History of Names

Spelling changes, family transmission, immigration, marriage and registration practices.

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Mesa de pesquisa genealógica com retrato antigo de uma mulher, certidões de casamento, nascimento e óbito, livros de registros, árvore familiar e prancheta com pistas para encontrar o nome de solteira.

History of Names17/08/202612 min read

How to find out a grandmother's or great-grandmother's maiden name when the documents only contain her married name

A protocol for reconstructing an ancestor's birth surname by comparing marriage, children's records, religious sources and collateral documents.

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Mesa de pesquisa genealógica em tons sépia com registros antigos, lupa e árvore familiar ligando os mesmos pais a dois irmãos identificados com sobrenomes diferentes.

History of Names16/08/202612 min read

Siblings with different surnames: how to interpret old records without separating the same family

In ancient Portuguese-Brazilian records, brothers could use different surnames. Understand why and which documentary links to cross before separating a family.

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