Scott, Casquilho is entered as an 'apelido' nick in the book of Pedro Augusto Ferreira. It is downloadable, you can have a look here.
https://archive.org/details/diccionariodappe00ferruoft For interest's sake many of the Rodrigues Casquilhos from Faja de Cima are in fact from Faja de Baixo. I took a peak at the Faja de Cima records and found a few in the 1800's. Are these your grandparents? http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-FAJADECIMA-C-1890-1894/SMG-PD-FAJADECIMA-C-1890-1894_item1/P11.html Margaret On Wed, Oct 4, 2017 at 5:01 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Repost for Scott Anderson, > > I am looking for information about the surname Casquilha or Casquilho that > would have been located in Faja de Cima, Sao Miguel. My great-grandfather > emigrated from Sao Miguel to the US in 1906. His name was Jose Rodrigues > Casquilha (or "o," I've seen it both ways). As far as I can tell, his > father was named Francisco Rodrigues Casquilho and his mother was Maria > Jose Ermelinda. Any information about the surname or any family members > that may still live on the island would be most welcome. > > Regards, > > Scott Edward Anderson > > -- > 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.
