Frannie, I know that in my Vieira Anselmo families case they had all boys and male children would be forced into the draft and could not leave if draft age. Immigration was tightly controlled so it was an escape. They took four boys with them and had the last two sent later. I think that was probably an important part. They had no opportunity for an education or a better life in the Azores. When they appeared for the passport hearing they were barefoot. That sticks in my head as a sign of the poverty.
If you read some of the articles at www.yourislandroutes.com/homepagehighlight.shtml you learn alot about life in Hawaii and the contract work. Pat (Pereira Dutra/Vieira Anselmo) Nostrome -----Original Message----- From: Frannie <[email protected]> To: azores <[email protected]> Sent: Sun, Mar 25, 2012 1:21 pm Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Can anyone help me understand life as it was in 1880 on Sao Miguel? I am trying to understand the life hardships for my Ggggfather Jose da Silva Sampaio in Rabo de Peixe that caused him, his family and brother Francisco and his family to sign up for a 3 year as contract workers for the Hawaiian Kingdom. To leave their life style and family. Was there a shortage of jobs there? And what kind of jobs were available for the woman and the men? Does anyone know what the average wage was? Were they able to buy land? Any help on this would be greatly appreciated. -- 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."
