Thank You this is a big help. George Sent from my iPad
On Feb 16, 2016, at 11:51 AM, [email protected] wrote: > I pasted below a portion of a post from Linda of this group that has links to > some great resources to help read these records (Thanks Linda). When I first > saw these records about 3 or 4 years ago I thought they were impossible; it > takes practice. The baptismal record of Thereza you posted is actually a > very good scan and has very good handwriting so is easier to read than many > you might encounter. I look for key words that signal the information I'm > looking for. > > > > I found your grandmother's baptism and will use it as an example. It is the > bottom right record for "Virginia" > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-CANDELARIA-B-1890-1899/SMG-PD-CANDELARIA-B-1890-1899_item1/P13.html > > > > > Baptism date: 3 July 1890 (in this era this is usually the opening line of > the record "Em os tres dias do mes de Julho do anno de mil oitocentos e > noventa" = on day 3 of the month of July of the year thousand eight-hundred > and ninety. > > Birth date: 18 June 1890 (look for the word "nasceu" (born) LIne 7 ...nasceu > n'esta freguesia as cinco horas da tarde do dia dezoito do mes de junho do > corrente anno" = born in this parish at 5 pm on day 18 of the month of June > of the current year > > Father: Jose d' Araujo Pereira (line 9; look for the word "filha" (or "filho" > for boys) to signal the parents names follow shortly). It then says the > father is a proprietor and native to this parish. > > Mother: Pollucina (Pulcina?) dos Anjos (follows the father's information near > end of line 10); it then says she has domestic occupation and is native of > Matriz da Santa Cruz da Lagoa. > > It then says the parents were married (recibidos) and are parishioners > (paroquiannos) of the mentioned (dita) parish of Candalaria. > > She is paternal granddaughter (neta paterna, line 16) of Antonio Jose d' > Araujo and Victoria Thomasia de Jesus > > She is maternal grandaughter (e materna, line 17) of Manuel Correia Soares > and Antonia Jacintha, > > > > I hope this helps and wish you luck. The part I plagiarized from Linda > follows. > > > > Bill Seidler > > > > > > The familysearch.org site offers a very good resource for getting started > with Portuguese genealogy: > > > > https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Azores_Genealogy > > > > Especially useful is this word list: > > > > https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Portuguese_Genealogical_Word_List > > > And, this booklet is very useful for getting started reading the records: > > > > https://script.byu.edu/Documents/portuguese_paleography.pdf > > > > The booklet is also available here, in pieces (downloading smaller files may > be better for slower connections): > > > > https://familyhistory.byu.edu/Downloads/Portuguese_Extraction/Default.htm > > > > > > Finally, here's an example of a transcription and translation of a record: > > > > http://myportuguesegen.blogspot.com/p/books-and-documents-are-important.html > > >> > > -- > 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 https://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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
