I'm thinking it's likely a Jose or Joao etc, Fernandes, Baleeiro. His alcunha or even occupation as a whaler.
You can find the Baleerio in Bahia records, but not until the 1890s. Maybe some background on where the information came from would help here. Eric Edgar On Tue, Aug 12, 2014 at 10:46 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Albert, > > Fernandes is a surname. Maybe his name was Fernando? > > Or maybe you are missing his given name and Fernandes Baleeiro is the > compound surname. > > Your information about him coming from Graciosa matches what I know about > people named Baleeiro. They are found elsewhere in small numbers, so can > easily be found passing through Faial, Pico Terceira, Sao Jorge, etc. > > No need to travel to Faial for research when they put those records online > this past year or so. > The government site is called CCA and it's quoted all the time, nearly > every day on this list. Look through past messages for the URL. > > Unfortunately, your lack of more information is a huge barrier to making > further progress. I don't know this person. It seems to me you will have to > find him in Bahia records to learn who he married, and most of all the > names of his parents. Then you work back in time from there. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > ============================================= > Get ready for NFL Fantasy Football and join me in the newly created Azores > Genealogist League. Still looking for more participants. > Write me here for more info: [email protected] > ============================================= > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Looking for Fernandes Baleeiro (Surname > unknown) > From: Albert Figueras <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, August 12, 2014 6:03 am > To: [email protected] > > Dear all, > > We are trying to find some information on a man named Fernandes Baleeiro > from Faial and Graciosa. As far as we know, he emigrated from Faial to > Bahia (Brazil) in 1726. > > I'm aware that the information is scarce, but perhaps you could gide us on > how to begin or where could we try to ask or search before going directly > to Faial and spend som,e days there. > > Thank you in advance. > > Albert Figueras > > > > -- > 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.
