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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Deciphering 1921 Census – Scotland
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Great pictures and extra info, thanks again!
It may well be that my gran Ellen knew more Lithuanian as a child but she lived such a long life that it was bound to fade over time. I'm certain I asked her about this a few years back but I'm struggling to remember myself! I wish she was still here, her family story is fascinating.
Annie and Jim lived in Tullibody, my photo of the 4 sisters was outside Annie's house on Menstrie Road. This was a small sheltered housing-style bungalow so your photo from 1960 must be where they lived previously. My partner and her family are from Tullibody so I'm asking for their help locating. That was an interesting coincidence too - I'm not sure I'd even heard of Tullibody before I met my partner, but it turned out her and her mum were living 2 streets down from Annie's house! And the church at the end of their street St. Serf's is where my aunt Janis was christened.
Ellen was married to Bonipart Grikstas (who went by his middle name Barney). They eventually settled in Troon with their children Janis, Frances (my mum), and Raymond, but before that they were touring air force bases around Scotland, England and the US. She did have a lot of fond memories of bus trips to Largs though, one of her favourite places to visit.
Vincas must be her brother Bill, although I would have guessed Vince too if I hadn't known. Not as straightforward a translation but I suppose Vi(ncas) -> Wi(lliam) makes sense. Joe's other nickname was "Golly", which is definitely from a different era...
It's interesting that Tony travelled back to Lithuania, my gran had this postcard with a picture of an old school building in Lithuania on it (Sveksnos Saules gimnazija), but no writing on the back and no indication of the significance of it so it may have been brought back by Tony as a souvenir. No idea if it has a specific connection to the family but I've attached a photo anyway.
My gran did have a lot of photos in her belongings, many of which are now with my mum. I'll need to have a look through them all next time I'm over to see if there are any other interesting ones, or see if there are any clues as to the age/location of Maggie's photo. Very interested to see if there are any photos of Jonas too.
It's funny you should say Ellen and Mary look like they could be twins, your 2nd photo is actually Ellen, not Mary! The 3 younger children are Ellen's, left-to-right is Frances, Janis and Raymond. Also just noticed you swapped their names in your 3rd photo, definitely can't say they're not sisters.
My mum gave me some tips on the 3rd photo (she says hi, and that Bella was one of her favourite aunties). The boy in the front row is John Martin, son of Joe and Annie (woman in front of Joe). The rightmost man at the back is George, husband of Mary. She reckons the two other men in the back row are Annie and Jim's sons, as you said. She knows they had a son called Tom but isn't certain if he's one of the men in the photo. The baby Annie is holding is my mum, Frances.
Thanks again for sending through the photos and your family tree. If I find any other interesting photos or information, I'll let you know.
It may well be that my gran Ellen knew more Lithuanian as a child but she lived such a long life that it was bound to fade over time. I'm certain I asked her about this a few years back but I'm struggling to remember myself! I wish she was still here, her family story is fascinating.
Annie and Jim lived in Tullibody, my photo of the 4 sisters was outside Annie's house on Menstrie Road. This was a small sheltered housing-style bungalow so your photo from 1960 must be where they lived previously. My partner and her family are from Tullibody so I'm asking for their help locating. That was an interesting coincidence too - I'm not sure I'd even heard of Tullibody before I met my partner, but it turned out her and her mum were living 2 streets down from Annie's house! And the church at the end of their street St. Serf's is where my aunt Janis was christened.
Ellen was married to Bonipart Grikstas (who went by his middle name Barney). They eventually settled in Troon with their children Janis, Frances (my mum), and Raymond, but before that they were touring air force bases around Scotland, England and the US. She did have a lot of fond memories of bus trips to Largs though, one of her favourite places to visit.
Vincas must be her brother Bill, although I would have guessed Vince too if I hadn't known. Not as straightforward a translation but I suppose Vi(ncas) -> Wi(lliam) makes sense. Joe's other nickname was "Golly", which is definitely from a different era...
It's interesting that Tony travelled back to Lithuania, my gran had this postcard with a picture of an old school building in Lithuania on it (Sveksnos Saules gimnazija), but no writing on the back and no indication of the significance of it so it may have been brought back by Tony as a souvenir. No idea if it has a specific connection to the family but I've attached a photo anyway.
My gran did have a lot of photos in her belongings, many of which are now with my mum. I'll need to have a look through them all next time I'm over to see if there are any other interesting ones, or see if there are any clues as to the age/location of Maggie's photo. Very interested to see if there are any photos of Jonas too.
It's funny you should say Ellen and Mary look like they could be twins, your 2nd photo is actually Ellen, not Mary! The 3 younger children are Ellen's, left-to-right is Frances, Janis and Raymond. Also just noticed you swapped their names in your 3rd photo, definitely can't say they're not sisters.
My mum gave me some tips on the 3rd photo (she says hi, and that Bella was one of her favourite aunties). The boy in the front row is John Martin, son of Joe and Annie (woman in front of Joe). The rightmost man at the back is George, husband of Mary. She reckons the two other men in the back row are Annie and Jim's sons, as you said. She knows they had a son called Tom but isn't certain if he's one of the men in the photo. The baby Annie is holding is my mum, Frances.
Thanks again for sending through the photos and your family tree. If I find any other interesting photos or information, I'll let you know.