I would like to thank all who responded to my initial posting. You confirmed what I suspected to be so; the Portuguese naming system of attaching adjectives (occupations, nicknames) to their given names was their way of uniquely identifying individuals. You also confirmed that this practice occurred *throughou*t the Azores.
Just as it identified our ancestors while they were living, so too can it help us as genealogists to sort through the many same-named individuals that we encounter in our research. I think we all gained from the information shared in this thread. Denis On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 1:58 PM, "E" Sharp <bellema...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Oct 12, 2011 at 9:49 AM, Diane Lavely <allevacon...@gmail.com>wrote: > > How do we ever find anything?? Diane > > You tell me.....still after 10 years trying to find my ggrandmother's > baptism record.....seems like they had kids all over those islands....and > this was only from 1850 when they for some reason went to the Azores from > mainland Portugal. > > I often wondered how a family member got his nickname..........from the > priest who baptized him.......... > > "E" > > > > > > -- > 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."
