Cascais, Lisbon, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * From paleolithic times.
 * Romans occupied Cascais.
 * Granted status of town on 7 June 1364.
 * In 1755 the Lisbon earthquake destroyed much of the town.
 * The population of Cascais is roughly 207000 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
There are no known civil registration offices within the municipality of Cascais. Contact a civil registration office in a nearby municipality to find out if they have the records for Cascais.

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.

Family History Centers
Mem Martins Portugal Family History Center Rua da Azenha nº 5 MEM MARTINS 2725-232 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 21-920-3397 Email: [mailto:PT_MemMartins@familyhistorymail.org PT_MemMartins@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Mem Martins Portugal Family History Center

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