Another thought: look in baptism records for him to be a godparent or witness in the year or two BEFORE his marriage. So, roughly 1820-March 1823. As a single man acting in either capacity, the record would state his parents (or at minimum, his father) if known.
Gayle > On May 22, 2017, at 6:16 PM, Gayle Machado <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sean, > > Seems like you'll have to go through the CCA site in Candelaria for 1797 give > or take a year to find Manuel's baptism. Unfortunately, the CITCEM site (for > both Sao Mateus and Concelho da Magadela) doesn't provide his parents, which > leads me to believe he was abandoned. Having said that, it could just as > easily be that the record in Candelaria was unreadable. Unlike Sao Mateus, > the Candelaria records are often in terrible condition-ink blots, severe > fading, torn pages, etc. > > Gayle > > >> On May 22, 2017, at 5:49 PM, Sean Andrade <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Here are the marriage and obit records of Manuel Jose de Araujo: >> >> Marriage Top Right: >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-C-1795-1846/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-C-1795-1846_item1/P106.html >> >> Obit Bottom Left: >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1859-1875/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1859-1875_item1/P33.html >> >> Both records state that his parents are unknown but don't seem to mention >> anyone that may have raised him. >> >> His birth record says that he is from Sao Matues but was baptized in >> Candelaira but not much more information, or at least that i can translate. >> >> In a situation like this, is there a way to find records of an orphan or >> possible relatives that may have raised him? >> >> Any insight in why both parents are unknown including the mom? I have a few >> ideas in my head but would like to know if someone has come across this >> prior and what ideas they may have. >> >> Thanks! >> Sean >> -- >> 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.
