Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1957
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the district of Aveiro. These records include: baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Additional images will be published as they become available. These records are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro.
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Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This is a collection of digital copies of baptism, marriage, and burial records from the Aveiro District Archives in Portugal. It covers the years 1550-1911. Most of the records are handwritten in narrative style; only in later years do the records appear handwritten in formatted registers.
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
- Portuguese Letter-writing Guide
- Brigham Young University: Portuguese Script Tutorial
To Browse This Collection
| You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Aveiro, Catholic Church Records, 1550-1911. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Date and place of the baptism
- Name of the person baptized
- Gender and date of birth or age
- If legitimate or illegitimate
- Parents’ names and residence or places of origin
- Names of the paternal and maternal grandparents
- Names of the godparents
Marriage
- Date and place of the marriage
- Names of the bride and groom
- Names of the groom's parents
- Names of the bride's parents
- Names of the witnesses
Death
- Date and place of death
- Name, age and gender of deceased
- Marital status and occupation of deceased
- Name of the spouse, if married
- Parents' names and their place of origin
- Burial information
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
Aveiro District Archives
"Portugal, Aveiro, Registros Paroquiais, 1550-1957 ." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro, Aveiro (Aveiro District Archives, Aveiro).
