Hi Paula, I am from Guyana and am researching my ancestry in Madeira. I would like to point you in the direction of a web site which has information on how you may be able to get documents from Guyana. Margaret was correct about one of the main Catholic churches being destroyed by fire a few years ago. However there are certain civil records available from the archives which sadly is in quite poor shape. There is an address on the site which you can write to but I'm told the best way to ensure you are looked after is to visit the capital Georgetown in person with a bit of cash. I personally have not had any luck there. Here is the web site. http://www.rootsweb.com/~nyggbs/Sources.htm Here is a message board which may be of some help. http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.southam.guyana.general/mb.ashx Hope I have been some help, good luck. Philip Rodrigues philrod51@yahoo.ca ----- Original Message ---- From: Paula Fernandes <paulamffernandes@gmail.com> To: PRT-MADEIRA@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 5:30:02 PM Subject: [PT-MADEIRA] Fernandes My paternal side to my lineage is so vague, more so than my maternal Pestana side. I just have names, no dates. Here goes............. My paternal grandfater was George Fernandes b. Sept 17 1874 Georgetown, British Guiana, S. A. married Mary Matilda Cardos b. Sept 7 1876 Georgetown, British Guiana. From here everything is so vague, I am told that my gg grandparents hail from Maderia, parish unknown. >>From my data source and conversations with elders I know that Georges parents were George Fernandes and Julia Rodrigues. While Julias parents were Manuel Rodrigues and Phippa de Jesus. And my gg grandfather was Joaquim Fernandes married Anna de Jesus. Where do I go from here? Any connections? Tks Paula ------------------------------- 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