Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1861-1901
Passport registers from the Arquivo Distrital de Leiria. The collection also contains some correspondence regarding abandoned children found under the record title Expostos.
Portugal, Leiria, Passport Registers
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of passport registers from the region of Leiria from the Arquivo Distrital de Leiria in Portugal. 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 applications in Portugal are made in person at a district government civil assistance center and overseas at a consular office.
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, Leiria, Passport Registers, 1861-1901. |
Collection Content
These records may include the following information:
- Name of person traveling
- A physical description
- Age or date of birth
- Civil status
- Parents' names
- Place of origin
- Residence
- Destination
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
Leiria District Archives
"Portugal, Leiria, Registros de Passaporte, 1861-1901." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 11 April 2026. Arquivo Distrital de Leiria (Leiria District Archives, Leiria).
