Frederick,
In what language are the records in the Communidade and Church/Parish written
?When I tried to get my father's birth Certificate, I was told that at the time
of his birthin 1904, there were no birth certificates. the only reliable birth
information was theBaptism certificate. This too had to be obtained from the
Archives Department nearRua Ourem in Panjim. I was able to track it down and
get a copy. The Baptismcertificate was a lengthy narrative written in
Portuguese in beautiful handwriting. I had to find a certified Portuguese
translator to understand what it said. Quite an eye-opener in my case. It was
a chronology of my Dad's birth in Saligao, where his mother hailed from, and
her return to our ancestral village of Socorro.
Thank you for enlightening Goans in their search for their ancestry ! One
cannot wait too long, as these old ledgers recording births in the village are
slowly turning to dust.
From: Frederick FN Noronha * फ्रेड्रिक नोरोन्या * فريدريك نورونيا
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To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, July 3, 2016 2:00 AM
Subject: [Goanet] Roots... finding your family trees in Goa
Tips to find your family tree if your background is Catholic and from Goa:
1. Get all names of people and places (as many as you can) relevant to your
ancestors, from others who might know in your family.
2. What is specially important is the 'vaddos' (localities) in villages you
are connected to. Try to be certain about these geographies before you get
started.
be.
Lastly, if you wish, do take a look at an article I'd written long back
on this subject:
http://www.outlookindia.com/magazine/story/the-old-family-tree-shade/216523
It is written from a journalistic perspective.
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