Paul, the Priests abbreviated surnames all of the time prior to 1860 or so. It is not unusual at all. The Bride is Maria Vieira not Silva. It looks to me that her father is Pedro and the last name is possibly the abbreviation for Fagundes but his handwriting is so sloppy and fancy with the "F", who knows! The mother is Izabel Vieira. It also looks like the grooms last name is Ledo Vieira. I don't see any parental names listed for him either.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Sun, May 31, 2015 at 8:33 AM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > A relative and I are trying to find our 7th great grandfather's casamentos > for his first marriage. We believe the one listed below is it, but we are > scratching our heads at the surname for his wife. Their names are Francisco > Ledo and Maria da Silva, but on the record (top left) it looks like her > surname was abreviated to 'va'. Also, it does not list his parents (that I > can see) but lists her as Pedro ? and Izabel 'va'. What would be the reason > for abreviating their surnames? > > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-ESTRELA-C-1676-1697/SMG-RG-ESTRELA-C-1676-1697_item1/SMG-RG-ESTRELA-C-1676-1697_JPG/SMG-RG-ESTRELA-C-1676-1697_0179.jpg > > Thanks, > Paul G. > > -- > 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.
