*I am new to this myself, but if I am reading this corectly, the abbreviation is "fa" for Filha (daughter) in other words I would guess Maria is the daughter of Faustino de Souzada Silva and Rosa Candida.*
*Jeremy G. B-C* On Wednesday, September 7, 2016 at 8:35:12 PM UTC-7, Christian Day wrote: > > Hi there, > > Here's an image of a confessional roll entry I'm trying to understand. > This is, I believe, my ancestors Faustino da Silva and Rosa Candida. For > the next person in their family, Maria J.a (Juaquina? Though that isn't on > the abbreviations page I have from the Azores page) there is only an "M". > Does this mean something? If it's mother, then it probably isn't my > ancestor because Rosa's mother is Maria Candida and Faustino's mother is > Anna Maria. > > Any ideas? The full page is here > <http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1886-1887/GRA-SC-LUZ-S-1886-1887_item1/P18.html> > > (they're on the lower left) > > > > > <https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-1i6h0ZgQH9g/V9DcQH4UHhI/AAAAAAAAAFo/ZrVUtmRQilsjW5wRRNMxGaLRBH2bMzNTACLcB/s1600/Screen%2BShot%2B2016-09-07%2Bat%2B10.30.18%2BPM.png> > > -- 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 https://groups.google.com/group/azores.
