Hi, The X or cross symbols are usually the mark for witnesses that did not read or right. It was standard in those days to sign by making an X in civil registries or cross symbol in church records. The priest or someone else with writing skills enters their names beside or by having it placed in between the between first and last name.
Margaret Vicente On 3/29/12, EResendes <[email protected]> wrote: > I've noticed alot of records that have signatures and they have some > crosses between the names. Some of the crosses are plane and other's > are more elaborate. Do they mean anything? Here is an example: > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-AGUARETORTA-B-1768-1792/SMG-PV-AGUARETORTA-B-1768-1792_item1/P11.html > > -- > 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." > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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."
