Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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Title in the Language of the Record

Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários

Record Description

These miscellaneous records from the years 1816-1935 are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre and the Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of birth, legitimization, marriage, and death, passports registers, testaments, and deaths records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Portalegre.

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935.

Record Content

Birth records may contain the following:

• Child’s name
• Birth date
• Child’s gender and race
• Birth place
• Parents’ names

Marriage records may contain the following:

• Date and place of marriage
• Full names and ages of bride and groom
• Witnesses

Death records may contain the following:

• Name of deceased
• Date and place of death
• Age or date of birth of deceased

Passport records may contain the following:

• Name of person traveling
• Age or date of birth
• Place of origin
• Residence
• Occupation

How to Use the Record

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⇒Select the "Municipality" category
⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

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For Help Reading These Records

These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the following resources:

• Portuguese Genealogical Word List
• Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
• Learning Center Resources:
  • Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 1
  • Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 2
  • Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 3

Don't overlook FS Library Place Portugal, Portalegre, Portalegre items or FS Library Keyword Portugal, Portalegre, Portalegre items in the FamilySearch Library Catalog. For other libraries (local and national) or to gain access to items of interest, see Portugal Archives and Libraries.

Related Websites

Maps of Portalegre

Related Wiki Articles

• Portugal
• Portalegre
• Portugal Civil Registration

Citations for This Collection

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Collection citation:

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