Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Miscellaneous Records, 1636-1962
Various record types housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Viana do Castelo, Portugal. This collection includes passport registers, testaments, and inventories of minors and adults for inheritance distribution. Additional images will be published as they become available.
Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Miscellaneous Records
What is in This Collection?
This collection includes civil registration records dating from 1636 to 1962 and housed at the Arquivo Distrital de Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Some types of civil registration records in this collection include passport registers, testaments, guardianships and inventories of minors and adults for inheritance distribution.
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, Viana do Castelo, Miscellaneous Records, 1636-1962. |
Collection Content
The following information may be found in these records:
Wills
- Testator's name
- Executor's name
- Heirs' names
- Heirs' birth dates
- Residence
- Testator’s death date
- Testator’s residence
- Date will filed
- Place will filed
- Witnesses' names
Guardianships
- Guardian's names
- Residence
- Relationship to ward
- Occupation
- Ward's name
- Age
- Residence
Passports
- Person's name
- Nationality
- Age
- Gender
- Birth date
- Birth place
- Residence
Collection Details
Language
Portuguese
Location of Original Records
Torre de Tombo National Archives, Viana do Castelo District Archives
"Portugal, Viana do Castelo, Registros Vários, 1636-1962." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2024. Arquivo Distrital do Viana do Castelo (Viana do Castelo District Archives, Viana do Castelo).
