Usually only the first name is in the baptsimal records. Women and men. Later on they'd start using the surnames. Usually when they died as infants, only the first name would be used, but when they married or died later, the full name would be used.
João Ventura http://tombo.pt On Friday, 28 February 2014 12:21:14 UTC+1, carmen furtado wrote: > > Why do just women have names with "da Conceição," "de Jesús," "do > Coração," etc.? > > I noticed that these names were not on their baptismal records. > > Were they First Communion or Confirmation names? > > Did they or their parents chose the names? > > Thanks. > > Carmen > > > > > > > -- 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]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
