Sean, Your question: do you think the godparents were the original godparents from the baptism mentioned on the note?
No, they were not. If they were, the attending Priest would not have baptised the child again. Why? because they would be confirmed witnesses to the first baptism and as a result this record would not have been issued. Who were they? Could be regular Church attending parishioners or they could make part of the family who will be nursing the baby. Home baptisms usually did not have Godparents. One person with some Christening knowledge would perform it but in the majority of the cases they were done by the midwife. In such cases the Godparent would be named by the Priest when performing the anointment ceremony in the Church. If you are certain this is your Manuel and want to follow up on the Godparents you will have to search through baptism and marriage records to observe a) if any of them are nursing abandoned babies. But this may prove to be fruitless, for children were given to nursemaids in other villages to be raised as well. If you collect all the baptism records for Manuel Jose de Araujo and his wife, you will learn more about him this way. In my research I have come across Expostos, marrying into the family that brought them up or helped him along the way. Unfortunately, unless a parent claims the child, there's no way of going further back. On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 12:45 PM, Sean Andrade <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks for the information. My next question is do you think the > godparents were the original godparents from the baptism mentioned on the > note? Which means perhaps there is another baptism record. Or do you think > those god parents are from the second baptism and who would those people be > in relation to Manuel? Just random people picked by the church? > > On Tuesday, May 23, 2017 at 9:10:15 AM UTC-7, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> Maybe, maybe not. The baby could have been baptized at home. The record >> did not specify if it was a church baptism or one done at home. And if it >> was a church baptism, it will most likely say pais incognitos. The marriage >> and death records both say pais incognitos. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> On Tue, May 23, 2017 at 7:56 AM, 'Jeremy G. B-C' via Azores Genealogy < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> That may be one of the coolest records I have ever seen! Now you gotta >>> try to look for the first baptism since it mentions that! >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Jeremy >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > -- Margaret M Vicente -- 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.
