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For information about records for non-Christian religions in Cape Verde, go to the Religious Records page.

Online Records

 * 1787-1957 - at FamilySearch — index and images (records in Portuguese)

Baptism
Baptism records usually listed:
 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Birth date and place of child

Marriage
Marriage records usually listed:
 * Name of groom
 * Name of bride
 * Marriage date and place

Death
Death records usually listed:
 * Name of deceased
 * Death date and place

Parish registers
Research use: The primary genealogical research source, uniquely identifying individuals and linking generations.

Record type: Church records kept by parish priests of births/baptisms, marriages, and deaths/burials.

General: Mandated by the Council of Trent in the 16th century, these are the primary genealogical source for Cape Verde.

Time period: 1600-present.

Contents: Baptism: name of child, place and date of baptism and birth; names of parents and sometimes of grandparents. Marriage: date and place of marriage, names of couple; names of parents. Death: name, residence, age of deceased, place of death, names of family members or relatives.

Location: National Archive and the Roman Catholic Diocesan Archive.

Population coverage: 60% coverage for early periods; 95% coverage for the 19th century.