Hi Margaret, Thanks, for the translation. It seems interesting that the godfather was the holy spirit. I don't think I have seen that before.
Also, his full name does list Coelho as his last name from his marriage record, but not his baptismal record. Does anyone know how common it is to list a child's name more than just the first name?? David On Saturday, May 10, 2014 5:36:42 AM UTC-7, Mara wrote: > > Hi David, > > From what I read it does not show the full name with Coelho, the child > was dedicated to the Holy Spirit, 3rd person of the Trinity, who was the > child's Godfather. > > The record reads Manuel do "Divino Emperador" (of the Divine Emperor, > another name given to the Holy Spirit). > > The document reads Godparents:, "forao padrinhos o Divino Emperador e o > Reverendo Mestre da Capela Francisco Jose de Bintancourt em nome de etc." > God Parents were the Holy Spirit and the Reverend Master of the Chapel > Francisco in name of ...(names another Priest living in the Terceira island) > > best, > > > On Sat, May 10, 2014 at 1:09 AM, David Buckley > <oldsc...@gmail.com<javascript:> > > wrote: > >> I have a question from a baptismal record of my 6x g. grandfather Manuel >> do Divino Emperador Coelho. He was born 10 Aug 1770 in Sao Matheus, >> Graciosa. His parents were Francisco Jose Coelho and Ana Rosa do Livramento. >> >> The interesting thing about the record is that Manuel's full name is >> listed in the baptismal record instead of just his first name. How common >> was it to list more than just a first name? >> >> I also have a question on who the Padrinhos are? Any info would be >> helpful. >> >> Does Divino Emperador signify anything in particular? Maybe it has to do >> with Festa or something along those lines. >> >> Thanks, >> >> David >> >> -- >> 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+un...@googlegroups.com <javascript:>. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores. >> > > > > -- > Margaret M Vicente > -- 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. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
