My husband's grandparents were married in 1906 in Santa Luzia. From the marriage record it's clear that he couldn't write and she could. There's an old family story that the families weren't happy about the marriage and so the newlyweds left the islands as soon as they could. The difference in education levels makes me imagine there's some credence to this story. Maybe her family thought she was marrying down. Something similar happened in the '60s to my own parents in Australia. They fled their home state because of their families were hostile to the union.
On Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 3:37:25 PM UTC-8, Mary Bordi wrote: > > My great grandfather, born in 1853, could not read or write but he was > fantastic with numbers in his head. My great grandmother, born in 1870, was > literate. I don't know how much schooling she had before coming to the US > when she was 18. She was the youngest in a large family so that may have > made a difference. > > Mary > > On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 2:10 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Not common. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Samantha B <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> Culturally how common was it for women to be literate/educated at the >>> turn of last century. I'm intrigued as it was the bride who signed the >>> marriage record and not the groom. >>> >>> TIA >>> Samantha >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> > -- 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.
