I had read that the grave sites are reused after about 15 years. It may depend upon the need. When I visited the cemetery in Arco da Calheta during our trip to Madeira, I saw some graves close to 30 years old. David DeGrella Tennessee USA On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:55:06 -0800 "papagaia2" <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> writes: > Maybe someone can shed some light on how long a grave site/plot is > kept in > Madeira. I have heard that sites/plots are only kept for 7 years. > If > that's true what then happens with the remains in that site/plot? > Pat Silva Corbera > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Luis Beal" <luisbeal@yahoo.com> > To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record > > > As far as I am aware only records up to 1911 have been made public. > Anything > after that you have to either go the the vital records office or to > the > cemetery. > Luis Beal > > > > I am researching a young ancestor who died in about 1929 in Madeira > (Funchal > I believe). I do not know the child's name...in fact I know nothing > else > other than the child was a little boy. I do have information about > his > parents. > > The father was António Barros da Silva born in about 1892 in Madeira > and > voyaged to Massachusetts, U.S.A. where he met Senhorinha de Lima > (native of > Graciosa), my father's first cousin . They were married 4 November > 1916 and > at some point returned to live on Madeira where their child was born > in > about 1929. After he died at about 6 months of age, António and > Senhorinha > decided to return to Massachusetts to live. Further tragedy > occurred in > about 1934 when António and Senhorinha's daughter died at birth. > They > didn't have any other children. > > I feel a burden to record and preserve information about these > children and > would appreciate any information and help anyone can provide to help > me. > > Thank you, > Greg Lima > -------------------------------

I have asked this same question from family who live on the island but haven't been given a definitive answer. I'll follow up again and see if I can get an answer. Janette -----Original Message----- From: prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:prt-madeira-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of david-nancy.degrella@juno.com Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:35 PM To: prt-madeira@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record I had read that the grave sites are reused after about 15 years. It may depend upon the need. When I visited the cemetery in Arco da Calheta during our trip to Madeira, I saw some graves close to 30 years old. David DeGrella Tennessee USA On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:55:06 -0800 "papagaia2" <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> writes: > Maybe someone can shed some light on how long a grave site/plot is > kept in > Madeira. I have heard that sites/plots are only kept for 7 years. > If > that's true what then happens with the remains in that site/plot? > Pat Silva Corbera > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Luis Beal" <luisbeal@yahoo.com> > To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record > > > As far as I am aware only records up to 1911 have been made public. > Anything > after that you have to either go the the vital records office or to > the > cemetery. > Luis Beal > > > > I am researching a young ancestor who died in about 1929 in Madeira > (Funchal > I believe). I do not know the child's name...in fact I know nothing > else > other than the child was a little boy. I do have information about > his > parents. > > The father was António Barros da Silva born in about 1892 in Madeira > and > voyaged to Massachusetts, U.S.A. where he met Senhorinha de Lima > (native of > Graciosa), my father's first cousin . They were married 4 November > 1916 and > at some point returned to live on Madeira where their child was born > in > about 1929. After he died at about 6 months of age, António and > Senhorinha > decided to return to Massachusetts to live. Further tragedy > occurred in > about 1934 when António and Senhorinha's daughter died at birth. > They > didn't have any other children. > > I feel a burden to record and preserve information about these > children and > would appreciate any information and help anyone can provide to help > me. > > Thank you, > Greg Lima > ------------------------------- ------------------------------- 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

I was told in the Azores that after 7 years the remains are replaced by another body. It was unclear what happened with the older remains. You can purchase a plot and it remains untouched. I also saw that in the small buildings that were family resting places, there were small very polished small casks that held the remains of members who had been replaced in the ground by later arrivals. Also f a chemical is spread on the remains of a new arrival in the buildings to decompose the body. The caskets are in plain view and very well kept. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: <david-nancy.degrella@juno.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 4:35 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record I had read that the grave sites are reused after about 15 years. It may depend upon the need. When I visited the cemetery in Arco da Calheta during our trip to Madeira, I saw some graves close to 30 years old. David DeGrella Tennessee USA On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 15:55:06 -0800 "papagaia2" <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> writes: > Maybe someone can shed some light on how long a grave site/plot is > kept in > Madeira. I have heard that sites/plots are only kept for 7 years. > If > that's true what then happens with the remains in that site/plot? > Pat Silva Corbera > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Luis Beal" <luisbeal@yahoo.com> > To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2007 3:03 PM > Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record > > > As far as I am aware only records up to 1911 have been made public. > Anything > after that you have to either go the the vital records office or to > the > cemetery. > Luis Beal > > > > I am researching a young ancestor who died in about 1929 in Madeira > (Funchal > I believe). I do not know the child's name...in fact I know nothing > else > other than the child was a little boy. I do have information about > his > parents. > > The father was António Barros da Silva born in about 1892 in Madeira > and > voyaged to Massachusetts, U.S.A. where he met Senhorinha de Lima > (native of > Graciosa), my father's first cousin . They were married 4 November > 1916 and > at some point returned to live on Madeira where their child was born > in > about 1929. After he died at about 6 months of age, António and > Senhorinha > decided to return to Massachusetts to live. Further tragedy > occurred in > about 1934 when António and Senhorinha's daughter died at birth. > They > didn't have any other children. > > I feel a burden to record and preserve information about these > children and > would appreciate any information and help anyone can provide to help > me. > > Thank you, > Greg Lima > ------------------------------- ------------------------------- 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