Hi Debbie, You're very welcome :)
I'll keep my fingers crossed for your search today! best of luck, Linda On Sunday, January 19, 2020 at 9:34:13 AM UTC-8, Jesse Mendonca wrote: > > Linda, > > This is so helpful for all of us. Thank you for the explanation and the > examples. I am going to try the João Joaquim Mendonca passports to > Brazil today, with your helpful advice. Wish me luck! > > Debbie Shepherd Mendonca > > (jessdebmendonca at gmail.com) > > *Researching:* > > *1. LUIZ surname— including Luiz de SOUZA, PIMENTEL, Antonio CABRAL, and > PEREIRA—on Sao Miguel (Sao Roque, Ponta Delgada) and North Kohala, Hawaii, > Hawaii* > > > *2. Mendonca and Aguiar Surnames on Madeira (Santana, but perhaps other > places); Sao Paulo, Brazil; Hawi. Hawaii, Hawaii; Oakland and San Leandro, > California* > > > > On Sat, Jan 18, 2020 at 12:07 PM linda <[email protected] <javascript:>> > wrote: > >> >> Hi Steve, >> >> I'll help you learn to read the passport records. The data and >> vocabulary are limited; all it just takes is a little practice. >> >> *********** >> Reading the Passport Lists: >> >> Headings at the top of the page are >> >> Passport Number; Date (Month, Day); Name of Bearer; Destination >> >> The information for each passport holder usually includes name, marital >> status, occupation, birth location, and age. It may also include >> additional people traveling with in the care of the main passport holder. >> These may be dependent children, elderly parents; minor siblings or wives. >> >> The passports seem mostly grouped by departing ship-- groups of passport >> holders all going to the same location. In addition to place names, you >> will also see ditto marks such as >> >> " >> or >> >> ~ " ~ >> >> or >> >> "Idem" which is Latin for "the same". >> >> It seems to me that US passengers sometimes state their final >> destination, such as California, or sometimes state their port of >> disembarkation, such as Boston. So, I like to check all the names on any >> US destination page, just in case. >> >> >> ********** >> >> I believe you're looking for an immigrant to the US, so my strategy would >> be to first scan the destinations looking for US locations. >> >> Passengers on [web] pages 8, 20, 52, 53, 59, 75, 102, 104 passengers are >> all going to Brasil-- mostly Rio de Janeiro. >> >> Passengers on [web] page 101 are a mixed lot. They are mostly going to >> Brazil; some are going directly, but some are going indirectly via Lisbon; >> passport number 259 is going to the US by way of Faial ["Estados Unidos da >> America pela ilha da Fayal"]. >> >> Let's look at a couple of the entries more closely. The information >> generally follows a standard format. >> >> page 101 #266: >> >> Manuel de Sousa do Rigo >> de 43 annos, casado, proprieta- >> rio, natural de freguesia de S. >> Sebastiao, d'esta ilha Terceira >> >> Translation: >> >> Manuel de Sousa do Rigo >> 43 years [old], property owner >> native of the village of S[ao] >> Sebastiao, of this island of Terceira >> >> This Manuel de Sousa is going to Rio de Janeiro [it says "Idem" beneath >> "Rio de Janeiro" in the destination column], and he's too old to be your >> Manuel. >> >> >> Page 8 #55: >> >> Manoel de Sousa Bor- >> ges, casado, proprietario, >> natural da freguesia das >> L?????, d'esta ilha, de >> 71 annos. >> >> Manoel de Sousa Borges, >> married, property owner >> native of the village of >> L?????, of this island, >> 71 years [old]. >> >> This Manuel Sousa is going to Rio de Janeiro, and he's 71, so he's not >> your Manuel either. >> >> You did great in identifying a list of potential Manuel de Sousas, and >> you'll be able to go through the pages more quickly by scanning for US >> destinations, then narrowing the candidates down to those who are closer in >> age to your target Manuel de Sousa. >> >> If you post a few more possible candidates, I'll be happy to have a look >> at them and help you to narrow the list. >> >> best of luck in your research, >> >> Linda >> >> >> On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 8:51:02 AM UTC-8, Steve Stevens wrote: >>> >>> I know I sound screwed up, blame it on the drugs (have bronchitis and >>> taking cough syrup with codeine) but the information I have, even coming >>> from relatives, is screwed up. First of all my name, my grand parents >>> changed their name from Soza to Stevens 27 Feb 1924 believing that my great >>> grand father was actually an Estevez vice Soza. I have no idea how they got >>> there except a great uncle also mentioned it to a family member before he >>> died. So I never had a chance to be "right." >>> >>> The DNA test was a y-46 DNA test at Ancestry.com. Dyslexia runs in the >>> family. The test results which I have attached show Haplogroup R1b "The >>> Artisans" they say. You may use the data if you wish I have no intention >>> right now of paying for another subscription, just updated to Ancestry >>> World and have found that to be a waste for me. >>> >>> Searching the Passport site you provided, I looked through 1884 and 1885 >>> as this seems to be the most often recorded years for his immigration and >>> found some that caught my eye, but need translation if you will: >>> >>> p.8 #55 >>> p.20 #181, 182 >>> p.52 #152 >>> p.53 #158 >>> p.59 #223 >>> p.75 #14 >>> p.101 #266 >>> p.102 #273 >>> p.104 #285 >>> >>> Working my way through the whole book. Too bad someone didn't index >>> this. 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