Madeira Islands, Portugal Genealogy

Portugal Madeira Islands

About Madeira Islands
The Portuguese Autonomous Region of Madeira is composed of Madeira Island, Porto Santo Island, Desertas Islands and Savage Islands. Funchal, the capital of Madeira Island, is on the south coast of the principal island. Read more on Wikipedia…

Getting Started With Madeira Islands Research
Welcome to the Madiera Islands page! FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Madiera Islands page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Madiera Islands records of genealogical value. The content is variously targeted to beginners, intermediate, and expert researchers. The Madiera Islands Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential!

Research Tools
FamilySearch Historical Records:

Language Resources:


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

Maps

 * Madeira Islands, Portugal, and Europe in the early 21st century