City of Portsmouth Genealogy

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City of Portsmouth Birth Records

1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
Birth register, 1858-1896 Family History Library
Birth registers, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Portsmouth City Births 1856-1895 USGenWeb
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Cemetery Records

BillionGraves Cemetery Records Index Family Search
Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery Find a Grave
Chevra Thilim Cemetery Find a Grave
Find A Grave Gravestone, Tombstone, and Memorial Photo Collection World Vital Records
Fisher Cemetery Find a Grave
Glasgow Street Park Find a Grave
Gomley Chesed Cemetery Find a Grave
Grove Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Lincoln Memorial Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Olive Cemetery Find a Grave
Norfolk County, Virginia death records 1904-1910 : compiled from death register & extant burial permits Family History Library
Roll of Honor, Vol. XII: National Cemetery, Portsmouth Ancestry
The Unpublished Roll of Honor: Soldiers Buried in US Naval Hospital, Virginia & Fort Spokane, Washington Ancestry
Trinity Episcopal Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Census Records

1790-1940 U.S. Census Archives
1790-1940 U.S. Federal Census World Vital Records
1790-1940 United States Federal Census Records Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1940 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Church Records

Church records, 1822-1956 (First Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) Family History Library
Church records, 1936-1947 (Second Presbyterian Church (Portsmouth, Virginia)) Family History Library
Marriages performed by Rev. Thomas Hume USGenWeb
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Death Records

1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Death register, 1853-1870 Family History Library
Death register, 1858-1896 Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia death records 1904-1910 : compiled from death register & extant burial permits Family History Library
Portsmouth City Deaths 1856-1895 USGenWeb
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Directories

Portsmouth City 1860 Directory USGenWeb
Portsmouth City 1872 Directory USGenWeb
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk and Portsmouth 1946) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk and Portsmouth 1949) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk, Portsmouth; Coleman Place; Denby Park; Fairmount; Lansdale 1941) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk, Portsmouth; South Norfolk 1936-37, 1939-40) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk; Portsmouth 1938, 1942) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Norfolk; Portsmouth; South Norfolk 1944) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Nortfolk and Portsmouth 1947-48) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Portsmouth 1937) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Portsmouth 1944) Ancestry
U.S. City Directories (includes Portsmouth; Waterview 1941) Ancestry

City of Portsmouth Genealogies

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry

City of Portsmouth Historical Records

American Genealogical Biographical Index Databases World Vital Records
American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) Ancestry
Atlantic Ports Passenger Lists (Portsmouth, VA, 1820-1857) Ancestry
Atlantic Ports, Gulf Coasts, and Great Lakes Passenger Lists, Roll 6 (Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, 1820-1857) Ancestry
Portsmouth Relief Association 1856 Report Genealogy Today

City of Portsmouth Marriage Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
Marriage register, Hustings Court, 1858-1901; index to marriages, 1858-1950 Family History Library
Marriages performed by Rev. Thomas Hume USGenWeb
Norfolk County, Virginia marriages 1791-1810 Family History Library
Portsmouth City Marriages 1858-1901 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1902-1906 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1921-1925 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1935-1937 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages, 1921-1925 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages, 1931 & 1928 USGenWeb
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search

City of Portsmouth Military Records

Confederate Soldiers Who Died During the Civil War (1861-65) and Since the Surrender of Lee USGenWeb
Portsmouth City - Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows USGenWeb
Roll of Honor, Vol. XII: National Cemetery, Portsmouth Ancestry
The Unpublished Roll of Honor: Soldiers Buried in US Naval Hospital, Virginia & Fort Spokane, Washington Ancestry

City of Portsmouth School Records

Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA) 1973 E Yearbooks
Churchland High School - Trucker Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA) 1976 E Yearbooks
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Churchland High School 1930, 1968, 1973, 1976) Ancestry
U.S. School Yearbooks Index (includes Woodrow Wilson High School 1973) Ancestry
Woodrow Wilson High School - President Yearbook (Portsmouth, VA) 1973 E Yearbooks

City of Portsmouth Vital Records

1853-present Virginia Marriage Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Birth Certificates (order here) Archives
1912-present Virginia Death Certificates (order here) Archives
Birth register, 1858-1896 Family History Library
Birth registers, 1853-1917 Family History Library
Death register, 1853-1870 Family History Library
Death register, 1858-1896 Family History Library
Marriage register, Hustings Court, 1858-1901; index to marriages, 1858-1950 Family History Library
Marriages performed by Rev. Thomas Hume USGenWeb
Norfolk County, Virginia death records 1904-1910 : compiled from death register & extant burial permits Family History Library
Norfolk County, Virginia marriages 1791-1810 Family History Library
Portsmouth City Births 1856-1895 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Deaths 1856-1895 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1858-1901 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1902-1906 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1921-1925 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages 1935-1937 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages, 1921-1925 USGenWeb
Portsmouth City Marriages, 1931 & 1928 USGenWeb
Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1917 Family Search
Virginia Deaths and Burials Index, 1853-1917 Ancestry
Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912 Family Search
Virginia Marriages To 1800 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1740-1850 Ancestry
Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940 Family Search