Regarding the asterik* on records in ARM---if you had access to the actual index catalog for that church, the explanations are at the beginning of the sections of the books for that church. Example: In Nossa Senhora do Monte for Antonio Francisco and Francisca Rosa 1835 191 17v, there is an * next to Francisca Rosa. When I turn to the front of the index catalog, there is a notation that original document has the name Francisca Joaquina in the margin of the page next to this record. I have found that sometimes the notes are for marriages listed in the church that were actually performed at another church, or for additional information on names in margins, or for divorces in records from the later years. I have three catalogs. One is for Machico; the second is for N S do Monte, Sao Goncalo and Sao Roque; and the third is for Santa Luzia, Santa Maria Maior and Sao Pedro. If the record you need is in any of those church records, I will be happy to look up the notation for you. Mary da Silva Frost

Thanks Mary. That makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the offer to look up records. At this stage it appears that everyone I'm researching is in Porto Santo, but I'll keep your email just in case something comes along. Thanks again! Janette -----Original Message----- From: tiamaria [mailto:tiamaria@frostdesign.com] Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 4:10 PM To: PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [PRT-MADEIRA] Questions re Junior and Senior Regarding the asterik* on records in ARM---if you had access to the actual index catalog for that church, the explanations are at the beginning of the sections of the books for that church. Example: In Nossa Senhora do Monte for Antonio Francisco and Francisca Rosa 1835 191 17v, there is an * next to Francisca Rosa. When I turn to the front of the index catalog, there is a notation that original document has the name Francisca Joaquina in the margin of the page next to this record. I have found that sometimes the notes are for marriages listed in the church that were actually performed at another church, or for additional information on names in margins, or for divorces in records from the later years. I have three catalogs. One is for Machico; the second is for N S do Monte, Sao Goncalo and Sao Roque; and the third is for Santa Luzia, Santa Maria Maior and Sao Pedro. If the record you need is in any of those church records, I will be happy to look up the notation for you. Mary da Silva Frost ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx