Michelle Robinson wrote: > > My mother found Grandpas passport and I wonder if someone can translate > for me. I know this is a lot to asked if you can just tell me the > important information that would be great. I just don't know what is > important. lol I have name and mothers name the next line say's > > Zanimanje -Profession stolar-memmissir > Rodna- mesto Natif de Novigrad or Vonigrad (hard to tell first letter) > Srez Arrondissemant Bennovar > Banovina Department Primo esua (not sure this is right) > Stalno -mesto stanovanja Selce > Banovina -Departemant I think it says Larsna > The next page says Licni Opis- Signalement then gives his date of birth > in 2 languages next ,ine > Stas - Taille srednji-moyen > Lice- Visage slugojasto-allonge not too sure on this one > Kosa- Cheveux > }keslenjava chatino > Oci -Yeux > > Usta -Bouche > }Fravilna- Fojortiomic > Nos -Nez > > Brkovi -Moustaches buje-rase > brada-Barbe nuije-rase > page 5 has the adminstrators signature the date he left hand written is > Crikvenica then some stamps > page 6 Grandpas picture more stamps > page 8 says Odobrava se iseljenji za Sjedinjene Amercice zutave > Po Naredbi Ministra Sef Osteke Za Zatitu Iseljenka and another signature > > I'll jus ask about one more page > It says Cunard White Star Limited ( Is this the name of the ship ?) > glavno zastupstvo > Trg Kralja Tomislava b.17 > Glaverina upacena I zanvedena > pad bojem 11.3 1938 > Zagreb 16.4 1938 > Putje preko jesenice Vidjeno ked odlaska > Thank you so much Michelle The Hungarians ruled Croatia. Pre-WW I passports were written in Hungarian and French and were 4-5 pages long. I suppose the Yugoslavs (Croatians et al) continued this practice (1938) , but substituted their Slavic language for the Magyar one and added pages. zanimanje (C) occupation, profession profession (F) stolar (C) carpenter menuisier (F) The Passport included a description of the person traveling. kosa hair oci eyes usta mouth nos nose brkovi moustache brada beard etc Cunard White Star Limited was name of the ship company. In 1938 Cunard; U.S., White Star; Anchor All passports had paid tax stamps on them. Possibly stamped with rubber stamped seal of government office issuing the passport. Has the GP's passport been translated for you or not ? I can't tell from the messages posted at ML. If not,it would be easier if you sent me the all the pages at one time.