São Pedro do Sul, Viseu, Portugal Genealogy

This is a historical and genealogical guide to the municipality of São Pedro do Sul.

History

 * The municipality of São Pedro do Sul was created in 1836.
 * This happened when the municipality of Lafões was divided forming São Pedro do Sul an Vauzela.
 * As a result of the proclamation of the Portuguese Republic in 1910 the town was given its present name.
 * São Pedro do Sul was elvated to the status of a city on the 12th of June 2009.
 * There are 14 parishes in São Pedro do Sul and the area is 348.95 km (134.73 square miles)
 * The population of the city alone is 5,728.
 * The population of São Pedro do Sul is roughly 16,851 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 Viseu Civil Registration.

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

Conservatória do Registo Civil e Predial de São Pedro do Sul Pal Justiça – S.Pedro Sul 3660-512 São Pedro do Sul PORTUGAL Phone: 232720360 Email: [mailto:crcpcom.spedro-sul@dgrn.mj.pt crcpcom.spedro-sul@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 Viseu 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
Viseu Portugal Family History Center Rua Cândido dos Reis 81 VISEU 3510-056 PORTUGAL Phone: +351 351-32425559 Email: [mailto:PT_Viseu@familyhistorymail.org PT_Viseu@familyhistorymail.org] Website: Viseu Portugal Family History Center