The consonant sounds usually stay consistent though, so you'll want to look for surnames with S-T-K.Īnd depending on exactly where and when the family lived, you may find records using a Polish, Russian, Yiddish, or even German version of their surname. Or clerks in two different places might have their own preferred spelling of the same surname. In particular, vowels might change from year to year even when the same clerk is recording the name in the same handwriting both times. You should also keep in mind that except for the most common Lithuanian surnames at the turn of the 20th century, very few of them had "standard" spellings. You may want to upload the image of the Scotland marriage record to imgur so readers here can offer your their impression of both the groom's surname, and his mother's maiden name which is also on the record. It's a small gesture but seriously, respect peoples' time & effort in helping you out. It's perfectly OK to ask for any info if you're looking for fresh leads, but you can help people to focus their efforts & look at the correct sources if you are more specific. Be clear & specific about what info you want help finding.Don't make people waste their time by duplicating work. Include as much known information as you can.This advice will get you the best response from your research requests. *Click on the thread titles to see the history Related Subs Moderators may, at their discretion, remove posts that they consider harmful to the community.We don't want to discourage people from participating. Please use the downvote button sparingly to signify that a post or a comment is spam or contains incorrect information, not just because you disagree with it.Please do respond to those who offer their time to help you, even if just to say thanks.Everyone needs to see links without obfuscation. Fire & forget isn't polite, and will be considered spam. Posting your own site or work is OK in moderation, but please contribute to the community too.No abuse, threats, harassment, hate slurs etc. Of course, the exception is published information that the person has chosen to put into the public domain. Don't post living peoples' personal info.r/Genealogy Researchers Genealogy Resources If you are looking for specific help on a specific region, this post has a list of people willing to help with searches and lookups regarding certain areas.
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