Oeiras, Lisbon, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * From paleolithic times.
 * Settlement began in 1208.
 * Important Industrial and commercial warehouse site.
 * Founded in 1759.
 * 13 June 1759 elevated to status of Municipality.
 * Reestablished on 13 January 1898 after 4 years of been extinguished.
 * The population of Oeiras is roughly 174,000 people.

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

To view online civil registration records, visit Lisboa (Lisbon) Civil Registration.

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

Conservatória do Registo Civil de Oeiras R. Alex. Herculano Pal Justiça, 1º 2780-051 Oeiras PORTUGAL Phone: 214420201 Email: [mailto:rc.oeiras@dgrn.mj.pt rc.oeiras@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.


 * 1334-1952 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

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.

Cemetery of Carnaxide Oeiras, Oeiras Municipality, Lisboa PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Family History Centers
Oeiras Portugal Family History Center Avenida da República Nº 47-A OEIRAS 2780-159 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 214415700 Email: [mailto:PT_Oeiras@familyhistorymail.org PT_Oeiras@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Oeiras Portugal Family History Center