Hello Cheri, My great grandfather is reputed to have come from the Azores as a sailor/whaler and apparently jumped ship here in NZ. Unfortunately, not a lot is known about him. We think he anglicised his name to Francis Joseph. My query to you is this, can you give me any clues as to what it may have been before the change? We have no idea which island he may have come from. From his marriage certificate I see he was 57 years old when he married a very much younger woman here in New Zealand. They had only one child. The marriage certificate just says he was born in Portugal. I worked out he was he was born in 1822. Perhaps some one in the group may know something anyway here's hoping on this very "long shot". Thanks, Tony
--- On Thu, 7/7/11, Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> wrote: From: Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com> Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Immigrants to Canada are Online To: "Azores Genealogy" <Azores@googlegroups.com> Date: Thursday, 7, July, 2011, 4:38 AM Dick Eastman posted this today about immigrants to Canada (1865-1935) from the Library and Archives Canada (LAC): http://goo.gl/oPnPp -- Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada #yiv1808238421 #yiv1808238421avg_ls_inline_popup{padding:0px 0px;margin-left:0px;margin-top:0px;overflow:hidden;word-wrap:break-word;color:black;font-size:10px;text-align:left;line-height:130%;} -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
