Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]
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.
Image Visibility[edit | edit source]
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The Portugal, Viseu, Catholic Church Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The images can be viewed at a FamilySearch Center near you.
Reading These Records[edit | edit source]
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading these records see the following guides:
- Portuguese Genealogical Word List
- Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
- Learning Center Resources:
To Browse This Collection[edit | edit source]
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. |
Collection Content[edit | edit source]
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 Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]
View the Images[edit | edit source]
View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:
- Select District
- Select Municipality
- Select Record Type and Year Range to view the images.
How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]
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Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]
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- Collection Citation
"Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1816-1935" Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre (Portalegre District Archives, Portalegre).
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