Copy of a Marriage Certificate 1647, Pocarica, Cantanhede - Copia, assento de CasamentoĬopy of a Marriage Certificate of 1878 (Portuguese-English).Copy of a Baptism Certificate 1613, Pocarica, Cantanhede - Copia, assento de Baptismo.Copy of a Baptism Certificate 1898, Camarneira.This webpage contains a list of online District Archives, Libraries and other Portuguese collections around the world.Ĭopies of Birth, Marriage and Death Certificates and Other Documents.You will have to search immigration records, census and other documents.Īrchives, Libraries and Portuguese Collections If everything fails and you do not know where your relatives were born You may want to hire some Portuguese translators. Genealogy Lexique ( Portuguese-English) that can help you translate records. Please remember that all information is in Portuguese. They have most of the church records in microfiche before 1910. If you can not go to Portugal, you can basically find the same information atĪround the world which are run by the Latter The University of Coimbra housed the District Archives of Coimbra and held some much needed church records. In my case I knew that Cantanhede was located in the district of Coimbra. ĭistrict Archives hold every document imaginable. I was able to order records from the Conservatorio de Registro Civil de Cantanhede. The archives can oftenīe found in a place called "Conservatorio de Registro Civilĭe. The conselho or municipio (municipality) is important because most civil records after 1910 are located there. Of a birth certificate in Portuguese but translated into English of 1898 of the town of CovoesĪnd a death certificate of 1960 of the same ForĮxample, my dad's relatives the Candidos were born in the village of Camarneiraīut the freguesia was Covoes (on occasion the parish name may change or cease to exist). Once you find out the freguesia (parish) they were from, it will beĮasy to find the records of your relatives (important church records are usually located at the church office). Step 2- Try to know which district, municipality (known as conselhos or municipios), town and parish your ancestors were born. Step 1- Ask as much information as possible from your family members (try to know who their parents and grand-parents were, try to go as far back in time as possible). Here are few steps to follow in order to be successful in your Hope this page will help you in your research. I was able to retrace my ancestors from Portugal. So you can find your Portuguese ancestors around the world. Portuguese Genealogy Page by Fernando Candido Fernando CandidoĮnter your search terms Submit search form
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