Sweden to England, 1946 Valdis Valdeman Krilovs

[rebekahm28]

I could be looking at 'Anette' as that seems a popular spelling then.   Valdis would have been 12-14 yrs approx at time of census so if in boarding school he wouldnt have been listed with her.

[jamcat95]

True.
I had already tried searching with them together just in case.

[jamcat95]

Looking at boarding schools in the database only 1 came up. It was called Viggbyholms Internatskola in Stockholm but no sign of a Walter etc there either.

Ian

[jamcat95]

Here is the history of the school from a newspaper. I have used Google translate:
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01n8s/

Ian

[rebekahm28]

Really appreciate you looking Ian. Im looking at Arkiv Digital and will take a sub out, hoping its easy to navigate, seems like looking for a needle in a haystack. Im thinking of the Swedish and Latvian embassies now, I may contact them asking if I can have the birth cert re-issued. I'll look at that school link now, you dont miss much

I'd previously contacted Sigtuna school.

[jamcat95]

How are you getting on with ArkivDigital?

[rebekahm28]

Not subscribed yet. Its hard generally for Sweden because I dont have an exact location. Going to have another mooch around it tomorrow thanks.

[Alex017]

The name Krilovs is Latvian, and Krilov is Russian.

Krilov (Крылов) is Russian surname for sure. In 1930s non-Lettish people's surnames in Latvia were changed "according to Lettish grammar rules" by adding 'S' ending (nowadays Latvian authorities do just the same thing - they do change all foreign names in Latvia). So Krilov became Krilovs. Aleksander Krilov (Александр Крылов) was Russian with no doubt. He could have emigrated to Latvia from Russia after Russian revolution, or maybe he lived there before 1917.
It is possible also that Aleksander and Annette wanted to name  their son Владимир/Vladimir/Valdemar but couldn't do that because of Latvian nationalist internal policy, so they named him with Latvian name Valdis (and this is Latvian one for sure).
Yet, could Waldeman be Waldemar?

Just searched 'Krilovs' in Latvian 1918-40 citizens database
http://www.lvva-raduraksti.lv/en.html   - Contents -> Databases
None is Aleksandr. (see screenshot)

You can contact Latvian State Historical Archive
http://www.arhivi.lv/index.php?&110

You can also visit Russian genealogy website to seek some help
http://forum.vgd.ru/index.php?ct=6&f=0

[jamcat95]

What was his name on his marriage certificate?
Was this the same name used when he first arrived in the UK?
Also, did he get naturalised before or after his marriage?

Ian