I think this is an excellent explanation. I've used many of the indexes that appear in various Graciosa registers. Sometimes they are helpful in that they point me to a record. I would like to add that, although I have found most of the indexes at the back I have occasionally found some in the front of the book, so I always look at the first few pages and the last few pages and hope that I'm lucky! They do help but sometimes even if I don't find want I'm looking for in an index I'll look through the records for the years I want anyway just in case there was omission. Sue
On Thursday, January 12, 2017 at 9:12:27 AM UTC-8, Richard Francis Pimentel wrote: > > *Most of the Indexes I have seen on the films in the Acores are indexed > by first name. In an index you will see all the first names of the babies > that are baptized arranged in alphabetical order with the parents’ names. > They will also appear in chronological order. In this type of index you > will have to go down a long list of girls named Maria and look at the > parent’s names to find the one you want. Then you will have to go to the > book and page to look at the actual record. I have seen some marriage > indexes arranged like this as well but they are always arranged by grooms > names. So you will see all the men that have a name beginning with Jose > followed by their last name and the brides name. They are usually in > chronological order. So you will look down the list till you find your Jose > de Sousa that married a Maria de Jesus. Once again you will have to go to > the book and page to look at the record to see if that is the one you want. > I have seen other lists that just list the marriages in order as they > appear in the book so you will have to look through the whole list to find > the one you want.* > > > > *Indexes at best are spotty in the Acores. Some parishes have good indexes > and others have no indexes at all. Some indexes are listed as indexes and > others are at the last page(s) of the book and you would have no idea they > existed unless you looked. * > > > > *Rick* > > > > *Richard Francis Pimentel* > > *Epping, NH* > > > > *Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and > Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores* > > > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] <javascript:> [mailto: > [email protected] <javascript:>] *On Behalf Of *Cheri Mello > *Sent:* Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:26 AM > *To:* Azores Genealogy > *Subject:* Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: indices > > > > An index is an alphabetical list of names, typically found at the end of a > book. The book is usually chronological. So the index usually lists the > content by name. Or at least now-a-days, in America. > > I don't know in what parish you are looking. If you are on FamilySearch or > Ancestry.com, they don't have parishes, but they have state birth, > marriages, and deaths. They have first and last name fields. You just fill > them in. > > If you are talking about the Azores, my answer is the same as before: > Some are chronological by date, some are by name, generally first. The > headers at the top of the page tell you (like the guide words in a > dictionary). But I don't know which index you are looking at, so I can't be > sure. > > You only responded with Nossa Senhora do Rosario and no link. I don't > believe there would be a John Mello in those indices, as John is an > Anglicization. > > > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > > On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 8:14 AM, pjm47 <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > > Let me redo my question, what is the purpose behind indexing ? in some of > the parishes but not all.If i am looking for a John Mello how would going > to indexing help me in finding him or does it. > > On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 4:05:37 PM UTC-5, pjm47 wrote: > > Can anyone here please explain how do you use the indices to find someone > in the records. Do you look for the first or last name. > > > > Thank you Paul > > > > -- > 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.
