What an interesting and lively exchange. Might I suggest the name "Serena" might be a corruption of the name "Senra" or "Sennra". JR > I today tried to do a search on the Madeiran Archives for the surname > "Serena" but nothing comes up.

And where is the name Senra or Sennra from? Is it spanish? I know it is not portuguese. Luis Beal John Roias <jroias@rogers.com> wrote: What an interesting and lively exchange. Might I suggest the name "Serena" might be a corruption of the name "Senra" or "Sennra". JR > I today tried to do a search on the Madeiran Archives for the surname > "Serena" but nothing comes up. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 "Not to know what happened before we were born is to remain perpetually a child. For what is the worth of a human life unless it is woven into the life of our ancestors." Cicero, Roman orator __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com