Guinea-Bissau Genealogy

Guinea-Bissau Wiki Topics
Beginning Research
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Africa

Guinea-Bissau

Guide to Guinea-Bissau ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.

Country Information

Guinea-Bissau was once the kingdom of Gabù (Kaabu), part of the Mali Empire; parts of the kingdom persisted until the eighteenth century. Although the rivers and coast of this area were among the first places colonized by the Portuguese, who began slave trade in the seventeenth century, the interior was not explored until the nineteenth century

Getting Started

Getting Started with Guinea-Bissau Research Links to articles on getting started with Guinea-Bissau research. How to Find Birth Records How to Find Marriage Records How to Find Death Records

Guinea-Bissau Research Tools Links to articles and websites that assist in Guinea-Bissau research. Guinea-Bissau Genealogy (AfricaGenWeb) Guinea-Bissau Genealogy (CousinConnect) Gazetteers Directory of Cities and Towns Slave Biographies RootsWeb Mailing List

Guinea-Bissau Map

• Map of Guinea-Bissau
• Satellite map of Guinea-Bissau

Culture

• Culture of Guinea-Bissau
• Guinea-Bissau Language
• Language and Culture of Guinea-Bissau
• Cape Verdean Creole alphabet Though Portuguese is the official language, Creole is most widely used.

FamilySearch Resources

Below are FamilySearch resources that can assist you in researching your family.

• Facebook Communities - Facebook groups discussing genealogy research

References

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