Kim, because of WWI the Census takers were instructed to state the exact country where people were born. The USA wanted to know who was from the "enemy" countries; Germany, Italy etc. You will see on many Azoreans that the Island is crossed out and 'OC' which I believe would be 'other' country as opposed to Germany and the other countries that were split up after the war. The same for 'OL' for other language.
Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily On Fri, Feb 3, 2017 at 12:51 PM, Kim White <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi folks, > > I am looking at the enumeration for my great grandparents and am wondering > what a particular notation signifies on the enumeration form. I have noted > that persons who gave Azores as their country of nativity have an "OC" > handwritten over "Azores" and "OL" handwritten over "Portuguese." I am > wondering if any of you have determined if this notation was made at the > time of indexing, or transcription, and what it represents? > > I have noted "Hamburg" was overwritten with "Ger," "Ost Freisland" was > overwritten with "Holland," and "Fyal" was overwritten with "Ptg" and a > number of other notations, as well. > > It is reasonable to suggest that "Ptg" overwritten on "Fyal" indicates > Portugal, but "OC" comes across to me as either "Old Country" or "Other > Country." > > Thank you, > Kim > > -- > 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.
