Portugal, Aveiro, Testaments, 1900-1936
Testaments from the Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro. Additional images will be published as they become available.
Portugal, Aveiro, Testaments
Source: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/Portugal,_Aveiro,_Testaments_-_FamilySearch_Historical_Records
What is in This Collection?
This genealogy collection of testaments (notary public wills) includes the years 1900 to 1936. These records are from collection of testaments created in the presence of notaries and housed at the Aveiro District Archive (Archivo Distrital de Aveiro). These records are written in Portuguese and in narrative style of 2 or more pages.
A testament is a document that sets forth a person's wishes for the disposition of their property after death. Testaments (wills) in Portugal are written and kept by a notary public. A person wanting to leave a will after death goes to a notary public anywhere in Portugal and, after presenting legal identification, can start composing his will with the help of the notary public. The notary agency keeps the original document and a copy is given to the testator. The testator may also register a will in the Conservatória dos Registros Centrais (Central Conservatory of Records) in Lisbon. This entity keeps an index of registered wills and the place where it was written and kept.
Generally, people that have any assets, fortune, or property want to divide the fortune among family members, make donations to institutions, etc. in writing. Testaments were created in chronological order in a book kept by the notary public. If you have an approximate date of death of your ancestor, you may search the wills by date. Information in wills can help to find out the type of life or type of individual the ancestor was, can also give information not found in other records.
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, Testaments, 1900-1936. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Name of testator
- Age or date of birth
- Place of residence and sometimes place of origin
- Date and place where will was filed
- Spouse’s name and age or birth date
- Names of heirs and their ages or birth date and place of residence
- Names of witnesses
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
Aveiro District Archives
"Portugal, Aviero, Testamentos, 1900-1936." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Arquivo Distrital de Aveiro, Aveiro (Aveiro District Archives, Aveiro).
