Hi Margaret, Thank you. That helps a lot. I also spoke to a man from Lisbon whose native language is Portuguese and he mentioned that Pastor is the word used for a Pastor and that Pastorinho is a proper and approved name. I'm going to look for his birth record and see what I can find out.
Many thanks! Christian On Sunday, September 4, 2016 at 3:30:45 PM UTC-5, Mara wrote: > > Christian, > > If I may; Pastor is the name, Pastorinho is the diminuitive of Pastor. It > can be used interchangeably. To be certain which might be the original > name, you will have to look up his birth record. > > Pastor as first name is not indicative of the office of herding sheep. > And it definitely has nothing to do with Catholics on the island. It is an > old first name used in the latin countries, in France is common to see > Pasteur. > > Hope this helps. > > > > On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 2:21 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Correction: 9 lines from the bottom. The maternal grandfather is who >> Christian is after. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >> Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sun, Sep 4, 2016 at 11:05 AM, Christian Day <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Hi there, >>> >>> In the following baptismal record, 9 lines from the top, is an ancestor >>> of mine named Pastorinho José D'Amorim. I've elsewhere seen him referred to >>> as Pastor. Translated that means Shepherd according to Google translate. >>> Would this have been his name or could he have been a pastor of some kind? >>> I'm guessing no because it's a Catholic island but then did they use that >>> word for Catholics there? >>> >>> >>> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1860-1864/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1860-1864_item1/P35.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] <javascript:>. >>> 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] <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > -- 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.
