That's right. The witnesses are in the middle, before the newlyweds, Antonio Lopes cazado e morador na Povoacao and Antonio Carvalho cazado e morador nesta dito lugar; At the end it says, baptizados e ambos disobrigados nesta dita parochial... margin says they received blessings, May 12- 1831.
JR On Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at 2:30:33 PM UTC-4, Maria Sousa wrote: > > In reading this marriage entry, January 5, 1831, I am not familiar with > this format. I think it is reverse from what I am used to. Does this list > the witnesses first and then go to the bride and groom? I don't see any > ages listed for the bride and groom. I am assuming everyone mentioned is > from Espirito Santo, Maia, as I don't see any other area mentioned. > > Can someone just double check me? I am reading Joao Jacintho de Pimentel, > son of Manuel de Pimentel, deceased and Anna do Couto. > > Maria Isabel, daughter of Manuel de Paiva and Francisca Lopes. > -- 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.

