52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks 2023: Week 10 (TRANSLATION)
One of my brick wall lines is the Pellack Family.
I was 29 years old when I found out my Scottish Grandfather, Clyde Robertson, didn't exist.
The name on my birth certificate was a random name picked for reasons unknown.
He was born Max Pellack.
The 4th born child to his parents Alexander & Mary (nee Maximiw) Pellack.
He was their first child born on the homestead in Canada.
They had immigrated to Canada in 1909 from Ukraine.
Max was born in 1910 on the homestead.
How he became Clyde Robertson is a tale still unknown.
His claim to be born in San Francisco with no living relatives was not true.
He left home (Gronlid, Saskatchewan) about 1930, at the age of 20, with his birth name Max Pellack.
When he left home he had 3 older siblings & 3 younger siblings along with his parents - all alive.
In 1939 he met his wife, Mary Elizabeth Thomson, in Calgary, using the name Clyde Robertson
The missing 9 years still stand.
Where he was, what he was doing, and how his name change came about is a mystery.
What I do know?
This is his grandmother's grave marker:
An extended family member translated it:
Also shared is that "the ‘h’ in Peleh is deep, like the deep h in Chanukah."
This is is my X2 great grandmother.
I never knew she existed.
She is mine!
This is why I search -
Cause ...
You can pick your friends, but you can't pick your family you know!
***Any errors are my own. Please send me any updates or corrections via the comments at the bottom of this blog post***
Photos:
Family member provided
Links:
Amy Johnson Crow, 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks Challenge
https://www.amyjohnsoncrow.com/52-ancestors-in-52-weeks/
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