Duane,
There are 3 periods. Don't hold me to the dates, I'm going off the top of
my head.
Before 1700s: The recorded the baby's baptism date and godparents.
1700s to mid-1800s: The baby's birth date is recorded.
Mid-1800s on: The grandparents are added.
So as time went on, more and more info
I'm learning so much here. Thank you all for your comments. It would be
amazing for the Vatican to scan all of their records. That would be like
the 1940 census times 10,000 for genealogists! Cheri, I was intrigued by
your phrase "standard format in the 1800s". Does such a standard exist --
Duane,
I didn't read your record, but the standard format in the 1800s does state
that a record was drawn up in duplicate. My understanding of this
duplicate is different than Dano's. The 2nd copy was made and forwarded to
the Diocese (which for anywhere in the Azores was in Angra). Supposedly
Duane,
Re: indices - check the end of the decade (or there abouts) of the year you
are researching - occasionally, an index follows the events for that
specified period.
As for the (duplicate) records - again, you may be reading more into the
document than the scribe may have intended - us
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