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Is 'Wesse' the town of Jejse (Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi) in Vilna, Belarus? #general
Netty 01 <netty_the_1st@...>
Hello JewishGen and fellow members,
I am attempting to trace the place of birth of my great grandfather Alfred Lewis. In my family tree album, my mother recorded: Alfred Lewis Born 1855 Place of Birth: Wesse, Poland (Russia) Alfred Lewis migrated to Australia (via Manchester, England) in 1888. His profession was master tailor. I cannot find any references to Wesse, which I believe has been anglicized. Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi). The date of my great grandfather's birth in 1855 fits with the town being part of the Russian empire, at that time. This is what I found on JewishGen about Jejse: https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/community.php?usbgn=A0027 I would appreciate any information to help me confirm the identity of Wesse. Thanking you in anticipation Jeanette Anderson ID 765987
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bette_sscf <bette_sscf@...>
Jeanette Anderson is attempting to trace the town of birth, recorded as
Wesse, Poland (Russia) in her mother's family tree album, of her great grandfather Alfred Lewis, born 1855 and immigrated to Australia via Manchester England in 1888. She wrote: "Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi)." ----- I believe you are on the wrong track identifying the town of Wesse, Poland (Russia). By the way, Vilna, Russia is now Vilnius, Lithuania, not Belarus. The key is accurate pronunciation of foreign alphabets. Generally, the letter /W/ was pronounced /V/ whereas the letter /J/ was pronounced /Y/. For Polish and Russian alphabet pronunciation, see Routes to Roots Foundation - Archive Database -Foreign Alphabets < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Polish.pdf > and < http://www.rtrfoundation.org/webart/ForeignAlphabets--Russian.pdf >. Obtain all possible family documents in Australia and England, including ship manifests and naturalizations (if available), that may name your GGF's and other family members' town of birth. Keep in mind that, presumably, your great grandfather's original surname in Russia was not LEWIS and his original given name was not Alfred. Results of (phonetically like) and (sounds like) searches in JewishGen Gazetteer for Wesse do not include an obvious match except for one possibility, Laczno, Laka, Wiese in Poland, located 126.7 miles NNW of Warszawa, not a significant Jewish community. Polish letter /L with stroke/ is pronounced /W/ and Polish letter /a with ogonek/ is pronounced /an/ or /am/ but the town was also called Wiese. < https://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp > Do you know or have you contacted Hec Alcock in Victoria, Australia who posted a similar inquiry to RootsWeb in August 2014 about his GGF Alfred LEWIS >from Wesse Poland Russia and Manchester, England? http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/POLAND-ROOTS/2014-08/1406913107 Good luck! Bette Stoop Mas USA
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Alexander Sharon
Jeanette Anderson wrote:
I am attempting to trace the place of birth of my great grandfather Alfred Lewis. Alfred Lewis Born 1855 Place of Birth: Wesse, Poland (Russia) Alfred Lewis migrated to Australia (via Manchester, England) in 1888. His profession was master tailor. I cannot find any references to Wesse, which I believe has been anglicized. Google searches seemed to indicate Wesse may also be pronounced Jesse? Using JewishGen, I have come up with Jejse [Polish], Belarus (also known as Yeysi, Jaisa, Jaisi, Jajsi, Ya'isi). --- Jeanette, Place you are searching for is most probably modern Vidzy in Belarus at 5524 2638. Best, Alexander Sharon JGFF editor
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Avrohom Krauss
Bette Stoop wrote in reply to Jenette Anderson:
…"I believe you are on the wrong track identifying the town of Wesse, PolandWhile I do not know if Jenette has located the correct town, I can say she is correct about Belarus. it is true that the city of Vilna, is Vilnius and in present day Lithuania, the inquirer, was not referring to the city of Vilna, rather a town located in the gubernia (province) of Vilna. She was asking about the town of Jajsi. Jajsi is located located in the Belarussian part of Vilna Gubernia (province). The former Vilna Gubernia encompasses an area which includes parts of modern day Lithuania and Belarus and Jajsi is in Belarus. Avrohom Krauss Tell-Stone Israel
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