*I am new to this myself, but if I am reading this corectly, the abbreviation is "fa" for Filha (daughter) in other words I would guess Maria is the daughter of Faustino de Souzada Silva and Rosa Candida.*
*Jeremy G. B-C* On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 8:35:12 PM UTC-7, Christian Day wrote: > > Hi there, > > Here's an image of a confessional roll entry I'm trying to understand. > This is, I believe, my ancestors Faustino da Silva and Rosa Candida. For > the next person in their family, Maria J.a (Juaquina? Though that isn't on > the abbreviations page I have from the Azores page) there is only an "M". > Does this mean something? If it's mother, then it probably isn't my > ancestor because Rosa's mother is Maria Candida and Faustino's mother is > Anna Maria. > > Any ideas? The full page is here > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1886-1887/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1886-1887_item1/P18.html> > > (they're on the lower left) > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1i6h0ZgQH9g/V9DcQH4UHhI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZrVUtmRQilsjW5wRRNMxGaLRBH2bMzNTACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-09-07%2Bat%2B10.30.18%2BPM.png> > > -- 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.
