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1901 census mystery...

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Margaret

Margaret Report 12 Aug 2004 18:44

Another mystery up for grabs if anyone can solve it... Have been looking for my Grand Parents, Barnet (or Barnett) Kosky and Yetta Kosky, formerly Kliman on the 1901 census, but no luck. Found a Barnett Kosky (a Russian Subject), but not the right one. My Grand Parents were living in the East End of London, possibly Spitalfields, Whitechapel, Mile End area at the time of the census. They had a son, my dad, Joseph Kosky, who would have been 3/4 years old. Can someone simply disappear? Anyone any ideas? Many thanks

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Aug 2004 18:48

My bet is that they have been mistranscribed. I see you have i on the end of your name, instead of y. Have you tried Kos* and Cos? Alternatively, I would do a first name only search with Yetta, there won't (hopefully) be too many of those. LN

Brenda

Brenda Report 12 Aug 2004 18:59

well joseph koski is there age 20 occupation a stick mounter!!!!!!!!!!!!! brenda x

Esta

Esta Report 12 Aug 2004 19:16

Margaret I was just having a look as I had a spare few minutes - tried a few combinations etc......but I was useless.. the only Yetta Koskey I found was 5 yrs old !!! Hope some one can find them for you Esta :)

Shan

Shan Report 12 Aug 2004 19:16

This is what i found, just coincidence i think Abraham with rachael Kosky Daughter Yetta aged 6 Servant Eva Barnett aged 28 Shan If you want the image for curiosity mail me Shan

Margaret

Margaret Report 12 Aug 2004 19:35

My name has an i instead of a y because... Barnett & Yetta orphaned their children Joseph (my dad) and his brother Jack, leaving a note with their names spelling Kosky with an i. That is the way I was bought up with it, so it is strange for me to learn it was really spelt with a y!!

Shan

Shan Report 12 Aug 2004 19:42

Where was Joseph born Shan

Brenda

Brenda Report 12 Aug 2004 19:49

well joseph koski is there age 20 occupation a stick mounter!!!!!!!!!!!!! brenda x

Brenda

Brenda Report 12 Aug 2004 19:52

do you think the surname was ever longer and shortened for convenience such as kowalski or konovsky? just a thought x

Margaret

Margaret Report 12 Aug 2004 20:14

Joseph was born at 134 Brick lane, Spitalfields, Whitechapel

Esta

Esta Report 12 Aug 2004 20:34

Joseph........ - 3 London Whitechapel - London - Mile End New Town..there is this as a possible, I found using the decoder !! Esta :)

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 12 Aug 2004 21:14

Do you have Barnett Kosky's birth details. If not this is on Ancestry Birth June qtr. 1877 District: London City Vol: 1c Page: 9

Margaret

Margaret Report 12 Aug 2004 21:16

Barnett Kosky was born in Poland that is all we know. There is a Barnett Kosky birth registration but it is not the right one.

Margaret

Margaret Report 12 Aug 2004 21:18

Esta, does it give a surname or is it just Joseph??

Esta

Esta Report 12 Aug 2004 22:15

Hi Margaret, No there is no surname just ............. ! maybe someone ith access to Ancestry could look at the details for you! Hope you find them Esta :)

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Aug 2004 22:26

This was in the index: Joey Koski 4 London Whitechapel Middlesex Tottenham Could be your Joseph? LN

Sam

Sam Report 12 Aug 2004 22:33

I have just found this Joey Koski also, unfortunately his parents are shown as Barnard and Hester.

Unknown

Unknown Report 12 Aug 2004 22:35

Also in the index, possibly relevant: Katie Koski 9 London Whitechapel Middlesex Tottenham I know you thought the family was in East London at the time of the census, but perhaps on census night they were staying in Tottenham? No sign of Barnett or Yetta. Barnett doesn't sound very Polish to me, could it have been an Anglicised version of something else? Do you have any idea about when he and Yetta were born, and was Yetta Polish as well? LN

Esta

Esta Report 12 Aug 2004 22:37

Snap Samantha i was just about to say the same !! Esta :)

Geoff

Geoff Report 12 Aug 2004 22:41

There were in fact quite a number of Barnetts/Barnards born in Russia/Poland. Strange but true.