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Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1562-1912

Catholic Church records created by parishes in the district of Castelo Branco. These records include: baptisms, marriages, and deaths. Additional images will be published as they become available.

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Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records

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What is in This Collection?

This collection consist of copies of baptism, marriage, and burial records created by Catholic parishes in the district of Castelo Branco.

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

For help reading these Portuguese records see the following guides:

To Browse This Collection

You can browse through images in this collection using the waypoints on the Collection Browse Page for Portugal, Castelo Branco, Catholic Church Records, 1714-1911.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism Records

  • Date and place of baptism
  • Name and gender of child
  • Child's date and place of birth
  • Father's name, occupation and origin
  • Mother's maiden name, and origin
  • Names of paternal grandparents
  • Names of maternal grandparents

Marriage Records

  • Date and place of marriage
  • Names of the groom and bride
  • Groom's age, civil status, occupation and origin
  • Groom's date and place of baptism
  • Names of groom's parents
  • Bride's age, civil status, occupation and origin
  • Bride's date and place of baptism
  • Names of bride's parents
  • Names of the witnesses

Death Records

  • Name, age and gender of deceased
  • Date and place of death
  • Civil status and and place of origin
  • Spouse's name, if married
  • Parents' names, if deceased is a minor
  • Names of children
  • Burial information

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital
973,288 Records
12,627,928 Personas
333,738 Images

Language

Portuguese

Location of Original Records

Catholic Church Parishes, Castelo Branco

Cite This Collection

"Portugal, Castelo Branco, Registros Paroquiais, 1562-1912." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 6 December 2024. Arquivo Distrital de Castelo Branco (Castelo Branco District Archives, Castelo Branco).

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