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

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, Setúbal, 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.

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include various record types housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal, Portugal from 1649 to 1936. This collection includes civil registration records of births, marriages, and deaths; military censuses; passports; and residency records.

These records are written in Portuguese.

Collection Content
Birth records may include the following information:


 * Child’s name
 * Birth date
 * Child’s gender and race
 * Birth place
 * Parents’ names

Marriage records may include the following information:


 * Date and place of marriage
 * Full names and ages of bride and groom
 * Witnesses

Death records may include the following information:


 * Name of deceased
 * Date and place of death
 * Age or date of birth of deceased

How Do I Search This Collection?
To browse the collection by image: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "Municipality" ⇒Select the appropriate "Record Type and Years" which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image 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 and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination.

When searching: 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 resources:


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

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Portugal, Setúbal, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1649-1936." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal [Setúbal District Archives].
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