Thank you- you are confirming my thoughts. Maria Elena
> On Jan 16, 2014, at 1:23 PM, Ricardo Chaves <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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