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Offline monke

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Name of Town from ship script
« on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:31 GMT (UK) »
Hello to everyone :)

my question on this topic is from ship script from 1907. In the sixt line it should write Pero Misur.

In the line city or town on Pero's space writes something with M. Ellis island crew translated it as Minorica. But it's not correct. There is no stop on second letter. If the last letter in his name is O and is written like that, could it be the same in in his name of town.

I appreciate everyones help :)


Offline Mike in Cumbria

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:38 GMT (UK) »

Is his country of origin Hungary?

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #2 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:39 GMT (UK) »
yeah that says on script. But i think he should be from today's Croatia. Back then Croatia was part of Hungary.... Why do you ask?

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:41 GMT (UK) »
Just trying to pin it down a bit geographically. It does look like a serbo-croat ending.


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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:42 GMT (UK) »
And his name Pero is typical for Croatia. I don't think there are Peros in Hungary

Offline Mike in Cumbria

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #5 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:43 GMT (UK) »
Mitrovica. It's in northern Kosovo.

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #6 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:48 GMT (UK) »
no, absouletly not. Mitrovica is on Kosovo. Not part of Hungary...

But nice try though. :)

I don't think that second letter is I, there is no fullstop on top. I think it's A.
If the last letter in his name is O then this could be A or O. I also believe it's not T, that it could be H.

I really need someone who has experience reading this.

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #7 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:54 GMT (UK) »
I was about to post Mitrovica before I saw Mike's reply. Before ruling it out completely, keep in mind that borders changed. There are several towns of this name, one of them may have been part of Hungary before the war.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitrovica

(perhaps I should add I do not have experience reading Hungarian place names)

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Re: Name of Town from ship script
« Reply #8 on: Thursday 31 January 13 15:58 GMT (UK) »
I really need someone who has experience reading this.

Good luck