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Genealogy Research in Portugal Brazil

Several databases from various parishes in the north of Portugal. ... Portugal, Madeira Exiles (Portuguese Presbyterian exiles from Madeira who ...

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Genealogy Research in Portugal Brazil

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    Slide 1:Genealogy Research in Portugal & Brazil

    Climbing Your Family Tree Around the World Ana Ghia-Pereira Ottawa Stake Family History Center May 26, 2007

    Slide 2:Vital Records in Portugal

    Council of Trent (1564) mandates that priests keep a records of all baptisms, marriages and deaths in the parish Until 1911 records are kept by the Church After 1911 all records become the responsibility of Civil registration Offices Records are not indexed

    Slide 3:Vital Records in Portugal (cont.)

    Access Access to Portuguese vital records is not restricted. Current records can be obtained, by anyone, for a fee. Can be requested online Where from? Civil Registry Offices Records from 1912 until today National Archives and District Archives Records prior to 1911

    Slide 4:Information contained in Vital Records

    Baptism: Name, date and parish of birth and baptism, names of parents, grandparents and godparents and where they’re from Marriage: Name, date and parish of marriage, names and ages of bride and groom, names of parents and godparents and where they’re from. Death: Name, date and parish where death occurred, name and age of deceased, status, name of husband/wife if known, cause of death.

    Slide 5:Requesting vital records

    Archives Books with last record at least 90 years old You can check the records yourself About 80% available in microfilm It is faster if parish is known Photocopies provided at very low cost Civil Registry Offices Records from 1912 to today You have to request a certificate Expensive: about $25 per certificate You must know the parish and the year

    Slide 6:Requests Online

    Certidões Online http://www.portaldocidadao.pt/PORTAL/pt/certidoes_online/ Need to provide: Name Date or at least year of birth, marriage, death Parish where it happened Parents names, if known Cost Eu$16.65 (about $25) Very fast turnaround Make sure you ask for a “cópia integral” (full copy) and in the comments ask for a photocopy of the record, otherwise the transcription will not include all data Otherwise transcription will not include all dataOtherwise transcription will not include all data

    Slide 7:Birth certificate (recent)

    Slide 8:Birth record (from microfilm)

    Slide 9:Research Online - Portugal

    Gene Web Roglo http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo?lang=en A database of 2 million persons. Contains trees from all over Europe. Many well known Portuguese genealogists contributed info. Braga District Archive http://www.adb.uminho.pt/index.htm Searchable database on the contents of 37,800 records of seminarians. Dates: 1620-1910. Name of person, parentage; where from and references to other processes. Porto District Archive http://www.adporto.org/ In collaboration with the Genealogical society of Utah, making available online images of parish records. NEPS (University of Minho, Portugal) http://www.neps.ics.uminho.pt/index.html Several databases from various parishes in the north of Portugal. Not intuitive to use. Uses rolo software but leading pages are in Portuguese.

    Slide 10:Useful Links - Portugal

    Portuguese National Archives (Torre do Tombo) http://www.iantt.pt/index.html All records pertaining to Portuguese royal house, title grants, inquisition, etc. Records date from the creation of Portugal, around 1128. Genea Portugal http://genealogia.netopia.pt/home/ Portuguese genealogy site. Includes published trees, photos, and a forum. Cost: $30 per year Cindy’s List http://www.cyndislist.com/portugal.htm 148 links to excellent sites, mostly in English Portuguese Genealogist Masterlist http://www.dholmes.com/master-l.html People put their contact information and the names they are researching to find others doing the same

    Slide 11:Useful Links - Portugal

    Associação Online de Autores de Genealogia em Portugês http://pwp.netcabo.pt/0437301501/gene/links.htm Excellent page of links for sites of genealogical importance for the Portuguese genealogist. Includes English sites. Portuguese Mailing Lists on Rootsweb http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/PRT/ Portugal, Madeira Exiles (Portuguese Presbyterian exiles from Madeira who emigrated to Trinidad and Illinois), Azores, Azores-DNA, Portuguese-Nobility, and PRT-Madeira LusaWeb http://www.lusaweb.com/ Very useful site, dedicated to Americans from Portuguese descent. Cost: US$25 per year. Cannot do much unless a member Short Portuguese Lessons http://alfarrabio.di.uminho.pt/spl/ From the University of Minho

    Slide 12:Vital Records in Brazil

    Vital record kept by the Church, start in 1616 Civil Registration starts in big cities around 1863 After 1888 all records officially become the responsibility of Civil registration Offices (Ofício do Registro Civil das Pessoas Naturais) Records are not indexed

    Slide 13:Vital Records in Brazil (cont.)

    Access Access to Brazilian vital records is not restricted. Current records can be obtained, by anyone, for a fee. Can be requested online Where from? Family Search http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Available for purchase online http://www.cartoriobrasileiro.com.br/

    Slide 14:Information contained in Vital Records

    Baptism: Name, date and parish of birth and baptism, names of parents, grandparents and godparents and where they’re from Marriage: Name, date and parish of marriage, names and ages of bride and groom, names of parents and godparents and where they’re from. Death: Name, date and parish where death occurred, name and age of deceased, status, name of husband/wife if known, cause of death.

    Slide 15:Where in Brazil?

    Church records from 1616 to 1940’s Civil registration from 1863 to 2005 Mostly in eastern states Not many records from the states in the interior (Amazonia, Acre, Mato Grosso, etc.) Available in microfilm from Family History Library Births until about 1950’s Marriages until about 1960’s Deaths until 2005

    Slide 16:Birth record (from microfilm)

    Slide 17:Death certificate

    Slide 18:Research online - Brazil

    Surname Navigator – Brazil http://www.kuijsten.de/navigator/brazil/ Excellent link. Searches all of LDS databases from Brazil, Geneanet, Genforum Brazil, Rootsweb, and the Brazilian White pages Projeto Imigrantes http://www.projetoimigrantes.com.br/ Database with almost 3 million names of immigrants arrived since 1737. Expensive! R50. (about $27) for a listing of surname researched Cartório Brasileiro http://www.cartoriobrasileiro.com.br/ Online service for the request of birth, marriage, and death certificates. It uses electronic translation services. Costs vary depending on where is the certificate from. Between $30 and $40 per certificate. Payment via international money order. Brazilian white pages – gives complete address and phone # of actual residents in BrazilBrazilian white pages – gives complete address and phone # of actual residents in Brazil

    Slide 19:Useful Links - Brasil

    Genealogias.org http://www.genealogias.org/ Lots of useful info. Contains several databases and articles by Brazilian genealogists. Links to genealogical societies in Rio Grande do Sul and Paraná Brazil Genweb http://www.rootsweb.com/~brawgw Lbase with almost 3 million names of immigrants arrived since 1737 Brazil Research Outline http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Guide=Brazil.asp From the Family History Library, a 37-page downloadable PDF document

    Slide 20:The Future

    Immigrant Ancestors Project http://immigrants.byu.edu/ Sponsored by the Center for Family History and Genealogy at Brigham Young University Uses emigration registers to locate information about the birthplaces of immigrants, usually not found in port registers and naturalization documents. Data transcribed by volunteers across the globe, available on the web

    Slide 21:The Future (cont.)

    Scanstone Project Conversion of microfilm images into digital images. Fully indexed. Depending on the laws of the country of origin, some images might be available on the web. Presently doing US, Canada, British Isles and Wales.

    Slide 22:The Future (cont.)

    University of Porto In collaboration with the Genealogical Society of Utah, bringing into the web the images of parish records. Fully indexed. Expect to scan and make available on the web all the parish records in the Porto District (416 parishes) Already in progress. No completion date given.

    Slide 23:The Future (cont.)

    University of Coimbra Project to scan and make available on the web more than a million records of births or marriages, among others documents from 1459 until now. 13,000 parish books of births, marriages, and deaths 21,000 land and property documents, wills and probate records Project will cost 30,000 euros and is funded by the Portuguese Ministry of Science and Technology. Expected completion by mid-2008.

    Slide 24:Questions?

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