Torres Vedras, Lisbon, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * A charter was signed in 1250.
 * Charter confirmed again in 1510.
 * Many churches and convents were sacked in the Peninsular wars.
 * Forts were constructed during 1810-1812.
 * on 23 December 1846 400 men were wounded and 500 died from the Battle of Torres Vedras.
 * The population of Torres Vedras 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 Torres Vedras R. Teófilo Braga Lt. 4, 1º 2560-335 Torres Vedras PORTUGAL Phone: 261317872 Email: [mailto:crc.tvedras@dgrn.mj.pt crc.tvedras@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.

Cemiterio de Runa Runa, Torres Vedras Municipality, Lisboa PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemiterio de Silveira (Torres Vedras) Silveira, Torres Vedras Municipality, Lisboa PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemiterio De S. Joao Torres Vedras, Torres Vedras Municipality, Lisboa PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

FamilySearch Centers
Alverca Portugal FamilySearch Center Rua do Açougue Velho ALVERCA 2615-025 PORTUGAL Phone: 351 -219584919 Email: [mailto:pt_alverca@familyhistorymail.org pt_alverca@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Alverca Portugal FamilySearch Center

Lisboa 5th Portugal FamilySearch 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 FamilySearch Center