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Offline thomfrawley

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Help making out first name
« on: Tuesday 22 January 19 23:19 GMT (UK) »
This image is from a passenger list.
Not sure what the first name is.   Last name is Schwartz. Below the name is the city Lutsk.


father ________? Schwartz
    Lutsk

Can anyone figure out that first name?

Thank you!

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Re: Help making out first name
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 00:02 GMT (UK) »
Hi

It  looks like Ben ....Leo

I'm more confident with the Ben than the Leo.  Add -The L in  Lutsk is running over part of Ben

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Re: Help making out first name
« Reply #2 on: Wednesday 23 January 19 00:12 GMT (UK) »
I agree with Gadget. 

The first name is definitely Ben.

Having looked at the name underneath, and the "e" there, as part of the name I would agree that it is Leo, written hurriedly with the "L" forming the "e", instead of a separate letter. 

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Re: Help making out first name
« Reply #3 on: Thursday 24 January 19 09:42 GMT (UK) »

Ben for me to  :)

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Re: Help making out first name
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 24 January 19 13:01 GMT (UK) »
The father's first name could be Benko (East European name). Compare the k at the end of Lutzk.

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« Reply #5 on: Thursday 24 January 19 22:14 GMT (UK) »
Having had another look, at Bookbox's suggestion, I would agree with them, Benko.

Closer inspection, to me, shows that it is one word, not two, as I first thought.

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Re: Help making out first name
« Reply #6 on: Friday 25 January 19 18:17 GMT (UK) »
Berko
Berka/Berko was a common Jewish name in Eastern Europe 100 yrs ago.
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