Cheri, Does the Guill book also have Faria or Farias listed separately? Right now I'm leaning towards "Frias" as the normalized spelling.
On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 6:35 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > Faria rhymes with Maria. Frias is only 2 syllables, I think. I don't think > I know anyone with that surname though. > > Yeah, standardizing the database is lots of fun when the records have > misspellings! Hope someone has an answer for you. Cheri > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 3:31 PM Joseph Mendonca <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Vacation has an accent on the "e" férias. "Ferias" is the way it is >> spelled in some of the records. For example: >> Left page, top, 4th line down >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869/SMG-PV-FURNAS-B-1860-1869_item1/P161.html >> >> I've also seen it spelled "Frias". >> >> I think it is a different surname from "Faria" but I'm not 100% sure >> either. >> >> I just want to normalize the spelling of the name in my database. >> >> >> >> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 5:55 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> I think it's Frias. The Guill book has Frias. He doesn't have Ferias. >>> Doesn't that word mean vacation? >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>> On Thu, Dec 20, 2018 at 2:47 PM GENEVA COOK-GERVAIS < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> My distant family from Sao Miguel used the spelling De Faria , Faria >>>> and Farias. Don't know if that is the same family or not....…. >>>> >>>> On December 20, 2018 at 5:26 PM Joseph Mendonca < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I am discovering ancestors with the surname of Ferias and sometimes I >>>> see it spelled Frias. Can anyone tell me what the normalized modern >>>> spelling of this name is? >>>> >>>> Thank you, >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> 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. > 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.
