Pick any freguesia you want. Go through the marriage book for the time period you seek. Then pick another freguesia on another island and check their books. Then go to a 3rd one. You won't see many brides and grooms signing.
Or google: historical literacy in portugal Here's one from Wikipedia: https://goo.gl/pFPQ0J I'm guessing the stats are mostly the mainland and the islands were a little worse off. 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 4:53 PM, Samantha B <[email protected]> wrote: > 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]> 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]> 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]. >>>> 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. >>> >> -- > 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.
