Mafra, Lisbon, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * From 7000BC remnants of civilizations are found.
 * Early Roman occupation.
 * After 5th century visigoths occupied.
 * In 711 the Moors occupied.
 * area was taken in 1147 by Afonso Henriques.
 * In 1190 it received its first foral.
 * Between 1513 & 1516 a new foral was issued.
 * Census of September 1527 estimated 191 residents.
 * The population of Mafra is roughly 80,000 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 Mafra Av. 25 Abril Pal Justiça 2640-456 Mafra PORTUGAL Phone: 261817450 Fax: 261817459 Email: [mailto:crc.mafra@dgrn.mj.pt crc.mafra@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 Lisboa (Lisbon) 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.

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

Lisboa 5th Portugal Family History Center Rua José Gomes Ferreira Lt 22 ODIVELAS 2675-394 PORTUGAL Email: [mailto:pt_lisboa5th@familyhistorymail.org pt_lisboa5th@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Lisboa 5th Portugal Family History Center