If you want to standardize names, then it should be Velho, as Velha is the feminine application. Today, except for names which are inherently feminine, like Rosa on the Island Faial, only one version is used and it is Velho. In their time, Maria and Barbara used Velha. It is up to you how you want to log this information so long as you record the the correct historical spelling somewhere in your notes.
JR On Tuesday, May 16, 2017 at 10:04:51 AM UTC-4, Maria wrote: > > JR- thanks for the info and also on the accents- I had started getting > fancy adding accents but fortunately, I usually forget, so I will not any > more. > > So I'm asking would the woman be VELHA and the man VELHO? > > Thanks so much for taking the time. > > Maria Elena > > On May 16, 2017, at 8:27 AM, JR <jmr...@gmail.com <javascript:>> wrote: > > You have it right. It is Francisco Paxequo (Pacheco) fo. de Manoel da > Graca ja defunto... > > I always use the modern spellings within reason. This makes it easier for > your program to find a name when doing a search. Of course you can and > should put the correct historical spelling in the notes section; that is > where you place your transcription of the record. Some programs allow you > to index names starting with first names, and that is method well suited > for Portuguese names. I only realized this when Margaret V. brought it to > my attention. > > One other thing to consider is accents. Yes it is nice to be accurate and > use Portuguese accents. However, I have had nothing but problems when > trying to create Gedcoms and reloading to a new or updated program. They > often come out as coded gibberish- sometimes to the point where I can't > recognize what the name actually was. I won't go through that again and > risk corrupting my entire database. So I use plain alphanumerical lettering > in all my records. > > JR > > On Monday, May 15, 2017 at 8:34:10 PM UTC-4, Maria wrote: >> >> Right side. 2nd record down >> >> >> >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1681-1699/SMA-VP-ASSUNCAO-C-1681-1699_item1/P14.html >> >> Third line down- is the groom's father's last name Da Graco (d'Agrela?). >> >> Also had a question on the name VELHA. Is it Velho for men and Velha for >> women. How would you enter it in the program? Would you make them all >> Velho(?) >> >> Thank you for looking at this😀 >> >> Maria Elena >> > -- > 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 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.
