Hi Tony, My GG Grandfather was also from Flores, Azores (Ponta Delgada)... Left as 14yr old & jumped from a whaling ship in Wellington at about 18yrs. Eventually became naturalised & married an English Settlers' daughter - they had 9 children in NZ.
We found that his name changed from the original, perhaps officially when signing his naturalisation documents...The NZ family knew him as Manuel Jose Bernard, yet he was Jose Bernardo de Almeida at birth. He has a few relatives also called Francisco Jose, but the DOB does not match - could be a cousin! We've pieced together much of Manuels tree re ancestors thanks to this group & 'Azores Nation' website... Still hoping to find some more of his siblings & their descendants. Let us know how you get on, Anita On May 19, 3:49 pm, "Tony" <[email protected]> wrote: > Francis Joseph was born in 1833, some where in the Azores. His Father was > carpenter named Antonio. We don’t know the name of his Mother. Francis > left the Azores as a young boy and > spent some years on whaling ships before “jumping ship” in New Zealand. He > was then 34 years old and spent the next 50 years living here. He never > became a naturalised citizen of New Zealand. In 1883, at the age of 50 > years he married an English woman in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand > and they had 3 children. Francis died there in August 1917 aged 84 years. > We do not know which island he came from and if anyone in the room has any > connection or knowledge of him or his family I’d be very grateful to hear > from you. He is my Gt Grandfather. > My Uncle who knows less than I do told me that about 30 years ago a lady from > America came looking for our family. Perhaps we have some American > relatives? Thanks, Tony -- 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."
