Selected Families and Individuals


Francisco Gonçalves [Parents] was born in 1591 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He was christened on 8 Dec 1591 in Igreja de NS da Luz de Gaula. He married Maria Gonçalves on 9 Jan 1617 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .

Batismo (L2 f10v) # Oje domingo outo dias do mez de dezembro da era de noventa e hú annos baptizei eu Antonio Borjes vigairo nesta igreja de Nosa Señora da Luz freguezia do lugar de Gaula a FRANCISCO filho de BERTOLAMEU PIREZ e de sau molher ISABEL GONSALVES foraõ padrinhos Belchior Anriques e Ana Martins filha de Joam Barreto e Maria Martins e por assi ser asinei aqui \\ Antonio Borjes \\ Melchior Anriquês.

Maria Gonçalves [Parents] was born in 1592/1597 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Francisco Gonçalves on 9 Jan 1617 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .


João Rodrigues was born in 1563/1568 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Francisca Gonçalves on 7 Jul 1588 in Igreja de Santa Cruz de Gaula.

Francisca Gonçalves was born in 1563/1568 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married João Rodrigues on 7 Jul 1588 in Igreja de Santa Cruz de Gaula.

They had the following children:

  F i Maria Gonçalves

SEBASTIÃO Pires [Parents] was born in 1520/1525 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He died after 1570 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married ANA Martins in 1548/1553 in Igreja de NS da Luz de Gaula.

(Famílias de Gaula, J. Lourenço de Gouveia, 1999).

ANA Martins was born in 1520/1525 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She died after 1570 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married SEBASTIÃO Pires in 1548/1553 in Igreja de NS da Luz de Gaula.

They had the following children:

  F i Isabel Fernandes
  M ii Manoel Pires
  F iii Ana Pires
  M iv João Martins
  M v Antonio Pires
  M vi Cristovão Pires
  F vii Violante Pires
  M viii BARTOLOMEU Pires

PEDRO Gonçalves "O Velho" was born about 1525 in Ilha Madeira, Portugal. He died on 15 May 1598 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married MARGARIDA Jorge.

Óbito (L2 f71v) # Aos quinze dias do mez de maio desta era de 98 annos falleceo PERO GONSALVES o velho freguez desta freguezia cõ todos os sacramentos foi enterrado nesta igreja de Nossa Sñora da Lux em sua cova propria fez seu testamento aprovado iutamente com sua molher MARGAIDA JORGE deixa que facaõ tres officios de hú nocturno cada hú e de offerta hú alqueire de triguo hú almude de vinho e tres peixes deixa que por morte de sua molher dera para ajuda de huá peça quatro mil rés / deixa mais que diguaõ doze missas a Nossa Señora (...)io a Nossa Señora da Lux e huá a Nossa Señora do Socoiro e outra a Nossa Señora da Guadelupe naõ deixa mais encarguo e por assi sera assinei aqui \\ Manuel Borjes.

MARGARIDA Jorge was born about 1525 in Ilha Madeira, Portugal. She died on 25 Feb 1617 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married PEDRO Gonçalves.

Óbito (L3 f109v) # Em os vinte e sinquo dias do mez de fevereiro da era de seis centos e dezasete annos falleceo ab intestada MARGAIDA JORGE viuva tendo recebidos todos os sacramentos foi enterrada nesta igreja de Noss Señora da Lux onde era fregueza e por verdade assinei aqui \\ Manoel Borjes.

They had the following children:

  F i Isabel Jorge
  F ii Maria da Costa
  F iii ISABEL Gonçalves

Belchior Henriques Escorcio [Parents] was born in 1540 in Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He was christened on 4 Aug 1540 in Igreja de Santa Cruz de Gaula. He married Isabel Jorge about 1565 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .

Foi Escudeiro da Casa Real.

Isabel Jorge [Parents] was born in 1540/1545 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She died on 28 Dec 1633 in Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Belchior Henriques Escorcio about 1565 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .


Henrique Henriques de Lordelo died in Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Maria Batista.

Maria Batista died on 22 Mar 1568 in Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Henrique Henriques de Lordelo.

They had the following children:

  M i Belchior Henriques Escorcio

Gaspar Rodrigues [Parents] was born in 1543/1548 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Maria da Costa on 1 Nov 1568 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .

Maria da Costa [Parents] was born in 1543/1548 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Gaspar Rodrigues on 1 Nov 1568 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .


João Rodrigues died on 4 Jun 1598 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Beatriz Gonçalves.

Foi sepultado da capela de Santa Cruz.

Beatriz Gonçalves died on 2 May 1598 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married João Rodrigues.

They had the following children:

  M i Gaspar Rodrigues
  F ii Juliana Rodrigues
  F iii Isabel Rodrigues

Galas da Mata [Parents] was born about 1550 in Gaula em Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He died on 15 Dec 1623 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Ana Pires on 14 Oct 1576 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .

Ana Pires [Parents] was born in 1551/1556 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She died on 2 Apr 1633 in Gaula, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married Galas da Mata on 14 Oct 1576 in Igreja de Nossa Senhora da Cruz .


João Pires da Mata was born about 1470 in Gaula em Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. He married Catarina Dias.

Catarina Dias was born about 1470 in Gaula em Santa Cruz, Ilha da Madeira, Portugal. She married João Pires da Mata.

They had the following children:

  M i Galas da Mata

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