Hi all, I was able to get a year if 1931 for my grandfather from Capelas. The church books only seem to go to 1911.
Are there resources available for 1931? Thank you! Horace On Tue, Oct 9, 2018, 8:12 PM Cheri Mello <gfsche...@gmail.com wrote: > Horace, > > The 3 pieces that you need are a name, date, and a place. You have the > names and a place. You need a date or a range. My grandparents were born in > the early 1900s. My dad's grandparents were born in the 1880s. Saying > "grandparents" gives us no clue at all to the date because it's relative to > you. So you need to put a range on it. > > Once you get an approximate date, you can search Capelas on the tombo.pt > web site. It's a portal the Azorean government records. > 1) Go to tombo.pt (or tombo.pt/en if you need to navigate in English). > 2) Type Capelas in the left column. Hit enter. > 3) You want the one with the church called Nossa Senhora da Apresentação. > Click that one. > 4) Start hunting. > Good luck, > Cheri Mello > Listowner, Azores-Gen > Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, > Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada > > > On Tue, Oct 9, 2018 at 5:03 PM Horace Mello <horace.me...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Good afternoon everyone, >> >> I was wondering if anyone could assist me in finding out any information >> on my father's side of the family. Below I will provide some names that i >> found in an obituary for my grandfather. While I do not have too much >> information, I was wondering if anyone on this forum could help me find out >> any information about my grandfather and his relatives. Specifically links >> to databases, pictures, records, etc. Anything that will help me complete >> a picture of where I came from. >> >> Any assistance anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated. I >> joined just now in hopes to learn more about myself and the people who >> proceeded me. Thank you. >> >> This is what I have for names: >> >> Manuel P. Melo: Born in Teatro Novo, Capelas, St. Michael, Azores, he >> was the son of the late Joao and Margarida (de Paiva) Melo and the brother >> of the late Maria dos Anjos Paiva Medeiros and Jose Paiva Melo. >> >> Again, not much but if there is anyone out there who may know something >> please share! >> >> >> -- >> 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.
