John, do you think this was unique to the west coast of Flores in the 19th century (and earlier), or occurred in small villages throughout the Azores, or was more widespread back then?
Likewise from Fajãzinha das Flores, my paternal Grandpa apparently had no last name either, so when he came to the US his second name got anglicized into his surname. His parents decided to return to Fajãzinha (allegedly a couple of years later, after having failed economically in the Folsom, California, area), they left him behind with another family; by the time they had another son years later back in Fajãzinha, baptism records show they were using the surname Henriques -- although when that younger boy came to California at age 18 (sponsored by my grandfather?), he took Grandpa's Anglo surname and made "Henry" his middle name. I don't know whether Grandma's maternal grandfather's last name of Jorge (from Ponta da Fajã Grande das Flores, just up the coast from Fajã Grande and Fajãzinha) was his family name or just his second name, which my great-grandmother later anglicized into her maiden name of George. Katharine. -- 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."
