Thanks Nancy I shall be in touch On Fri, Jan 3, 2020 at 4:43 AM Nancy Couto <[email protected]> wrote:
> Note that Marianno Borges was a witness for both weddings. That, along > with the fact that Osiana (or Asiana) appears to be an uncommon name, > suggests that the two grooms might be related. At any rate, it’s a good > guess. > > I searched for information on the Osiana or Asiana surname and learned > that the name is popular in the Philippines but is also known in Mexico and > Uraguay and I’m sure other places as well. > > Rob, I’m a Couto and I have a very distant Ancestry DNA match with someone > named Whaite—not you, though, and I think my match is from California. I’m > interested in how your search plays out. Good luck! > > Nancy > > > > On Jan 2, 2020, at 12:35 PM, Cheri Mello <[email protected]> wrote: > > Ascenção? Inacia/Ignacia? Luciana? (And they misunderstood the L?) Joana? > Lauriana? Mariana? Sebastiana? Some of those aren't likely, but have an > "ana" sound on the end. Maybe it will give someone an idea. > > I'm going to disagree with Debbie here. There's nothing in the document to > indicate cousinship between the grooms. Maybe they are and maybe they > aren't. To avoid tunnel vision, I'd treat them as 2 distinct, unrelated men. > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:53 AM JesseAndDeborah Mendonca < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Rob, >> >> I see that the first two marriages on the page are what you are >> referring to. The dates are a day apart, so I suspect after marrying in >> the church, they went together to record the marriages officially. Yes, I >> believe the grooms were likely cousins. Both mothers are reported to use >> Osiana... their first names are Mary and Claudina. One spelling looked >> like Asiana. I also didn’t find a Portuguese surname that was similar. >> >> Does anyone have name ideas? I suspect the grooms are doing the best >> they can. Both used a mark to sign. >> >> If you know the place the came from... Azores? ...look for birth records. >> >> >> Debbie >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Jan 2, 2020 at 8:03 AM Rob Whaite <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi Cheri >>> >>> I attach a couple of Australian marriage certificates. >>> It is interesting that two of them are for Portuguese people in the >>> State of Victoria in 1866 .Thomas(Tomasz) and De Quite(Do Couto) and in the >>> same place(suspicious)? >>> >>> Both their mothers have the same maiden name Osiama or similar so maybe >>> the two individuals getting married are cousins? >>> >>> In any case have you, or anybody else for that matter ever heard of this >>> surname? >>> >>> Be very interested to know. >>> >>> Best Regards >>> >>> Rob >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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]. >>> To view this discussion on the web visit >>> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b7bde4cb-4a96-479d-87f9-c649a8f47802%40googlegroups.com >>> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/b7bde4cb-4a96-479d-87f9-c649a8f47802%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >>> . >>> >> >> -- >> 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]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJ7050vU%2B4Jc9ewov5e6TVqcxJpWut4Nof8QMsLYRt0oiOt5eA%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAJ7050vU%2B4Jc9ewov5e6TVqcxJpWut4Nof8QMsLYRt0oiOt5eA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GtfeDA8WOxv2HFNPs_JF5W1ErPjR1SDNX%2BMZq%2B11wFhQ%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/CAKUUw_GtfeDA8WOxv2HFNPs_JF5W1ErPjR1SDNX%2BMZq%2B11wFhQ%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > > -- > 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]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/EFF5AC7C-BB99-40B8-8DAC-2E48358ADA0F%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/azores/EFF5AC7C-BB99-40B8-8DAC-2E48358ADA0F%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. 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