I have some Reinold(s) families in my line, I believe they were also of English descent. On 8/10/07, Fernandes, Jose <jose.fernandes@yrdsb.edu.on.ca> wrote: > Quite correct about the occupation. However, British history in the island goes back already to within 50 years of the colonization. The community grew over time. There are "English" Madeiran families who can trace their history in Madeira over 300 years. During and after the first occupation, British subjects gained certain privileges in Madeira. For example they had their civil courts and registry offices which were independent of the "Portuguese" administration. Many of these privileges lasted until the WWII. Many intermarried, others left after the war. Some have remained "English" such as the Blandys. > > On Demerara, you probably know but today it is part of Guyana. There was a large migration of Madeirans to this territory in the mid and late 1800's. Some members of this list are descendants of this migration and could more on this. > > José Fernandes > > -----Original Message----- > From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jeff Lake > Sent: August 10, 2007 8:32 AM > To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Woman from Madeira in England in 1830's. Requestfor help. > > I believe the British Army was occupying Madeira around that time. > Someone on this list will correct me if I am wrong... > JL > > On 8/9/07, Timothy E. Weakley <weakleyfamily@gmail.com> wrote: > > Greetings all. This is a new area for me and I come to the lists woefully > > uninformed. Here is the rundown: > > > > In my family tree I have a family named Woodward with the head of family > > being John Woodward. He and his wife Elizabeth have a daughter named Emma in > > about 1831, and other children after that, all in Somerset in England. Now > > Elizabeth the wife is listed in the 1841 Census of England as being born > > "Out of County". In the censuses after that she is listed as being born in > > "Madeira", "Madeira Funchal British Subject", and "Demarara". She was born > > about 1807 according to the census data. > > > > Having said this...I have no idea at this point of her surname. Any > > brilliant insights as to how an English Ag Lab ended up married to a woman > > born in Funchal? Or perhaps is anyone missing an Elizabeth born in 1807? > > > > I love genealogy...really I do...;) > > -- > > Tim > > ======================= > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to PRT-MADEIRA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >