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The island of Madeira was discovered by a trio of adventurous Portuguese sea captains, João Gonçalves Zarco, Bartolomeu Perestrelo and Tristão Vaz Teixeira, who named the island 'Madeira' for being a heavily wooded island, and its capital city Funchal for the abundance of fennel in the area. The archipelago is considered to be the first territorial discovery of the exploratory period of the Age of Discovery.
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- Manual Joseph Pereira
- António Jose' Pereira
- Izabel Correia
- Maria Rodrigues
- Rosentino Corrêa Bosque
- Miguel Pestana
I am busy researching my great-great Grandfather António Jose' Pereira he was married to Izabel Correia my great-great Grandmother. They had two children a daughter that I have no information on and a son Manual Joseph Pereira born on 26-02-1903 who is my great Grandfather. They were residents in Faja da Ovelha, Calheta, Madeira.
My great Grandfather Manual Joseph Pereira immigrated to South Africa and got married on 28-1-1933 to my great Grandmother Polqeria da Asencas Pereira
I need more information on the mentioned names to create a complete record of our family. If you could please be so kind to give me any information or could update me with information you could get hold of so that we could do this it will be gladly appreciated.