Yes, the old spelling is the "y." OLD: Fayal, Sylva, etc NEW: Faial, Silva
There are some others too. OLD: hum, honze NEW: um, onze (for 1 and 11) OLD: Paxeco NEW: Pacheco OLD: Mello NEW: Melo As you go back in time, you will find older and older spellings. Just pencil them in on your Portuguese Word List. 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.
