Hello Paul,
I just spent some time looking at the Passenger list and the passports from Ponta Delgada. I have some thoughts for your consideration: The passenger list turned in on arrival should be considered accurate. On the passport records from about 1 Oct 1906 to 4 Oct 1906 there are a number of people that received their passport with a destination of Sandwich Islands which is what Hawaii was also known as at the time. On the Passenger list the ticket was paid for by the Hawaiian Board of Immigration for the people on that particular page. This is a big clue. My guess is that a representative went to the Acores and hired a number of men with their families, and to entice them to sign on the Hawaiian Board of immigration paid for their transportation under agreement that the men would work for a period of time. My guess and perhaps someone more familiar will attest that this board represented the plantations which joined together to hire workers. I think the reason you cannot find them in the passport records is because this whole group was processed separately under a special agreement with the authorities as a group and the records were kept in another book. I could be completely wrong but that would be my explanation. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Spring, TX From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Sent: Thursday, February 6, 2014 3:10 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Pesquisa de Passaportes Attached is the passenger manifest for the S.S. Suveric which left port (Ponta Delgada?) on 5 Oct 1906. My great grandfather and his family are listed on lines 3 - 9. I have also attached his baptismo record because at the far right of the manifest under "PLACE OF BIRTH" it lists Lomba do Joao Loução, which is a part of Povoação. Manuel was baptised at Nossa Senhora Mae de Deus, Povoação, so he must have lived in Matriz da Mãe de Deus in his youth. I have looked at all the passports #472 from 1894-1906 and nothing matches. I'll look for variations of the number, names, Freguesia's, and Councils. Hopefully I'll find him listed. Thanks for all the help. Paul G. On Thursday, February 6, 2014 1:33:43 AM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: Sorry, I need to go to bed. Look for the council of Povoacao, Matriz or Mae de Deus. 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. -- 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.
