Thanks for the information! On Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at 8:38:39 PM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > If a couple is related in some way, they need to apply for a dispensation. > > The two ways to be related are by consanguinity (blood) or by affinity > (your spouse dies, so you marry their brother or sister, i.e. the in-law). > > 1st degree: Rather rare. Uncle - niece, aunt-nephew. I think there's some > other stuff as 1st degree. I think only once in the history of this list > was a 1st degree posted. > > 2nd degree: 1st cousins > 3rd degree: 2nd cousins > 4th degree: 3rd cousins > > After that, the Catholic church did not care. > > If a couple were related, a dispensation had to be applied for. They don't > necessarily follow a format. The ones I saw (Sao Miguel island ancestry) > had a interview with the groom and one with the bride. Ask how they met, > why they wanted to marry. Said how they were related. So if you are at a > point where you are running out of records (because they don't exist > anymore) you may find a few more generations in a dispensation. HOWEVER, > not all dispensations exist either. > > Currently, Joao Ventura, the archivist can look for a dispensation for > you. You need to be able to provide him with the marriage where it says > they were related and he will get back to you with his fees. heroi99 at > yahoo.com > > All existing dispensations for all 9 Azores islands are house in the > archives in Angra, as the Diocese seat for the Azores is in Angra. > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada >
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