Silveira is usuallly abbreviated as Silv.ra(ra in the air) I know that it looks very much like Silva but it's not. Rosemarie >
Thanks to all of you who translated. The info will help with some other > records I have located and gives me a lot more information that I had > before. > > > > I am really stumped by the abbreviations, particularly those used on > names. > Is it common for Silveira to be abbreviated as Silva? Is there a list of > common abbreviations anywhere? > > > > Also, on NEPS, I have several relatives listed as “Ana,” but when I look > at > the record, it looks like “Anna.” Which is likely to be the correct > spelling? > > > > Diane > > > > From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of > Ângela Loura > Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 8:47 AM > To: azores@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Baptismal Record Translation > > > > The mothers second name doesn't look like "Maria", it looks like there are > 2 > "ii" in the name. > > 2012/5/23 Shirley Allegre <shir...@digitalpath.net> > > Hi Diane: This is what it looks like to me: > > Antonia, daughter of Domingos Pereira with his wife Agada Maria, natives > of > Santa Barbara, the island of Pico. Church of Espirito Santo. > > Born 22 November 1762. Baptised 28th of same month & year. > > Godparents: Antonio Pinheiro do _____, son of Antonio Pinheiro; and > Thereza Maria daughter of Manoel Silveira Duarte. > > > > Hope this helps. > > Shirley in CA > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Diane George <mailto:digeorg...@hotmail.com> > > To: azores@googlegroups.com > > Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2012 3:55 PM > > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] Baptismal Record Translation > > > > Hi, > > > > I need help with the translation of this record. I can read parts of it, > but > the abbreviations are unfamiliar and it is very difficult to read. > > > > I believe it is the record for Antonia Felicia, daughter of Domingos > Pereira > Cardoso and Agada Da Conceicao (as shown in the NEPS database) with a > birthdate of November 22, 1762, but I can’t read much of the record. She > is > my fifth great-grandmother. > > > > The image is from the Family History Library, Film No. 1330080. I am > hoping > that by getting a translation of this record, I may be able to decipher > two > more from the same film at about the same time. > > > > Thanks for any help. I am always impressed by how members of the group can > read some of the records presented. > > > > Diane George > > Researching Silva and Martin from Faial and Pico, Gonsalves and Silveira > from Faial. > > > > > > -- > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > <mailto:azores%2bunsubscr...@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 > <mailto:azores%2bunsubscr...@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." > > -- > 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."
