Culturally how common was it for women to be literate/educated at the turn
of last century. I'm intrigued as it was the bride who signed the marriage
record and not the groom.
TIA
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Not common.
Cheri Mello
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Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente,
Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada
On Sun, Dec 11, 2016 at 1:48 PM, Samantha B wrote:
> Culturally how common was it for women to be literate/educated at the turn
> of last century.
My great grandfather, born in 1853, could not read or write but he was
fantastic with numbers in his head. My great grandmother, born in 1870, was
literate. I don't know how much schooling she had before coming to the US
when she was 18. She was the youngest in a large family so that may have
made
My husband's grandparents were married in 1906 in Santa Luzia. From the
marriage record it's clear that he couldn't write and she could. There's an
old family story that the families weren't happy about the marriage and so
the newlyweds left the islands as soon as they could. The difference in
Pick any freguesia you want. Go through the marriage book for the time
period you seek. Then pick another freguesia on another island and check
their books. Then go to a 3rd one. You won't see many brides and grooms
signing.
Or google: historical literacy in portugal
Here's one from Wikipedia: htt
Hi Cheri
The priest wrote in their record " And to be recorded and drawn up in
duplicate it was finally presented and then being read and confirmed by the
spouses and witnesses and the father of the wife, only signing the wife and
first witness, since the others could not sign." Which suggests
You asked how common it was and it's not common. Sounds like and 70-80%
illiteracy rate back in the day. Not too many people could read and write.
Maybe you had one literate family member. Good for you!
Cheri Mello
Listowner, Azores-Gen
Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribe
My mother was born in Fajazinha, Flores in 1894 and lived there until 1928
when she immigrated to the US to marry my father who had immigrated in
1908 from Lomba, Flores. She and my father were "introduced" by her brother
my, uncle Joe, who immigrated in 1918 and met my father who was working as
a
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