Doug, I am researching on mainland too and saw this even in the mid-1700s. My ancestor José Antonio Cardoso was baptized in Armamar with his first two names on 24 april 1740:
http://cloud.archeevo.com/viewer?id=12846 Manoel Em terça-feira, 25 de março de 2014 18h39min37s UTC-3, Doug da Rocha Holmes escreveu: > > It has been mentioned many times that is most cases, only the first name > is listed at baptism in the Azores. > > So it struck me today while researching on the mainland that in the > records I'm viewing, 1885-1886, almost every child is listed with their > first two names: > > http://digitarq.adgrd.arquivos.pt/viewer?id=1217358 > > To view the records, just click on any random page listed on the left side > - like image 150. > > Just thought someone might be interested in these contrasting traditions. > > Doug da Rocha Holmes > Sacramento, California > Pico & Terceira Genealogist > 916-550-1618 > www.dholmes.com > -- 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 [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
