Hi Justin B, Yes, they all had to register. The problem is, we don't know WHEN. So you start looking at 18 June 1905 and work your way back in time on the passaportes.
If you know the freguesia (village), it's easier to go down that column looking for the council and freguesia than it is to look and every single Maria. Good luck, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Tue, Nov 20, 2018 at 9:38 AM Justin Brown <[email protected]> wrote: > Was it mandatory for all people leaving the islands to "get a passport" or > be recorded. Even if it wasn't their first time departing the island. I ask > because I have the immigration records for here in the US, but can't seem > to find the corresponding record in the Azores passport records, as I have > in the past. > The person in question is Maria Julia Borges (Maiden name Desouza or Souza > though not in the record) age 32-34 who is traveling with son Julio > Age 3-5. On the US Immigration record it says they left from São Miguel, > June 18th 1905 and arrived in the port of New Bedford, July 1st, 1905. > > -- > 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.
