Thanks, John. Interesting. Now I will go back and look at the godparents to their children. But I suspect he was probably just a "hack."
"E" On Mon, Jun 16, 2014 at 8:12 AM, 'John Raposo' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > 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. > -- 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.
