You asked how common it was and it's not common. Sounds like and 70-80% illiteracy rate back in the day. Not too many people could read and write. Maybe you had one literate family member. Good for you! 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 5:11 PM, Samantha B <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Cheri > > The priest wrote in their record " And to be recorded and drawn up in > duplicate it was finally presented and then being read and confirmed by the > spouses and witnesses and the father of the wife, only signing the wife and > first witness, since the others could not sign." Which suggests to me that > she could write and he could not. > > Regards > Samantha > > On Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 5:06:56 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> 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. > -- 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.
