Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1912
Catholic Church records created by parishes in the district of Setúbal. These records include: baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Some of these records have been indexed and are searchable as part of this collection. Additional images and indexed records will be published as they become available. These records are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal.
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Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains baptisms, marriages, and deaths for Catholic Church parish records from parishes in Setubal for the years of 1555-1911. Parish priests recorded the baptisms, marriages, deaths, and burials; they administered the baptisms, witnessed the marriages and gave nuptial blessings, and administered the other holy sacraments in the jurisdiction of their assigned parish or parishes.
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, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records, 1555-1911. |
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
- Marriage place
Burial
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Content
Sample Images
1907 Baptism
1907 Marriage
1910 Death
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Inventory
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Portugal, Setúbal, Catholic Church Records - Inventory.
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
District Archive of Setúbal, Portugal
"Portugal, Setúbal, Registros Paroquiais, 1555-1912 ." Database with images. FamilySearch. https://FamilySearch.org : 30 April 2026. Arquivo Distrital de Setúbal (Setúbal District Archive), Manteigadas.
