Not unusual. It's typically Portuguese but less common. JR
On Tuesday, May 26, 2015 at 12:21:59 AM UTC-4, Pam Santos wrote: > > Its clearly Martinho and no I havent come across a Mathias in my file ever > using Martinho. Martinho (Martin) Mathias (Matthew) > > On Mon, May 25, 2015 at 7:34 PM, Maria Lima <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> >> Is this person's name MARTINHO? that's what it clearly looks like to >> me but it's the first time I've seen it. ( It's just too strange) >> >> If so, does anyone know if Martinho could have gone by Mathias(?). I was >> looking for a Mathias, son of Gaspar de Melo X Marta de Paiva. Since I >> haven't fond MATHIAS yet, I'm wondering if this is the same person. I've >> found several siblings but no Mathias (yet). >> >> >> Right hand page in the middle of the page >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1703-1712/SMG-PD-SAOPEDRO-B-1703-1712_item1/P76.html >> >> >> Thanks for your help. >> >> Maria Elena >> >> -- >> 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.

