Christian, I may have the answer (s) you're looking after. After studying the marriage record of Manuel and his birth record, I realised the wording used was specific.
Manuel's baptism the key word is "*Esposados*". This means they were *engaged to be married*. As a result he is not a "legitimate" son. I checked through the marriage records after Manuel's birth and there is none. Manuel's marriage record: It reads he's the son of Antonio Machado but it does not say and of "sua mulher/his wife". It states only the mother's name. So the priest knew who the father was and entered into the record. Later on, that practice was disallowed. The reason Manuel's children only state the grandmother Rosa Maria is simply because the father didn't legalize him as his own son. He must have gone back to S. Jorge or gone elsewhere. The word "ausente" has deeper meaning now. Here's all the links including Manuel's children. 1. Manuel's baptism: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1791-1803/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1791-1803_item1/P167.html 2. Manuel's marriage: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-C-1808-1825/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-C-1808-1825_item1/P74.html 3. Manuel's child - Maria (bottom, left) http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1822-1826/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1822-1826_item1/P51.html 4. Manuel's child - Francisca (bottom, right) http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1826-1833/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1826-1833_item1/P23.html 5. Manue'ls child - Francisco (top, right) http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1826-1833/GRA-SC-SAOMATEUS-B-1826-1833_item1/P84.html Cheers, Margaret On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 5:24 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Yay! Now go find Francisco's siblings! > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > > On Tue, Sep 6, 2016 at 2:23 PM, Christian Day <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I'm just realizing also how much my photoshop skills are coming in handy >> with these records. Adjusting tone, brightness, contrast, and saturation >> has helped make some of these more readable. >> >> >> <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-2OMY4mxn24Q/V88z6hlSaaI/AAAAAAAAAFY/pbqi2VEsc-ABm6GL4Q-5LZOK8cR_7P8CgCLcB/s1600/GRA-SC-GUADALUPE-B-1791-1803_0167.jpg> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
