Cartaxo, Santarém, Portugal Genealogy

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

History

 * Cartaxo is a municipality in the Santarém District in Portugal.
 * The territory of Cartaxo was an important point in the interior of the country. It was a connecting road crossing ALenquer and connected ancient Olissipo to Santarém.
 * The area was settled not only by the Romans but also other civilizations.
 * Cartaxo was a battleground between the Muslim and Christians for years which resulted in its destruction.
 * King Sancho II of Portugal found it necessary to repopulate the area, because of the fertile lands.
 * In 1312, Cartaxo received its first foral, signed in Leiria by King Denis of Portugal, confirmed in 1487 by King John II and in 1496 by Manuel.
 * On 10 December 1815, by royal decree from Rio de Jameiro, King John VI granted administrative independence, followed up on 21 June 1995 with its elevation to the status of city.
 * Cartaxo is divided into 6 civil parishes.
 * The population of Cartaxo is roughly 24,500 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 Santarém Civil Registration.

Contact a Civil Registration Office
The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.

Conservatória do Registo Civil de Cartaxo address phone number [mailto:email email address]

Conservatória do Registo Civil de Cartaxo address phone number [mailto:email email address]

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 Santarém 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 their parish church, and their bones were later removed to an unmarked burial place. The following list may be helpful in twentieth-century research.

Name of Cemetery Website Address Phone number [mailto:email email address]

Name of Cemetery Website Address Phone number [mailto:email email address]

Family History Centers
Name of nearest center Website/page on FS wiki Address Phone number [mailto:email email address]