Hi Margaret, I have been to Madeira before and I looked in the phone book while there. There had to be about 7 pages of Freitas listings. We also have Nobrega and Ornelas in our family too. Denise In a message dated 1/11/2007 8:56:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, marpg2000@comcast.net writes: Denise; my in laws were from Camacha, Madeira and there are plenty of Freitas members there. Also you will find that Germano was a somewhat common first name there. De Nobrega, Freitas, Goveia, Ornellas are some common names in Madeira and Camacha. Margaret

Denise: The fun begins. My mother in law was Theresa deNobrega from Camacha. Her family members still exist there and have a store, bar, and one cousin now owns the wicker factory and is the "mayor". My sister is married to an Ornellas and they also reside in Camacha. In 1906 - 8 - 9, some of those famillies went to Hawaii and later to the U.S. Their lives have been very interesting and we marvel at how they were able to find their way through to the U.S. Germano Ornellas was my brother in laws grandfather. They also are related to the Miranda family. The Goveia family lived here also and followed the same route through Hawaii. Some Freitas lived in San Leandro however many of those mentioned here have sadly passed away. Nice place Camacha. Happy people, musical and dancers. There is a bust of a A. Ornellas in the plaza there and he is a noble man who was from Camacha and at one time quite prominent. Best wishes Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <Denise1270@aol.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:09 AM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Archivo Regional da Madeira website > > Hi Margaret, > > I have been to Madeira before and I looked in the phone book while there. > There had to be about 7 pages of Freitas listings. We also have Nobrega and > Ornelas in our family too. > > Denise > > In a message dated 1/11/2007 8:56:15 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > marpg2000@comcast.net writes: > > Denise; > > my in laws were from Camacha, Madeira and there are plenty of Freitas > members there. Also you will find that Germano was a somewhat common first > name there. De Nobrega, Freitas, Goveia, Ornellas are some common names in > Madeira and Camacha. > > Margaret > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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