OK thanks for pointing that out and the information about governors. cheers Han
On Thu, 11 Jul. 2019, 10:46 Cheri Mello, <[email protected]> wrote: > Jan, > > Go back and reread the email. I did not give you the link to FamilySearch. > I gave you the link to Tombo.pt, which in turn, links you to the AZOREAN > GOVERNMENT web site. There is a difference between the two. > > To my knowledge, the Azores never had governors. I don't think they'd let > a non-Portuguese have power. However, I am not well versed in Azorean > history, so those who are will chime in, I'm sure. > > Happy hunting, > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 4:41 PM Jan Visinko <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi Thanks for your reply, it was very helpful. I am familiar with the >> Familysearch site. But knowing the steps to use in researching so thanks >> for including them. I believe Jane Whittle was born in the Azores circa >> 1800. I have also read that her guardian Henry Lloyd was the temporary >> governor of the Azores he was born 1784 died 1844. I am trying to google >> the governors to see if I can confirm. Warm Regards, Jan Visinko >> >> On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 2:46 AM Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Jan V, >>> >>> Where was Jane Whittle born? You never state that. >>> >>> The Azores is an autonomous region of Portugal. They consist of 9 >>> islands, the largest of which is Sao Miguel. San Miguel is one of the >>> Channel Islands off the coast of California. :) >>> >>> Everything in the Azores is organized on the town level (village or >>> freguesia). They are mainly the Catholic records. Were your people >>> Catholic? If so, start going through all 70 or so churches on Sao Miguel >>> island, looking for your people. https://tombo.pt/i/sao-miguel >>> >>> If they were not Catholic, they may have used the Civil Registry for >>> that time period. Some of those records exist. I don't believe they were >>> digitized. You will have to go to your local Family History Center (FHC) >>> that is affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints >>> (no, you don't need to be Mormon to use their library). You will have to >>> order the film for each village that had Civil Registry records and look >>> through them for your people. >>> Good luck, >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira >>> Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 10, 2019 at 9:37 AM Jan Visinko <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, I am from Australia. I am looking for the birth of my ggg >>>> grandmother Jane Whittle born circa 1800. On Jane's marriage certificate >>>> she has guardians called Henry and Mary Lloyd. Her husband James Christie >>>> worked for Lloyds Shipping in Portugal (Aveiro and Figueira) 1818. I >>>> believe she could be the daughter of Col. Samuel Whittle and his wife >>>> Catharine, and the sister of Mary Lloyd, born in San Miguel 28.10.1789, >>>> full name Alicia Mary de Visme Whittle. She married Henry Lloyd in UK 1811. >>>> I believe Jane and James met in Portugal, went by ship to England to marry >>>> and returned to St. Miguel. There first born Mary Jane was born in >>>> Portugal. Is there anyone who can help me with these families? 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