Key Words (Marriage): igreja parochial = parish church
lugar = place nubentes = betrothed sem impedimento = without impediment (means the couple is not related) consanguinidade = consanguinity (related by blood - such as a cousin marriage) afinidade = affinity (related, such as the wife died and so he married his sister-in-law) grau = degree elle = he; ella = she idade = age annos = years solteiro = single; solteira = single (female) moradores = both living/residing ja de functo = had died (male); functos = both dead testimunhas = witnesses Third Marriage Period (1860 – 1911) - Again, the years are approximate. All from Joao Ventura's lectures a few years back. General info: • Age of individual determined age at time of marriage - the person had to be self-sufficient • Those with resources married younger Those without resources married at an older age Order (usually) that the info appears: • Date, church, place, council, island, diocese, Priest • Groom and bride, papers, impediments • Groom’s age, status, occupation, parents • Brides’s age, status, occupation, parents • Witnesses Here's a translated record from the Azores GenWeb if you would like to try on your own first: Original record: http://goo.gl/eAMoj Line by Line translation in English: http://goo.gl/FPcsG For those of you who would like to play along, let's try this marriage from the Santa Catarina church in the council and village of Calheta on the island of Sao Jorge. Let's start with marriage # 1 for Joao and Rosa Candida: http://goo.gl/D342T If you need help: Marriage date is first. This priest is making the names bold. After that, about half way down the page, you'll need to look for "elle d' idade" for "he is of the age." The bride's is about 1/4 from the bottom on the first page. How much can you pick out? If it's only names, that's a real good start! Post what you see to THIS thread! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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."
