The Danenberg Family

Mārcis Sirlaks b. 1821

Peter's 3× great-grandfather.

Also recorded as Mahrz Sirlakk (1847); Marz Sillak, Jahns Sohn (revisions 1834–1858).

Mārcis Sirlaks was born in 1821 (according to an online family tree)1, the son of Jānis Sirlaks and Masche2,3,12. He married Anna Sirlaka13. He has died (according to an online family tree)10, but the date of death is not yet documented.

Family

Parents
Jānis Sirlaks 1779–1830 and Masche b. 1775 possible
Wife
Anna Sirlaka b. 1807 · married 13
Children

Life events

EventDatePlace and details
Born1821According to an online family tree1
Lived11 May 1834Lejas-Spāriņi farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 29 Apr 18342,3,4
Lived9 Oct 1850Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 27 Sep 18505,6,7
Lived8 Feb 1858Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna, Rauna, Cēsis district, Vidzeme, Latvia
Old Style (Julian) date: 27 Jan 18588,9
Diednot yet documentedAccording to an online family tree10
Notesibling: brother Jānis Sirlaks (b. 8 May 1829, d. 1901). The memoir’s own table (p. 38) repeats "Mārcis- ---- Jānis- 1829. brāļi".11
Marriedwith Anna Sirlaka13

Possible records (not confirmed)

Records that may concern him, 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.

  • Residence Kalna Vīstuči farm, Jaunrauna (Ronneburg-Neuhof), Rauna parish, Cēsis district (now Priekuļi parish, Latvia): Shared house of the brothers Mārcis and Jānis on the site of Kalna Vīstuči; fire; afterwards both lived in the granary. The printed year 1916 is impossible (Jānis died 1901; Mārcis evidently before Jaunrauna cemetery opened, p. 6), so a misprint, perhaps for 1816/1846/1866.14 Oral tradition from Emīlis Sirlaks, with an impossible printed year.
  • Burial Rauna cemetery (Raunas kapsēta), Rauna, Latvia: Burial place of Mārcis and Anna unknown to the family; Aina guesses Rauna cemetery. Implies both died before Jaunrauna cemetery opened (c. 1896?).14 Explicitly a guess by the author.
  • Other: LEAD (S): Deaths/burials of Mārcis Sirlaks (b. c. 1822) and Anne/Anna (b. c. 1806/07, widow Vīstucis). The family did not know where they lie (p. 6); Aina guessed Rauna cemetery. Anne was c. 15 years older than Mārcis and probably died first.14 Would be settled by: Raduraksti: Rauna deaths 1858–1900 (search 'Sirlak', 'Sillak'); later annotations in the 1858 revision. (Lead from the alternate draft, research/aina-memoir/alt/.)
  • Other: LEAD (W): The brothers' common house that burned (printed '1916'). Date of the fire; possibly in estate or insurance records.14 Would be settled by: Jaunrauna estate fonds (LVVA); Mājas Viesis reports. (Lead from the alternate draft, research/aina-memoir/alt/.)

Records

The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Jaunrauna estate revision 1834, farm XXIX Leis Sparing, family 4
Jaunrauna estate revision 1834, farm XXIX Leis Sparing, family 4. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Jaunrauna (Ronneburg-Neuhof) soul revision 1834, XXIX. Leis-Sparing, family 4 (Sillak)
Jaunrauna (Ronneburg-Neuhof) soul revision 1834, XXIX. Leis-Sparing, family 4 (Sillak). . The page, large, and the untouched original.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Jaunrauna estate revision 1850, farm XIV Wihstuz, family 15
Jaunrauna estate revision 1850, farm XIV Wihstuz, family 15. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Cēsu apriņķa Raunas draudzes Jaunraunas (Ronneburg-Neuhof) muižas 1858. gada revīzijas saraksts, pp. 23–24
Cēsu apriņķa Raunas draudzes Jaunraunas (Ronneburg-Neuhof) muižas 1858. gada revīzijas saraksts, pp. 23–24. . The page, large, and the untouched original.
The full page of the record, with the part cited outlined in red: Jaunrauna estate revision 1816, manor people
Jaunrauna estate revision 1816, manor people. . The page, large, and the untouched original.

Open questions

Sources

  1. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I20 (person-6000020), GEDCOM lines 899–920.
    BIRT · 1821
  2. Jaunrauna estate revision 1834, farm XXIX Leis Sparing, family 4, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 156 (fol. 145), LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 156.
    4. Sillak Jahn, Ansche Sohn, Hofsweber[?] | aus Hofsleute[?] | 1830[?] gestorben / dessen 1 Sohn Dawe | dito | 1829 nach dem Gute Lindenhof[?] / " 2 " Marz | nachhergeboren | | 12. / " 3 " Jahn | nachgeboren | | 4. — Sillak Masche, Ansche Tochter, dessen Frau | 59.
    Translation: Jahn Sillak, son of Ansis, manor weaver, from the manor people, died 1830; his 1st son Dāvis, moved 1829 to Lindenhof estate; 2nd son Mārcis, born since the last revision, 12; 3rd son Jānis, born since, 4. Masche Sillak, daughter of Ansis, his wife, 59.

    1834 revision (8th), farm XXIX Leis Sparing, family 4: 'Sillak Jahn, Ansche Sohn, Hofsweber[?]' — died 1830[?] (digit overwritten; possibly 1828); his 1st son Dawe, moved 1829 to the estate Lindenhof[?]; 2nd son Marz, born after 1816, 12 (b. c. 1822); 3rd son Jahn, born after 1816, 4. Female side: 'Sillak Masche, Ansche Tochter, dessen Frau', 59. Earliest appearance of the surname (as Sillak); Mārcis was the son of Jahn and Masche.

  3. Jaunrauna (Ronneburg-Neuhof) soul revision 1834, XXIX. Leis-Sparing, family 4 (Sillak), LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 112, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 112.
    [XXIX. Leis-Sparing] / ... / 4. | Sillak Jahn, Ansche Sohn, Hofsweber | v. d. Hofsleuten | 1830 gestorben | — / deßen 1 Sohn Dawe | dito | 1829 nach dem Gute Lindenhof | — / " 2 " Marz | nachher geb. | — | 12. / " 3 " Jahn | nachher geb. | — | 4. ‖ 4. | Sillak Masche, Ansche Tochter, deßen Frau | 59.
    Translation: [XXIX. Lejas-Spāriņi]: ... Family 4: Sillak Jahn, Ansche's son, manor weaver, from the manor people, died in 1830; his 1st son Dawe, ditto, 1829 to Lindenhof [Liepa] estate; 2nd son Marz, born since, 12; 3rd son Jahn, born since, 4. Sillak Masche, Ansche's daughter, his wife, 59.

    Jaunrauna (Ronneburg-Neuhof) 8th soul revision (1834, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 112), farm XXIX. Leis-Sparing, family no. 4: 'Sillak Jahn, Ansche Sohn, Hofsweber | v. d. Hofsleuten | 1830 gestorben' (manor weaver, came from the manor people, where in the 1826 surname revision on image 58 he was listed as 'IV. Sirlack | Jahn, Ansche Sohn, Hofsweber | 1825 v. Gute Wesselshof zugekommen | 47'; died in 1830); his 1st son Dawe ('deßen 1 Sohn Dawe | dito | 1829 nach dem Gute Lindenhof' — moved in 1829 to Liepa / Lindenhof manor, where he later appears as churchwarden 'Kirchenvorm. Dahwis Sillak' in 1859–62); his 2nd son Marz ('2 Sohn Marz | nachher geb. | 12', born c. 1822 — our ancestor Mārcis Sirlaks, who moved from No. XXIX Leis-Sparing to No. XIV Wihstuz and fathered Pēteris Sirlaks in 1847); his 3rd son Jahn ('3 Sohn Jahn | nachher geb. | 4', born c. 1830 — who also moved from No. XXIX to No. XIV Wihstuz by 1850, age 20); and his widow 'Sillak Masche, Ansche Tochter, deßen Frau | 59.' (matching her age 51 in 1826 + 8 = 59).

  4. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I20 (person-6000020), GEDCOM lines 899–920.
    1934.gada dvēseļu revīzijas dzīvo Lejas Spāriņu (XXiX) mājās ar saviem vecākiem un ir 12 gadus vecs

    His note on the 1834 soul revision, https://www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv/objects/1:5:23:746:4682#&gid=1&pid=156 ('1934' = 1834): with his parents, aged 12.

  5. Jaunrauna estate revision 1850, farm XIV Wihstuz, family 15, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 237 (fol. 224v–225); also images 220 and 236, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 237.
    15. | Marz Sillak, Jahns Sohn | aus No. XXIX | | 28. / 58 | dessen Stiefsohn Dahw Wihstuz | 1841 geboren | | 9. / 15. | " Sohn Peter Sillak | 1848 geboren | | 2. — 15 | dessen Frau Anne verwittwete Wihstuz | 43. / 58 | deren Tochter Leene Wihstuz | 18.
    Translation: Marz Sillak, son of Jahn, from farm no. XXIX, 28; his stepson Dahw Wihstuz, born 1841, 9; his son Peter Sillak, born 1848, 2. His wife Anne, widowed Wihstuz, 43; her daughter Leene Wihstuz, 18.

    1850 revision (9th), family no. 15 at farm XIV Wihstuz: Marz Sillak, son of Jahn, 'aus No. XXIX' (came from farm XXIX Lejas-Spāriņi), aged 28 (b. c. 1822); his stepson Dahw Wihstuz, born 1841, 9; his son Peter Sillak, 'born 1848' [the baptism is Aug 1847], 2. Female side: his wife Anne, widowed Wihstuz, 43; her daughter Leene Wihstuz, 18. On the manor-people page (frame 220, fol. 207) under the same family no. 15: Jahn Sillak, son of Jahn, from no. XXIX, 20 (b. c. 1830), Mārcis's younger brother. Anne's first husband, farmer Peter Wihstuz son of Jacob, died 1843 (frame 236, family 58), so she married Mārcis between 1843 and 1847. NB the existing 1858 item gives Dahw Wihstuz '6 → 14'; in 1850 Dahw Wihstuz is 9 (the '6' belongs to the next family's Dahw Bahlicht), so in 1858 he should be c. 17 — that transcription should be rechecked.

  6. S-sweep-sirlaks-frontier-jaunrauna-revision-1850-lvva-f-199-apr-1-l-3, Jaunrauna revision 1850, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image ?.
    XIV. Wihstakz … 15. Matz Sillak, Jahns Sohn … 28. … Sohn Peter Sillak 1848 geboren 2.
    Translation: Farm XIV Vīstuči … no. 15 Matz Sillak, son of Jahn, 28 … son Peter Sillak, born 1848, age 2

    1850 Jaunrauna revision: 'Matz Sillak, Jahns Sohn', 28, moved from farm no. XXIX, with a son Peter Sillak b. 1848, aged 2 (= Pēteris, b. 1847). The 1816 household of his father Jahn is the same revision series.

  7. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I20 (person-6000020), GEDCOM lines 899–920.
    1950.gada revīzijā norādīts, ka dzīvo Vīstuču mājās (nr. 14). Mārcis Sillak (Sirlaks) Jāņa dēls 28 gadus vecs

    His note on the 1850 soul revision, https://www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv/objects/1:5:23:746:4682#&gid=1&pid=237 ('1950' = 1850): Mārcis 28, from farm XXIX; Dāvis 9 attached (not his son; family 58); son Pēteris 2; wife Anna 43; Anna's daughter Liene Vīstuce 18.

  8. Cēsu apriņķa Raunas draudzes Jaunraunas (Ronneburg-Neuhof) muižas 1858. gada revīzijas saraksts, pp. 23–24, LVVA f. 77, apr. 14, l. 323, image 30 (family index: image 6), LVVA f. 77, apr. 14, l. 323, image 30.
    Gesinde No. XIV Wihstuz … 15. | 95. | Marz Sillakk, Jahns Sohn | 28 | | 36. / d[esse]n Stiefsohn[?] Dahw Wihstuz | 6 | | 14 / [ditto mark] Sohn Peter Sillakk | 2 | | 10 — [female side] 15. | 63[?]. | d[esse]n Frau Anne verw.[?] Wihstuz | | 51.
    Translation: Farm No. XIV Vīstuči … family 15/95: Mārcis Sirlaks, son of Jānis, aged 28 at the last revision, 36 now; his stepson[?] Dāvis Vīstucs, 14; son Pēteris Sirlaks, 10. His wife Anne, widow of [a] Vīstucs, 51.

    1858 revision list (10th revision), family no. 95 (9th revision no. 15). Marz Sillakk, son of Jahn: aged 28 at the 1850 revision, 36 now (so b. c. 1821/22). His stepson[?] Dahw Wihstuz: 6 → 14. Son Peter Sillakk: 2 → 10. Female side: 'his wife Anne, widowed Wihstuz', 51 (so b. c. 1806/07). So Anne was the widow of a Wihstuz (the farm's earlier family) and Dahw Wihstuz is Peter's older half-brother. Gives Pēteris's grandfather's name, Jānis (Jahn), and the patronymic of Mārcis.

  9. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I20 (person-6000020), GEDCOM lines 899–920.
    1958.gada revīzijā norādīts, ka dzīvo Vīstuču mājās (nr. 14). Mārcis Sillak (Sirlaks) Jāņa dēls 36 gadus vecs

    His note on the 1858 soul revision of Jaunrauna, https://www.raduraksti.arhivi.lv/objects/1:5:23:746:4682#&gid=1&pid=328 ('1958' in his note = 1858): Mārcis, son of Jānis, 36; Dāvis attached to him (not his son: counted with family 28); son Pēteris 10; wife Anna 51.

  10. MyHeritage family tree 'Dzimta' of Peter's third cousin (his family site), member GEDCOM export of 26 Oct 2026, I20 (person-6000020), GEDCOM lines 899–920.
    DEAT · Y (marked deceased; no date or place)
  11. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 4, section "VĪSTUČU TAPŠANA".
    Tajā atrodam Sirlaku senčus: piecas paaudzes atpakaļ tie bija divi brāļi Mārcis un Jānis. No Mārča izveidojās Dāvja, bet no Jāņa- Emīļa dinastijas.
    Translation: There we find the Sirlaks ancestors: five generations back they were two brothers, Mārcis and Jānis. From Mārcis grew Dāvis’s dynasty, from Jānis Emīlis’s.

    sibling: brother Jānis Sirlaks (b. 8 May 1829, d. 1901). The memoir’s own table (p. 38) repeats "Mārcis- ---- Jānis- 1829. brāļi".

  12. Jaunrauna estate revision 1816, manor people, LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 31 (fol. 26); farm 29 on image 54 (fol. 49), LVVA f. 199, apr. 1, l. 376, image 31.
    Weber Jahn, Ansch S., a. d. No. 29 | 32. | 37. / Sohn Dawe, nachhergeboren | ½ — Jahns Eheweib Masche, Ansch T. 41
    Translation: Weaver Jahn, son of Ansis, from no. 29, 32 [in 1811], 37 [now]; son Dāvis, born since, ½. Jahn's wife Masche, daughter of Ansis, 41.

    1816 revision (7th), manor people: weaver Jahn, son of Ansch (Ansis), from farm no. 29, aged 32 in 1811 and 37 in 1816 (b. c. 1779); son Dawe, born after 1811, ½. Wife Masche, daughter of Ansch, 41 (b. c. 1775); daughters Trine 16, Anne 14, Marri 10, Liese 5. No surname yet (surnames were assigned in Livonia c. 1822–1826). Also on farm 29 (image 54): farmhand Jahn son of Ansch 'in B', son Peter d. 1814; and young Jahn son of Ansch 'in No. 20'. Died 1830[?] per the 1834 list.

  13. Ainas Sirlakas atmiņas ("Vīstuči"), Aina Jurciņa née Sirlaka, Priekuļi, 1998, p. 4, section "VĪSTUČU TAPŠANA".
    Mārča sieva bija Anna
    Translation: Mārcis’s wife was Anna

    spouse: Anna. Repeated in "VĪSTUČU SIEVAS" (p. 38: "Anna ---- Līze") and p. 6 ("Mārča un Annas dēlam").

  14. S-aina-memoir-ainas-sirlakas-atminas-vistuci-aina-jurcina.

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