The coachman was either retained by a wealthy/aristocratic family or he might have been a "hack" (or livery) driver, i.e. a coachman of a horse-drawn "taxi". If he was employed by a wealthy family some of the family members might have been godparents or witnesses at baptisms or weddings of the coachman's family.
I know of a family whose great-grandparents were in service to the Condes de Albuquerque in Ponta Delgada. The Count and Countess were witnesses at the marriage of these great grandparents and godparents to their children, and in an age when 90-95% of the populace was illiterate, they made sure their "afilhados" went to school and learned a trade. The children eventually settled in New Bedford. John On Monday, June 16, 2014 10:47 AM, "E" Sharp" <[email protected]> wrote: I found the translation on google for cocheiro but exactly what did they do in the Azores ca 1900? "E" -- 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. -- 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.
