As I understand it the ska is feminine and the ski is masculine. They probably adopted the masculine after immigrating. Good luck Leah > ----------------- > From: Lilfeets33@aol.com > Date: Wed, 8 Aug 2007 19:58:06 EDT > To: polandbordersurnames@rootsweb.com > Subject: [PBS] Family names from Krasne, Russia-Naliboki, Poland > > > Hello, > > I am writing this email in hopes to find a living relative. > > Anna "Annie" TULPINSKI, On her head stone it is listed as > TULPINSKI, but > according to the passenger list from 20 Mar 1908, SS Pretoria, she is > listed as > Anna TULIPNSKA from Krause or Krasne, Russia. > > One year earlier her mother Marianna "Mary" had migrated to New > York also, > though her name on her head stone is TULPINSKI but on the manifest > from 20 > Apr > 1907 SS Silvia, she is listed as TULPINSZKA, also from Krasne, but > born in > "Wigrach". I do realize that name do change, but I am starting to go > batty > with this. The names I am looking for are as follows > > TULPINSKI - last know address Krasne, Russia > TULPINSKA > TULPINSZKA > NIECKO - Last know address Naliboki, Poland > DANOWSKI > DUBICKI > CHMARA > STASIUKIEWICZ > KONDZIELA > CREITOLSV, Josef (this was Mary's son-in-law whom paid for her > ticked to > the > US) spelling may be off a bit > DANILEWICZ, Parvel (this is Annie's uncle who paid for her ticket) > > Any information is helpful. > Thank you > > Tracy Kennel > Leah Hammer innkeeper4u@olympus.net