I've encountered two other examples of the use of the letter x in the Azores. Sometimes, I've seen Sodré spelled Xodré. I'm not sure why, as the modern pronunciation is not the SH sound, but perhaps it changed over time.
The other was a foreign name, Fisher (as in Guilherme Fisher family of Terceira). I've seen that name spelled Fixe. Rodney On Thursday, January 9, 2014 3:32:50 PM UTC-5, Doug da Rocha Holmes wrote: > > Hi Ricardo, > > Yes, the archaic spelling is Roxa. > But it really seems to be something individual priests use here and there. > It's Rocha in records for every century, but also Roxa in the same > centuries. > > The main point is the SH sound of Rocha (sounds like ROSHA) has two ways > to be spelled. Sometimes it's CH and other times X like Cheri said. > Teixeira is the X example, too. > > It helps to sound out what the name is spelled like and you might figure > out what the modern spelling should be that way. > > Oh, Chaves is another example. Maybe it can also be spelled Xaves.... > > Good luck. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: [AZORES-Genealogy] ROCHA - Santo Antonio Alem Capelas > From: Ricardo Chaves <chav...@gmail.com <javascript:>> > Date: Thu, January 09, 2014 12:02 pm > To: Azores Geneolagy <azo...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>> > > Dear researchers, happy new year! > > > Doug Holmes, have you ever found any of your ROCHA spelled ROXA? > > I am having some doubts about my lineage. There are a few Rocha in Santo > Antonio, several different lines but with same names. It happens that in > 1879 my GG Grandfather was known as Manuel da Rocha, but 16 years earlier, > it is known as Manuel da Roxa! > > Also in one year he is known as a farmer (camponez) and 16 years later a > fisherman (pescador or maritimo). If you, Doug, or anyone out there > researching these Rocha, please let me know if its normal Rocha being > spelled Roxa in earlier 1800's. > > > Cheers to all > -- > Ricardo Chaves > > -- For 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." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to azores@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
