Figueira da Foz, Coimbra, Portugal Genealogy

This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of Figueira da Foz.

History

 * Figueira da Foz is also known as Figueira for short and is a city and municipality in the Coimbra District in Portugal.
 * The neolithic age is shown in the historical traces found in this area.
 * The oldest known document dates from the year 1096.
 * During the 18th and 19th centuries Figueira da Foz had a huge development due to the port movements and the expansion of shipbuilding.
 * In 1771 it was elevated to villa and turned city 20 September 1882.
 * There are 14 civil parishes in Figueira da Foz.
 * The population of Figueira da Foz is roughly 62,100 people.

Online Records
After 100 years, all civil registration records are sent to the municipality's district office.

To view online civil registration records, visit Coimbra Civil Registration.

Contact a Civil Registration Office
The following is a list of civil registration offices within the municipality.

Conservatória do Registo Civil de Figueira da Foz Passeio Inf D. Henrique 3080-154 Figueira da Foz PORTUGAL Phone: 233426121 Fax: 233420654 Email: [mailto:crc.figueira-foz@dgrn.mj.pt crc.figueira-foz@dgrn.mj.pt]

Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.

Online Records
In 1910, the Portuguese government transferred all birth, marriage, and death records from all the country's parishes to the district offices. These records are now in either District or National archives. Many of these records have been digitized and can be viewed at the District Archive's website or on FamilySearch.

To view online records, visit Coimbra Church Records.

Contact a Parish
If you are seeking church records created more recently than 1910, it is possible to obtain them by writing to the parish where the record was created. Writing to a parish is not always a reliable way to obtain information, because officials may or may not respond.

Conferência Episcopal Portuguesa lists websites for the 20 Dioceses of Portugal. Once on the Diocesan website, use the listing of parishes (paróquias) to locate contact information for the parish in question.

Communicate your request in Portuguese whenever possible. For writing a letter or email in Portuguese, use the translated questions and phrases in this Portuguese Letter-writing Guide.

Cemeteries
Cemeteries did not become popular in Portugal until the late nineteenth century. Prior to this, individuals were buried in their parish church cemetery, and their bones were later removed to an unmarked burial place.

Family History Centers
Coimbra Portugal Family History Center Rua Penedo da Saudade 20 COIMBRA 3000-331 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 351-39-718437 Email: [mailto:PT_Coimbra@familyhistorymail.org PT_Coimbra@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Coimbra Portugal Family History Center