Thanks Cheri for your helpful insights. It's pretty much as I was thinking and very similar to what I know of Spain. Obrigada!
On Wednesday, February 17, 2016 at 11:23:50 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: > > In answering Debbie's question about Jewish records for Cedros on Flores, > there are none or none were filmed. The Civil Registry was used by > non-Catholics and the GSU filmed what existed in the archives when they > were there in the 1980s. I checked the FHLC for Cedros on Flores and didn't > find any Civil Registry records listed: https://goo.gl/FdzE9M > > I know after someone converted, they would appear in the records as a "new > Christian." > > Depending on how far back this ancestor is, DNA might be her only answer. > Many records on Flores don't go back that far. > > (For those new to genealogy: GSU = Genealogy Society of Utah, the old name > of Family Search; FHLC = Family History Library Catalog. No, I did not make > up these acronyms, they are what is used by the genealogy community). > > 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
