Another thought: look in baptism records for him to be a godparent or witness in the year or two BEFORE his marriage. So, roughly 1820-March 1823. As a single man acting in either capacity, the record would state his parents (or at minimum, his father) if known.
Gayle > On May 22, 2017, at 6:16 PM, Gayle Machado <goodw...@aol.com> wrote: > > Sean, > > Seems like you'll have to go through the CCA site in Candelaria for 1797 give > or take a year to find Manuel's baptism. Unfortunately, the CITCEM site (for > both Sao Mateus and Concelho da Magadela) doesn't provide his parents, which > leads me to believe he was abandoned. Having said that, it could just as > easily be that the record in Candelaria was unreadable. Unlike Sao Mateus, > the Candelaria records are often in terrible condition-ink blots, severe > fading, torn pages, etc. > > Gayle > > >> On May 22, 2017, at 5:49 PM, Sean Andrade <andrade.d.s...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> Here are the marriage and obit records of Manuel Jose de Araujo: >> >> Marriage Top Right: >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-C-1795-1846/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-C-1795-1846_item1/P106.html >> >> Obit Bottom Left: >> http://culturacores.azores.gov.pt/biblioteca_digital/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1859-1875/PIC-MD-SAOMATEUS-O-1859-1875_item1/P33.html >> >> Both records state that his parents are unknown but don't seem to mention >> anyone that may have raised him. >> >> His birth record says that he is from Sao Matues but was baptized in >> Candelaira but not much more information, or at least that i can translate. >> >> In a situation like this, is there a way to find records of an orphan or >> possible relatives that may have raised him? >> >> Any insight in why both parents are unknown including the mom? I have a few >> ideas in my head but would like to know if someone has come across this >> prior and what ideas they may have. >> >> Thanks! >> Sean >> -- >> 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.
