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Re: Anglicised german name?
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 05 August 08 09:13 BST (UK) »
Hello Peninah,

I do not believe that your ancestor's surname has been anglicized.

Dicks would have been the German rendering of the surname pronounced DIX in Jewish communities further east. The image below is the likely spelling in Yiddish.

Jews were first recorded in the district of Stargard (aka Preussisch-Stargardt) in 1525. According to official statistics, there were 612 Jews in the city in 1843, and 137 in the remaining district.

The Mormons have filmed the original Jewish BMD registers for Stargard covering the period 1812-1849 (film no. 1190966). Equally important is the list of surnames adopted by the Jewish families of West Prussia in 1812 (film nos. 1183655 and 1184441).

Hope this helps,

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Re: Anglicised german name?
« Reply #10 on: Friday 08 August 08 16:16 BST (UK) »
Thanks again all for your replies, very useful.
Thanks Justin for that yiddish translation. Is the LDS stuff avaliable to view online or do i need to buy a disc??
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Re: Anglicised german name?
« Reply #11 on: Saturday 09 August 08 08:43 BST (UK) »
Peninah,

I think you would have to order the films through an LDS Family History Centre.

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« Reply #12 on: Saturday 09 August 08 09:35 BST (UK) »
Ok, thanks
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Re: Anglicised german name?
« Reply #13 on: Wednesday 13 August 08 12:04 BST (UK) »
Penninah,

Just to follow up on my PM, I came across this picture while googling.

It is a gravestone in the Jewish cemetery at Starogard Gdanski (Preussisch Stargardt).

Was she Louis' sister?

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« Reply #14 on: Wednesday 13 August 08 15:42 BST (UK) »
Hello again,

No that I know that the "s" was only added to DICK in the early 1860s, it was fairly straight forward to find:

Isaac DECK [sic], Q1 1856 Whitechapel (1c, p. 336)
Leon DICK, Q4 1857 Whitechapel (1c, p. 333)

Justin

BTW, did you know about Albert, b. 12 May 1863? He also went to the Jewish School.

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« Reply #15 on: Thursday 14 August 08 09:23 BST (UK) »
Wow, great stuff! She could well be a sister, i have no idea of any of his relations other than his children. I know nothing on his time in Germany.
And no, i didn't have Albert so thats great! Thanks yet again.
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Re: Anglicised german name?
« Reply #16 on: Thursday 14 August 08 11:59 BST (UK) »
Hello Penninah,

The BMD records for Preussisch-Stargard (1812-1938) are also available at the Jewish Museum in Frankfurt am Main.

The email address is info(at)juedischesmuseum.de

The museum used to be quite prompt in responding to queries (well, in German at least). But I believe they are now somewhat short staffed.

Nonetheless, I would drop them a line regarding the DICK/DYCK family.

Justin