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Portugal DistrictsGoal 2: Learn about Portugal church and vital records.
Choices:
ALearn about Portuguese church records.
- FamilySearch: Learn about Portuguese church records in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Portugal Church Records
- Parish Registers: Learn about Catholic Parish registers in Portugal.
What Are Parish Registers?
BYU—Portuguese Parish Church Records - Baptism: Learn about Catholic baptism records in Portugal.
Baptism (Christening) Records - Marriage: Learn about Catholic marriage and investigation records in Portugal.
Marriage Records
Marriage Investigations - Burial and Cemetery: Learn about Catholic burial records in Portugal.
Burial Records - Search the
Find A Grave site for cemetery records. - Search the BillionGraves site for cemetery records.
Jewish Resources
- Explore the Jewish Genealogy Encyclopedia for Jewish resources in Portugal.
- Learn how to find Sephardic Jewish information for Spain and Portugal.
RT: The Other Side of Jewish Genealogy: Sephardic Resources - 2019
Record Search Practice |
Thereza Zarco was christened in Portugal. Use the "FS: Portugal Baptisms, 1570-1910" QUIKLink below to answer these questions:
- When was Thereza Zarco christened?
- Where was she christened?
- What is her mother's name?
- Click the QUIKLink mentioned above.
- In the search screen, enter "Thereza Zarco" as the first name and "Thereza Zarco" as the last name.
- In the search results screen, click the document icon for Thereza Zarco.
- Read the information in the center column.
- Thereza was christened on 7 Dec 1794.
- The christening took place in Beja, Beja, Portugal.
- Her mother's name is Anna Michaela.
(Contributed by Brent Bunker )
QUIKLinks
- FS: Portugal Baptisms, 1570-1910 (More)
- AC: Portugal, Select Marriages, 1670-1910 (in Portuguese)
- FS: Portugal Deaths, 1640-1910 (More)
- AC: Web: Madeira, Portugal, Baptism Index, 1538-1911 (in Portuguese)
- AC: Web: Madeira, Portugal, Marriage Index, 1539-1958 (in Portuguese)
- FS: Aveiro, 1550-1911
- FS: Portugal, Azores, Catholic Church Records, 1044-2019
- FS: Beja, 1550-1913
- FS: Braga, 1530-1911
- FS: Braganca, 1541-1985
- FS: Castelo Branco, 1714-1911
- FS: Coimbra, 1459-1911
- FS: Evora, 1533-1912
- FS: Faro, 1587-1880
- FS: Guarda, 1459-1911
- FS: Portugal, Leiria, Catholic Church Records, 1534-1911
- FS: Portugal, Lisbon, Catholic Church Records, 1334-1952
- FS: Portugal, Madeira, Catholic Church Records, 1044-1959
- FS: Portugal, Portalegre, Catholic Church Records, 1859-1911
- FS: Porto, 1535-1949
- FS: Santarem, 1544-1911
- FS: Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911
- FS: Viana do Castelo, 1537-1911
- FS: Villa Real, 1533-1941
- FS: Villa Real Diocese, 1575-1922
- FS: Viseu, 1523-1989
Catholic Church Records:
BLearn about Portugal vital records.
- Learn about Portugal civil registration in this FamilySearch Wiki article.
FS—Wiki: Portugal Civil Registration - Vital Records: Learn about Portugal vital records. See also the link in the article for Continental Portugal Vital Records.
Portuguese-American Genealogy - Learn about a variety of online sites you can explore for Portuguese birth, marriage, and death records.
RT—Find Your Portuguese Ancestors Online Through Department Websites—13:58
- Explore Portuguese vital records on the GenisReg site.
QUIKLinks
Portugal Districts
| Aveiro | Azores | Beja |
| Braga | Bragança | Castelo Branco |
| Coimbra | Evora | Faro |
| Guarda | Leiria | Lisboa |
| Madeira Islands | Portalegre | Porto |
| Santarém | Setúbal | Viano_do_Castelo |
| Vila Real | Viseu |