Most of the Indexes I have seen on the films in the Acores are indexed by first name. In an index you will see all the first names of the babies that are baptized arranged in alphabetical order with the parents’ names. They will also appear in chronological order. In this type of index you will have to go down a long list of girls named Maria and look at the parent’s names to find the one you want. Then you will have to go to the book and page to look at the actual record. I have seen some marriage indexes arranged like this as well but they are always arranged by grooms names. So you will see all the men that have a name beginning with Jose followed by their last name and the brides name. They are usually in chronological order. So you will look down the list till you find your Jose de Sousa that married a Maria de Jesus. Once again you will have to go to the book and page to look at the record to see if that is the one you want. I have seen other lists that just list the marriages in order as they appear in the book so you will have to look through the whole list to find the one you want.
Indexes at best are spotty in the Acores. Some parishes have good indexes and others have no indexes at all. Some indexes are listed as indexes and others are at the last page(s) of the book and you would have no idea they existed unless you looked. Rick Richard Francis Pimentel Epping, NH Researching, Riberia Grande, Riberinha, Achada Grande, Bretanha, and Ponta Delgada, Sao Miguel, Acores From: azores@googlegroups.com [mailto:azores@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Cheri Mello Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 11:26 AM To: Azores Genealogy Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Re: indices An index is an alphabetical list of names, typically found at the end of a book. The book is usually chronological. So the index usually lists the content by name. Or at least now-a-days, in America. I don't know in what parish you are looking. If you are on FamilySearch or Ancestry.com, they don't have parishes, but they have state birth, marriages, and deaths. They have first and last name fields. You just fill them in. If you are talking about the Azores, my answer is the same as before: Some are chronological by date, some are by name, generally first. The headers at the top of the page tell you (like the guide words in a dictionary). But I don't know which index you are looking at, so I can't be sure. You only responded with Nossa Senhora do Rosario and no link. I don't believe there would be a John Mello in those indices, as John is an Anglicization. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Thu, Jan 12, 2017 at 8:14 AM, pjm47 <pj...@comcast.net> wrote: Let me redo my question, what is the purpose behind indexing ? in some of the parishes but not all.If i am looking for a John Mello how would going to indexing help me in finding him or does it. On Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at 4:05:37 PM UTC-5, pjm47 wrote: Can anyone here please explain how do you use the indices to find someone in the records. Do you look for the first or last name. Thank you Paul -- 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. -- 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. -- 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.
