Harriet, You mentioned that you had the passenger lists. I also found some passenger lists of whom I believe to be your family. Stefan Laniewski, wife Jadwiga, and 4 children born in Russia Poland, Alfons, Stanislaw, Helena, and Elsbieta. They all sailed from Hamburg, Stefan in 1911, Jadwiga & children in 1912. Stefan immigrated in 1911 from Hamburg, arrived in Philadelphia. (he may have come at another time also if you have a different date). His last residence was Wojtosko, Russland where his wife Jadwiga was still living. Stefan was born in Ploetow, Russia. He was going to Freeland, Pa, to his brother-in-law? Wladyslaw Sokolowski. Could Wojtosko be Wójtostwo? Jadwiga and children arrived in NY 1912. She & children were on a list of Detained Aliens. This list did not provide much detail. The ship they sailed on was Kaiserin Auguste Victoria. I did a google search on this ship and found that it sailed from Hamburg during the 1912-1914 period. So I went to the Hamburg lists on ancestry.com and found Jadwiga & children. Their last residence was Goniondz Russland. Could this be Goniadz? http://www.jewishgen.org/Communities/LocTown.asp Goniadz...53°29' N 22°45' E ..112.1 miles NE of Warszawa 52°15' N 21°0' E Wójtostwo...1.3 miles SSE of Goniadz Hope this helps. RP. ---------------- Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 Name: Stefan Laniewski Departure Date: 27 Jun 1911 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1874 Age Year: 37 Gender: männlich (Male) Marital Status: verheiratet (Married) Family: Household members Residence: Wojtosko, Ethnicity/Nationality: Russland (Russian) Occupation: Landmann, Tagelöhner Ship Name: Prinz Oskar Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) Ship Type: Dampfschiff Accommodation: Zwischendeck Ship Flag: Deutschland Port of departure: Hamburg Port of arrival: Philadelphia Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 235 Page: 1236 Microfilm Roll Number: K_1818 --------------------- Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945 Name: Stefan Lawiewski Arrival Date: 11 Jul 1911 Age: 39 Years Estimated Birth Year: abt 1872 Gender: Male Ethnic Background: Polish Port of departure: Hamburg, Germany Ship Name: Prinz Oskar Port of arrival: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Friend's Name: Wladyslaw Sokolowski Last Residence: Russia Birthplace: Ploetow, Russia Microfilm Roll Number: T840_92 ***Last Residence... Wojtosko ***Nearest relative from country came from....Wife Jadwiga L., Wojtosko ***Final destination...Pa..Freeland? ***Going to...Br.inl. (brother-in-law?) Wladyslaw Sokolowski, Freeland, Pa ------------ Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (in German) Name Departure Date Estimated Birth Year Port of arrival Ship Name Jadwiga Laniewska 15 Aug 1912 abt 1882 Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Alfons Laniewska 15 Aug 1912 abt 1902 Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Stanislaw Laniewska 15 Aug 1912 abt 1904 Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Helena Laniewska 15 Aug 1912 abt 1906 Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Elsbieta Laniewska 15 Aug 1912 abt 1910 Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Kaiserin Auguste Victoria ---------------- This is the info I got from clicking on the link from the above list. Each child would have the same info except for their ages, etc. I didn't do each one to save space here. Hamburger Passagierlisten, 1850-1934 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 Name: Jadwiga Laniewska Departure Date: 15 Aug 1912 Estimated Birth Year: abt 1882 Age Year: 30 Gender: weiblich (Female) Marital Status: verheiratet (Married) Family: Household members Residence: Goniondz, Ethnicity/Nationality: Russland (Russian) Ship Name: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria Shipping Line: Hamburg-Amerika Linie (Hamburg-Amerikanische Packetfahrt-Actien-Gesellschaft) Ship Type: Dampfschiff Accommodation: Zwischendeck Ship Flag: Deutschland Port of departure: Hamburg Port of arrival: Cuxhaven; Southampton; Cherbourg; New York Volume: 373-7 I, VIII A 1 Band 249 Page: 1980 Microfilm Roll Number: K_1824 ---------------- Record of Detained Aliens... New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1957 Name: Jadwiga Laniewska (and 4 children) Arrival Date: 24 Aug 1912 Port of arrival: New York, New York Ship Name: Kaiserin Auguste Victoria RR to Hus, Stepan......McAdoo? Pa -------------------- 1920 United States Federal Census Name: Stephen Laneski Age: 48 Birth Year: abt 1872 Birthplace: Russia Home in 1920: Stamford Ward 2, Fairfield, Connecticut Race: White Gender: Male Immigration Year: 1907 Relation to Head of House: Head Marital Status: Married Spouse's Name: Agnes Laneski Father's Birthplace: Russia Mother's Birthplace: Russia Home owned: Rent Able to read: No Able to Write: No Household Members: Name Age Stephen Laneski 48 Russia Poland 1907 Agnes Laneski 36 Russia Poland 1911 Alfonse Laneski 18 Russia Poland 1911 Stanley Laneski 16 Russia Poland 1911 Helen Laneski 12 Russia Poland 1911 Lizzie Laneski 11 Russia Poland 1911 Nellie Laneski 6 Penn Mary Laneski 5 Penn Anthony Laneski 2[2 6/12] Conn Lottie Laneski 0[2/12] Conn Peter Laneski 28 -------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Harriet" <harcardinal@earthlink.net> To: <POLAND-ROOTS@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 11:07 AM Subject: [POLAND] LANEFSKI in Stamford, Conneticut > Searching for descendants of Stefan (b. 1872-1879) and Jadwiga (b. > 1882-1884) LANIEWSKI. Through the years her first name changed to Agnes > and the family surname changed to LANEFSKI. > What is Jadwiga/Agnes' maiden surname? > > I do have their passenger lists, census records, and city directories > listings. I searched the Connecticut Death Index, 1949-2001. They both > died before this index, Stefan in 1932 and Jadwiga/Agnes about > 1945-1946. Some of their children are listed in the Death Index under > the surname LANEFSKI. > > I'm thinking I could order a death certificate for one of their > children, which would give the name of father and maiden name of > mother. It seems that this is now $20. > > Appreciate all your help, > Harriet > > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? 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Harriet: Thanks to Ruth we should also point out that these Kaiserin Auguste Victoria manifests show that Jadwiga & one of her daughters applied for citizenship in 1941. Do you have those DOI's or naturalization papers? Also, Stefan's father is Michael. PolishDragon@att.net