Author Topic: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949  (Read 699 times)

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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #9 on: Tuesday 20 February 24 01:21 GMT (UK) »
If Gediminas brother was Petras NORKAITIS who lived in Chicago, his likely death in 1989 has his parents names as Jonas NORKAITIS and Petre.
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9K-P83F

Note that even though this death says year of birth 1989, this is clearly wrong. Other records have his birth date as 26 March 1898 eg:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KQC-8FLH

There are records of this Petras with this date of birth and wife Juze on the displaced persons list born Lithuania arriving Illinois in 1949. And arrival:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9BJ-6SKK-3

Though if this the brother of Gediminas, a father who was 88 in 1983 would be too young.   :-\

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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #10 on: Tuesday 20 February 24 06:04 GMT (UK) »
Petras and Juze, who arrived in Chicago with a girl named Danute in 1949, would have been of the same generation as Gediminas's father-- born at the end of the 1800s. Gediminas was born in 1926. Perhaps his brother Petras was the nephew of the Petras mentioned as dying in 1989. In which case we are still searching for Gediminas's father's name. It is unclear how Danute fits in -- Petras and Juze were 40 and 38 when she was born -- but that is not really important.

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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #11 on: Tuesday 20 February 24 06:07 GMT (UK) »
Gediminas NORKAITIS
B 15.2.1926 Gudeliai, Raseiniai, Lithiania
Religion: Catholic
Son of Kleopas NORKAITIS and Natalia PRANCKAITYTE

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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #12 on: Tuesday 20 February 24 06:36 GMT (UK) »
Kleopas and Diana Norkaitis at Trakai 1983.


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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #13 on: Friday 23 February 24 01:51 GMT (UK) »
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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #14 on: Friday 23 February 24 02:03 GMT (UK) »
Is the son, born in 1945 deceased.
You know the policy ;D

Sue

EDIT
SO...
Since I posted this, GeoffTurner has re-considered regarding  the information his post contained and withdrawn it.

So just to clarify.....

This was about a person, possibly still living related to this couple.

Instead, there is a new thread started about the couple.
https://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=880614.msg7530456
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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #15 on: Friday 01 March 24 00:47 GMT (UK) »
Thanks, Sue. I thought that might be the best approach for the inquiries about the different family.

I have now received the NORKAITIS immigration file from the National Archives of Australia and I am happy to report it confirms all the material offered by Rootschatters. Thanks again,

Geoff

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Re: Displaced persons GEDIMINAS and VELTA NORKAITIS arrived MELBOURNE on 20 Apr 1949
« Reply #16 on: Friday 01 March 24 02:39 GMT (UK) »
 ;D
All good then!
Sue
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