Names 's' and 'z'/HOHOHO
I know my last name is Fuentes, but so many people always put a Z on the end
instead of the S.
~~glo~~
From: "John Gonzalez" 1gnzlz@...>
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Subject: Re: [ranchos] Names 's' and 'z'/HOHOHO
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 20:15:42 -0800
Hi Joseph:
Re: González.
The very first González in my line was, Alonso González de Hermosillo, who
was born about 1467 in Heromosilla, Burgos, Spain. The González spelling
was kept all the way down to the 9th generation, where it shows up spelled:
"Gonzáles" At the same time the "de Hermosillo" part was dropped. The
"González" spelling shows up again in the next (10th) generation and it
remained that way in the family to the present day.
I remember reading that in Spain, the names were spelled with the "ez",
and in Portugal with the "es". I believe that most errors were made by the
person writing the church records and interpreting the names.
1gnzlz@
