[AZORES-Genealogy] A question about Pai Incognito

2014-07-10 Thread IslandRoutes
I have had the opportunity to work on lines in the Azores and Southern France (not Portuguese...LOL) I noticed something that made me wonder about terms. In France, there is an equivalent to Pai Incognito. It escapes me at this moment, but it isn't important. It means the same thing that

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question about Pai Incognito

2014-07-10 Thread Cheri Mello
The only one I know was the female got pregnant (by her cousin) and they set up house while they waited 4 years for the dispensation to be granted. As for a general custom, I've never heard of anything like that in the Azores. Maybe someone else has. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] A question about Pai Incognito

2014-07-10 Thread E Sharp
There are cases of pai incognito for the child but later on this child's children (his grandchildren) name the grandfather. So you might check these records carefully. E On Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 6:44 PM, IslandRoutes insearchofthehumanspi...@gmail.com wrote: John/Eric, thanks for your