I found the format incorrect. My father's family comes from Spain and Mexico and I've worked with thousand of records over the last 20 years.
Joao Ventura has the more correct form. Jesus Gonzales and Maria Moreno marry. She becomes Maria Moreno Gonzales, or in older form Maria Moreno de Gonzales When her husband died, she becomes Maria Moreno Vda de Gonzales (Vda- viuda, widow of) If their son is named Jesus, then he is named Jesus Gonzlaes Moreno. Some times the new compound surname becomes a surname and a marriage adds to that. Example from my family- Francisco Robledo married Angela Montante, their son is Heladio Robledo Montante Heladio Robledo Montante then married Margaret Edgar Their child is Heladio Robledo Edgar. Because the family moves back and forth between the US and Mexico, the surname becomes compound Heladio Robledo Edgar marries Artemia Calleja, and she is now Artemia Robledo Edgar de Calleja Although, at the time I was born , the US couldn't grasp the compound surname, I'm Eric Allan " Robledo Edgar" but legally Eric A R Edgar What this has to do with Portuguese geneaolgy, is the compound surname issue. You will see this as " Correia de Melo" "de Rosa Duarte" " Ferreira de Avila" etc.. These name get passed down as compound for generations, until they arrive in the US. The they usually lose one of those . It could become a middle name. The first part could be dropped. The second part could be dropped, often I've seen the first part dropped and the second contracted with the De. So If you're looking for a Francisco Ferreira de Avila,now in the US he may be : Frank Ferreira Frank Avila Frank F de Avila Frank Diavila, Deavala, or Davilla or he could have chucked it all, and is now Frank Smith Eric Edgar On Thu, Mar 19, 2015 at 2:23 PM, João Ventura <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anthony, > > Really nice indeeed, just one small point when you mention the Spanish > naming tradition. You've got it wrong. See here: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish_naming_customs#Generational_transmission > > You wrote: For example, if a couple named Jesus Gonzales and Maria Moreno > had children, their children would use the 'surname' Moreno Gonzales. > > The correct order in Spain (the one in Europe) would actually be Gonzales > Moreno (paternal+maternal). And the maternal 'Moreno' would be dropped when > naming the children. It's extremely confusing to tell you the truth, and > i'm used to the Portuguese two-surname tradition that's basically the same, > except it's maternal+paternal. > > It may be that you're right when describing those traditions when applied > to some other Spanish-speaking individuals, but in that case don't call > them Spanish or you'll risk confusing your audience. > > João Ventura > http://tombo.pt/en > > > On Wednesday, 18 March 2015 16:28:50 UTC+1, Anthony Martin wrote: >> >> I wrote up a blog post that discusses my search process when trying to >> find individuals for whom you have limited information. I'm posting this in >> hopes that it is helpful to someone. >> >> Here's the link: http://thetreeandbranch.blogspot.com/2015/03/ >> reconcile-information-is-this-correct.html >> >> Any feedback would be great! >> > -- > 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.
