Hi Sonya T, I don't know how you are pronouncing Juan Oschar there. I'm in California and we have lots of people from Mexico and further south. Juan Oschar would be "Wahn." No where near close to Portuguese (João - zhawow....say Zsa Zsa Gabor (only one Zsa) and Wow and smash it together and that's how you say João). I'm not going to guess on Oschar. "Ch" in Portuguese is an "sh" sound in English. I don't know how you say Oschar there.
I can't think of what "Ferali" may be. Western Islands does refer to the Azores. Do you have any other sources in Australia on him? The naturalization is 1909 and he says he's been there 36 years, so about 1873. I can't remember if that's the year for the Water Lily, or if the Water Lily was earlier. Maybe the other Australian researchers have ideas for you. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Sep 8, 2018 at 8:49 PM Sonya Thomas <mrsson...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am looking for information on Juan Oschar who we believe is from the > Azores Islands. > > According to his naturalisation papers (attached) he was born in January > in 1849 in Ferali(?) in the Western Islands of Portugal. He arrived in > Australia about 1873 and settled in the York Penninsula, South Australia. > He married Annie Marie Ah Wan in Sevenhill, South Australia in 1875. > > We have been unable to find any reference to his parents names, and have > found very little on the surname Oschar. We have be unable to find any > record of his arrival into Australia. > > Any assistance or advice would be appreciated. > > Many Thanks, > Sonya. > > -- > 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.
