Dear D. Rodrigues, Here is the information about that place I could find in Dicionário Corográfico do Arquipélago da Madeira by Fernando Augusto da Silva, 1934 edition: "Pinheiro: Sitio povoado da freg. do Arco da Calheta. 37f e 176h." It means that, by 1934 (or a little earlier), there were there 37 houses with 176 inhabitants. I don't know where it is, as I don't know Arco da Calheta very well, though I can ask some of my co-workers who are from there. I presume the origin of the name was some notorious pinetree that worked as a mark for that place, as happened in many other places with the same name, here in Madeira. Paulo On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:39:50 -0000, Donald Rodrigues <DRodrigues@Pacbell.net> wrote: > I am looking for information about a place named Pinheiro which is > situated near Arco da Calheta, Madeira. Baptism documents for various > relatives baptized in the Church of Sao Braz, Arco da Calheta, show that > they were residents of Pinheiro which I'm guessing is within walking > distance of the church. Where is Pinheiro in relation to Arco da > Calheta? Can anyone tell me about this place and its history? > > D. Rodrigues > > > ============================== > View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find > marriage announcements and more. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx > -- " Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres." -- Horacio

Paulo, thanks so much for your reply. If you are able to learn more about this place and its history from your colleagues, I would apreciate knowing what you learn. Thank you again. Best regards, D. Rodrigues ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paulo Gomes Jardim" <darwin@spamcop.net> To: <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 1:59 PM Subject: Re: [PRT-MADEIRA] Pinheiro near Arco da Calheta > Dear D. Rodrigues, > > Here is the information about that place I could find in Dicionário > Corográfico do Arquipélago da Madeira by Fernando Augusto da Silva, 1934 > edition: > > "Pinheiro: Sitio povoado da freg. do Arco da Calheta. 37f e 176h." > > It means that, by 1934 (or a little earlier), there were there 37 houses > with 176 inhabitants. > > I don't know where it is, as I don't know Arco da Calheta very well, > though I can ask some of my co-workers who are from there. > I presume the origin of the name was some notorious pinetree that worked > as a mark for that place, as happened in many other places with the same > name, here in Madeira. > > Paulo > > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 21:39:50 -0000, Donald Rodrigues > <DRodrigues@Pacbell.net> wrote: > >> I am looking for information about a place named Pinheiro which is >> situated near Arco da Calheta, Madeira. Baptism documents for various >> relatives baptized in the Church of Sao Braz, Arco da Calheta, show that >> they were residents of Pinheiro which I'm guessing is within walking >> distance of the church. Where is Pinheiro in relation to Arco da >> Calheta? Can anyone tell me about this place and its history? >> >> D. Rodrigues >> >> >> ============================== >> View and search Historical Newspapers. Read about your ancestors, find >> marriage announcements and more. Learn more: >> http://www.ancestry.com/s13969/rd.ashx >> > > > > -- > " Pallida mors aequo pulsat pede pauperum tabernas regumque turres." -- > Horacio > > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >