I agree with JS Lopes. The Portuguese hall in Artesia, California has a heavy concentration of people from Terceira. There are Barcelos families there. However, I haven't seen the first name Filisberto in my research. Maybe that's more unique. Cheri Mello On Nov 9, 2012 8:26 AM, "Joao S. Lopes" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "de Barcelos" is very common in Azores, mainly at Terceira. Alternative > written forms include Barcellos, Bracel(l)os, Barselos, Baracelos. > > JS Lopes > > > ------------------------------ > *De:* Adrian Martins <[email protected]> > *Para:* [email protected] > *Enviadas:* Sexta-feira, 9 de Novembro de 2012 2:21 > *Assunto:* [AZORES-Genealogy] De Barcellos Surname..is it a common > Portuguese surname? > > I've recently come across my GG grandfathers Baptism record Jose De Sousa > Dias -Ponta Delgada/Flores 1878- record #32. (son of Manuel Filisberto > Dias) In this record it states that his neto Paterno was Filisberto Jose > De Barcellos. > > My questions if anyone can help out are: > > 1.) Is the name De Barcello a common Portuguese surname? I've never heard > of this name before and i lived in a very Portuguese neighbourhood. > 2.) From reading this baptism record it looks like it says the Padrinho is > also Filisberto Jose De Barcellos...is it common for the grandfather to > also be the padrinho? > > Thnxs for any help. > A. > > baptism link > > http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/FLR-SC-PONTADELGADA-B-1870-1880/FLR-SC-PONTADELGADA-B-1870-1880_item1/P155.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." > > > -- > 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." -- 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."
