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TYPES OF CIVIL RECORDS

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MARRIAGE CIVIL REGISTRATION RECORDS

A Portuguese marriage entry contains the given names and surnames of the bride and groom, with an indication of their marital status, domicile, nationality, age, and place of birth. In some cases, the date of birth is also given. The given names and surnames of the parents of both bride and groom, and the naturaleza (birthplace) of those parents, will be given. The entire act will be dated and signed by witnesses named in the entry.

SAMPLE MARRIAGE RECORD

TRANSCRIPTION

D. Jose Cavier Cerveira e Souza por mercê de Deus, e da

S^ta Sé Apostolica Bispo de Beja do Conselho de S. M. F. Par do Reino S^ta

Fazemos saber ao R^do Vigario da Vara do Districto de Moura,

que nos foi requerido por João M^a Sol^to f^o de Martinho

Jose, e de Damasia Maria, n^al da freg^a de S^to Ama-

dor, e m^ods na de Val de Vargo, que para casar com,

Ursula M^a, Vinna de Lourenço Mis^a Carvalho,

m^da na mesma freguesia de Val de Vargo,

lhe mandassemos passar Comissão para o R^do Vigario da Vara do Dis-

tro dos contrahentes as perguntas, e suas testemunhas; e Mandamos que,

sendo lhe esta apresentada, estando com o Escrivão de seu cargo, fará

ir perante si os contrahentes e suas testemunhas, aos quaes deferindo lhes

juram^to aos S^tos Evangelhos, perguntará separadam^te seus nomes, sobreno-

mes, occupações idades e mais circunstancias do estylo; depois os inquerirá pelo

conteudo do Requerimt^o e mais interrogatorios constante do Regi-

m^to do Juizo dos Matrimonios, que se achão insertos na Constituição,

que rege este Bispado o que depozerem fará escrever pelo dito Escrivão

em depoimentos separados, que no fim assignará com os depoentes, e logo

Nos dará a sua informação extrajudicial acerca do credito que mere

cem as testemunhas, e se de seus depoimentos resulta algum impedimen

to, declarando qual elle he. E tudo cosido e lacrado Nos será remettido

por mão do Escrivão que esta subscreveo. Dada em Beja [...] de

Nossas armas e signal do nosso Vig^o G^al, aos 23 de D^bro

De 1858. Eu Jose Manoel da Silva Marques. Es^vão

o do Escrevi

João Baptista da Silva

TRANSLATION

D. Jose Cavier Cerveira e Souza by God’s mercy, and that of

Saint Sé Aposolic Bishop of Beja of the Counsel of S. M. F. part of the Reign of the saint

We make known unto R^do Vigario da Vara of the District of Moura,

which was required by João M^a Single son of Martinho

Jose, and Of maria Maria, naturally from the parish of Saint Ama-

dor, and residents of Val de Vargo, which to get married to,

Ursula M^a, Vinna de Lourenço Misa Carvalho,

resident of the same parish of Val de Vargo,

we require you to pass the Commission to R^do Vagario da Vara of

the district of the bride and groom the questions, and their witnesses; and we require that,

after all these things are presented, and being with the Scribe of this position, will

go before if the bride and groom and their witnesses, which having deferred them

the oath to the saints of the gospels, will ask seperately their name, last names,

occupations ages and more circumstances of the style; after will question by the

the content of requirement and more interrogations consistent with the regiment

of the matrimonial judgement, which finds itself inserted in the Constitution,

that directs this bishopric which they deposited will write by the said Scribe

in seperate depositions, which in the end will sign with the deponents, and soon

Will give us their extrajudicial information in regards to the credit that the

witnesses deserve, and if from one of these depositions an impediment results,

declaring which one he is. And everything that is closed and sealed will be reemitted

to us by the hand of the Scribe who subscribed. Given in Beja [...] of

our weapons and sign of our Vicar General, on the 23rd of December

of 1858. I Jose Manoel da Silva Marques. Scribe

which I wrote.

João Baptista da Silva

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