Giovanni, The record was not an easy read. I'm glad it gave you enough to make a determination.
Good luck! Margaret On Thu, Jun 22, 2017 at 7:30 PM, GCordeiro <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Margaret, > > Thanks so much for your help. That little bit of information was indeed > helpful enough to tell me it's the wrong person :-( Oh well ... such is > the search for information on our ancestors. However, on the plus side, > your transcription and translation will help me with being a bit more > independent in my continued search :-) > > Thank you. > > Giovanni > > > > On Thursday, 22 June 2017 23:26:24 UTC+10, Mara wrote: >> >> It says: ...........Antonio Cordeiro morador desta Cidade ...queria >> transportar a Cidade do Ryo (Rio) de Janeiro pela companhia de seu pai >> Filipe de Andrade ....cujo transporte poderia fazer com escala pela Cidade >> da Bahia >> >> It does not give details other than the names Antonio Cordeiro, residing >> in this City, made the request acompanied by his father Filipe de Andrade >> to travel in the voyage headed for Rio de Janeiro, with a stop at Bahia. >> >> Hope this helps, >> Margaret >> >> >> Hope this helps >> >> >> On Wed, Jun 21, 2017 at 9:39 PM, GCordeiro <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I've recently come across the records for passport applications from the >>> 1770s ... I believe it was uploaded not that long ago? I thought I'd have a >>> look to see if I could find my ancestor's name there and much to my >>> surprise, there's an entry with his name in it ... or it could just be >>> someone else with the same name :-/. >>> >>> From what I understand, the application may give information about the >>> individual's residence, occupation, destination, etc, and I'd really >>> appreciate if someone could give me a hand with reading the record ... >>> beautifully and neatly written as it is, it still looks like squiggly lines >>> to me :-( >>> >>> The details of the individual - Name: Antonio Goncalves Cordeyro ('i' >>> and 'y' often interchanged). I believe the middle name is not mentioned in >>> the passport application. Born in 1753 in Biscoitos, Terceira but was >>> living elsewhere by around 1780 (I have noted that the passport application >>> was made in Jul 1773). >>> >>> The record is here: http://culturacores.azores.gov >>> .pt/biblioteca_digital/PASSAPORTES-TER-1770-1775/PASSAPORTES >>> -TER-1770-1775_item1/P92.html (second entry on left hand side) >>> >>> I've also also attached my attempt to come up with a slightly clearer >>> image - not sure if I've succeeded. Understanding this record would mean >>> so much to us. >>> >>> Thank you. >>> >>> Giovanni >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > -- 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.
