Leiria, Leiria, Portugal Genealogy

This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of Leiria.

History

 * Celtibirian tribes were the first to inhabit Leiria.
 * Occupied by the Romans.
 * Also known as Collippo.
 * In 414 occupied by Suebi.
 * The Moors occupied until the reconquista.
 * 14th century King John I built a palace.
 * Stormed in the Peninsular wars.
 * a new foral in 1510.
 * elevated to a City in 1545.
 * The population of Leiria is roughly 127000 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 Leiria Civil Registration.

Contact a Civil Registration Office
Conservatória do Registo Civil de Leiria Av. Mq Pombal Lt. 10 – R/C 2410-152 Leiria PORTUGAL Phone: 244835159 Fax: 244814590 Email: [mailto:crc.leiria@dgrn.mj.pt crc.leiria@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 Leiria 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.

Cemitério Municipal de Leiria Rua de Santo António (da Rua Paulo VI à Rua de Tomar) Leiria Municipality, Leiria, 2400-316 PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Cemitério Público de Monte Redondo Leiria, Leiria Municipality, Leiria PORTUGAL Website: FindAGrave

Family History Centers
Leiria Portugal Family History Center Rua Henrique Sommer 24 LEIRIA 2410-107 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 44-823-617 Email: [mailto:PT_Leiria@ldsmail.net PT_Leiria@ldsmail.net] Website: Leiria Portugal Family History Center