My old neighbours were Viola's as well and actual surname is Soares.I came across an Antonio viola pic on ancestry.com.
On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 1:18 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Interesting. I went to Vila Franca and they showed me the viola on the > wall. It was made by my ancestor whose alcunha was Viola. And that's the > word my family used on S.Miguel. Maybe it's a regional thing and maybe > alcunha just got started through the lists and here we are today! > > On Fri, Apr 24, 2015 at 8:04 AM, mnk <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Maybe it depends where your ancestors are from. My parents, both from São >> Miguel used apelido for nickname, sobre nome for last name. I only learned >> "alcunha" from this list and other genealogy lists. >> MNK >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > -- > 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.
