Although the Confessional roll's purpose what not a parish census, in fact that is exactfly what it was: it enumerated the members of each household who were old enough to confess and receive, including servants and nieces or nephews who might have had to take refuge with extended family. These rolls are at the local archives but most of them have yet to be microfilmed and catalogued, alas, just like those marriage dispensations that explain the relationship between the bride and groom. Someday...
From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2011 5:13 PM Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] confession logs I have seen copies of the confession roles for Pedro Miguel, Faial. Susan Vargas Murphy, who is on the list, copied them when she was in the Azores. I met Susan at a conference and she approached me when she found out my ancestors were from Pedro Miguel. That night I got an email from her with the information about my grandfather going back several years. My understanding is that the priest went to each house yearly and recorded who was living there and their age. I am guessing that they are called confession rolls since Catholics need to perform their Easter duty and confess at least once a year and that is what he was checking on. These were very informative and I count it as one of my lucky days when I encountered Susan. Mary Ann In a message dated 5/10/2011 1:50:07 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: Wow, I've never heard of these before but they sound fascinating; has >anyone had any experience with them? > >On 5/10/2011 11:38 AM, Cheri Mello wrote: >> Suzanne, >> >> The priest went from home to home to record the confessions. The >> confession rolls are held by the church. If they still exist, that is >> where you would have to look. Since they are not vital records, they >> will NOT appear on the CCA web site. >> >> -- >> 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." > > >-- >Jesse Pacheco >[email protected] > >-- >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."-- 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." -- 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."
