Jan 31, 1825, in Agua de Pau married antonio Vieira son of Antonio Vieira and Thereza do Couto to Maria Thomazia daughter of Manuel de Medeiros and Anna Jacinta both baptised and confirmed in the said church.
On rare occasions names do change. They are usually the result of errors or mix-up by the priest or a name change at confirmation time. It is possible but unlikely. Cabeca is nickname and foten they are used or dropped, so their use can be sporadic. Occasionally, nicknames, over time, can and do become part of a surname. JR On Jul 25, 3:55 pm, Steven McNamara <[email protected]> wrote: > http://pg.azores.gov.pt/drac/cca/biblioteca_digital/SMLAGAPC1809-1832... > > Could someone Translate this record for me. It is the one on the > right side of the page linked above. > > Also, what is everyone's experiance in how names would be changed by > different priest over the years. I believe this Maria Thomazia could > very well be the Anna Thomazia I am looking for, do you make that leap > of faith? I have noticed in many records that the priest dosn't use > the whole name. Most of the records I am looking for are for the > Cebeca family, most of the men use Vieira Cabeca for their names, > however I have found many records that dropped the Cabeca on some of > the names but not the others. > > Thanks, > > Steven -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
