Hello all, Just a word of caution here. Formally, the use of "Dom/Dona" is indeed a royal prvilege, a bit like the English "Sir". However, somewhere in the 19th century it became costumary to call every woman a "Dona", after they became older (respect for elders, yada yada...).
So just because you see a "Dona" being used, that doesn't mean much outside the context of the time. A "Dona" in the early 1700s would certainly be of noble blood. But not in the late 1800s. João Ventura http://tombo.pt/en On Wednesday, 2 July 2014 23:26:21 UTC+2, apor...@yahoo.com wrote: > > Isabella; Thank you for your response and explanations to my > questions. Apparently, I have some female ancestors who were highly > respected…. > > I did not know there were strict rules set forth for the structure of the > baptism records. As you say, the priest must have simply forgot to enter > the surname of the father in some instances. Odd. > > I understand the use of “devotional” names, I just thought it odd that a > few of the mothers and/or godmothers would have their surnames listed and > others would not. > > I guess this priest was simply erratic in his recordings of baptisms. > > Thank you for your insights and explanations, Sam in NC > > Sent from Windows Mail > > google.com/group/azores <http://groups.google.com/group/azores>. > -- 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.
