Karen, >From the mid-1800s through these records (1910/1911), the baptism date is on top and the birth is buried (before the mid-1800s, the birth will appear first).
Birth is nasceu. Look 4 lines down in your baptism and find the name Manuel. .....Manuel e que nasceu nesta fregue- zia as seis horas da noite de trinta e um de findo(?) mez e Outubro e anno dito de mil oito centos noventa e dois.... I did that line by line for you. The priest does run some words together though (doesn't always pick up his pen). ... Manuel and that he was born in this fregue- sia at 6 hours of the night of 30 and 1 of (?) the month of October and year same 1000 800 90 and 2....... You can look at the 3 other Marias on that page and about 4 or 5 lines down see the name of the baby followed by "nasceu." Soon you'll be used to that word too. Sometimes the priests will write that the baby was born in the same month and year (something like dito mes/mez e anno) or they say of the current month and year (something like corrente mez/mes e anno). The native speakers will correct my Portuguese writing and spelling. But current sort of looks like corrente. Kind of close to our English word. I did the word month as mes or mez, depending on the priest's spelling and the time period. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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."
