David J. L., A legitimate child was born in wedlock. A natural child was born out of wedlock. Many times the mother would not name the father. Once in a while she would. And having the mom baptize the child and not name the father is much more common in the Azores. Probably Madeira too, but I don't work much with those records. I remember George Pacheco telling me it was much more common in Cape Verde that both parents are stated when then are unwed. Just a different philosophy or cultural difference between the island groups.
Now that records are online, I'll see if I can find my cousin's doozy. It is a baby, natural, born to the mom, wife of so-and-so and to dad, single, the adulterer! I double checked the dictionary to be sure, and technically, the mom was the adulterer (as I thought). Dad should not have been fooling around with a married woman, but I don't know of a word for a single man that does that. Well, modern day slang has words for it, (he's a "player" comes to mind) but that's not helpful in genealogical records. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- 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.
