[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] SPA(S)JINSKI - unusual surname

[Jerry Frank]

In addition to Otto's good suggestion, you can enter the name at this 
site http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/ellis.html and set the 
search for "sounds like many".

The site is intended for searching Ellis Island records but it can 
also be useful for finding alternate spellings of a surname that you 
are struggling with, especially those that have Slavic origins.  Some 
of the results may not apply because of the controls used in the 
search but others can be very useful.

It is possible that you won't find your surname in Volhynian 
records.  The surnames appear only if specific events occur that 
impact those families.  In my family search the surname Netzalk with 
variants only appears twice in the Volhynian records and in both 
cases there are no further clues about origins.  In addition, some 
years of events are missing from the record books.


Jerry Frank - Calgary, Alberta
FranklySpeaking at shaw.ca



At 05:27 PM 06/06/2007, Otto wrote:
>SPASI [j] NSKI
>
>Try removing the redundant "J"
>
>SPASIN-SKI  SPAZIN-SKI
>
>On Jun 6, 2007, at 6:33 PM, Al Meyer wrote:
>
> > Hello.  As my first post, I was wondering if anyone has ever seen
> > this surname.  Apparently it is the maiden name of my great-
> > grandmother, Justina Spasjinski, wife of Ludwig Rode of Jansen,
> > SK.  Both apparently were born in Rovno in the 1840's.  However, I
> > have never seen the name in any list, anywhere, not even in
> > Google.  Perhaps I should be looking for a different spelling, but
> > I have no idea.  Any pointers would be welcome.  Thanks, Al
>
>. . .   Otto