Doug, you have a point about the names of grandparents should be considered as secondary sources on baptism records. I can think of the many times Maria da Conceicao, is on one record is Maria de Jesus on another and Maria de Sousa on yet another. The only thing I am sure about is her first name is Maria.
Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX Formerly of Epping, New Hampshire Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Monday, May 06, 2013 1:32 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [AZORES-Genealogy] Birth Records From 1700's Hi Judy, I have never seen a baptism from the 1700s that says the grandparents in Azores records, with the exception of Piedade, Pico which I think has them to about 1775, but I haven't looked at those records in maybe 10 years and am not certain. In Madeira, where I have done a ton of research for others in the past, even the marriages from about 1730 forward list the parents and grandparents. And I think there are some or many freguesias on the continent that also did this. But I also found often these grandparents have some mistakes when you find and compare their names in the original records. They should be viewed as a secondary source, not primary except for the listing of the parents. This happened in all baptisms for all Azores villages when listing grandparents. They are often slightly wrong. Doug da Rocha Holmes Sacramento, California Pico & Terceira Genealogist 916-550-1618 www.dholmes.com -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Birth Records From 1700's From: jt <[email protected]> Date: Mon, May 06, 2013 10:30 am To: [email protected] I know that at least some of the birth records from the 1800's show the grandparents names. Does anyone know if the ones from the 1700's do also? I am mainly interested in this for Pico and Sao Jorge. I tried looking at one of the records from the 1700's but it is so hard to read I decided to see if the info I want would be there before spending any more time on it. Thx for any help. Judy Thompson -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en. -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores?hl=en.
