Portugal, Évora, Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Collections)

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Title in the Language of the Record
Portugal, Évora, Registros da Iglesia Católica

Record Description
Copies of baptism, marriage, and burial records created by the Catholic Church and housed at the Évora District Archive in Portugal. The text of the records is in Portuguese.

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browselink from the collection landing page.

Record Content
Baptismal records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of baptism
 * Child's name and gender
 * Child's date and place of birth
 * Siblings of child being baptized
 * Parents' names
 * Paternal grandparents and their origin
 * Maternal grandparents and their origin
 * Name of godfather, his occupation and origin
 * Name of godmother, her occupation and origin

Marriage records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Groom's name and age
 * Groom's civil status and origin
 * Names of groom's parents, their civil status and origin
 * Bride's name and age
 * Bride's civil status and origin
 * Names of bride's parents, their civil status and origin
 * Names of the witnesses, their residence and origin

Death records may contain the following information:


 * Date and place of death
 * Name, age and gender of deceased
 * Marital status and origin of deceased
 * Sometimes, name of spouse, if married
 * Sometimes, names of parents if deceased is a minor
 * Burial information

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the “District” ⇒Select the “Municipality” ⇒Select the “Civil Parish” ⇒Select the “Parish” ⇒Select the “Record Type and Years” which takes you to the images.

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As you are searching it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Portuguese. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:

Portuguese Genealogical Word List

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites
Evora Family History

Related Wiki Articles

 * Portugal Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Portugal Deaths (FamilySearch Historical Records)
 * Portugal Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
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Citation for This Collection
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