I would just like to clarify a few things about the Confession Rolls. 1. I have been assuming that the names between the lines in the Confession Rolls represent one household in one house. Here's a page for reference: http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-S-1863-1867/GRA-SC-SANTACRUZ-S-1863-1867_item1/P78.html However, I guess it could be possible that there are separate families living in the same house—I don't know for sure. I have been to Fontes in Graciosa and know that the houses are very small and am thinking that each family lived in a separate house, especially when there are a lot of members. For example, my ancestors are shown on the right page, second column, entries 2-4, and if they were all in the same house that would be 10 people. I just want to make sure I'm not assuming incorrectly.
2. My maternal third great grandparents are shown in the Rolls for Fontes from 1836 to 1865 when the last one died, but are missing in 1837 and I've looked through that year several times in case I missed them. Has anyone else had a similar situation and do you have any thoughts about possible reasons that people might be missing in a given year? I'm thinking possibilities are that they were sick, they took communion in another village, the priest inadvertently omitted them, or they just didn't fulfill their lenten obligations. Or...? Many thanks for your input. Sue -- 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.
