Hi Michael, The reading of the Portuguese language records and naming practices is on the Azores Genweb. It's hosted on Rootsweb and Rootsweb is down for a couple of weeks.
I don't know the cultural, social, or other customs of the 1820s in the Azores. Sorry. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 8:00 PM, luiznoia . <noblankt...@gmail.com> wrote: > How do you have his birthdate and place ? > > Eric Edgar > > On Jan 2, 2018 6:07 PM, "Mickey Blue" <michaelsemm...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hi all, I'm an Australian, descendant of Manuel Jacinto, born Sao Joao >> Pico 9 December 1825, son of Manuel Jacinto De Avila and Rosa Francesca. I >> can only speak English, so I struggle with Portuguese language and naming >> practices, any information in that regard would much appreciated. I'm also >> interested in history and hope, one day, to write a novel, based on my >> Great great grandfather's life and times. He was charged with stealing a >> Frenchman's watch in Trinidad in 1836, at 11 years of age, he was tried , >> under British law, transported to Van Diemen's land (now Tasmania >> Australia) after two years on prison hulks in England. It is a tale of >> terrible hardship, survival and redemption. He had four daughters and >> through them, many hundreds of direct descendants. >> >> Naturally I'm interested in all my family history, but also would also >> love to know cultural, social and religious customs around 1820's. On his >> convict records, he was listed as being from Madeira, but I know he was >> born in Pico, so I think he may have arrived in Trinidad from Madeira (I >> believe the British recruited workers from Madeira during the transition >> from slavery to sate demands made by plantation owners for compensation). >> >> Kind Regards >> Michael >> >> -- >> 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.
