Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Confessional Rolls

2017-08-19 Thread climbatree2
Thank you. This is wonderful news. Thanks to everyone who helped in making these available. Suzanne On Saturday, August 19, 2017 at 12:50:14 PM UTC-7, rcapodc wrote: > > Suzanne, > > The Confession Rolls were sort of a Church Census that the Priest took > each year to see who had made the

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Confessional Rolls

2017-08-19 Thread Cheri Mello
Suzanne, They will vary with the amount of information from village to village, too. So what you see in one place, you may not see in another. Cheri Cheri Mello Listowner, Azores-Gen Researching: São Miguel island: Vila Franca, Ponta Garca, Ribeira Quente, Ribeira das Tainhas, Achada On Sat, Au

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Confessional Rolls

2017-08-19 Thread Kathy Cardoza
Suzanne There is a description of them on the Azores GenWeb. Kathy * Sent to you from my iPhone * > On Aug 19, 2017, at 12:46 PM, Sme wrote: > > Hi all. > > What are the confessional rolls and what can be gleaned from them?

Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Confessional Rolls

2017-08-19 Thread Rosemarie Capodicci
Suzanne, The Confession Rolls were sort of a Church Census that the Priest took each year to see who had made their confessions and communion. The usefulness is that it places your family in a specific place and tells you who is living together in that house. Often times the mother or mother-in-la

[AZORES-Genealogy] Confessional Rolls

2017-08-19 Thread Sme
Hi all. What are the confessional rolls and what can be gleaned from them? Suzanne -- 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...@googl