Elza 1908–1988
Wife of Peter's second cousin three times removed Emīlis Sirlaks.
Also recorded as Elza Sirlaks; Elza (married name Sirlaks).
Elza was born in 1908 in Gulbene, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3. She married Emīlis Sirlaks in 19309,10. She died in 1988 (according to an online family tree)6 and was buried at Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia (according to an online family tree)7.
Family
- Husband
- Emīlis Sirlaks 1900–1981 · married in 19309,10
- Children
- Harijs Sirlaks 1932–2004 probable
Life events
| Event | Date | Place and details |
|---|---|---|
| Born | 1908 | Gulbene, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3 |
| Lived | bet 1930 and 1988 | Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia4 |
| Married | 1930 | with Emīlis Sirlaks9,10 |
| Lived | bet 25 Mar 1949 and 2 Jul 1956 | Chainsky district (Čaja), Tomsk oblast, Russia5 |
| Note | 25 Mar 1949 | deported 25 Mar 1949 to Tomsk oblast, Chaya district; released 2 Jul 1956 (case no. 12349) According to an online family tree8 |
| Died | 1988 | According to an online family tree6 |
| Buried | Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia According to an online family tree7 |
Sources
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I93 (person-6000093), GEDCOM lines 3265–3283.
NAME Elza // · _MARNM Sirlaks
- Elza Sirlaka née Bēniņa of the Gulbene area.
Emīlis savu dzimtas koku iestādīja 15 gadus vēlāk nekā Davids- 1930.gadā. … Emīlis savu sievu lūkot brauca gulbeniešos- Bēniņu dzimtā. Tajā 5 meitas: Alma, Elza, Olga, Zelma, Mildiņa un dēls Jānis. … Uz “Vīstučiem” atveda Elzu ar garām zeltainām bizēm.
Born in 1907 or 1908 (1907 on the 1949 deportation list as daughter of Otto; 1908 on her gravestone at Jaunrauna cemetery), coming from the Bēniņš family of the Gulbene area ('gulbeniešos- Bēniņu dzimtā') before marrying Emīlis Sirlaks in 1930.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I93 (person-6000093), GEDCOM lines 3265–3283.
BIRT · 1908
His note: the 1949 deportation list gives born 1907 at Vīstuči (his event: 1908).
- Elza Sirlaka at Kalna Vīstuči (1930–1949, 1956–1988).
Uz “Vīstučiem” atveda Elzu ar garām zeltainām bizēm. … | Emīlis Sirlaks | "Kalna Vīstučos" | … Viņa sieva Elza- pati labsirdība- vienmēr mums šuva kleitas
Married Emīlis Sirlaks in 1930 and lived with him at Kalna Vīstuči (Emīļmāja) in Jaunrauna until their 25 March 1949 deportation, returning with him after their 2 July 1956 release and living at Kalna Vīstuči until her death in 1988.
- Deportation of Elza Sirlaka to Chainsky district, Tomsk oblast (1949–1956).
Sirlaks / Elza Otto m., dz. 1907, Vīstuči; izsūt. 25.03.49, Tomskas apg. Čajas raj., atbrīv. 02.07.56. Lieta Nr. 12349.
Deported on 25 March 1949 with her husband Emīlis, son Harijs, and parents-in-law Reinholds and Mīle from Kalna Vīstuči to Chainsky district, Tomsk oblast, Russia, until her release on 2 July 1956.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I93 (person-6000093), GEDCOM lines 3265–3283.
DEAT · 1988 · AGE 79-80
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I93 (person-6000093), GEDCOM lines 3265–3283.
BURI · Jaunraunas kapi, Latvija
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I93 (person-6000093), GEDCOM lines 3265–3283.
Sirlaks Elza Otto m., dz. 1907, Vīstuči; izsūt. 25.03.49, Tomskas apg. Čajas raj., atbrīv. 02.07.56. LietaNr. 12349.
His note quotes the 1949 deportation list (case no. 12349; the published lists 'Aizvestie. 1949. gada 25. marts'). The same case number covers Reinholds, Mīle, Emīlis, Elza and Harijs Sirlaks of Vīstuči. The list gives her as daughter of Otto, born 1907 at Vīstuči (his tree: 1908).
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 22, section "KALNA VĪSTUČOS SAVU DZIMTASKOKU IESTĀDA JĀŅA MAZDĒLS EMĪLIS".
Emīlis savu dzimtas koku iestādīja 15 gadus vēlāk nekā Davids- 1930.gadā. … Emīlis savu sievu lūkot brauca gulbeniešos- Bēniņu dzimtā.
Translation: Emīlis planted his family tree 15 years later than Davids, in 1930. … Emīlis went courting among the Gulbene people, to the Bēniņš family.
spouse: Elza of the Bēniņš family (Gulbene). Her siblings: Alma, Olga, Zelma, Mildiņa, Jānis (p. 22). Dāvis’s children attended the wedding. Elza was a seamstress who later sewed Alma Sirlaka’s burial dress.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, family F31 (I92 Emīlis Sirlaks × I93 Elza).
MARR (no date or place)