Santa Marta de Penaguião, Vila Real, Portugal Genealogy

This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of Santa Marta de Penaguião.

History

 * Santa Marta de Penaguião is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in Portugal.
 * In 1202 King Sancho I issued a foral or charter.
 * On 15 December 1519, King Manual I re-issued a new foral.
 * The 17th and 18th centuries saw increased population.
 * The 19th century saw administrative reforms that helped Santa Marta retain it's municipal status.
 * Santa Marta de Penaguião is divided into 7 civil parishes.
 * The population of Santa Marta de Penaguião is roughly 7,400 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 Vila Real 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 – Cartório Notarial R. Combat. St. Marta Penaguião 5030-477 Santa Marta de Penaguião PORTUGAL Phone: 254821301 Email: [mailto:crcpncom.smarta-penaguiao@dgrn.mj.pt crcpncom.smarta-penaguiao@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 Vila Real 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.

FamilySearch Centers
Povoa do Varzim Portugal Family History Center Rua Bocal da Gândara 700 POVOA DE VARZIM 4490-557 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 351-252626072 Email: [mailto:PT_PovoaDoVarzim@familyhistorymail.org PT_PovoaDoVarzim@familyhistorymail.org] Website: NAME OF CENTER

Porto Portugal Family History Center Rua Agostinho de Campos 166 PORTO 4200-016 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 351-2520748 Email: [mailto:PT_Porto@familyhistorymail.org PT_Porto@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Porto Portugal Family History Center