[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Which DNA test?

2013-07-22 Thread Jools
Hi Cheri, This begs a particular question from me in regards to the various tests. I've researched a number of families I believe belong to me, but don't have the definitive records to prove it, so DNA would be the only solution. However, I've always understood the female line couldn't be tra

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Did you visit the Azores in 2009?

2009-09-10 Thread Jools
End of July/early August for me. Five nights on Faial, with a day trip to Sao Jorge. One day/night on Pico and two nights in Flores. No luck on the genealogical aspect, however, despite half a day in the record office in Horta. But when I do make the break~through, I've photographs of all thir

[AZORES-Genealogy] Re: Goncalves & Ferreira - Sao Jorge

2009-05-05 Thread Jools
It's very common in England & UK families of an earlier period to follow this practice. On some of my branches I even have three children in the one family all named after their father and grandfather (and uncle and gt. uncle and so on) each taking the place of an elder sibling who died. It seem

[AZORES-Genealogy] Hello, from a new member of this list re DIAZ, Faial

2009-04-20 Thread Jools
I suspect I'll see others I've "bumped into" before on Azorean genealogical mailing lists, but I've been off them for awhile. But now I'm heading that way, so thought I'd try and catch up with news on the genealogical front in Faial etc. background: Emmanuel DIAZ, my gt.gt. grandfather b. 31 Aug