JR, I'll have to see if I still have the request for Sao Miguel, 1770-1775. They brought me more, as that is how it was packaged. There were only 3 dispensations. I want to say they brought me 1750-1775 and only 3 existed for that whole time period for the whole island (and Sao Miguel is the most populated island). As I said, very hit and miss, with more on the "miss" side. Cheri
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 5:56 PM, JR <[email protected]> wrote: > Hey, thanks for all that information. I have some early ancestors in Ponta > Garca that received dispensations in pre and early 1700's stating 4th > degree consanguinity. If ever I found the document that could take some of > my ancestors back to 1600 or before. Maybe one day... > > JR > > > On Sunday, July 22, 2018 at 5:01:47 PM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >> For those interested in the dispensations: >> >> A dispensation is what a couple needed to obtain when they were going to >> marry a relative. The dispensation should contain interviews with the >> couple and how they are related (will state the lineage). >> >> Because the Diocese for the Azores is in Angra, the dispensations are >> housed in the Angra archive. >> >> The dispensations are very hit and miss. I'd say more on the "miss" side. >> They have only what they have. Many dispensations no longer exist. >> >> The first photo (80244) shows the request I made to see some >> dispensations. They call them "Dispensations of Matrimony" so that is what >> I called them. I am in their country, so I write in Portuguese. I include >> the island and the years I want. Not all years exist. >> >> The next photo (92811) shows how the dispensations come. They are bound >> up in packets, tied with a cotton ribbon. You can see a couple of other >> packets to the side. >> >> Photo 920845 shows what it looks like when you open the packet. There's a >> stack of dispensations. They are chronological. You have to look through >> them. >> >> Photo 92945 shows a later dispensation. It names the bride and groom and >> to the right, states the degree. The left states the church. The older ones >> are not as nice as this. Some are a few pages and some are many pages. They >> all varied. >> >> Photo 94345 shows 50 years of dispensations on Pico. The third most >> populated island. That's not the much considering how intermarried the >> Azoreans are. >> >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> > -- > 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.
