Portugal, Coimbra, Civil Registration - FamilySearch Historical Records

Portugal Coimbra



Title in the Language of the Record
Registro Civil de Coimbra, Portugal

What is in the Collection?
Copies of civil registration marriage and death records housed at the Arquivo da Universidade de Coimbra in Portugal. These records are written in Portuguese. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Collection Content
Birth records may contain the following:


 * Place and date of registration
 * Informant's name, age and residence
 * Child's name
 * Place and date of birth
 * Parents' names

Marriage records may contain the following:


 * Place and date of registration
 * Name of groom
 * Groom’s place of origin and residence
 * Groom’s age
 * Groom’s marital status
 * Name of bride
 * Bride’s place of origin and residence
 * Bride’s age
 * Bride’s marital status
 * Groom’s parents' names and their place of origin
 * Bride’s parents' names and their place of origin

Death records may contain the following:


 * Place and date of death
 * Name of deceased person
 * Deceased place of origin
 * Deceased age at time of death
 * Deceased marital status, name of spouse if married
 * Cause of death
 * Deceased place of residence
 * Place of burial
 * Parents’ names and their place of origin

Searching the Collection
Look at each image or record comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images or records and compare the information about the individuals listed to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind there may be more than one person in the records with the same name and you will want to look carefully at dates, places and relations to identify your ancestor from another person. You also may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name if they were known by a nickname or changed their name from the original birth record name. Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life and may be listed in records with any of those variations. Search by Name by visiting the Collection Page

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "District" category ⇒ Select the "Municipality" category ⇒ Select the "Record Type and Years" category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

What Do I Do Next?
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the following resources:


 * Portuguese Genealogical Word List
 * Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
 * Learning Center Resources:
 * Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 1
 * Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 2
 * Portuguese Handwriting Lesson 3

Related Websites
Maps from Coimbra

Related Wiki Articles

 * Portugal
 * Coimbra

Citing This Collection
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