Louie, the Confession Rolls (if they exist) are at the Catholic Church of the village. They are not government controlled. So, unless someone was lucky enough to have a lenient priest who let them see/copy they were not given to the Archives. Why some were given is anyone's guess but whatever was available was scanned.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Wed, Dec 14, 2016 at 9:25 AM, LouieLouieOhOh <[email protected]> wrote: > Cheri, > > If the confessional roles aren't posted, do we assume they don't exist or > they were just not scanned and added to the site? > > Louie > > On Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at 10:31:53 PM UTC-8, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Liz M >> Go to Tombo.pt/en and find your freguesia. If the CCA has them, they >> scanned them. >> Here's what's available for Ribeira Seca on Sao Jorge: >> >> [image: Inline image 1] >> >> I don't know how many candy canes, sugar plums, or fruit cakes Jeremy has >> been eating! >> >> We need to call the confession rolls just that. And if people don't know >> what they are, we define it. That's what this list is for - to educate >> people. Please don't mislead lead them or make them think they can get >> access to things that are inaccessible. >> >> Just got to Tombo and and find your freguesia. If the confessional rolls >> were scanned by the CCA they will be listed under Rois/Confessal (spelling). >> Cheri >> >> 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 6:44 PM, Elizabeth Migliori <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Hi >>> So are there confession rolls for Faial and Pico and All of Sao Miguel? >>> like Cabouco, Lagoa? >>> >>> Liz >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2016 at 9:48 AM, 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: Inline image 1] >>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- > 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. 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