | |||
| [[Portugal Notarial Records|Notarial Records]], [[Portugal Census|Census]] | |||
|- | |||
| Language helps | |||
| [[Portuguese Genealogical Word List|Word List]], Handwriting | |||
| — | |||
|} | |||
=== Genealogy Records Available for Portugal by Time Period === | === 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> | [[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://familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927058?region=Portugal Portugal record collections] at FamilySearch.<br> | |||
== References == | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Portugal]] | |||
[[Category:Search Strategies]] | |||
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Portugal Research Strategies[edit | edit source]
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Portugal.
- Getting Started
- Portugal Quick Start Guide
- Portugal Websites
- Portuguese Genealogical Word List
- Reading Portuguese Handwritten Records
Portugal Research Tips[edit | edit source]
- 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. Learn more about Portugal Civil Registration.
Prior to that date, all such events were recorded by the Catholic Church. Learn more about Portuguese Catholic Church Records. - Finding Parents: Catholic church records frequently recorded the parents and grandparents of the person being baptized or married. This tradition was carried into civil registration records.
Portugal Record Finder[edit | edit source]
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.
| 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 |
| Death information | Church Records, Civil Registration | Newspapers |
| Marriage information | Church Records, Civil Registration | Notarial Records, Nobility Records |
| Naming customs | Portugal Names | — |
| Emigration information | Emigration and Immigration | Church Records, Newspapers, Societies |
| Parents, children, and other family members | Church Records, Civil Registration | Notarial Records, Census |
| Language helps | Word List, Handwriting | — |
Genealogy Records Available for Portugal by Time Period[edit | edit source]
Further Portuguese Research[edit | edit source]
For more research on Portugal, including research at the district level, visit the Portugal page on the Wiki.
Search all of the Portugal record collections at FamilySearch.
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.