Hi Horace, Yay, progress!
The Azores (and most countries and regions) have their privacy concerns. So protections are in place for those who may be living. You won't find a 1931 birth or baptism from the Azores online anywhere. The books may be sent to the corresponding archive in 2035. And since you are talking about Sao Miguel, I don't know what they are going to do. The archive said they are out of room. The Civil Registry has the records. If you have the EXACT date, you can order a record from that particular Civil Registry. They won't do a search for you however. :( In your original post you said this about your ancestor: <<Manuel P. Melo: Born in Teatro Novo, Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he was the son of the late Joao and Margarida (de Paiva) Melo and the brother of the late Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo.>> So your Manuel P. Melo was born in 1931 in Capelas? When and where did he die? Was he the immigrant or did he immigrate with his parents? His siblings: Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo....were they older or younger? Do you have an EXACT date of birth on one of them? If you do, order their birth which will name the same parents and grandparents as your Manuel. Hope one of these strategies work! Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Thu, Feb 7, 2019 at 4:35 PM Horace Melo <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > > I was able to get a year if 1931 for my grandfather from Capelas. The > church books only seem to go to 1911. > > Are there resources available for 1931? > > Thank you! > > Horace > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:12 PM Cheri Mello <[email protected] wrote: > >> Horace, >> >> The 3 pieces that you need are a name, date, and a place. You have the >> names and a place. You need a date or a range. My grandparents were born in >> the early 1900s. My dad's grandparents were born in the 1880s. Saying >> "grandparents" gives us no clue at all to the date because it's relative to >> you. So you need to put a range on it. >> >> Once you get an approximate date, you can search Capelas on the tombo.pt >> web site. It's a portal the Azorean government records. >> 1) Go to tombo.pt (or tombo.pt/en if you need to navigate in English). >> 2) Type Capelas in the left column. Hit enter. >> 3) You want the one with the church called Nossa Senhora da Apresentação. >> Click that one. >> 4) Start hunting. >> Good luck, >> Cheri Mello >> Listowner, Azores-Gen >> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, >> Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >> >> >> On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 5:03 PM Horace Mello <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Good afternoon everyone, >>> >>> I was wondering if anyone could assist me in finding out any information >>> on my father's side of the family. Below I will provide some names that i >>> found in an obituary for my grandfather. While I do not have too much >>> information, I was wondering if anyone on this forum could help me find out >>> any information about my grandfather and his relatives. Specifically links >>> to databases, pictures, records, etc. Anything that will help me complete >>> a picture of where I came from. >>> >>> Any assistance anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. I >>> joined just now in hopes to learn more about myself and the people who >>> proceeded me. Thank you. >>> >>> This is what I have for names: >>> >>> Manuel P. Melo: Born in Teatro Novo, Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he >>> was the son of the late Joao and Margarida (de Paiva) Melo and the brother >>> of the late Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo. >>> >>> Again, not much but if there is anyone out there who may know something >>> please share! >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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.
