Līze Veidenbauma 1836–1902
Wife of Peter's 4× great-uncle Jānis Sirlaks.
Also recorded as Līze Sirlaka; Līhze Veidenbaums / Līhze Sirlak (memoir); Līze Veidenbauma (married name Sirlaks).
Līze Veidenbauma was born on 26 Jun 1836 in Glāznieki farm, Cēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia2,3. She married Jānis Sirlaks in 1855 in Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia10,11. She died on 6 Jan 1902 in Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia7,8 and was buried at Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia (according to an online family tree)9.
Family
- Husband
- Jānis Sirlaks 1829–1901 · married in 1855 in Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia10,11
- Children
- Ernestīne Sirlaka b. 1860 documented
- Reinholds Sirlaks 1862–1949 documented
- Minna Sirlaka b. 1866 documented
Life events
| Event | Date | Place and details |
|---|---|---|
| Born | 26 Jun 1836 | Glāznieki farm, Cēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia Old Style (Julian) date: 14 Jun 18362,3 |
| Married | 1855 | with Jānis Sirlaks Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia10,11 |
| Lived | bet 20 Sep 1862 and 1866 | Jāņmuiža, Priekuļi, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia4 |
| Lived | bet 1869 and 6 Jan 1902 | Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia5 |
| Died | 6 Jan 1902 | Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia Old Style (Julian) date: 24 Dec 19017,8 |
| Lived | Glāznieki farm, Cēsis, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia6 | |
| Buried | Jaunrauna cemetery, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia According to an online family tree9 |
Possible records (not confirmed)
Records that may concern her, but don't settle it: an initial and a surname only, a family recollection, or a reading that needs a second look. Each links to the record.
- Other: Family tradition: Līze was the paternal aunt of the poet Eduards Veidenbaums (1867–1892). To be tested against the poet’s father’s family (Liepa / Cēsis rural).12 Unsourced family tradition, though the surname and the Cēsis/Liepa locality fit.
Records

Sources
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I75 (person-6000075), GEDCOM lines 2905–2932.
NAME Līze /Veidenbauma/ · _MARNM Sirlaks
His confirmed Smart Match with another tree: Voroņinu dzimtas lapa, https://www.myheritage.lv/person-1527033_OYYV6GBPG4CM5LFSTTVZUJF4R3XV7FQ_OYYV6GBPG4CM5LFSTTVZUJF4R3XV7FQ/l%C4%ABze-sil%C4%81rs-dzimusi-veidenbaums (added by confirming the match). His confirmed Smart Match with another tree: Voroņinu dzimtas lapa, https://www.myheritage.lv/person-1503681_OYYV7WFVGYFMMZLCFNTLOO6FA764DGY_OYYV7WFVGYFMMZLCFNTLOO6FA764DGY/l%C4%ABze-sil%C4%81rs-dzimusi-veidenbaums (added by confirming the match).
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 7, section "MĀRČA BRĀĻA JĀŅA GAITAS".
Līhze Sirlak dz.14.jūnijā 1836.gadā
Translation: Līhze Sirlak born 14 June 1836
Gravestone at Jaunrauna cemetery. Probably Julian (= 26 June 1836 Gregorian).
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I75 (person-6000075), GEDCOM lines 2905–2932.
BIRT · 14 JUN 1836 · Cēsu " Glāzniekos"
Date: Julian (Old Style), as in the church books: = 26 Jun 1836 (Gregorian), as we have it.
- 1862 Cēsis rural baptism no. 156, Reinhold Sirlak, Johannenhof Mühle.
156. Johannenhof Mühle. Reinhold Sirlak. Elt. Müller Jahnis Sirlak u. d. Lihse, luth.
Lived with her husband Jānis Sirlaks at the Jāņmuiža watermill ('Johannenhof Mühle') when their son Reinholds (8/20 September 1862) and daughter Minna (1866) were born there.
- Kalna Vīstuči household of Jānis and Līze Sirlaks (1869–1901).
Jān Sirlak dz.8.maijā 1829.gadā / mir.20.februārī 1901.gadā / Līhze Sirlak dz.14.jūnijā 1836.gadā / mir. 24.decembrī 1901.gadā
Moved with her husband Jānis Sirlaks to Kalna Vīstuči on the Jaunrauna estate in 1869 and lived there until her death on 24 December 1901 Jul. / 6 January 1902 Greg.
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 8, section "MĀRČA BRĀĻA JĀŅA GAITAS".
Līhze Veidenbaums, Venden- Cēsu “Glāzniekos”
Translation: Līhze Veidenbaums, of "Glāznieki", Venden (Cēsis)
Her home before marriage; her eldest child Ernestīne was born at Glāznieki in 1860.
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 7, section "MĀRČA BRĀĻA JĀŅA GAITAS".
24.decembrī 1901.gadā
Translation: [died] 24 December 1901
Gravestone at Jaunrauna cemetery ("mir. 24.decembrī 1901.gadā"). If Julian, = 6 January 1902 Gregorian.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I75 (person-6000075), GEDCOM lines 2905–2932.
DEAT · 24 DEC 1901 · AGE 65
Date: Julian (Old Style), as in the church books: = 6 Jan 1902 (Gregorian), as we have it.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I75 (person-6000075), GEDCOM lines 2905–2932.
BURI · Jaunraunas kapi, Latvija
- Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 8, section "MĀRČA BRĀĻA JĀŅA GAITAS".
Līhze Veidenbaums, Venden- Cēsu “Glāzniekos” … Laulāti Raunā 1855.gadā
Translation: Līhze Veidenbaums, of "Glāznieki", Venden (Cēsis) … Married at Rauna in 1855
spouse: Līze (Līhze) Veidenbaums of Glāznieki, Cēsis rural parish.
- MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, family F26 (I74 Jānis Sirlaks × I75 Līze Veidenbauma).
MARR 1855 Rauna
- S-aina-memoir-ainas-sirlakas-atminas-vistuci-aina-jurcina.