I'm new to this family research, but I did a Google search on my deceased maternal grandfather's name and to my surprise, someone had already completed my maternal lineage going back about 3 or 4 generations. However, some of these records don't make sense.
http://gw.geneanet.org/tavaressilva?lang=en&pz=joao%20luis%20tavares&nz=silva&ocz=0&p=joao%20barbosa%20de%20sousa&n=silvestre This person, Joao Barbosa de Sousa Silvestre, is my maternal grandfather who recently passed away in 2013. If you follow the links, his father was Joao de Sousa Silvestre. His parents (my great-great grandparents) were Manuel de Sousa Silvestre and a "Carolina de Jesus ou Augusta" born in 1861 in Ribeira Grande. Carolina's parents are listed as a "Jose de Sousa da Ponte" and "Maria Jacinta ou da Estrela". I was wondering why Carolina had a last name that's different from either of her listed parents, so I searched the baptism records for the parish of Sao Pedro in Ribeira Grande for 1861 and I spotted only one Carolina baptized at that church in that entire year, who was born on the 5 August 1861. http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-RG-RIBEIRASECA-B-1860-1864/SMG-RG-RIBEIRASECA-B-1860-1864_item1/P85.html That's the record. From what I understand, it says Carolina was born on 5 August 1861, the firstborn legitimate daughter of Manuel Jacinto de Sousa and Maria Augusta. It also says she's the paternal granddaughter of Jacinto de Sousa and Maria de Luz, and maternal granddaughter of Manuel da Silva and "Jacinta" whose last name I can't make out. So questions, for anyone willing to help. 1. Can anyone make out Jacinta's last name? It looks like it says "Querbina", but I'm not 100% sure. 2. Is this person's tree wrong if the baptism records show that her parents are different? Or is there a possibility she was adopted? 3. Why does there seem to be different naming conventions for men and women? I was under the impression it went (Given Name) (Mother's Maiden Name) (Father's Mother's Last Name) (Father's Father's Last Name). Most of the men seem to follow this convention, but the women often just take their mother's name? Is there a separate naming convention for women, adoptions, or just incorrect information in this tree? Thanks in advance! -- 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.
