Paul, Since no one with perhaps more expertise has yet come forth on this, I will write how I see it.
The answer lies with the Priests that wrote the records.. Cura Francisco Ignacio Pacheco in 1880 writes "natural". He did not qualify how it came about but he describes by saying "husband was away (ausente)" and does not name him. He also states the child is of incognito paternal grandparents. The reader, will quickly figure out the type of relationship. Cura Manuel Monis de Sousa in 1882 writes "adulterino" which is specific and qualified. States husband's name and that he was, away in Brasil. They are both "adulterino" because they were conceived outside of the marriage. They are also both "natural" children. T The fact of the matter is that the word "natural' is misapplied by the Church for all births are natural by its very nature. We are all natural of our parents. However,it was a way they found to qualify non-legitimate births in society. Margaret On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 9:15 PM, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > Here is the link for Manuel > > http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV- > MAEDEDEUS-B-1880-1882/SMG-PV-MAEDEDEUS-B-1880-1882_item1/P174.html > #13 > > -- > 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 -- 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.
