Hi, this is actually an application for his passport. The document states he was a (exposto) foundling raised by .... you can find his birth record on line I don't have access to my desktop today. I can have another try tomorrow if no one else in the list has not assisted by then.
On Thu, Dec 8, 2016 at 10:11 PM Kirsten Crosson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, I wonder if someone an advise me about the process of leaving the > Azores circa 1883. I was playing around with museu da emigração, and to > my delight found a document referencing my GGGrandparents and 2 of their > children just before they left for Hawaii. I got help with translation, and > it appears to be more of a certification of their identity and I'm > wondering if this was usual or perhaps because they were both illegitimate? > The names and dates match what I had from baptism records, and so I wonder > also if the adopting families (listed on baptisms) might have been related > to the babies? Where and why might their last names have been chosen? Last, > I wonder if there are additional documents I should be seeking? Thanks for > any advice! I'll add in a link if anyone wants to see the ID doc > firsthand-the couple are Marcelino Soares de Almeida and his wife Lucinda > Augusta Moniz. For some reason it is titled Manuel, but that was their > infant son. > > http://museuemigracao.cm-ribeiragrande.pt/pesquisa_avancada/manuel-soares-de-almeida/#respond > Thank you! > > Kirsten > > Sent from my iPad > > -- > 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. > -- 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.
