Covilha's Professions

LEVANTAMENTO POPUCIONAL DA COVILHA (Census of Covilha’s Population’s professions) It’s not a real census per se, but an inquiry type giving names and professions:

YEAR NAME Profession sources

Work

1395 Moises ironsmith A.Braacamp Freire,1916

Jose ironsmith same

Jose Adida same

1434 Salomao de Estrela rent collector D.Afonso V book 18, p59 lace maker, or seller

1440 Jose Falilho same same, bk13, pg163

1441 Jacob Adida - same, bk2 pg119

Cinfana - same, bk2, pg78

Salomao Vizinho Merchant same, pg60

Samuel Ergas - same, pg59

Samuel Aruez - same, pg57

Isaac Calvo shoemaker same, pg55

Abraao Barica shoemaker same

Jacob Faiam same

Jose Matrotel same

Judas Acubti same

Jacob Matrotel same

same Moises Aragel same

Salomao Cohen weaver same

Faarom Belido weaver same

Jose Bento butcher same

Jose Calvo - same

Haim Faaiam Dona - same

David Pasilhas - same

Salomao Calvo - same

Abraao Matrotel - same

Isaac Adida - same

Moise Calvo felt maker same

1442 Abraao Adida merchant same book37, pg62

Jacob Benjamin shoemaker same, bk2 pg56

Isaac Soleima ironsmith same, pg55

Isaac Adida Calvo - same

Jose Amado - same, bk2. pg 60

Jacob Amado - same

Jose Benjamim ironsmith same

David Tobi - same

Moises Benjamin - same

Jacob Benjamin shoemaker same, pg56

1442 Haim Muca - same

Samuel Vizinho - same

Jose Vizinho - same

Jose Soleima - same

Moises Abudente Shoemaker same, bk2, pg 59

Samuel Budente - same

Jose Tovi shoemaker same

Abraao Muche - same, bk23, pg88

Anto…., the young doublet maker same, pg115

Brazilai taylor same

Moises Vizinho doublet maker same

Isaac Velido ironsmith same, pg114

Jose Baruc ironsmith same

Salomao Navarro - same, pg107

Moises Mordavi shoemaker same

Salomao Soleoma ironsmith same

Menaem Soriano taylor same

Jacob Mordavi shoemaker same, pg106

Moises Abano shoemaker same

Abraao Justo shoemaker same

Samuel Menaem shoemaker same

Isaac Mordoqueu shoemaker same
(Isaque Mordecai)

Salomao Abvila - same, pg100

David de Touro shoemaker same, pg100, 99

Jacob Navarro shoemaker same

Samuel Navarro - same, pg99 Samuel Navarro taylor same, pg100

Salomao Soleima ironsmith same, pg78

Salomao Levi weaver same, pg83

Meir Levi weaver same

Mazalias Arari doublet maker same

Haim Aroute taylor same

Moises Mazod ironsmith same
(Muze Mazo)

Jacob Mazod ironsmith same

Samuel Mazod ironsmith same

Sem Tob Pernica shoemaker same

Abraao Zarco shoemaker same

Ticido Rodrigo shoemaker same

Ticido Rodrigo weaver same

Isaac Pimparel shoemaker same

Jose Naaman shoemaker same
(Junca Namon)

1450 MestreGuedelha Surgeon of same bk34, pg 192

Henry Navigator

M.Guedelha Goleimo Physician & same, pg192, 193

Surgeon

Mestre Judas Physician same, pg183

Samuel Abudente - same, pg190

1451 Salomao Adida Calvo - same, pg8

1455 Jacob Molfo doublet maker same, bk15, pg75

Abraao Molfo taylor same Jacob Arroute taylor same, pg158

Judas Faiam shoemaker same

Salomao Adida shoemaker same

Salomao de Balcaide shoemaker same

Mestre Jacob - same

Jacob de Balcaide shoemaker same

Jacob Cide taylor same

Jose Mazod shoemaker same

Efraim Muca shoemaker same

Jose Muca shoemaker same

Moises Muca, son - same

Of Efraim Muca

Judas de Salinas - same

Son of M. Jacob

Samuel de Baide shoemaker same

Salomao Soleima - same

Abraao de Seia jeweler same, pg159

Isaac de Seia jeweler same

Jacob de Seia Jeweler same

Jacque de Caceres,(Jace - same, bk38, pg96 De Caeres, the young)

Jacob Ergas - same

Jacob Alcadix taylor same

Jacob Soleima rent collector same

1459 Salomao Avida - same, bk36, pg115

Jose Biscainho - same, pg123

Samuel Hudara shoemaker same, pg160

Abraao Vizinho - Chancelaria D.Joao II, bk19,pg1

1460 M. Samuel Goleima Physician & Chan. D. afonso V, bk38, 41

1463 Salomao de Ceia jeweler same, bk9,pg45,5 bk31, pg25

1464 Moises Matrotel - same, bk8, pgs31

Samuel Hergas - same, pg 176

1467 Jacob Soleima surgeon same, bk28, pg5

1468 David Arari - same, pg82, bk16, pg58

1469 Mestre Jacob Surgeon Chancelaria D.Joao II, bk21,pg 46

Jacob Amado ironsmith " D.Afonso V,bk31,pg25

Jose Vizinho - same

Jacob Vizinho - same

Salomao Aroite - same, pg129

Salomao Aben David Physician& same, bk17, pg22

Rabbi

1471 Mestre Judas surgeon same, pg76

1472 Abraao Cohen - same, bk29, pg53

1476 Jose - Chancelaria D.Joao II,bk3,pg14,5,19

Jacob Famiz - same, bk7, pg43

Abraao Famiz (son of - Chancelaria D.AfonsoV, bk7, pg43 Jacob Famiz)

1480 Jose Naaman - same, bk32, pg20

Cinfana, (daughter of - same Jose Naaman)

Jacob Rodrigo - same, pg87

Salomao Salema Rabbi same, pg118

1481 Salomao Cohen shoemaker same, bk26, pg32

Samuel Hudara shoemaker same

Formosa, (daughter - same, pg62 Of S. Hudara)

1482 Salomao Physician & Chancelaria D.JoaoII, bk2, pg7, 8

Jacob Famiz - same, pg2

Abraao Famiz ( son - same Jacob Famiz)

Abraao Soleima - same, pgs 7, 8

Me.Jacob Vizinho - same

Jose Vizinho - same

Salomao, (son-in-law Rabbi same Jacob Amiz)

1482 Salomao Amiz - same

Me. Samuel Abenassel Physician same, pg162

1486 Samuel Vizinho - same, pg39

1487 Jacob ? Rabbi same, pg 148

1490 Salomao Rabbi same, bk12, pg 157,8 bk13, pg54

1491 Me. Haim Aroite Physician same, bk10, pg123

1496 Jose Vizinho Chancelaria D.AfonsoV, bk33,p1,2

Again we can see how the community was composed of, through the short period between the years of
1395-1496. Some of them after a few years changed jobs. Interesting also to note how professions also run in the family. I guess they call it Family business, one generation after another.

Some become famous.

From the BOOK FIOS- Um Roteiro Judaico da Covilha.By Maria Antonieta Garcia Published by the Universidade da Beira Interior, Covilha.

MVS July 11’2002 Copyright ©

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