On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 1:10 AM, blondtokyo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Ancestry.ca was great as it has the passenger list and listed when > grandfather arrived as a landed immigrant in Canada and that his > German passport was issued on January 27 ,1930 and place of issue: 87 > Elbing Germany. > Where in present day Elbing (Elblag, Poland) could I try and contact > and purchase a copy of my grandfather's German passport?
I doubt very much that any such passport records exist. At least, I've never heard of any. > If anyone could help me that would be wonderful. > Thank you and I look forward to learning so much more about Elbing! > Grandfather was born in Berdjansk Russia (Prussia) in 1899 and even > though he was born in Russia, wasn't everyone there considered German? > German citizenship law is a bit different in that one could be born in another country but claim German citizenship based upon their German blood or ancestry. There are several hundred thousands of Russians in Germany today who were granted entry and ciizenship based upon their ancestry. Kreis Berdjansk was Russia but settled by many Germans who lived there using their own language and customs. You best source for information is the Germans from Russia group http://www.grhs.org/rig/crimea/html/website_updates.html More then likely your grandfather came to Elbing for work and probably at the Schichau shipyards which were in a great growth period at this time. Do you have any idea as to what his occupation was? Fred -- Fred Rump, (239-775-7838) 730 5th St. NW Naples, FL 34120 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 239-775-7838 http://albums.phanfare.com (check my orchids under timeless) 'Those who would give up essential liberty to purchase a little temporary safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety'. -Benjamin Franklin ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elbing-L/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Elbing-L/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
