A few more generations of Rosa Francisca " http://www.ghp.ics.uminho.pt/geneweb/gwd.exe?b=joao1;lang=en;p=rosa;n=francisca;oc=3 "
On Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 9:07:10 PM UTC-5, Mickey Blue wrote: > > Hi all, I'm an Australian, descendant of Manuel Jacinto, born Sao Joao > Pico 9 December 1825, son of Manuel Jacinto De Avila and Rosa Francesca. I > can only speak English, so I struggle with Portuguese language and naming > practices, any information in that regard would much appreciated. I'm also > interested in history and hope, one day, to write a novel, based on my > Great great grandfather's life and times. He was charged with stealing a > Frenchman's watch in Trinidad in 1836, at 11 years of age, he was tried , > under British law, transported to Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania > Australia) after two years on prison hulks in England. It is a tale of > terrible hardship, survival and redemption. He had four daughters and > through them, many hundreds of direct descendants. > > Naturally I'm interested in all my family history, but also would also > love to know cultural, social and religious customs around 1820's. On his > convict records, he was listed as being from Madeira, but I know he was > born in Pico, so I think he may have arrived in Trinidad from Madeira (I > believe the British recruited workers from Madeira during the transition > from slavery to sate demands made by plantation owners for compensation). > > Kind Regards > Michael > -- 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.
