Just to complete the info: Not all dispensations mentioned in the marriage records exist, which means that the possibility of finding the dispensation for a couple of ancestors is low.
The importance of this type of document is finding a dispensation for a sibling of an ancestor, or an uncle/aunt, giving specific information on a direct ancestor. At some point dispensations show records to prove the relationship. For example: there are records transcribed from books that don't exist today. João Ventura Terceira ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, July 27, 2011 9:31 PM Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Dispensation Degree Explanations Hi Group, Just thought I would help with the "degree" column on the marriage dispensations that are online now from Joao Ventura (www.joaoventura.com): 1, 2, 3, 4 cons. is consanguinity (cousinship) 1, 2, 3, 4 aff. is affinity (a widower marrying his wife's sister or widow marrying her husband's brother) Spiritual--a widower marrying a woman who was godmother to one of his children or widow marrying a man who was godfather to one of her children. Hope this helps you to make an informed discision on ordering a dispensation record. Rosemarie -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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."
