I have seen both Dolores and Maria used as men's names
on many records.  Often Maria comes from the given
name Jose Maria  My great-great grandfather's given
name was Jose Dolores.  His marriage record shows that
he used only Dolores when he married my great-great
grandmother.  

--- zendean <usa20@...> wrote:

>  
> Fellow searchers;
>   I have encountered some thing strange in my
> extraction film. I know that "hija natural" means
> that the child has no father. But at times there is
> an man's name written in below the child's name in
> the bapised child list, but not in body of the
> narrative where the names of the parents is listed.
> In your experience, does this mean that the father
> was named , but does not acknowledge that child ?
> Additionally, I sometimes find names for the father
> listed as "Dolores" or "Maria Isvaldo" or
> "Yldlesterialde Isabel". Is that a name for a man ?
> I have never met a man named Dolores but at times a
> woman is named Juan Jesus. Is there a better formula
> than if the name ends in "o"= boy or "a"=girl ? The
> child is either "Hija" or Hijo". the times that I
> have trouble is when the name is not clear and the
> parish father puts "hn" or "hl", in those cases I
> can't tell the gender.  
> Also, at times the parent is listed as "Jesus
> Montenegro or Juan Eliso Montenegro". Do you know if
> that may be the name of a father who took the baby
> to be baptised and didn't name the mother ?  
>  Also, Some fathers write Ysabel and Ysidro . I
> wonder if a Capital "I" was written to look like  a
> "Y" when is  a capital in script/caligraphy or if it
> spelled that way in Gualtamala.  Just asking my
> friends here in the site.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Jose Luis macias
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Victor Villarreal <vela_este@...>
> Sent: Jun 22, 2005 8:11 AM
> To: ranchos@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [ranchos] Re: Question mark
> 
> Hello John,
> 
> Try the following instructions: 
> 
> "Click Start, Settings, Control Panel, Regional and
> Language Options. Click the Language(s) tab. In Win
> XP, click Details, then Add. Choose an Input
> language
> (English United States) and a Keyboard Layout
> (International English). Use Apply to finish the
> process; the Windows installation CD may be needed."
> 
> Read the instructions on how to switch or select
> keyboard layouts.  
> You can select also which one you prefer as the
> default layout.
> 
> Let us know if you need any other help!
> 
> Victor
> 
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "John Gonzalez"
> <1gnzlz@v...> wrote:
> > Hi:
> > 
> > I don't know what version of Windows other people
> are using.  I am 
> using Windows XP Home Edition and when I press the
> Alt+? I get 
> nothing, just a pleasent little sound. I tried both
> Alt keys.
> > I am sticking with Alt+168, it hasn't failed me
> yet!  As far as the 
> exclamation symbol is concerned, I just do it the
> old fashion way: 
> Shift +1. 
> > 
> > 
> > John Gonzalez  
> > 1gnzlz@v...
> 
> 
> 
> 
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