Radiuk family from Muzylowice, Ukraine

[ldeobald]

This is my first post to this board regarding searching for family information. I, too, have really enjoyed following everyone's posts and rejoicing in their successes. So many wonderful helpful people!

We have been searching for our great-uncle Piotr (Peter) Radiuk's immigration from Muzylowice to Saskatchewan Canada in 1912 and for his sister, my grandmother Sofia (Sophia) Radiuk's immigration also to Saskatchewan in 1914. They both came to Odessa Saskatchewan to live and work for a relative, last name Runge.

Peter was born April 22, 1892 in Muzylowice and his sister, my grandmother Sophia was born January 19, 1896. The family story tells us that Peter came to Odessa and worked very hard to save money to send for his beloved little sister Sophia. My grandmother could not read or write in any language. They were very very close until Peter passed away in 1967.

We have found their birth records on film from the LDS. We have searched ships transcripts from 1911 through to 1915 and have found neither of them. Many of the ships transcripts in 1912 and 1914 are in very bad shape, poor handwriting and many very faded. We do not know from which port they left or to which port they arrived.

Our family would dearly love to find records of their immigration to Canada. Any help or direction will be sincerely appreciated.

Lori

[zarjacks]

Hi Lori,
Welcome ! You probably have this census record but I am posting to figure out the misspelling of Piotr's name. I think it is actually spelled Radziuk on the census but mis-transcribed as Radziuh. I will check further for immigration records:

1916 Canada Census of Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta
about Peter Radziuh Name: Peter Radziuh Gender: Male
Marital Status: Single
Age: 23
Est. Birth Year: 1893
Birthplace: Galacia
Year of Immigration: 1912
Home in 1916: 28, Weyburn, Saskatchewan
Address: 14, 13, W2
Racial or Tribal Origin: Austrian
Sub District Desc.: Township 14, ranges 11, 12, 13 and 14, W. 2. M., including the Village of Montmartre
Household Members: Name Age
Carl Runge 44
Mary Runge 34
Lena Runge 17
Charles Runge 14
Mary Runge 12
Frank Runge 9
Annie Runge 5
Annie Runge 80
Peter Radziuh 23
Leo Ol?Zan* 22

Ruth

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[zarjacks]

Lori,
I found Sofia aka Zofia's arrival. She says "going to brother in Odessa, SK"

Canadian Passenger Lists, 1865-1935
about Zvoka Rudizuk Name: Zvoka Rudizuk
Gender: Female
Age: 18
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Date of Arrival: 29 Sep 1913
Vessel: Pallanza
Search Ship Database: View the 'Pallanza' in the 'Passenger Ships and Images' database
Port of Arrival: Quebec
Port of Departure: Hamburg, Germany
Roll: T-4805

[IreneLviv]

Muzhylovichi is a village near Lviv (Yavoriv district) with a lot of Radiuk people living there today

[zarjacks]

Lori,
Have you requested Naturalization File for Peter Radiuk? Check if this is link to his details:

Item Display - Canadian Naturalization 1915-1951 - Library and Archives Canada

This file will have his immigration information. Found too many spellings of Radiuk eg. Radziuk, Ritzuk, Rudzuk, Redezuk, Rudizuk (Zofia), Radczuk, Ratuszuiak!

Information here on how to order file:

Researching Roots-Steps to Take

[ldeobald]

Oh my!! What a wonderfully quick response. Thank you both, Ruth and Irene!!

Ruth, when we looked at birth records from the village we often found Radiuk spelled Radziuk. We often thought that Radiuk would be the Ukrainian spelling and Radziuk the Polish?? I have found the 1916 census with Piotr still at Odessa. But thank you for looking for that. By this time my grandmother had married and is located near Kelstern, SK on the same census. I actually found my grandparents names twice on the same census, once totally misspelled and once nearly spelled correctly. Dzingielowski was very hard for the English speaking census taker to spell. And you have found record of my grandmother's arrival. Thank you so much...now we will have another piece of information to add to our family book as well as to show at our upcoming family reunion. Is it possible to see the actual image of the document?

Irene, we visited Muzhylovichi a few years ago and were able to visit my grandmother's church and even found the yard where she was born. We met many Radiuk's that day but none that we could actually trace back to my great grandparents, Theophilus (TeofiL?) Radiuk and Catharina Hawryskiewicz. Or to my grandmother's brothers, Ivan and Mykola. My grandmother told us that Ivan died young (18 or so) in a horse and wagon accident and that Mykola and his family including his mother in law were sent to Siberia. My grandmother received a letter from Mykola's son Ivan in the early seventies from L'viv. My grandmother could not read or write any language and I came across the letter when the farm house was sold and we were cleaning it out. Would you be interested in seeing it?

What a wonderful start to another step in finding more family information. Thank you so much

Lori

[Jiggy]

I would highly recommned ordering the Naturalizaiton papers. They only cost $5 to order and can contain a wealth of information. It took about 3 or 4 months to receive them but so worth it. Just to see my grandfather's handwriting was worth the $5

Sandra