Wow, great luck, Joseph! Rosemarie [email protected] Researching Sao Jorge, Terceira, Graciosa, Faial and Pico, Azores, Isola delle Femmine, Sant' Elia, Sicily
On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 3:28 PM, Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> wrote: > I was able to order an inventory last year belonging to a cousin of mine > that assisted me in determining our exact relationship. His inventory was > 204 pages (back and front) and would have cost me €132,60 at €0,65 per > image. The archive wrote me and advised that only the first 17 pages were > of genealogical value and would only cost €11,05. In the letter they > gave a brief description of the contents prior to ordering. After I sent > them the money via a bank transfer they sent the images via zip file to my > email address.. > > On Mon, Jul 23, 2018 at 5:38 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Joseph Mendonca > > -- > 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. 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