Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports from Sao Jorge
Thanks Fred That bit about crossing the equator and the payment for a burial rings a bell with me now. My Grandmother used to tell me something similar but she also told me lots of things that have turned out to be wrong. I thought there might be something specific to the Azores about boys wearing earrings. Diane Donnon On Saturday, 13 October 2012 11:49:20 UTC+10:30, Fred Souza wrote: Here is a description of the gold earring custom which has been around a very long time. (wixapedia) Earrings became fashionable among courtiers and gentlemen in the 1590s during the English Renaissance. A document published in 1577 by clergyman William Harrison http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Harrison_(clergyman), *Description of England*, states Some lusty courtiers and gentlemen of courage do wear either rings of gold, stones or pearls in their ears.[1]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earring#cite_note-0 Among sailors http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailor, a pierced earlobe was a symbol that the wearer had sailed around the world or had crossed the equator.[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earring#cite_note-1 In addition, it is commonly held[*citation neededhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed *] that a gold earring was worn by sailors in payment for a proper burial in the event that they might drown at sea. Should their bodies have been washed up on shore, it was hoped that the earring would serve as payment for a proper *Christian* burial. Regardless of this expression, the practice predates Christianity and can be traced back as far as ancient Greece http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greece where the gold paid the ferryman, Charon http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charon_(mythology), to provide passage across the river Styxhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styx to Hades http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hades. On Oct 12, 2012, at 8:36 PM, Cheri Mello wrote: Hi Diane D, No, I don't know anything about gold earrings indicating someone was working as a sailor. Sorry, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+un...@googlegroups.com javascript:. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership. Thank you, Frederick Souza 19 Owen Drive Stonington, CT 06378-1012 860-535-2670 mailto:...@comcast.net javascript: -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports from Sao Jorge
Hi Cheri Thank you for all that information. I have read how the American whaling industry gave young Azorean men the opportunity of joining a boat and leaving the islands, thus avoiding mandatory military service at that time. (circa 1870). As I cannot find any record of his arrival in Australia I think he was not official. Is it possible therefore that he would not appear on any ship's list for leaving or arriving? I will keep looking at those links you sent. Another clue (maybe) is that he wore a gold earring (I have a photo of him and this is true) and my family said that this meant that he was working as a sailor and had gone around the Cape. Do you know anything about that? Diane Donnon On Friday, 12 October 2012 10:27:17 UTC+10:30, Cheri Mello wrote: Diane D, Here is what exists at the 3 archives for the Azorean Passaportes (emigration OUT of the Azores) Someday, they will all be online at the CCA web site: *District archive of Horta*: 1836-1939; since 1856 they are indexed and give the towns or parishes of birth. *District archive of Angra do Heroismo*: 1775-1818, 1844-1845, 1857-1924. *District archive of Ponta Delgada*: Arquivo do Governo Civil (in the Biblioteca). Livros de registo de passaportes. (Books of Passport Registry) Existing: 1875 May-1883 Oct; 1894 Nov - 1908 Oct; 1910 Jan-1920 Jan; 1922 Sep-1939 Dec; 1950 Feb-1953 Mar. I'm not sure if the closer port to Sao Jorge island would be Horta on Faial or Angra on Terceira. BUT if someone went to Hawaii, they left out of Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel. This is for PASSENGERS. I think a lot of the whalemen were from Pico and Faial. Check Ponta Delgada (online at the CCA site: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/passaportes/Default.aspx Check the New Bedford Public Library's Whaling Archives: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/Whaling/Whaling.html There's the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogical Society. They have ship lists' that are in bound as well as family group sheets and family histories submitted by members. The contact is Dan Nelson or George Nelson. He goes by both names, I guess. I believe he's on this list. Maybe he'll answer you. I'm sure others have ideas too. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports from Sao Jorge
Hi Diane D, No, I don't know anything about gold earrings indicating someone was working as a sailor. Sorry, Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership.
Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Passports from Sao Jorge
Diane D, Here is what exists at the 3 archives for the Azorean Passaportes (emigration OUT of the Azores) Someday, they will all be online at the CCA web site: *District archive of Horta*: 1836-1939; since 1856 they are indexed and give the towns or parishes of birth. *District archive of Angra do Heroismo*: 1775-1818, 1844-1845, 1857-1924. *District archive of Ponta Delgada*: Arquivo do Governo Civil (in the Biblioteca). Livros de registo de passaportes. (Books of Passport Registry) Existing: 1875 May-1883 Oct; 1894 Nov - 1908 Oct; 1910 Jan-1920 Jan; 1922 Sep-1939 Dec; 1950 Feb-1953 Mar. I'm not sure if the closer port to Sao Jorge island would be Horta on Faial or Angra on Terceira. BUT if someone went to Hawaii, they left out of Ponta Delgada on Sao Miguel. This is for PASSENGERS. I think a lot of the whalemen were from Pico and Faial. Check Ponta Delgada (online at the CCA site: http://www.culturacores.azores.gov.pt/ig/passaportes/Default.aspx Check the New Bedford Public Library's Whaling Archives: http://www.newbedford-ma.gov/Library/Whaling/Whaling.html There's the Portuguese Hawaiian Genealogical Society. They have ship lists' that are in bound as well as family group sheets and family histories submitted by members. The contact is Dan Nelson or George Nelson. He goes by both names, I guess. I believe he's on this list. Maybe he'll answer you. I'm sure others have ideas too. Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to azores+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says Join this group and it will take you to Edit my membership.
