I have recently learned of this Madeira list and have recently subscribed. Much of the information I have here I have in the past posted to the Azores list and the Portugal list. So I thought I would try this list and see if anyone sees a connection to any of their family lines. I am hoping that someone might .....and if so would love to hear from you. Hopefully, I have provided (at least for starters) enough information to be useful. Thank you Stacy In the book of baptisms in this parish in reference to the year of 1901 is the following text: On the 12th day of May in the year 1901 in this parish church of Santo Antonio, District (Council) of the Dioces of Funchal; an individual of the female gender was baptized and given the name of Clara who was born in this village at 2 o'clock in the morning on the 11th day of April. The first legitimate daughter of Jose' Luiz Junior and of Maria de Assencâo, laborers and parishoners of this church (natives of this village) living in the area of Laranjal. Paternal grand-daughter of Jose' Luiz Senior and of Luiz a de Freitas and maternal grand-daughter of Francisco Fernandes Luiz and of Julia de Assencão. Godparents Francisco Fernandes Luiz a married laborer and Julia de Assencão a single unmarried woman (residents) living in the area of Laranjal. **My best guess at the ending paragrah** And in order to be evident (signed/issued in duplicate) and thereafter read and verified (confirmed) in front of the (in the presence of) the godfather (godparents).............. **The last couple of lines I can't make out but probably relate to the document being signed by the priest and follows with the signature lines of the one who wrote this document - which resembles the name Frietas possibly?** In 1907 Clara, two of her siblings and her parents left Portugal on the Kumeric to go to Hawaii to work on the plantation. (As per manifest) Jose (Joseph in English) Luiz - Age 27 Her mother: Maria d'Ascencao - no age shown Her siblings: Conceicao (3) (Connie in English), and Gertrudes (15 months), (Gertrude in English). I found the family again in 1910 census (surname in this census was spelled "Louis") with an additional child (Alfred age 1year and 6 mos.) in the South Hilo Hawaii (Enumeration district 114) with Volcano street listed vertically on the census page. **(I would also like to learn/find out which plantation they may have worked?) The family eventually left Hawaii and moved to Bay area of California. I do not when exactly but it was sometime between 1910 and 1920 as I locate them again in the 1920 census residing at East 8th Ave. Oakland, Alameda County,California. Clara at this time has a spouse Jessi Silva living with the family (which by the way is now spelled "Lewis" on the 1920 census) Jessi and Clara were married in 1919. (They had two children Bernice and Wallace) Jessi died in 1935. (He was 38 years old) Residence at the time of death per certificate: 2267 E. 15th Street, Oakland, California Interment was Evergreen Cemetary on the 23 February 1935 which is located at 6450 Camden St. Oakland, CA 94605. *His gravestonee has another name on the top: Theresa Tavares Died Jan 23 1917 Aged 84 years Below this woman's name is his name on the same gravestone: Jess Silva 1896-1935 ***Do not know who Theresa Tavares is that he shares plot/gravestone with??** It appears on the 1920 census that Jess "reportedly" left Portugal in 1900 (it could be 1906? it is smudged pretty bad) Anyway in the 1930 census Jess's mother Gilhermina ("Minnie" on the census) age 53 and his sister Phoebe age 25 shows that they arrived in the United States in 1920. (I have a bit of information on Phoebe as well ) After Jess's death approximately 11 months later Clara married John Correa on the 25th of January 1936 in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California (Note: Sarah Liness was John's first wife who had died two years prior to his marriage to Clara) John Correa and Clara at some point moved and opened a bar in Sausilito located at 39 Caledonia Street. In 1940 I find that they reside at 1768-87th Avenue, Oakland, California in Alameda County Clara died 30 August 1972 Interment Holy Sepulchre Cemetery, Hayward. Obituary read: wife of the late John Correa; loving mother of Wallace D. Silva of San Leandro and the late Bernice Kerr; dear mother-in-law of Mrs. Janet Silva; devoted sister of John Lewis, Mrs. Mary Mattos, and Mrs. Julia Cunningham of San Leandro, Mrs. Connie Ferreira of Oakland, Mrs. Lorraine Chiapperi(l?) of San Francisco, Alfred Lewis of Los Banos and the late Gertrude Reagan; also survived by eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. A native of Portugal aged 71 years. Guerrero & Seramur Mortuary, 407 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro; handled the arrangements. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.308 / Virus Database: 266.7.2 - Release Date: 3/11/2005