wrb Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Hi All Help wanted on the name LELESZIS My Great-Aunt Hannah Holden born September 16th 1889 daughter of James & Sarah Ann Holden nee Mellors married George LELESZIS son of John at Holy Cross R.C. May 7th 1910 wit Joseph Szievinlezis & Anna Augustadis The name Campbell was in brackets along side George’s name Found 6 children for George & Hannah all baptised at Holy Cross R.C. under the name LELESZIS and at the side of every child’s name Campbell in brackets Could they have change there name by Deed Pool from Leleszis to Campbell. I am completely stuck on this family any help would be gratefully received no matter how small Thanks Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsty Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi Ron, This is a tricky one. I Googled the name LELESZIS and got no hits (other than hits connected directly to posts you have made). I think this must be an unusual spelling on an unusual name. Have you got any spelling variants you can suggest? I tried the same with SZIEVINLEZIS & AUGUSTADIS and got the same results as above. However, I tied a spelling variant of AUGUSTADIS; AUGUSTIDIS and discovered this spelling of the name is a Romanian name of Greek origin. Had you been thinking LELESZIS was originated from a particular country? Regards, Kirsty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrb Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi Kirsty There is various spellings of the name but this one LELESZIS is the way it is spelt in the baptism records of Holy Cross R.C. Have a look on Lancashire B.M.D. all the children of George & Hannah Campbell nee Holden are listed apart from Mary Magdalene Leleszis ( Campbell ) as Leleszis, so the name is a correct one, my Auntie says the name could be Polish, the family is buried under the name Campbell, no idea how this name Campbell came about. wrb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirsty Posted September 17, 2008 Share Posted September 17, 2008 It might be an idea to find a UK hosted forum for Poles and ask some Polish speaking users what they make of the name. It might be familiar to someone who could perhaps tell you if it is regional name or give you a meaning perhaps. Just a thought. Kirsty Just had a look on FreeBMD and the only LELESZIS in the entire of the index (no LELESZIS at all anywhere else in the country) are the three births of John, George and William. Was the boys' father born in this country? If so what was his name registered as? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrb Posted September 17, 2008 Author Share Posted September 17, 2008 Hi kirsty Yes these are the births of John, George and William there father is George he died aged 73, buried St Helens Cemetery M.I. Sacred Heart of Jesus have Mercy on the Soul Of George Campbell Beloved Husband of Hannah Who Died April 21st 1955 Aged 73 Years Also Hannah A Dear Wife and Mother Who Died April 1st 1974 Aged 84 Years Also George Beloved Son of George Campbell Died April 24th 1968 Aged 47 Years Also William Campbell his son Died June 8th 1951 Aged 28 Years So born 1882 going of this inscription, I have tried 1891 1901 census under Campbell and Leleszis no luck, if he was polish or Lithuania he might have only arrived in this country after 1901 so I have no idea where his birth was recorded, his father is John from his marriage record The family lived in Fingerpost, St Helens last known address is 21 Orrell St that was in 1955, I have George’s obituary and all names on that are Campbell no mention of Lelesziz. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrb Posted February 3, 2009 Author Share Posted February 3, 2009 Hi All I have found where George LELESZIS was born + it is Russia. 1911 census: person search results 1 results found. You searched for: Last names LELESZIS Last names Algorithm Exact Birth Place RUSSIA County Lancashire HOUSEHOLD LELESZIS GEORGE M 1889 22 Prescot Lancashire 12 HIGHER PARR ST, ST HELENS. Ron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen nulty Posted February 3, 2009 Share Posted February 3, 2009 It's interesting to see that both George and Hannah are shown as aged 22, born in 1889. This contradicts the entry on George's headstone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gezzer44 Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 I know this topic is quite old but I'm tracking my family tree. My grandad was William Campbell (Leleszis). He had 2 sons and a daughter I believe and have some more info. I'm missing a fair bit though. Could we exchange some detail? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RATTY Posted November 29, 2016 Share Posted November 29, 2016 Haven't heard from wrb for a while although he does pop in from time to time You may be better sending him a private message if you dont get a reply here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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