Thank you again. On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 11:57:14 PM UTC-5, JR wrote: > > I think it's Maria do Patrocinia e materna de Candido Ferreira e Maria > Jose d' Almeida; Padrinhos- Joao de Medeiros, solteiro, camponio... no > godmother. > > The name variations are not that significant, unless you are dealing with > similar families in the same time period. Then you have to keep track of > little change to ensure you have the right people. > > JR > > On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 7:43:25 PM UTC-5, don medeiros wrote: >> >> Thank you for your assistance, I did what you suggested. Given I knew his >> sister's birth date I started from there and eventually found her baptism >> record as well. It was helpful as it gave some additional last names. >> >> I am having trouble reading the paternal grandmother name: Joao de >> Medeiros Palheta and Maria d' [...] On the previous record it was Maria >> de Jesus. >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMG-PD-ARRIFES-B-1890-1899/SMG-PD-ARRIFES-B-1890-1899_item1/P1221.html >> >> >> >> On Sunday, February 15, 2015 at 12:06:41 PM UTC-5, Cheri Mello wrote: >> >>> Don M, >>> >>> You are a fast learner! >>> >>> Once you get the gist of these, you'll only be extracting the pertinent >>> information. >>> >>> If you are new to "reading" the records, go back and find Antonio's >>> siblings. You are very lucky, as you are in Arrifes and that priest has >>> beautiful handwriting. Go to Dec of 1892 and keep going forward, looking >>> for the siblings. Let your eyes focus about half way down for the filho >>> legitimato (or with the "a" if female). When I teach the class on how to >>> "read" the records, I tell people to look for the slanted longer letters - >>> the ones where they loop up tall or hang down low. In this case, for the >>> word "filho" you'll want your eye to catch f, l, h of filho. And you'll >>> want your eye to catch l, g, t of "legitimato." Once you've worked your >>> way forward and go 4 or 5 years with no babies, go back to Antonio and work >>> backwards (9 months before March is June 1891). >>> >>> You can post the record extracts, for example, saying you found Maria, >>> but you can't read the date, in May 1888, daughter of _____ and ______, but >>> you can't read the paternal grands, for example. You won't need to type it >>> out line by line anymore. >>> >>> When you get back to about 1860, the records will change format. The >>> good: The parents' name are on top now. The bad: The writing >>> (paleography/penmanship) is usually way worse! >>> >>> Good luck! >>> >>> Cheri Mello >>> Listowner, Azores-Gen >>> Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das >>> Tainhas, Achada >>> >>
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