The Dragoonis family

[AshleighDragoonis]

I married into the Dragoonis family in East Kilbride. I married (*) Dragoonis. They, too, can't seem to find much about their family history but believe the name originates from Lithuania.

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[lud]

Ann
here is a marriage in 1952 the Wirral in Cheshire, and also a birth same place 1955  check out this link  freebmd.org.uk
Cheers
Lud

[Andrew C.]

When I saw the name my initial reaction was Lithuanian. When I read they might have lived in Bellshill I was even more inclined to think they where Lithuanian.

[edinbeds]

A cousin of mine married a Joe Dragoonis (b 1924)  and I have some of his tree. His father Juozas (Joe) was from Poland (b 1900). He Married Pauline Smith in Glasgow in 1922. The Dragoonis family appears to have lived in Blantyre (Scottish census  1911) and the children all seem to have been born in Poland. Juozas's parents Adam and Eve (Sledzious?) lived in Hamilton wher he died in 1953. I hope this gives you something to go on.

[sancti]

From that 1911 information it looks like Adam was married twice and a few children were born in Scotland from 1908 onwards

[EKAnnie]

From that 1911 information it looks like Adam was married twice and a few children were born in Scotland from 1908

Hi Sancti, Why do think he was married twice?  I wasn't too sure either as the 1921 census has his wife listed as Eve.  Thanks

[carolineasb]

@EKAnnie if Adam is the Adam who passed in 1953, his death certificate should show the names of his wives

[carolineasb]

PS there is also a Scottish Lithuanian Social Club in Bellshill, perhaps they can help with family research?

[EKAnnie]

Thanks Caroyn