Maria, in general, parents would choose for their children Godparents, someone with a higher status, sometimes of their own family, other not. You will notice that was common the more you see baptism records. In the most cases, you will see only the Godparents signatures together with the vicars. Having said that, and together with your information, all points that he was educated. And yes, his handwriting is/was "gorgeous" I must say, comparing to many I have had nightmares to decipher!!
Cheers On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:25 PM, Maria Lima <[email protected]> wrote: > Thankyou Ricardo. I did wonder if that was his signature at the bottom > with the vicar because it was so well written. So I'm thinking he was > educated to the point where he could read and write well. Thanks. > > > On Thursday, January 16, 2014, Ricardo Chaves wrote: > >> Hello, >> >> I also read ESCREVENTE, and for what I've read, he may have been some >> kind of typewriter (datilografo), in this case, as you mentioned, a >> Scribe, I don't think there were typewriter machines in 1879, in Azores! He >> could sign his name, besides the vicar, he is the only signature in the >> bottom of the record. >> >> Good Luck >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 16, 2014 at 4:06 AM, Maria Lima <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> For baptismal record of Maria on the right hand page (number 146) >>> >>> On the eight line from the bottom: I'm having a hard time deciphering >>> the occupation of the godfather- it says >>> >>> Foi padrinho Domingos Perreira Machado, single "escreventes" (?) >>> scribe(?) >>> Was he a writer? I could not figure the rest of the sentence. >>> >>> I'm very curious about this godfather named Domingo's. if this >>> Domingo's was able to read and write; If he was educated, it could be a >>> key in the education received by my husbands grandfather, Domingo's Moniz >>> Machado. I believe someone must have recognized that he had potential and >>> as the story goes, he was raised by the Jesuits in Boston. Domingo's >>> Moniz is the older brother of Maria, the one on the baptismal record. >>> >>> Any help would be wonderful and I appreciate all the help I've already >>> received. >>> >>> >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOJOSE-B-1875-1879/SMG-PD-SAOJOSE-B-1875-1879_item1/P132.html >>> >>> Maria Elena >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> Ricardo Chaves >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- > 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. > -- Ricardo Chaves -- 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.
