Altino, That link does not have the inventories or wills and it does not contain the images of them. They were very explicit about NOT putting the inventories/wills online. They stated to me that the inventories/wills are for viewing only, as they are very private. Too bad they can't make a cut off date. Someone who died in the mid-1800s and had descendants won't really be invading their privacy, as all the descendants are also deceased. <sigh>
Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 2:31 PM, 'Altino Demelo' via Azores Genealogy < [email protected]> wrote: > Joe, you can research from home here : > http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/registos/Default.aspx > > You can also research on the Tombo website. Maybe someone else can provide > that link. > > Altino > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Jul 23, 2018, at 4:33 PM, Joe Matias <[email protected]> wrote: > > Do you have to be in Ponta Delgada in order to view all the pages of your > search,or is there a way of doing so through the internet at home? > > > On Sun, Jul 22, 2018 at 7:19 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> While I was in Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel island, I made extensive use >> of the inventories or wills. I was able to find them on the Archives >> Catalog at http://www.arquivos.azores.gov.pt/ I don't know how to find >> them for other islands. I don't think the other archives entered them or >> perhaps the inventories or wills are not housed at the other archives. >> >> The inventories and wills varied a lot and from time period to time >> period. The more recent ones were better, as they were more organized and >> followed a format. >> >> They started with a cover page, naming the deceased and who was in charge >> of their inventory. Some had maybe 7 pieces of paper (so potentially 14 >> pages of information). Some had 144 pieces of paper (288 pages of >> information). The more "recent" ones (1920s forward) had a copy of the >> death certificate with the cause of death listed. Or the best that medicine >> knew for that time period. They named children, grandchildren, >> great-grandchildren if they had any. If you can read the births and >> marriages, then you already know the words of "filhos" and "netos." >> "Bisnetos" are the great-grandchildren. Some listed relatives on the >> paternal side "pelo lado paterno" or the maternal side "pelo lada materna," >> Anytime I saw the word "familia" I scanned the page. Some listed what I >> believe were people they owed. Some listed what they owned, as in the >> furnishings and whatnot. My 2 great-grandmother's had a declaration from >> her husband. I don't know what it says yet. I'm waiting on my cousin to >> tell me. And there was a lot of legal stuff in there too. >> >> The earliest will/inventory that I looked at was from 1807. Some exist >> from the 1700s. >> >> Not every ancestor will have an inventory or will. You didn't need to own >> property to have an will or inventory. As I said, it appeared that one guy >> owed a lot of people a lot of money. >> >> They allowed me to take pictures with my camera (found out I need a >> different pair of reading glasses to take pictures). They said that the >> inventories are NEVER to be posted anywhere on the Internet. That means >> Ancestry.com, Geni.com, My Heritage, FamilySearch.org, your own personal >> page, etc. They consider the inventories private Yes, I understand that if >> the person died in 1807, no one alive today was mentioned in that will. But >> they have their rules. I said it was going to be left on my computer so I >> could consult it. I would extract only genealogy information from the >> documents, but would never post an image of any them. So for those >> utilizing the inventories/wills, do NOT post them ANYWHERE on the Internet >> or you mess it up for future genealogists. >> >> Hopefully the other archives will get their inventories/wills up on the >> Archives Catalog. >> 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. > > -- > 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.
