Portugal, Évora, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Portugal

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1554 to 1938. There are various record types housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Évora, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of births, marriages, deaths, passport registers, Catholic Church marriage dispensations, testaments and death records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia. Additional images will be published as they become available.

Image Visibility
Whenever possible, FamilySearch makes images available for all users. However, ultimate rights to view images on our website are granted by the record custodians. The Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records collection is available to the Family History Library, FamilySearch Centers, and to members of the supporting organization(s). The images can be viewed at a FamilySearch Center near you.

Reading These Records
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading these records see the following guides:


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

Collection Content
Birth records may contain the following information:


 * 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 information:


 * 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 information:


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

Testaments (wills) may contain the following information:


 * Name of notary public
 * Date and place issued
 * Name of testator
 * Place of residence and sometimes place of origin
 * Age or date of birth
 * Spouse’s name and age or birth date
 * Names of heirs and their ages or birth date and place of residence

View the Images
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 * 1) Select Município (County)
 * 2) Select Tipo de registro e anos (Record type and years) to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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Citing This Collection
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"Portugal, Évora, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1554-1938." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Évora District Archive.
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