Hi Eric, Exactly. Before 1911, there was no standard on how to write Portuguese (see the first one here: http://www.portaldalinguaportuguesa.org/acordo.php?action=acordo&version=1911).
Let me write that again, and sorry for shouting: Before 1911, NO ONE KNEW HOW TO WRITE CORRECTLY IN PORTUGUESE. There was no such thing as proper spelling before that. How can you claim it should be written one way or the other? You can't. It all depends on how the person (priest?) writing the record BELIEVED that he should write the name. It may make your blood boil that I'll systematically convert all the Joam to João, but honestly, when I'm searching my DB for a certain João Silva, I don't want to be also searching for Joham Syllva or whatever. Also, there was the annoying custom of feminizing surnames for women, which I also 'correct' Hannah Cardoza, is recorded in my DBs as Ana Cardoso. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 14 May 2014 23:42:44 UTC+2, luiznoia wrote: > > There is the very common occurence of Azorean immigrants of the 1800-1900s > who arrived in America and are recorded on census as being unable to read > or write. How do you verify original spellings? > > My great grandfather is recorded on his baptism as Eladio, yet all his own > spelling on immigration papers is as Heladio. How do I record? > > The older records are the more optional spelling seems to be. > > Eric > > > On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 1:42 PM, John Vasconcelos > <[email protected]<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> Eric, >> That sort of thing makes my blood boil!! My standard procedure in doing >> my genealogy is to spell proper names the way they were spelled during the >> person's lifetime which to me is the way everybody should do it. My father >> who died in 1963 was Joao Vitorino Vasconcelos. My paternal grandfather who >> died in 1906 was Francisco Victorino Vasconcellos. >> John Vasconcelos >> >> >> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:48 AM, luiznoia . <[email protected]<javascript:> >> > wrote: >> >>> I've found that in the Casais do Flores e Corvo book, Mr Pimentel Gomes >>> has often standardized the spelling of names despite how they are written >>> in the actual record. >>> >>> for example ; Basoura Vassoura---Jacinto Jacintho--Inacio Ignacio, >>> Matias Mathias . >>> >>> >>> Eric Edgar >>> >>> >>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 10:25 AM, Margaret Vicente >>> <[email protected]<javascript:> >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Suzanne and Manuel, >>>> >>>> I read Basoura which was old writing for the word vassoura (broom) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, May 14, 2014 at 12:01 PM, mnk <[email protected]<javascript:> >>>> > wrote: >>>> >>>>> It does not look like Salvador for the paternal grandfather to me. >>>>> Something like Baloura (?). 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