Portugal, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935

What is in This Collection?

These miscellaneous records from the years 1816-1935 are housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Portalegre and the Arquivo da Câmara Municipal de Elvas, Portugal. This collection includes civil registration records of birth, legitimization, marriage, and death, passports registers, testaments, and deaths records from the Santa Casa da Misericórdia in Portalegre.

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, Portalegre, Civil Registration and Miscellaneous Records, 1816-1935.

Collection Content

The following information may be found in these records:

Birth records Child’s name Birth date Child’s gender and race Birthplace Parents’ names

Marriage Date and place of marriage Full name and age of groom Full name and age of bride Witnesses

Death Name of deceased Date and place of death Age or date of birth of deceased

Passport Name of person traveling Age or date of birth Place of origin Residence Occupation