Aljustrel, Beja, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * Aljustrel was known during the Roman era as Metallum Vispascense.
 * In 1235, the Morrs as directed by King D Sancho II was conquered.
 * In 1252 the first charter was conceded by King Sancho.
 * In 1510 a new charter or foral was issued by King D Manuel I.
 * 2013 saw all civil parishes of Rio dos Minhos and Aljustrel become one local authority called Aljustrel.
 * The population of Aljustrel is roughly 9,300 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 Beja Civil Registration.

Contact a Civil Registration Office
There are no known civil registration offices within the municipality of Aljustrel. Contact a civil registration office in a nearby municipality to find out if they have the records for Aljustrel.

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 Beja 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
Beja Portugal Family History Center Rua D Manuel I Nº9 BEJA ALGARVE 7800-306 PORTUGAL Email: [mailto:PT_Beja@familyhistorymail.org PT_Beja@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Beja Portugal Family History Center