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From: "Dot Hosking Huntley" <>
Subject: Re: [CAAlameda] Re: Help with Portuguese name
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 17:49:46 -0800
References: <BFEBC388.C98D%betty@unisette.com> <036401c61941$fbcf18e0$178c8018@LivingRoom>


Betty,

The Western Islands were also the name of the islands off the NW coast of
Scotland, such as Isle of Skye. The transcriber could have decided to
substitute "Scotland" for the longer name of "Western Islands."

But it could be the Azores, too! ;->

Dot Hosking Huntley
in S(opping) W(et) Oregon


----- Original Message -----
From: "Betty" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 11:37 AM
Subject: [CAAlameda] Re: Help with Portuguese name


> Hi Betty,
>
> I took a quick look at the 1870 census early this morning and found one
> MENDONCA listing for the U.S. The trouble is the transcriber of the
> census made a mistake. They thought the "place of birth" was Scotland,
> but, if you look at the handwriting very closely, it actually says,
> "Western Islands."
>
> I'll take a guess that the "Western Islands" was another name for the
> Azores Islands.
>
> MENDONCA, MANUEL (1870 U.S. Census)
> MASSACHUSETTS , BRISTOL, 6-WD NEW BEDFORD
> Age: 35, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: SCOT
> Series: M593 Roll: 605 Page: 271
>
> Here is an alternate spelling, with the man comes probably from the
> Madeira Islands:
>
> MENDONSA, MANUEL (1870 U.S. Census)
> ILLINOIS , MORGAN, JACKSONVILLE PCT
> Age: 55, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: MADE
> Series: M593 Roll: 263 Page: 430
>
> Here is an alternate spelling with the man coming from Portugal, and many
> times the countries of Portugal and the Azores were interchangeable:
>
> MENDOSA, JOHN (1870 U.S. Census)
> ALABAMA , MOBILE, 5-WD MOBILE
> Age: 26, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: PORT
> Series: M593 Roll: 31 Page: 107
>
> For the year, 1900, here is another spelling:
>
> MENDOCA, FRANK J (1900 U.S. Census)
> CALIFORNIA , CONTRA COSTA, CONCORD 2-PCT
> Age: 62, Male, Race: WHITE, Born: PORT
> Series: T623 Roll: 85 Page: 254
>
> If you do an "advanced search" for the 1870 Census for a man, named Henry,
> in CA, and born in Azores or Portugal, you will find 6 men !
>
> (Reminder that many men and/or families changed their surname once they
> got to the U.S. - or had it changed for them.)
>
> An FYI is that the "HeritageQuest" web site which offers the U.S. Census -
> is available in many public libraries !
>
> Betty (near Lowell, MA)
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Betty" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 11:27 AM
> Subject: FW: Help with Portuguese name
>
>
>>I am working on my triple thick brick wall. I am trying to find the family
>> of my great grandfather in the 1870 census.
>>
>> Henry Mendosa Eugene was born in Nov. 1852 Folsom CA*
>>
>> He had two sisters:
>>
>> MADARIA CHRISTINA 11/25/1855 F REST (OTHER) ALAMEDA(01)
>> 01/01/1940 84 yrs
>>
>> FERRIS MARY ELLEN 08/11/1859 MENDONZA F REST
>> (OTHER) SACRAMENTO 03/25/1943 83 yrs
>>
>> According to obits, dct and census records, Christina and Mary were born
>> in
>> Azores and came to California around 1863.
>>
>> Christina married Antone Madeira before 1880. She lived and died in
>> Alameda
>> Co. (San Leandro)
>>
>> Mary married Miguel Faris (Michael Ferris) before 1880. She lived in
>> Alameda
>> Co. but died in Sacramento at the home of her grandaughter Catherine
>> (Sears)
>> Alvaro
>>
>> The father of Henry, Christina and Mary was possibly Antone Mendonca
>>
>> I cannot find ANY people by the name of Christine(a) born in Azores or
>> Portugal in the 1870 census. I have looked everywhere, including MA and
>> HI.
>> Any thoughts as to what her name would have been in Portuguese?
>>
>> Related names:
>> Bettencourt, Sears, Alvaro, Jacinto (all in Alameda, CA).
>>
>> *Henry Mendosa Eugene was most likely born in the Azores, but he
>> apparently
>> reinvented himself and went to his death bed stating he was born in CA.
>>
>> Betty in Sac
>>
>> ______________________________
>
>
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