Note that Marianno Borges was a witness for both weddings. That, along with the fact that Osiana (or Asiana) appears to be an uncommon name, suggests that the two grooms might be related. At any rate, it’s a good guess.
I searched for information on the Osiana or Asiana surname and learned that the name is popular in the Philippines but is also known in Mexico and Uraguay and I’m sure other places as well. Rob, I’m a Couto and I have a very distant Ancestry DNA match with someone named Whaite—not you, though, and I think my match is from California. I’m interested in how your search plays out. Good luck! Nancy > On Jan 2, 2020, at 12:35 PM, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ascenção? Inacia/Ignacia? Luciana? (And they misunderstood the L?) Joana? > Lauriana? Mariana? Sebastiana? Some of those aren't likely, but have an "ana" > sound on the end. Maybe it will give someone an idea. > > I'm going to disagree with Debbie here. There's nothing in the document to > indicate cousinship between the grooms. Maybe they are and maybe they aren't. > To avoid tunnel vision, I'd treat them as 2 distinct, unrelated men. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:53 AM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca > <jessdebmendo...@gmail.com <mailto:jessdebmendo...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi Rob, > > I see that the first two marriages on the page are what you are referring to. > The dates are a day apart, so I suspect after marrying in the church, they > went together to record the marriages officially. Yes, I believe the grooms > were likely cousins. Both mothers are reported to use Osiana... their first > names are Mary and Claudina. One spelling looked like Asiana. I also > didn’t find a Portuguese surname that was similar. > > Does anyone have name ideas? I suspect the grooms are doing the best they > can. Both used a mark to sign. > > If you know the place the came from... Azores? ...look for birth records. > > Debbie > > > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:03 AM Rob Whaite <rwhait...@gmail.com > <mailto:rwhait...@gmail.com>> wrote: > Hi Cheri > > I attach a couple of Australian marriage certificates. > It is interesting that two of them are for Portuguese people in the State of > Victoria in 1866 .Thomas(Tomasz) and De Quite(Do Couto) and in the same > place(suspicious)? > > Both their mothers have the same maiden name Osiama or similar so maybe the > two individuals getting married are cousins? > > In any case have you, or anybody else for that matter ever heard of this > surname? > > Be very interested to know. > > Best Regards > > Rob > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b7bde4cb-4a96-479d-87f9-c649a8f47802%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b7bde4cb-4a96-479d-87f9-c649a8f47802%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJ7050vU%2B4Jc9ewov5e6TVqcxJpWut4Nof8QMsLYRt0oiOt5eA%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJ7050vU%2B4Jc9ewov5e6TVqcxJpWut4Nof8QMsLYRt0oiOt5eA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Azores Genealogy" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com>. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GtfeDA8WOxv2HFNPs_JF5W1ErPjR1SDNX%2BMZq%2B11wFhQ%40mail.gmail.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GtfeDA8WOxv2HFNPs_JF5W1ErPjR1SDNX%2BMZq%2B11wFhQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/EFF5AC7C-BB99-40B8-8DAC-2E48358ADA0F%40gmail.com.
