Thanks JR!
2014-11-21 12:32 GMT+00:00 JR <[email protected]>: > I don't know if there is any such record. In my experience people just > adopted those names. I have seen a few instances where a side margin note > indicated a first name change at charisma. I followed this formerly Jewish > couple from Morocco and after one generation they started using the > spouse's surname and not their own. I would guess if there is legal > requirement, it would be the notary books. I don't think we can use today's > more stringent legal requirements for such changes and expect it was used > in the past. People more familiar with court issues in Portugal might shed > more light on this. > > JR > > > On Thursday, November 20, 2014 7:16:52 PM UTC-5, Ângela Loura wrote: >> >> When Ruffino was born, he was left at the Câmara's doorsteps ("pais >> incógnitos"). >> In his marriage record, as well as in his daugther Anna Julia's baptism >> record, he is listed as Ruffino *da Câmara*. >> By the time his children get married, he is listed as Rufino *Cabral*. >> At first i thought the priest had "to much vino" and listed Rufino with >> Anna Julia's groom's surname (Cabral), but then i found Rufino's death >> record, where he is also listed as Cabral. >> Do you know if there's a way to find out when Rufino changed his surname >> from "da Câmara" to "Cabral"? I don't know which kind of record it would >> be, or some kind of additional note? >> What's your ipinion? >> Thanks! >> >> Ruffino's baptism record: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_ >> digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1802-1809/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B- >> 1802-1809_item1/P47.html (T.Right) >> Ruffino's marriage record: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_ >> digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1823-1837/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C- >> 1823-1837_item1/P61.html (Right) >> Ruffino's daughter Anna baptism record:http://culturacores. >> azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B- >> 1828-1834/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-B-1828-1834_item1/P135.html (B.Left) >> Ruffino's daughter Anna marriage record:http:// >> culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP- >> ASSUNCAO-C-1860-1862/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1860-1862_item1/P27.html (Right) >> Ruffino's death record: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_ >> digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-O-1865-1869/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-O- >> 1865-1869_item1/P45.html (B.Right) >> >> Ângela Loura >> > -- > 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.

