Thanks Cheri, In my family, Carneiro was always used to refer to a lamb, but then, none of my ancestors ever learned to read or write, let alone have the privilege of a formal education. As for Cordeiro vs. Carneiro, I know that both names date back quite a way, but I suspect that Cordeiro may be the more ancient of the two. Interestingly, while I have many links to Carneiros, I haven't found one link, yet, to a Cordeiro.
On Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 1:11:25 AM UTC-4, Cheri Mello wrote: > > Cordeiro and Carneiro and two different family names. > > On Wed, Apr 22, 2015 at 4:06 PM, George Medeiros <miguel...@gmail.com > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Dano, >> Thanks for the clarification because I don't speak Portuguese.In any >> case lambs are sheep and from the same family. Is it possible that Cordeiro >> and Carneiro is the same family surname with different spellings ? Does >> anyone know ? These family names are a real challenge aren't they ?It is >> especially interesting how English speaking people heard our ancestors >> names and thus recorded them misspelled. Than there is the surname >> challenge of taking a surname different from either of one's parents. >> George M. ( Pereira) Medeiros >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >> On Apr 21, 2015, at 10:32 PM, Dano <dpa...@gmail.com <javascript:>> >> wrote: >> >> Sorry Miguel (George), >> you were correct re: Cordeiro = Lamb; (Carneiro actually translates as >> sheep or ram). I was, however, more interested in the Carneiro surname, as >> I am descended from an early settler in Sao Miguel with this name. >> >> On Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 1:47:52 PM UTC-4, migueldeavery wrote: >>> >>> http://www.rhodeisland-genealogy.com/statewide.cfm >>> <http://www.google.com/url?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rhodeisland-genealogy.com%2Fstatewide.cfm&sa=D&sntz=1&usg=AFQjCNErHtfV2lWjsVUvI_Za0R_YDcMXBw> >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPad >>> I listed site above as possible research for those not aware of it. >>> >>> I am new at this research but I found things in the last few days on my >>> Grandparents Jose and Virginia Medeiros. It is amazing how often names are >>> misspelled and/or written in Portuguese or English! As this record shows so >>> clearly. I knew my Grandfather's mother's name as Maria de Jesus Cordeiro >>> and his father as Francisco Medeiros which I got from the original marriage >>> record that my father had concerning his parents marriage.On this sight I >>> found my Grandfather's birth date and death date. I knew his death date >>> because I have one of the original holy cards my father got from his mother >>> but had no birth date. >>> In one entry in this R.I. Record it says his father is Francis and >>> mother Mary Lamb. >>> My Grandmother is listed as his spouse.The death date is the same as on >>> the holy card.I know that the word cordeiro in English means lamb.So I >>> concluded that Mary Lamb and Francis is my Great Grandparents on my >>> paternal side of the family. George M. ( Pereira) Medeiros Jr. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >> 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. >> >> -- >> 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. >> > > > > -- > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das > Tainhas, Achada > -- 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.
