Pat, No we did not view any cemetery records. The visit to the cemetery was not planned. We just happened upon it while walking. The cemetery was small and surrounded by a wall. For some graves, the markers were an iron fence with a flat metal sign with the name, etc. of the deceased painted on it. There was a glass encloses for mementoes. Apparently these markers are reused. To one side of the cemetery were a row of stone crypts with multiple plaques giving names of deceased persons. This appears to be where the remains are moved when a burial site is needed for a newly deceased person. David DeGrella Tennessee USA On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:47:09 -0800 (PST) Patricia Corbera <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> writes: > When my husband and I were in the Calheta in 1992, I wanted to visit > the cemetery there, but our relatives said that most of our family > members were no longer buried there. They were rather vague about > the subject, so I didn't get to visit the cemetery. > David were you able to view cemetery records ? > Pat Silve Corbera > California USA > david-nancy.degrella@juno.com wrote: > 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" > > 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" > > To: > > > 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

David, I now wish I had gone ahead and visited the cemetery in the Calheta. Thank you for your input. Pat Silva Corbera California USA ----- Original Message ----- From: <david-nancy.degrella@juno.com> To: <prt-madeira@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 12, 2007 5:12 PM Subject: Re: [PT-MADEIRA] Infant's Death Record Pat, No we did not view any cemetery records. The visit to the cemetery was not planned. We just happened upon it while walking. The cemetery was small and surrounded by a wall. For some graves, the markers were an iron fence with a flat metal sign with the name, etc. of the deceased painted on it. There was a glass encloses for mementoes. Apparently these markers are reused. To one side of the cemetery were a row of stone crypts with multiple plaques giving names of deceased persons. This appears to be where the remains are moved when a burial site is needed for a newly deceased person. David DeGrella Tennessee USA On Thu, 11 Jan 2007 16:47:09 -0800 (PST) Patricia Corbera <papagaia2@sbcglobal.net> writes: > When my husband and I were in the Calheta in 1992, I wanted to visit > the cemetery there, but our relatives said that most of our family > members were no longer buried there. They were rather vague about > the subject, so I didn't get to visit the cemetery. > David were you able to view cemetery records ? > Pat Silve Corbera > California USA > david-nancy.degrella@juno.com wrote: > 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" > > 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" > > To: > > > 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