1901 census - problem deciphering place of birth

casserole · Post by **casserole** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:47 pm

Hello Roxy,

Was really excited by your reply and suggestion of Konigsberg. It certainly could be that name looking at the writing but when I did a google search and found a map it seems a long way from the place of birth on her Declaration of Nationality - Taurage/Tavriq, Lithuania.

Mmmmmm, will keep going.

All the best,
Carole

casserole · Post by **casserole** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 7:08 pm

Hello Bethan,

You too suggested Konigsberg. Thank you for that. As you see from my previous posting it seems a long way from the place of birth on the Declaration of Nationality. I'll look into this further as the place name on the 1901 census could well be Konigsberg

Many thanks,

Carole

Roxy · Post by **Roxy** » Fri Oct 16, 2009 10:05 pm

Carole,

Just looking at Google Earth (other satellite imagery is - probably - available) and it looks to me like Tavrik (Taurage) is actually nearer to Konigsberg (Kaliningrad) - about 100 miles - than it is to Kovna (Kaunas).

And, the more that I look at it the more that I am convinced that the census detail indicates 'Konigsberg Russian Subject'.

Roxy

casserole · Post by **casserole** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 9:29 am

Hello everyone,

I said I would get back to you all once I had been in touch with scotlandspeople re the 1901 census for Gorbals with the 'place of birth' which I couldn't read.

A very nice lady at scotlandpeole sent for the original census book and emailed a copy of the page in question.The writing on the page is indeed clearer BUT.......... the page has been worked on by another clerk and that person has put more scoring through the name and so it is still not legible. Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaagggggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

That's it I feel. A long wait for the 1911 census is my only chance.

Carole

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