I just looked, the passport records begin 1875. But they must have lost some because the numbered index begins at 247.Even so, that would only be a couple more years at most.
JR On Sunday, October 26, 2014 1:24:04 AM UTC-4, Marilyn Thompson wrote: > > Are there records for Emigration from Azores to Australia? Sorry I am > coming in on this post a little late. I just realized that I was > supposed to have had a great uncle that went to Australia from the > Azores. > > He was born on Sao Jorge. I will have to look up his information > > Marilyn > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2014 at 10:07 PM, JR <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > 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] <javascript:>. > > 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.
