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Hi,
I've posted before regarding names I'm turning up in my search for my Austrian ancestors (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=583092&board=gen) , and I've found a few more so I was wondering if you could help me out again.
I discovered that my great-great grandmother Perl/Pauline had a younger brother named Malke. Any suggestions about the meaning of the name?
Her father is listed as Juda Hirsch on Pauline's immigration documents, but in her marriage record as I.H. Einmaldank. Do you think its possible that the I is really a J standing for Juda and H for Hirsch?
Her mother's name is listed in her marriage record as Dresi Ginsburg. Any ideas about the name Dresi?
Also, maybe this is a stretch, but does anyone know about how surnames are passed on in Austrian culture? Even though Pauline immigrated and married under the name Perl Einmaldank, other later records show her as Pauline Ginsburg (for example, a 1900 census record and the recent obituary of one of her sons). Would women use their mother's maiden names instead of their father's surnames after a certain point? Any ideas?
One last question... Pauline's husband's mother's name (in their marriage record) is listed as "Cha. Lea Krochmal." Is Cha. a title or just an abbreviation of a first name?
Thank you very much for taking time to read this and for any help you can give me! Please ask questions if my lengthy explanation wasn't clear...
Sara
I've posted before regarding names I'm turning up in my search for my Austrian ancestors (http://www.behindthename.com/bb/arcview.php?id=583092&board=gen) , and I've found a few more so I was wondering if you could help me out again.
I discovered that my great-great grandmother Perl/Pauline had a younger brother named Malke. Any suggestions about the meaning of the name?
Her father is listed as Juda Hirsch on Pauline's immigration documents, but in her marriage record as I.H. Einmaldank. Do you think its possible that the I is really a J standing for Juda and H for Hirsch?
Her mother's name is listed in her marriage record as Dresi Ginsburg. Any ideas about the name Dresi?
Also, maybe this is a stretch, but does anyone know about how surnames are passed on in Austrian culture? Even though Pauline immigrated and married under the name Perl Einmaldank, other later records show her as Pauline Ginsburg (for example, a 1900 census record and the recent obituary of one of her sons). Would women use their mother's maiden names instead of their father's surnames after a certain point? Any ideas?
One last question... Pauline's husband's mother's name (in their marriage record) is listed as "Cha. Lea Krochmal." Is Cha. a title or just an abbreviation of a first name?
Thank you very much for taking time to read this and for any help you can give me! Please ask questions if my lengthy explanation wasn't clear...
Sara
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