Sometime the stories we get handed down are not always 100% accurate, but have some substance. I am looking for Jose de Sousa Dourado, native of Ponta Garca, that may have travelled abroad for work, possibly in 1853 and 1863, when his baptism shows that he was issued two certificates. I was and still am questioning the story that he went to Australia, but perhaps he went to Brazil. I am told he never married and had a sister by the name of Jacinta. There are many Jose's and Jacinta' born to families with the Sousa/Dourado name. This is why I can't link him to any family. Since he never married and this one certificate showed up with two certifications, I think this might be him.
JR On Sunday, October 26, 2014 12:05:05 AM UTC-4, A Faria wrote: > > Hi JR, > > There was no mass migration from the Azores to Australia although a few > Whalers jumped ship in the 1800's and I believe some Azorean immigrants to > Hawaii moved to Australia.. Mass migration from the > > Azores I am only aware of Brazil, United States, Hawaii before it became a > state in 1959, Canada and Bermuda. > > I think some of the Portuguese immigrants to Australia were Madeiran > immigrants that moved from South Africa but Madeira is a separate island > chain. > > A.Faria > -- 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.
