Below you can see the map of Timor Lorosae and the districts that comprise it.
You can click on each district to go to that specific area or, if you prefer, use the links below.
Suzanne Pereira Hollander, London, Ontario, Canada
Tel.: (519) 854-0181
Email: srimah@hotmail.com
Date submitted: Fri, 02 Jun 2006
Surnames: Pereira
Location: Mainland Portugal or East Timor
Comments: I am researching my Pereira lineage to find my relatives and cousins from my great great grandmother.
My Oma did not leave me extensive information although i know my great great grandmothers name is Maria Meintje
Pereira and she married Hendrick Bosch in Indonesia likely around 1760-1780 (she never provided a date) and they
had Johanna Christina Pereira Bosch in Indonesia. I am not sure where Maria Menitje Pereira came from although
likely East Timor (spice islands) with the first settlers from Portugal. I know Pereira means Pear Tree and i
will be obtaining the book the Cross and the Pear Tree. I intend on doing extensive research until my relatives
are found. I will be going to Portugal as the Pereira's (one site stated) started in galicia, spain, if that
is correct and i know there are still many in Portugal. I would love to know more about the Pereira lineage as
i am sure there are ties and information out there. Please contact me via email with whatever you know!
Muchos gracius!
This is from a photograph of the church called Nossa
Senhora da Conceição in the city of Angra do Heroísmo, island of
Terceira, Açores (Azores), Portugal.
It is an example of the typical look of Catholic churches in Portugal.
You supply the picture and place
an order for one where your ancestors were baptized, no matter what country.
Genealogists researching in the city of Dili, district
of Dili:
Carla Vinacco, (no address submitted)
Email: darjae@juno.com
Date submitted: Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Comments: I would be highly interested in Maubara Timor. I was baptised In
St. Anthony and my mother in Immaculate Conception in Dili, Dalide-Our
lineage goes as far back as to the King - Gasper Joseph Da Silva Nunes. Any
help to this family tree would be helpful. I believe there are only five of
us in the United States. We used to know a Father Rice. Anyways. It would be
most appreciated. Carla
Genealogists researching in the village of Rita Bau, district of
Ermera:
Virginia Maria Ribeiro Araujo, Australia
Tel.: 61 3 9701 8939, Mobile: 0425 789 709
Email: araujov@hotmail.com
Date updated: Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Name: Vicente Ribeiro
Date of Birth: 16th October 1892, Fátima, Portugal
Burial: # June 1967, Rita Bau, East Timor
Comments: I'm trying to locate any family from my great-grandfathers side
(Vicente Ribeiro). He served in the Portuguese Military (Navy?) and left
Portugal to serve in East Timor. There, he met and married Maria De Sousa and
they had (1) son "José De Sousa Ribeiro" (DOB: 7 Aug 1922, Lauten, East Timor).
Vicente Ribeiro's Siblings: total of (3) brothers & (2) sisters - Ze (Lisbon,
Portugal), Albino (Brasil), Silveno (died in France), Ze Manuel (Angola),
Isabel and Amalia (died young).
Genealogists researching in the city of Lautém, district of Lautém:
Virginia Maria Ribeiro Araujo, Australia
Tel.: 61 3 9701 8939, Mobile: 0425 789 709
Email: araujov@hotmail.com
Date updated: Tue, 15 Nov 2005
Name: Vicente Ribeiro
Date of Birth: 16th October 1892, Fátima, Portugal
Burial: # June 1967, Rita Bau, East Timor
Comments: I'm trying to locate any family from my great-grandfathers side
(Vicente Ribeiro). He served in the Portuguese Military (Navy?) and left
Portugal to serve in East Timor. There, he met and married Maria De Sousa and
they had (1) son "José De Sousa Ribeiro" (DOB: 7 Aug 1922, Lauten, East Timor).
Vicente Ribeiro's Siblings: total of (3) brothers & (2) sisters - Ze (Lisbon,
Portugal), Albino (Brasil), Silveno (died in France), Ze Manuel (Angola),
Isabel and Amalia (died young).
Genealogists researching in the village of Maubara, district
of Liquiçá:
Carla Vinacco, (no address submitted)
Email: darjae@juno.com
Date submitted: Fri, 16 Jul 1999
Comments: I would be highly interested in Maubara Timor. I was baptised In
St. Anthony and my mother in Immaculate Conception in Dili, Dalide-Our
lineage goes as far back as to the King - Gasper Joseph Da Silva Nunes. Any
help to this family tree would be helpful. I believe there are only five of
us in the United States. We used to know a Father Rice. Anyways. It would be
most appreciated. Carla
For comments, questions, or to submit your own surnames and locations,
send an email to:
Make the subject "Masterlist" and include the same kind of
information you see in the above entries: Your name & address, telephone
no., email address, surnames in one village (in alphabetical order),
comments you wish to add. If you have more than one place, submit the same
things for each and every place. If you have surnames from various lugares within
the same parish, send one submission and group the names into the various
lugares.
Religious "surnames" (like "de Jesus, da Conceição, do Espirito
Santo, etc.") of women are usually not accepted since they're of no
genealogical value, except in cases where these names are used by males.
Refer to my series of articles on "Portuguese Naming Traditions"
on this website.
