Portugal, Aveiro, Passport Registers, 1882-1965
Passport registers housed at the Aveiro District Archives in Portugal. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional indexed records will be published as they become available.
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Portugal, Aveiro, Passport Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection of passport registers covers the years 1882-1965. The records included in this collection are those of passport registers and application files from the district of Aveiro in Portugal. Most of the documents are handwritten in formatted registers and a few are in narrative style. The book's numeration at the Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro is different than the numeration given in the original books. In this collection the original books start with number 11, but the Aveiro District Archive labeled the same book number 1 (Tomo 1). The original books can help you with you genealogy.
Emigration from Portugal dates from the 15th century, the beginning of Portugal's period of overseas exploration. From the middle of the 19th century to the late 1950s, nearly two million Portuguese left Europe to live in Brazil and the United States. Passports and citizen cards were necessary to keep a record of the population movement both within the country and to overseas countries. Emigration records are reliable because people had to present some sort of identification when applying for a passport. These records are important to find the residence and destination of ancestors. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Portuguese. For help reading them see Portuguese Genealogical Word List and Portuguese Letter-writing Guide .
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Aveiro, Passport Registers, 1882-1965. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Names to whom passport(s) were issued
- Principal person's birth date and place of birth
- Civil status and residence
- Physical description
- Names of children, their age and gender
- Name of spouse, their birth date and place of birth
- Physical description of spouse
- List of countries in which passport is valid
- Expiration date of passport
- Date passport was issued
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
Aveiro District Archive
"Portugal, Aviero, Registros de Passaporte, 1882-1965." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 23 June 2026. Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro (Aveiro District Archives) Portugal.
