Ship sailing from Lithuania to Scotland

[paulsplace2009]

Hello

I am helping a friend with her family tree.

her great grandfather, Antonio Maseika / Mazavitski, born we think in Covna in 1883, camme to Glasgow (not sure of the dates exactly) and we have tried to find ship passenger lists but have drawn a blank. Do these exsist for incoming passengers from Russia/Lithuania?

when he came to Glasgow, he worked as a coal miner and changed his name to Anthony McCluskey. His wifes names was Mary (she also Russian). thier children were born in Glasgow.

Antonios mother and father were Matas Maseika / Mazavitski and Ursule Bocuilimonte

According to my friend - the way the surname was pronounced was MAJIKAS, if this helps, as i know everyone spelled the names many different ways.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

[*Sandra*]

Hi,

Sadly there are no passenger lists from Europe to the UK, most lists are for passengers arriving from Ports outside Europe 

Regards
Sandra

[brigidmac]

Could this family have been of Jewish origin ..escaping the russian pogroms in the 1880's if so you may find some help with records on jewishgen ..  .Just an idea .... as ship records don't seem to exist .

[Skoosh]

Bellshill was the place for Lithuanian settlers & had several newspapers in their own language. They were generally Catholics, don't think Jews went down the pits Glasgow's Gorbals was where many settled.

Skoosh.