Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records
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| Portalegre, Portugal | |
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| Record Description | |
| Record Type: | Civil Registration and Miscellaneous |
| Collection years: | 1816-1935 |
| Languages: | Portuguese |
| Title in the Language: | Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários |
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| Portalegre District Archives | |
What is in This Collection?
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
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Reading These Records
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
| 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
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?
View the Images
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?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.
What Do I Do Next?
Record Finder
- Consult the Portugal Record Finder Table to find other records
Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
- 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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