JR- thanks for the info and also on the accents- I had started getting fancy adding accents but fortunately, I usually forget, so I will not any more.
So I'm asking would the woman be VELHA and the man VELHO? Thanks so much for taking the time. Maria Elena > On May 16, 2017, at 8:27 AM, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > > You have it right. It is Francisco Paxequo (Pacheco) fo. de Manoel da Graca > ja defunto... > > I always use the modern spellings within reason. This makes it easier for > your program to find a name when doing a search. Of course you can and should > put the correct historical spelling in the notes section; that is where you > place your transcription of the record. Some programs allow you to index > names starting with first names, and that is method well suited for > Portuguese names. I only realized this when Margaret V. brought it to my > attention. > > One other thing to consider is accents. Yes it is nice to be accurate and use > Portuguese accents. However, I have had nothing but problems when trying to > create Gedcoms and reloading to a new or updated program. They often come out > as coded gibberish- sometimes to the point where I can't recognize what the > name actually was. I won't go through that again and risk corrupting my > entire database. So I use plain alphanumerical lettering in all my records. > > JR > >> On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 8:34:10 PM UTC-4, Maria wrote: >> Right side. 2nd record down >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1681-1699/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1681-1699_item1/P14.html >> >> Third line down- is the groom's father's last name Da Graco (d'Agrela?). >> >> Also had a question on the name VELHA. Is it Velho for men and Velha for >> women. How would you enter it in the program? Would you make them all >> Velho(?) >> >> Thank you for looking at this😀 >> >> Maria Elena > > -- > 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.
