Yes, junior and senior as used in Portugal the same as we do here. Margaret ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janette Chun" <janettechun@shaw.ca> To: <PRT-MADEIRA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:38 PM Subject: [PRT-MADEIRA] Questions re Junior and Senior > Hello, > > > > This question may have been previously posted, if so, my apologies for the > repetition. Is the 'Junior' and 'Senior' designation noted after some of > the entries in the Arquivo Regional da Madeira's database used in the > traditional sense of father/son? Some of the dates posted don't seem to > correlate with this theory. > > > > Another question - after some entries there's an asterisk next to the name. > What does this mean? I don't see a key to indicate this. > > > > Thanks, > > Janette > > Vancouver, Canada > > Researching Mendonca & Gois > > > > > > ============================== > 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 >