Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:41 am
Post subject: What city is Warklau? Varakļāni?
Hello,
My great-grandfather is from "Warklau." However, I am not sure what town that is today, or what country it is. Any help would be appreciated!
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:52 am
Post subject: Re: What city is Warklau?
mchait wrote: | Hello,
My great-grandfather is from "Warklau." However, I am not sure what town that is today, or what country it is. Any help would be appreciated! |
Hi,
Unless it was misspelled it was in Latvia.
Gilberto
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:53 am
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
My source is Ellis Island and U.S. census records. His name was David Chait. Somewhere between 1880-1910. Thanks!
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 8:59 am
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
mchait wrote: | My source is Ellis Island and U.S. census records. His name was David Chait. Somewhere between 1880-1910. Thanks! |
Arrival on EI on October 27, 1904, ship Patricia, from Hamburg. The link to the ship manifest is broken.
www.stevemorse.org The country is Latvia.
Followed by wife Channe and daughter Chaie in 1905.December 14.
Gilberto
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 12:27 pm
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mchait wrote: | Hello,
My great-grandfather is from "Warklau." However, I am not sure what town that is today, or what country it is. Any help would be appreciated! |
Hi,
I wonder what would be Polish orthography of Warklau.
My only idea is Warchoł / Warchoły or alike.
This page in old geography book:
http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_XII/947
That name is in various areas, but I do not see Lithuania
One of Warchol* items says see Orchol (that is near Gniezno)
http://dir.icm.edu.pl/Slownik_geograficzny/Tom_VII/574
Gilberto, did you see any geolocalization of Warklau?
Best,
Elzbieta
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:14 pm
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
Elzbieta,
There is about a dozen of entries in www.stevemorse.org spelled as Warklau, Litvia, including the passenger mentioned.
I did not check Litvia maps.
Best,
Gilberto
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 1:46 pm
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
Thanks! What city is it named today?
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:02 pm
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
Gilberto, I see the ship, but I do not see anything that says from Latvia. Can you please post the link?
Elizabeth, I am thinking it is from Northern Poland, Southern Lithuania. What do you think?
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:24 pm
Post subject: What city is Warklau?
Warklau (German?) = Varakļāni (Latvian) = Warkljane (Polish)
Greenwich coordinates:56 degrees 36 minutes N 26 degrees 45 minutes E
Ferro coordinates: N same, E 44 degrees 25 minutes
80 km NNE of Daugavpils, 30 km west of Rezekne.
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 2:51 pm
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Wow. Awesome. Thanks!! Is there a map with the German name, Warklau on it?
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 4:32 pm
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mchait wrote: | Gilberto, I see the ship, but I do not see anything that says from Latvia. Can you please post the link?
Elizabeth, I am thinking it is from Northern Poland, Southern Lithuania. What do you think? |
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:07 pm
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I appreciate the research everyone! Could it be Warkau?
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:24 pm
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Magroski49 wrote: | mchait wrote: | Gilberto, I see the ship, but I do not see anything that says from Latvia. Can you please post the link?
Elizabeth, I am thinking it is from Northern Poland, Southern Lithuania. What do you think? |
Here it goes:
http://polishorigins.com/forum/files/warklau_626.jpg |
Gilberto,
Fantastic table, because it shows all variant of the same name in Latvia, with difficult ending for many ears.
Ending:
Warklau 1,2,3,4,5,12,14,15,16,17,20
Warklaw 10,11,21,22
Warklang 6,7,23
Warklai 25,27,28
Warklani 24
Warklan 26
Two correct:
Warklany 8,9,19,23 (Polish)
Warkland 18 (German)
Wark-land in German, Wark-lany in Polish, with łany=cultivated land
Searching for etymology of "Wark"
http://www.stankiewicze.com/index.php?kat=44&sub=555
Wark - od warczeć, warknąć, może też od imienia złożonego Warcisław.
// Wark - from growl, snarl, may be also from the composed name Warcisław
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Posted: Mon Nov 16, 2015 5:44 pm
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