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Revision as of 12:14, 13 November 2017
| Portugal Wiki Topics | |
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| 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 | — |
