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
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 Austra
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
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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, Description of England, states
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 w
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