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Re: JCR: Wollanee Road #unitedkingdom

jeremy frankel
 

Dear Skylark,

Nice try, but James said (and I saw the original text) the name was
written as WOLLANEE Road, not WOOLANEE.

As I have already posted to the JCR group, very often the letter "W"
refers to a "ver" sound, not a "wer" sound, so in this case it
doesn't help to go looking up in a gazetteer for other streets
beginning with W.

The other problem I have with the Woolmore Street suggestion is that
it isn't in Whitechapel, but further east in Poplar, E14, not E1.

Sorry,

Jeremy

At 12:00 AM -0600 1/12/06, <skylark2000@juno.com> wrote:

Hello....I've been reading about Woolanee Rd here on JCR-UK and it rang
a bell -- at least somewhat. I recently received a copy of my family's
1881 census form and their address at that time was:

27 Wool more St. (Tower Hamlets) Mile End, London, UK

Its conceivable that with uncertainty and bad writing that Woolmore could
turn in to Woolanee. But, of course, its not for sure. I, too, have
come across some outrageous contortions of names and words in my 20 years
of research so anything can happen.

skylark2000@juno.com
Palm Desert, California
JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom re: JCR: Wollanee Road #unitedkingdom

jeremy frankel
 

Dear Skylark,

Nice try, but James said (and I saw the original text) the name was
written as WOLLANEE Road, not WOOLANEE.

As I have already posted to the JCR group, very often the letter "W"
refers to a "ver" sound, not a "wer" sound, so in this case it
doesn't help to go looking up in a gazetteer for other streets
beginning with W.

The other problem I have with the Woolmore Street suggestion is that
it isn't in Whitechapel, but further east in Poplar, E14, not E1.

Sorry,

Jeremy

At 12:00 AM -0600 1/12/06, <skylark2000@juno.com> wrote:

Hello....I've been reading about Woolanee Rd here on JCR-UK and it rang
a bell -- at least somewhat. I recently received a copy of my family's
1881 census form and their address at that time was:

27 Wool more St. (Tower Hamlets) Mile End, London, UK

Its conceivable that with uncertainty and bad writing that Woolmore could
turn in to Woolanee. But, of course, its not for sure. I, too, have
come across some outrageous contortions of names and words in my 20 years
of research so anything can happen.

skylark2000@juno.com
Palm Desert, California
Re: Transients born in London #unitedkingdom

Richard Gilbert <gilbert67@...>
 

Hello Sam,

I am about to encounter the same situation. I found that my great
grandparents stopped in Manchester and London long enough to have one child
in Manchester, then several in London between 1881 and 1887, before coming
to America to have the child who became my grandfather.

So, as I continue my search I will let you know what I find, and where.

~ Richard Gilbert
Seattle WA

PS I lived in Nashville 1989-1990. Fun town, got married there. I guess it
has changed a lot since then!
JCR-UK SIG #UnitedKingdom RE: Transients born in London #unitedkingdom

Richard Gilbert <gilbert67@...>
 

Hello Sam,

I am about to encounter the same situation. I found that my great
grandparents stopped in Manchester and London long enough to have one child
in Manchester, then several in London between 1881 and 1887, before coming
to America to have the child who became my grandfather.

So, as I continue my search I will let you know what I find, and where.

~ Richard Gilbert
Seattle WA

PS I lived in Nashville 1989-1990. Fun town, got married there. I guess it
has changed a lot since then!
Seek Israel KAHN; Breisach > NY abt 1880 - d. abt 1930-45 #germany

Silvia <silvie@...>
 

I am searching Israel KAHN born in Breisach , Germany probably left to New
York as he was 17 so arrived around the year 1880 and is buried in New
York (death dates estimated between 1930/45).

Could somebody help me with this? Do you have cementery data about him?

Silvia Gluck, Buenos Aires, Argentina silvie@fullzero.com.ar
German SIG #Germany Seek Israel KAHN; Breisach > NY abt 1880 - d. abt 1930-45 #germany

Silvia <silvie@...>
 

I am searching Israel KAHN born in Breisach , Germany probably left to New
York as he was 17 so arrived around the year 1880 and is buried in New
York (death dates estimated between 1930/45).

Could somebody help me with this? Do you have cementery data about him?

Silvia Gluck, Buenos Aires, Argentina silvie@fullzero.com.ar
Re: FULD - Frankfurt a.M. > Scheveningen, Netherlands #germany

Christopher Massur <cmassur@...>
 

Dear Rosl,
if you have not done so yet, get in touch with the maker of a FULD family
tree (Netherlands) http://home.planet.nl/~bobbe000/fuld3.htm

from different web-sites it seems that there was a concentration of FULD in
Scheveningen. Therefore, there might have been a connection to your FULD,
born in Frankfurt.
You can also go to:

http://www.dutch-jewry.org/search/search_tree/search.htm

and search for the names of the parents of Lili FULD

Christopher Massur, Curaçao <cmassur@hotmail.com>
German SIG #Germany Re: FULD - Frankfurt a.M. > Scheveningen, Netherlands #germany

Christopher Massur <cmassur@...>
 

Dear Rosl,
if you have not done so yet, get in touch with the maker of a FULD family
tree (Netherlands) http://home.planet.nl/~bobbe000/fuld3.htm

from different web-sites it seems that there was a concentration of FULD in
Scheveningen. Therefore, there might have been a connection to your FULD,
born in Frankfurt.
You can also go to:

http://www.dutch-jewry.org/search/search_tree/search.htm

and search for the names of the parents of Lili FULD

Christopher Massur, Curaçao <cmassur@hotmail.com>
Surnames Weisman and Nusovich #general

BlueEyedHun02@...
 

My grandmother and her family lived in the Carpathian Mountains (in
Vinogradov, i think) before WWII and after it. My grandmother's maiden name was
Pesy WEISMAN and she had a twin sister named Rochel. They had an older brother
who passed away during the war. Pesy Weisman married Alter Simcha NUSOVICH (We
don't have much information on Alter Simcha because he passed away at a very
young age.) They had two children named Dovid Aaron (Dudi, David) and Etela.
I'm looking for any possible relatives >from Weisman's or Nusovich's.

I am also trying to find out what the surname for Nusovich can be.

Helen Nusovich
Brooklyn, NY USA

MODERATOR NOTE: Chances of success in your research will be greatly
enhanced if you register the name(s) you are searching for in
the JewishGen Family Finder. Go to www.jewishgen.org/jgff
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Surnames Weisman and Nusovich #general

BlueEyedHun02@...
 

My grandmother and her family lived in the Carpathian Mountains (in
Vinogradov, i think) before WWII and after it. My grandmother's maiden name was
Pesy WEISMAN and she had a twin sister named Rochel. They had an older brother
who passed away during the war. Pesy Weisman married Alter Simcha NUSOVICH (We
don't have much information on Alter Simcha because he passed away at a very
young age.) They had two children named Dovid Aaron (Dudi, David) and Etela.
I'm looking for any possible relatives >from Weisman's or Nusovich's.

I am also trying to find out what the surname for Nusovich can be.

Helen Nusovich
Brooklyn, NY USA

MODERATOR NOTE: Chances of success in your research will be greatly
enhanced if you register the name(s) you are searching for in
the JewishGen Family Finder. Go to www.jewishgen.org/jgff
Polish population registers #general

Fred Hoffman <wfhoffman@...>
 

Hi,

I noticed a couple of questions posted about extracts >from
"Population registers," also called "Books of residents."
In Polish, these registers are usually called _ksiegi ludnosci stalej_,
"Books of permanent population," though I have seen other terms
used for them.

Whatever the name, they are extremely valuable sources, because they
were used to register permanent residents of a given district, and the
information in them was updated regularly. Details on deaths, military
service, and relocation were typically recorded, often with specific
details that can prove vital in tracking various changes in a family's
history. Traveling papers of various kinds were drawn up by local
authorities on the basis of these books, which the authorities then
updated.

Warren Blatt talks about them in his FAQ at
< http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Poland/Questions.htm >.

He mentions them in the answer to question 11. As he says, Fay and
Julian Bussgang have written good articles about these records for
"Avotaynu" (XVI:3, Fall 2000, pages 12-15) and other publications.
If you have a chance to get hold of these articles, they answer
questions as to what these records are, and also provide some
insights to help with translation.

Fred Hoffman
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Polish population registers #general

Fred Hoffman <wfhoffman@...>
 

Hi,

I noticed a couple of questions posted about extracts >from
"Population registers," also called "Books of residents."
In Polish, these registers are usually called _ksiegi ludnosci stalej_,
"Books of permanent population," though I have seen other terms
used for them.

Whatever the name, they are extremely valuable sources, because they
were used to register permanent residents of a given district, and the
information in them was updated regularly. Details on deaths, military
service, and relocation were typically recorded, often with specific
details that can prove vital in tracking various changes in a family's
history. Traveling papers of various kinds were drawn up by local
authorities on the basis of these books, which the authorities then
updated.

Warren Blatt talks about them in his FAQ at
< http://www.jewishgen.org/InfoFiles/Poland/Questions.htm >.

He mentions them in the answer to question 11. As he says, Fay and
Julian Bussgang have written good articles about these records for
"Avotaynu" (XVI:3, Fall 2000, pages 12-15) and other publications.
If you have a chance to get hold of these articles, they answer
questions as to what these records are, and also provide some
insights to help with translation.

Fred Hoffman
Finding graves in London - a tip for everyone #general

Saul Marks <saulmarks@...>
 

Dear Sara-Gay (& others),

I think the resource I have might be slighthly too late in time for your
searches, but it's certainly worth a try. Below is a paste >from the lecture
notes of a Jewish genealogy course I ran, back in 2002 in Newcastle. This
section is about the East London Burial Society, which has a database of
burials in the old United Synagogue cemeteries in London. The women who work
there are always extremely helpful. Knock off the first zero & add 44 to
call >from outside the UK.

Good luck!

Saul Marks
Liverpool, England

---------------

East London Burial Society (ELBS)

The East London Burial Society is similar to a large chevra kadisha for the
London synagogues of the United Synagogue; they organise burials are keep
the necessary records. However, the difference >from standard synagogue
chevra kadishas is their size and, therefore, potential use to the Jewish
genealogist.

Contained within the six United Synagogue cemeteries listed above are
thousands of Jews who have died in the last 100 years or so. As required by
their work organising large numbers of burials, the ELBS has most of its
records contained on a database, accessible instantly by a team of women
based in Ilford, in north-east London. These include date of burial (and
dates of death within the last nine years only), place of burial and grave
number. They also hold information on the deceased’s address at the time of
death, which can be very useful.

The ELBS is a somewhat obscure source, but only because the masses have yet
to discover it! Although enquiries into Jewish genealogical records held by
the United Synagogue are supposed to be directed to Charles Tucker only, the
ELBS accept frequent calls regarding burial details >from Jewish people
tracing their family history. The service they provide is quick, efficient
and always helpful, and the information they provide can be invaluable.

Even if you have relatively little information about an individual – maybe
you are only guessing he died in London – the ELBS covers so many cemeteries
containing so many of the largest group of Jewish people in the country,
that you always stand a good chance of finding a lead to pursue. Even if you
do not, you will have eliminated a great many other leads in the process.

The East London Burial Society can be contacted on 0208-518 2868.
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Finding graves in London - a tip for everyone #general

Saul Marks <saulmarks@...>
 

Dear Sara-Gay (& others),

I think the resource I have might be slighthly too late in time for your
searches, but it's certainly worth a try. Below is a paste >from the lecture
notes of a Jewish genealogy course I ran, back in 2002 in Newcastle. This
section is about the East London Burial Society, which has a database of
burials in the old United Synagogue cemeteries in London. The women who work
there are always extremely helpful. Knock off the first zero & add 44 to
call >from outside the UK.

Good luck!

Saul Marks
Liverpool, England

---------------

East London Burial Society (ELBS)

The East London Burial Society is similar to a large chevra kadisha for the
London synagogues of the United Synagogue; they organise burials are keep
the necessary records. However, the difference >from standard synagogue
chevra kadishas is their size and, therefore, potential use to the Jewish
genealogist.

Contained within the six United Synagogue cemeteries listed above are
thousands of Jews who have died in the last 100 years or so. As required by
their work organising large numbers of burials, the ELBS has most of its
records contained on a database, accessible instantly by a team of women
based in Ilford, in north-east London. These include date of burial (and
dates of death within the last nine years only), place of burial and grave
number. They also hold information on the deceased’s address at the time of
death, which can be very useful.

The ELBS is a somewhat obscure source, but only because the masses have yet
to discover it! Although enquiries into Jewish genealogical records held by
the United Synagogue are supposed to be directed to Charles Tucker only, the
ELBS accept frequent calls regarding burial details >from Jewish people
tracing their family history. The service they provide is quick, efficient
and always helpful, and the information they provide can be invaluable.

Even if you have relatively little information about an individual – maybe
you are only guessing he died in London – the ELBS covers so many cemeteries
containing so many of the largest group of Jewish people in the country,
that you always stand a good chance of finding a lead to pursue. Even if you
do not, you will have eliminated a great many other leads in the process.

The East London Burial Society can be contacted on 0208-518 2868.
Re: SS-5s (and birth certs) #general

H Duboff
 

B"H

Greetings, all..

Here is yet another example of how information can be inaccurate from
the start. When my daughter was born (on Shabbos), we told the
hospital staff that we needed to wait until after dark to fill out any
paperwork (besides the fact that she didn't have her name until after
Shabbos services that morning). I provided the information, but in my
proud, "new father" state of mind (tsufleigen), instead of writing my
wife's maiden name, I wrote down the married name. Thus, it could
appear as if we had the same last name before marriage.

Also, on the death certificate >from my great-great grandmother, her
father's name is listed with the same last name as her married name.
Yet on death certificates >from her children, her maiden name is listed
with a different last name. That somewhat jibes with the family lore
that she and her husband switched names in Russia. (I realize there
are those who disagree that such a thing was easily done. I'll leave
it up to the moderator to decide if this is the forum for such a
discussion.)

A final note; I heartily agree with those who say to hold onto
documents (SS-5s, death records, etc.) that appear to be the "wrong
person" after all. I held onto an SS-5 for about the past 10 years
now. I'm just now finding out, after further research, that the
person is quite possibly a relative by marriage.

hd

Researching: FAERSTEIN, TICKNER; (Skalo - Austria);
MAILSHANKER/MELSZENKER (Grading/Gorodok Podol. and Buenos Aires -
Argentina); OBLETZ, ROSOFF (Dokshytz - Belarus) ; FINN (Gluboko -
Vilna); RAFKIN/RAVKIN (Dwinsk - Russia); ZEMBLE (Lushnitz -
Russia);DUBOWY (Zalocie - Austria)
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Re: SS-5s (and birth certs) #general

H Duboff
 

B"H

Greetings, all..

Here is yet another example of how information can be inaccurate from
the start. When my daughter was born (on Shabbos), we told the
hospital staff that we needed to wait until after dark to fill out any
paperwork (besides the fact that she didn't have her name until after
Shabbos services that morning). I provided the information, but in my
proud, "new father" state of mind (tsufleigen), instead of writing my
wife's maiden name, I wrote down the married name. Thus, it could
appear as if we had the same last name before marriage.

Also, on the death certificate >from my great-great grandmother, her
father's name is listed with the same last name as her married name.
Yet on death certificates >from her children, her maiden name is listed
with a different last name. That somewhat jibes with the family lore
that she and her husband switched names in Russia. (I realize there
are those who disagree that such a thing was easily done. I'll leave
it up to the moderator to decide if this is the forum for such a
discussion.)

A final note; I heartily agree with those who say to hold onto
documents (SS-5s, death records, etc.) that appear to be the "wrong
person" after all. I held onto an SS-5 for about the past 10 years
now. I'm just now finding out, after further research, that the
person is quite possibly a relative by marriage.

hd

Researching: FAERSTEIN, TICKNER; (Skalo - Austria);
MAILSHANKER/MELSZENKER (Grading/Gorodok Podol. and Buenos Aires -
Argentina); OBLETZ, ROSOFF (Dokshytz - Belarus) ; FINN (Gluboko -
Vilna); RAFKIN/RAVKIN (Dwinsk - Russia); ZEMBLE (Lushnitz -
Russia);DUBOWY (Zalocie - Austria)
Re: Request for assistance with Hebrew Web Site #germany

Nachum Tuchman
 

Dear List,
I checked the Segula Cemetery data base, and sent a private e-mail to
Geoff with the information he requested. However, immediately after
doing so, I remembered that the Segula Cemetery is one of the
cemeteries that was added to the JewishGen JOBWR data base .

The direct URL is:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/

A search on KAISER (sounds like) limiting to Israel only returns 50
hits. Most are D-M similar names. However, all 3 KAISERs that are on
the Segula data base appear on the JOBWR.

I must point out, however, that some of the information such as
section and row # are listed only in Hebrew. Anyone who doesn't read
Hebrew will still have a problem getting the exact location.

Nachum Tuchman Tekoa, Israel

Geoff Kaiser <geoff_kaiser@hotmail.com> wrote:
I am in need of some assistance with a Hebrew web site for the Cemetry of
Petach Tikva in Israel. The web site address is http://www.sgula.org.
I am trying to identify if Ephraim (Fritz) KAISER is buried here and if so
what information may be recorded about him......
German SIG #Germany Re: Request for assistance with Hebrew Web Site #germany

Nachum Tuchman
 

Dear List,
I checked the Segula Cemetery data base, and sent a private e-mail to
Geoff with the information he requested. However, immediately after
doing so, I remembered that the Segula Cemetery is one of the
cemeteries that was added to the JewishGen JOBWR data base .

The direct URL is:
http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/cemetery/

A search on KAISER (sounds like) limiting to Israel only returns 50
hits. Most are D-M similar names. However, all 3 KAISERs that are on
the Segula data base appear on the JOBWR.

I must point out, however, that some of the information such as
section and row # are listed only in Hebrew. Anyone who doesn't read
Hebrew will still have a problem getting the exact location.

Nachum Tuchman Tekoa, Israel

Geoff Kaiser <geoff_kaiser@hotmail.com> wrote:
I am in need of some assistance with a Hebrew web site for the Cemetry of
Petach Tikva in Israel. The web site address is http://www.sgula.org.
I am trying to identify if Ephraim (Fritz) KAISER is buried here and if so
what information may be recorded about him......
Washington DC marriages performed by M.A. Horwitz--Help, please! #general

David Gordon
 

Over the past seven years or so, I have tried to publicize the stack of original
marriage licenses and certificates I inherited >from my great-grandfather, Moses
Aaron Horwitz, so that I could return the originals to their families.He
performed hundreds of marriages in Washington, DC, >from about 1912 to 1935.

The project has been quite successful and I have returned hundreds of documents
over the years.

Unfortunately, when my hard disk was recently erased, one of the few
unrecoverable files was my complete list of every document I returned
and information about the person who requested it. This information
has proved extremely valuable in putting families in touch with each
other when, unbeknownst to each other, different people in the
extended family requested the same items.

I am writing now to ask the help of anyone who ever received a license
or certificate >from me. In order to continue to help serve everyone,
would you please take a moment to write me (private, of course) with
the following bits of information: the names of the bride and groom,
the approximate date I sent it it you (if known), and--most important
of all--your contact information (address *and* e-mail). I have never
shared this information with anyone except others requesting the same
exact documents and will never do so.

I cannot emphasize how truly valuable having this information has
been. If you are grateful for the small service I provided, I will in
turn be most grateful to everyone who replies--privately--to me.
Thank you so much. (In order not to inundate my normal e-mail, please
use the alternate mailbox listed below)

David Gordon
tiganeasca1@yahoo.com
Searching:
GORDON and LEVIN(E): Butrimantz
HORWITZ: Smolevichi, Lapichi, Bobruisk
GEBALOVITCH: Borisov, possibly elsewhere
DRAZIN: Bobruisk
HURWITZ: Gomel
JewishGen Discussion Group #JewishGen Washington DC marriages performed by M.A. Horwitz--Help, please! #general

David Gordon
 

Over the past seven years or so, I have tried to publicize the stack of original
marriage licenses and certificates I inherited >from my great-grandfather, Moses
Aaron Horwitz, so that I could return the originals to their families.He
performed hundreds of marriages in Washington, DC, >from about 1912 to 1935.

The project has been quite successful and I have returned hundreds of documents
over the years.

Unfortunately, when my hard disk was recently erased, one of the few
unrecoverable files was my complete list of every document I returned
and information about the person who requested it. This information
has proved extremely valuable in putting families in touch with each
other when, unbeknownst to each other, different people in the
extended family requested the same items.

I am writing now to ask the help of anyone who ever received a license
or certificate >from me. In order to continue to help serve everyone,
would you please take a moment to write me (private, of course) with
the following bits of information: the names of the bride and groom,
the approximate date I sent it it you (if known), and--most important
of all--your contact information (address *and* e-mail). I have never
shared this information with anyone except others requesting the same
exact documents and will never do so.

I cannot emphasize how truly valuable having this information has
been. If you are grateful for the small service I provided, I will in
turn be most grateful to everyone who replies--privately--to me.
Thank you so much. (In order not to inundate my normal e-mail, please
use the alternate mailbox listed below)

David Gordon
tiganeasca1@yahoo.com
Searching:
GORDON and LEVIN(E): Butrimantz
HORWITZ: Smolevichi, Lapichi, Bobruisk
GEBALOVITCH: Borisov, possibly elsewhere
DRAZIN: Bobruisk
HURWITZ: Gomel
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