But weren't the confession Rolls that preceded the Census? Until 1910 was a 
monarchy, after 1910 republic. Until 1910 Confessiom Rolls, after 1910 Census. 
No?

Sent from my iPhone

> On Dec 13, 2016, at 12:48 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Guys, please call these things by the proper name. They are NOT censuses. 
> Censuses are for enumeration of a population, usually done by a goverment 
> entity. Censuses don't exist for the Azores. These are confession rolls 
> (rólos de confissão or róis/confessado). The priest went from house to house 
> making sure everyone everyone had done confession and received communion (I 
> think). He listed their names, beginning with the head of the household 
> (usually the man), then the wife, then the kids. He lists their ages. Because 
> it happens to list households, it can function like a census for our use, but 
> it is NOT a census. It's a confession roll, used by the Catholic church, not 
> a census mandated by the government. 
> 
> I don't want new researchers thinking there's censuses out there for the 
> Azores. There's not.
> 
> And because confession rolls are NOT consider vital records (birth, marriage, 
> death) not many were collected. Graciosa had the most. I think a couple of 
> freguesias on Terceira. And I guess this freguesia on Sao Jorge. So most 
> freguesia do NOT have them online.
> 
> To see what the CCA holds, you can go to Tombo.pt/en, type in your freguesia, 
> and click on it. It will tell you what is held by the CCA.
> <image.png>
> Santa Cruz on Graciosa has baptisms, marriages, deaths, acknowledgements 
> (claiming parentage of the baby) and confession rolls.
> 
> Cheri Mello
> Listowner, Azores-Gen
> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, 
> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
> 
>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:26 AM, LouieLouieOhOh <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> Jeremy,
>> Thank you so much! I could send you lots of relatives from Ribeira Seca but 
>> ... can you check these? I would like to know if their siblings are listed 
>> in the Census of 1875 and 1900. As seen below they were married in 1870.
>> 
>> Estevao José Mattos
>> B-10/10/1832
>> D-3/3/1902
>> M- May 9 1870
>> St. Jorge, Ribeira Seca
>>  
>> 
>> Maria Inês Azevedo Coração Jesus
>> B-3/13/1850
>> Louie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> On Monday, December 12, 2016 at 8:43:51 AM UTC-8, Jeremy G. B-C - 
>> Researching: Sao Jorge & Pico wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> Louie,
>>> 
>>> Attached to this post you will find the 1875 and 1900 census sheets for 
>>> your great grandfather in case you did not have them.   Note: Jose de Sousa 
>>> Borba is not listed in 1875 or 1900 in Ribeira Seca.  If you didn't have 
>>> the attached, I can look up more names for you............
>>> 
>>> Jeremy
>> 
>> -- 
>> 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.

Reply via email to