That's usually how things become standard practice - someone builds a 
better mousetrap, and before you know it everyone wants one:)

On Friday, March 21, 2014 12:33:33 AM UTC-4, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote:
>
> The only guarantee the grandparents were listed was on 1 July 1860 forward.
> But many started before that. Sometimes even the latter 1700s.
>
> On Madeira, it is normal to list them in the 1700s, even for marriages. 
> And I have seen that on the mainland, too.
>
> Doug da Rocha Holmes
> Sacramento, California
> Pico & Terceira Genealogist
> 916-550-1618
> www.dholmes.com
>
>
>  -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Joam da Costa (Might be his birth record
> -- can't really read it) Help!
> From: Dano <[email protected] <javascript:>>
> Date: Thu, March 20, 2014 3:39 pm
> To: [email protected] <javascript:>
>
> Joseph, I neglected to mention that I didn't see Joam's mother listed in 
> the record (which is somewhat odd). As for the Grandparents, they weren't 
> listed in the early records. I'm not sure, but, I believe they weren't 
> added until the early, or, mid 1800's'. Possibly Cheri, Doug, or JR can 
> chime in. 
>  
>

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