You’re welcome! The file should include a page with the Court’s instructions regarding the election of the Council. In my case the members were elected by the “widow”. She selected 3 of her husband’s brothers of which she named one to be the head of Council, and the other two were her brother and the next door neighbor.
What Angela provided is right for that time period but, here’s the link for the present Civil Code regulations of the Family Council. It’s in Portuguese. https://dre.pt/legislacao-consolidada/-/lc/106487514/201703171158/73409442/diploma/indice Margaret From: IslandRoutes Sent: August 12, 2019 1:45 PM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] What is a Conselho de Familia in aninventario? Thank you all for your answers! Angela and Margaret your descriptions are very helpful. I have another question. Who selects the conselho members? Are there elders in the family who are automatically appointed, would the widow or grown children select them, or is the court the one that names them? Thank you all for your help! -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/3f30c19d-67b3-4829-aa96-95225ec019fb%40googlegroups.com. -- 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 azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/5d51bb2e.1c69fb81.897f0.95b6%40mx.google.com.
