Aloha Chuck, Thank you for responding as I truly want to walk the walk they endured before making that decision to leave all their family and home land in Sao Miguel. I have researched the conditions of plantation life here in Hawaii, and some plantations honored the contract conditions, others did not.
Portugal was the only country that included within their contract with the
Hawaiian Kingdom, certain conditions of pay, amount of food, living quarters
etc. But that did not stop some plantations from treating them worse then
the slaves in the South -USA. I have enough material to start writing their
hardships, but have no clue on the conditions they left behind. This is
important!
Francisco and his family was assigned to the Kauai Plantation - treatment
there was between good to reasonable. Jose my direct line to the Hilo
Plantation was not as lucky. Some plantations would promote very harsh
conditions including threats of imprisonment to bull whipping for not
listening to orders. As we all know they were given "bango's" or numbers,
not their surnames. Just like animals.
In 1878-79, how did they support themselves in Rabo de Peixe? What monies
were needed to purchase their goods? Were they living on a farm? City?
Was there a depression going on in the Azores?
I know that both Francisco and Jose were extremely hard hearing, so they
must have pretended to hear to come to Hawaii. So even more they were at
risk in not succeeding in the Terra Nova because of their handicap.
Again appreciate what life was like in Rabo de Peixe from 1845-1880.
Mahalo.
-------Original Message-------
From: Chuck Nostrome
Date: 3/25/2012 11:05:09 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Can anyone help me understand life as it was
in 1880 on Sao Miguel?
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.
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