Marriage – Beja, Portugal - 1858

Below is an example of a marriage register from Beja, Portugal.

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D. José Xavier Cerveira e Souza por mercê de Deus, e da	1	D. Jose Xavier Cerveira e Souza by God’s mercy, and that of
S^ta Sé Apostolica Bispo de Beja do Conselho de S. M. F. Par do Reino S^ta	2	Holy See Apostolic Bishop of Beja of the Counsel of S. M. F. part of the Holy Kingdom
Fazemos saber ao R^do Vigario da Vara do Districto de Moura,	3	We make known unto the Reverend Vicar da Vara of the District of Moura,
que nos foi requerido por João M^a Sol^to f^o de Martinho	4	which was required by João Maria, Single, son of Martinho
Jose, e de Damaria Maria, n^al da freg^a de S^to Ama-	5	José, and of Maria Maria, natives of the parish of Saint Ama-
-dor, e m^ods na de Val de Vargo, que para casar com,	6	-dor, and residents of Val de Vargo, which to wed with,
Ursula M^a, Viuva de Lourenço Mis^a Carvalho,	7	Ursula Maria, widow of Lourenço Misa Carvalho,
m^da na mesma freguesia de Val de Vargo,	8	resident of the same parish of Val de Vargo,
lhe mandassemos passar Comissão para o R^do Vigario da Vara do Dis-	9	we required you to pass the Commission to Reverend Vicar da Vara of the dis-
tro dos contrahentes as perguntar, e suas testemunhas; e Mandamos que,	10	-trict of the bride and groom the questions, and their witnesses; and we require that,
sendo lhe esta apresentada, estando com o Escrivaõ de seu cargo, fará	11	after this is presented, being with the Notary of his position, will
ir perante si os contrahentes e suas testemunhas, aos quaes deferindo lhes	12	go before if the bride and groom and their witnesses, to which having sworn
juram^to aos S^tos Evangelhos, perguntará separadam^te seus nomes, sobreno-	13	[an] oath to the Holy Gospels, will ask separately their name, last names,
-mes, occupaçoẽs idades e mais circunstancias do estylo; depois os inquerirá pelo	14	occupations, ages, and more circumstances of the style; after will inquire by the
conteudo do Requerimt^o e mais interrogatorios constante do Regi-	15	the content of requirement and more interrogations consistent with the regi-
-m^to do Juizo dos Matrimonios, que se achaõ insertos na Constituiçaõ,	16	-ment of the marriage court, which they find inserted in the Constitution,
que rege este Bispado o que depozerem fará escrever pelo dito Escrivão	17	that directs this bishopric which they deposited will write by the said Notary
em depoimentos separados, que no fim assignará com os depoentes, e logo	18	in separate depositions, which in the end will sign with the deponents, and soon
Nos dará a sua informaçaõ extrajudicial acerca do credito que mere-	19	Will give us their extrajudicial information in regards to the credit that the
-cem as testemunhas, e se de seus depoimentos resulta algum impedimen-	20	witnesses deserve, and if from one of these depositions an impediment results,
-to, declarando qual elle he. Etudo cosido e lacrado Nos será remettido	21	declaring which one he is. And everything that is closed and sealed will be remitted
por maõ do Escrivaõ que esta subscreveo. Dada em Beja [...]sello de	22	to us by the hand of the Scribe who subscribed. Given in Beja [...] seal of
Nossas armas e signal do nosso Vig^o G^al, aos 23 de D^bro	23	our (coat of) arms and sign of our Vicar General, on the 23rd of December
De 1858. Eu Jose Manoel da Silva Marques. Es^vam	24	of 1858. I Jose Manoel da Silva Marques. Notary
o do [] Escrevi	25	which I [] wrote.
João Baptista da Silva	26	João Baptista da Silva

Marriage – Beja, Portugal - 1858

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