Horta, Azores, Portugal Genealogy

This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of Horta.

History

 * Population about 15,600.
 * Founded in 1400's by a Flemish noble man.
 * Important in the export of wheat and woad (blue dye).
 * In 1589 the Earl of Cumberland plundered the town's churches and convents.
 * In 1597 Sir Walter Raleigh burned and destroyed religious buildings.
 * Pirates and privateers were a constant threat and necessitated the building of forts and lookouts.
 * The Dabney family was important to the economy of Horta for almost 100 years during the 1800's.
 * Ten civil parishes.

Online Records
After 100 years, all civil registration records are sent to the municipality's district office.

To view online civil registration records, visit Azores Civil Registration.

Contact a Civil Registration Office
The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.

Conservatória do Registo Civil e Predial da Horta Av. 25 Abril Pal 9900-114 Horta PORTUGAL Phone: 292292375 Email: [mailto:crc.horta@dgrn.mj.pt crc.horta@dgrn.mj.pt ]

Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.

Online Records
In 1910, the Portuguese government transferred all birth, marriage, and death records from all the country's parishes to the district offices. These records are now in either District or National archives. Many of these records have been digitized and can be viewed at the District Archive's website or on FamilySearch.

To view online records, visit Azores Church Records.

Contact a Parish
If you are seeking church records created more recently than 1910, it is possible to obtain them by writing to the parish where the record was created. Writing to a parish is not always a reliable way to obtain information, because officials may or may not respond.

Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa lists websites for the 20 Dioceses of Portugal. Once on the Diocesan website, use the listing of parishes (paróquias) to locate contact information for the parish in question.

Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.

Cemeteries
Cemeteries did not become popular in Portugal until the late nineteenth century. Prior to this, individuals were buried in their parish church cemetery, and their bones were later removed to an unmarked burial place.

Igreja de Santa Catarina Castelo Branco, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cedros Cemetery Cedros, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitèrio dos Cedros Cedros, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério de Cedros Cedros, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Igreja de Santa Bárbara Cedros, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério de Feteira Feteira, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério de Flamengos Flamengos, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Luz Flamengos, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério dos judeus na cidade da Horta Horta, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Horta (Do Carmo) Civil Cemetery Horta, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério de Pedro Miguel Pedro Miguel, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério da Praia do Almoxarife Praia do Almoxarife, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério de Ribeirinha Ribeirinha, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Igreja de Nossa Senhora do Socorro Salao, Horta Municipality, Azores Region PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Family History Centers
Angra do Heroismo Portugal Family History Center Rua Prof Augusto Monjardino 45 ANGRA DO HEROISMO 9700-020 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 295-217-651 Email: [mailto:PT_AngraDoHeroismo@familyhistorymail.org PT_AngraDoHeroismo@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Angra do Heroismo Portugal Family History Center

Ponta Delgada Portugal Family History Center Avenida Antero de Quental 43 PONTA DELGADA 9500-160 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 962-6409 Email: [mailto:PT_PontaDelgada@familyhistorymail.org PT_PontaDelgada@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Ponta Delgada Portugal Family History Center