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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Wednesday 16 May 12 09:23 BST (UK)  »
jangeo - I have been trying to beg, borrow or steal 'Into the Crucible' for a long time now.  I even contacted the author but no luck.
Thanks for the Ant Volinski - but he was a bit early for mine.  My Anthony was born 1905.  Also they seemed to insist on using the name Williams on everything except birth and baptism certificates. Just to make my search even harder!  LOL
Janice

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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Wednesday 16 May 12 09:17 BST (UK)  »
aelfleda - I knew I had heard the Derencius name before.  One of them was godmother to my great uncle and another (Jacobus) was godfather to someone I think may also be a relative.  So difficult these names - phonetically English and the priest writes them in Latin too!

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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Tuesday 15 May 12 09:14 BST (UK)  »
Vince Karalius did indeed come from Lithuanian stock (we used to live next door but one).  Kauralius is a very common name in Lithuania - nearly as common as Smith! LOL

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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Monday 14 May 12 21:15 BST (UK)  »
No - I've never managed to find out about their entry - I know that UK didn't keep records of European entrants and most of the ships manifests were destroyed after 5 years for Eurpeans.  I keep hearing about the Steve Morse site - I must have a look.
Are you researching the Lithuanian migration?  I have even had my DNA done and have found a very distant conection in USA - her mother's name was Valincius!  No paper trail though and any connection is quite a way back.  Fascinating though.  Which family are you looking for?
Janice

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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Monday 14 May 12 20:47 BST (UK)  »
Hi - yes Isabella was indeed one of them - she died age 24 of TB.  So sad. 3 died before the age of 5 and 3 died in their early 20's.   Thanks for taking an interest.
Yes we do think it was the Suwalki/Suvalki area possibly near to Kalvarija.  Unfortunately most of the registers in that area were destroyed during WW2 so it looks as if we will never know any more.  We found some of the graves in Widnes cemetery and there was a wooden cross on one of them - it looked recent and we have no idea who put it there.  Another mystery.
One story is that the father (john Williams or Jonas Valincius) went back to Lithuania to claim back some land - 1919 and maybe died there.   We can find no death registered in England nor any grave for him - so maybe it's true?
Janice

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Lancashire / Re: Lithuanians/Polish in Widnes 1890 on
« on: Monday 14 May 12 20:19 BST (UK)  »
Many thanks for that.  They were actually called Valincius (pronounced Valinshus) but it got so mangled that each of the children had different names on birth certs - Walinjus, Walinczius, Valinski, Wellinsky and more!  I have also discovered that there was nother family with the same name who must have been related.  Also found that the maiden name was Berterska (pronounced Bertershka).  It has taken hours and hours of trawling through Censuses, Birth registers, birth, death and marriage registers. Also found 3 children we didn't know about.
So yes, some of them were Valinskas.  Have you any further info?  How did you find the name?
Janice

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Lancashire / Re: Widnes- help needed
« on: Thursday 01 March 12 14:51 GMT (UK)  »
In 1901 my grt grandparents lived at 54 Cromwell st.  There were 2 adults, 4 children and 3 boarders.  It also says 54 Cromwell St housed another family as well Joseph Hampson, his wife and daughter (he became the godfather of one of my family)  not their real name as they came from Lithuania (then called Poland/Russia).
So not sure what size the house was but they squeezed a few in!

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Europe / Re: Place in Poland?
« on: Thursday 21 April 11 17:56 BST (UK)  »
Ok on further research
Palatinatus - Province
Dist - Districtus - district - not necessarily diocese but could be.  So Raesada could now be defunct?
Janice

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Europe / Re: Poland: Meider/Mider
« on: Thursday 21 April 11 17:12 BST (UK)  »
Have you tried www.cyndislist.com ?
Useful info there

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