Hi again, Not everyone was illeterate....If the document is signed by someone and there is NO X MARK... then the person would have signed him/herself. Maria Filomena's signature seem to be legit to that individual. The church would not forge it. neither would civil registry.. Civil registry documents state clearly by the notary "signing thereof at the request of Mr/Ms xxxx who cannot read or write. Where the X or cross stands and the names thereof are on behalf of the signor that was unable to sign and usually entered by the priest.
Margaret On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 1:48 PM, Lester <lester.mur...@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the parish priest wrote the names of the individuals (note how > similar the signatures are) and the individual put his "mark" on the > document. > > On Mar 29, 10:57 am, EResendes <eman...@resendes.ws> 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-AGUARETOR... > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. 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."
