Frank MINCYINSKAS a.k.a MILLER, VITTORIJA TERUSEVYCUS nee RETEVYCUS - from ??? to Scotland
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Re: Frank MINCYINSKAS a.k.a MILLER, VITTORIJA TERUSEVYCUS nee RETEVYCUS - from ??? to Scotland
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Posted: 28 Jul 2008 3:10PM GMT |
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Jacki,
The surnames appear to be corrupted spellings of Lithuanian surnames. Try the ancestry.com group for "Lithuania".
Knowing the history of that region of the world will help you understand the information you find.
Lithuania and Poland became joined together in 1386 when the Lithuanian Grand Duke married the Polish queen. They formally became a commonwealth in 1569 with the signing of the Treaty of Lublin.
Both Poland and Lithuania disappeared as independent states in 1795 after the Third Partition of Poland and Lithuania when their lands were divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria Hungary.
The lands controlled by Russia were divided into provinces (called a gubernia in Russian). Present-day Lithuania was divided into four provinces, Vilnius/Vilna, Kaunas/Kowno, Grondo/Gardinas, and Suvalkija/Suwalki.
Suvalkija/Suwalk was part of an entity called "The Kingdom of Poland" which consisted of 10 gubernias. It was ruled by the czar of Russia so in all actually, it was considered part of Russia.
On immigration records, it was often referred to as Russia Poland. Both of my mother's parents emigrated to the U.S. from that region (i.e., Suvalkia/Suwalki).
They likely emigrated via the ports of Hamburg or Bremen. My grandfather's sister emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 sailing from Hamburg to Grimsby, Scotland. Then by train to Southampton and then onto New York City.
Your VYCUS endings are likely VIC^IUS. The C^ is pronounced as if it was CH. So Viktorija could be Terusevic^ius and Retevic^ius. Also it could be MINC^INSKAS.
Try the Lithuanian White Pages to see some possible surname spellings.
Hope this helps.
Tom
The surnames appear to be corrupted spellings of Lithuanian surnames. Try the ancestry.com group for "Lithuania".
Knowing the history of that region of the world will help you understand the information you find.
Lithuania and Poland became joined together in 1386 when the Lithuanian Grand Duke married the Polish queen. They formally became a commonwealth in 1569 with the signing of the Treaty of Lublin.
Both Poland and Lithuania disappeared as independent states in 1795 after the Third Partition of Poland and Lithuania when their lands were divided among Russia, Prussia, and Austria Hungary.
The lands controlled by Russia were divided into provinces (called a gubernia in Russian). Present-day Lithuania was divided into four provinces, Vilnius/Vilna, Kaunas/Kowno, Grondo/Gardinas, and Suvalkija/Suwalki.
Suvalkija/Suwalk was part of an entity called "The Kingdom of Poland" which consisted of 10 gubernias. It was ruled by the czar of Russia so in all actually, it was considered part of Russia.
On immigration records, it was often referred to as Russia Poland. Both of my mother's parents emigrated to the U.S. from that region (i.e., Suvalkia/Suwalki).
They likely emigrated via the ports of Hamburg or Bremen. My grandfather's sister emigrated to the U.S. in 1912 sailing from Hamburg to Grimsby, Scotland. Then by train to Southampton and then onto New York City.
Your VYCUS endings are likely VIC^IUS. The C^ is pronounced as if it was CH. So Viktorija could be Terusevic^ius and Retevic^ius. Also it could be MINC^INSKAS.
Try the Lithuanian White Pages to see some possible surname spellings.
Hope this helps.
Tom