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

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Title in the Language of the Record
Portugal, Portalegre, Registro Civil e Outros Registros Vários

Record Description
These miscellaneous records from the years 1816 to 1911 are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre and the Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of birth, legitimization, marriage, and death, passports registers, testaments, and deaths records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Portalegre.

Record Content
Birth records may contain the following:
 * Child’s name
 * Birth date
 * Child’s gender and race
 * Birth place
 * Parents’ names

Marriage records may contain the following:


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

Death records may contain the following:


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

Passport records may contain the following:


 * Name of person traveling
 * Age or date of birth
 * Place of origin
 * Residence
 * Occupation

Search the Collection
To browse the collection by image: ⇒Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒Select the "District" category ⇒Select the "Municipality" category ⇒Select the "Record Type and Year Range" category which takes you to the images

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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

Related Websites
Maps of Portalegre

Related Wiki Articles

 * Portugal
 * Portalegre
 * Portugal Civil Registration

Citations for This Collection
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