This directory inscription states that Maria Warkowitz is the widow (Wwe.) of a non-commissioned police officer (gendarmerie Wachtmeister). She resides at Castellfeldg[asse] 20 which translates into

Your first port of call should always be naturalisation records or the censuses. This gives you that information you are seeking in many cases. Jill Whitehead, Surrey, UK

My understanding was that the woman was automatically naturalised when her husband was naturalised. Until women got the vote (as Harvey Kaplan says) women were considered chattels of their husbands in

I received a response from the Meldeamt that Vienna residence records are available online at https://www.wien.gv.at/kultur/wienbibliothek/lehmann-online.html. I downloaded the book I'm interested in

In my experience in Scotland, only a small minority of Jewish immigrants naturalised in the first place - and pre-WW1, mostly men. If the husband naturalised, not sure what the advantage was for the

Hello Fran, As discussed in private, can be helpful for others : this is a long road to go from the Decret number to the effective file. I am sure there is already an "How To" somewhere in this

I am trying to find the descendants of Leiser Grodner born in 1870 and his family who moved to Argentina. I have no experience in tracing in Argentina and would appreciate any help. With many

Could I have a translation of the attached postcard from Boremel, Russia (Presently in Ukraine). Thank you, stuartroswell@...

Hi All, Please can someone explain why British naturalisation records for the early 20th century appear to be for men only. Behind this question lies a second one: my great grandmother was born in

Trying to make contact with the family of Abraham Yaaakov Finkler, son of Rabbi Israel Joseph Finkler who was the Rabbi and Admor of the Radoshitz Chassidic Dynasty. He posted a page of Testimony to

Brian Burg asks about a 20th century record for the town of Wegrow, Poland. Researchers interested in the records for their town in Poland should address such questions to the JRI-Poland Town Leader

Linda Kelley wrote: I believe the address at the end might mean Castlefield 20. But Castle in German is Schloss, so I am confused. Can a single s look like an f? Yes, a single s in old German script

I've posted some vital records in Yiddish (I believe) for which I need a translation. They are 2 postcards written to my Grandfather (From Latvia I believe) to NYC and 3 photos in need of translation.

Sheina in Yiddish spelling is שײנע.

Hi Rob, I don't have any family history to offer you, but I took a about 12 photographs of him captured in abt.1971 at the University of Sydney, School of Physics. Prof.J. S. Miller at this time

Phil has asked: Is there information on the record image that's not in the index? I'd love to know any or all of these facts from the image: Who made the original record? Birth location (hospital or

Dear Kenneth, There is a ready-to-hand explanation for your Italian/Greek/Ashkenazy mix. It applies to my family as well: Romitic Jews who lived for centuries in Greece. Romitic Jews migrated

Graz, Landeshauptstadt, Oterreich, 1901: Graz, State Capital, Austria, 1901: Can someone please translate the listing for Marie Markovik? Marie Markovits/Markovik owned farmland near the castle at

JRI-Poland has indexed the 1904 Marriage Registration of Sura Ruchla FRYDMAN & Chaim Icko WOLINSKI as AKT #43, in Wegrow, Siedlce Gubernia, but the parents of the bride and groom are not named in the

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