Sorachan family from Kolomea, Vereczko, Mszana. Galicia

[bserbu]

I am searching for information about my Grandmother and her sister who immigrated to Canada in 1909 from Galicia,They were 14 & 16 yrs old.Their names were Bessie and Mary Sorochan, their mother's maiden name was Hominiuk. They came to Canada with an Uncle and left two sisters back home.I have very little information on them before they came to Canada, I would appreciate any help. Thanks
Their father was a farmer and these places were given as where they may have lived in Galicia, Kolomea, Zellek, Mszana,Vereczko

[Hannia]

Where did you get these place names? Have you documented the sisters' + uncle's immigration yet? The ship's manifest should tell you their place of origin.

NA - Genealogy Research
http://www.archives.ca/02/020202_e.html

At the turn of the century Kolomea was a district center/fair size town. Immigrants frequently referred to their district center as place of origin for geographical orientation, because their own villages were very small.

I ran a radius search around Kolomea and the only nearby village listed starting w/Z was ZALUCHYE?

The other two were nowhere nearby. All these villages would have been located in Galicia.

Will take another look later.

PS>Where did the Sorachan sisters settle upon immigration?

[bserbu]

Hi Hannia;
Thanks for replying.
I was able to find the ship's manifest that I am pretty sure they were on. The ship was the SS Willehad , which sailed from Hamburg April 16, 1909 and arrived in Montreal Quebec May 4, 1909. From there they went by train to Edmonton Alberta where they settled.I found this information from the National Archives in Ottawa called The Ships Passenger lists, it took almost two years going through various passenger lists, since I didn't know the ship they came on or the date. I was able to make out their names ages religion, Greek Orthadox Catholic, where they were going Edmonton, Alberta, They travelled with an uncle who immigrated earlier and came back for his family and they came to.On the passenger list place of origin is listed only as Galicia.
Thank you
Betty

[Hannia]

I was hoping that we could ascertain birth place for the Sorochan sisters by their exit records in Hamburg. Unfortunately they are only up to 1902.

Still an interesting site to explore. It provides some background/color to the trip.
Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg: Staatsarchiv - LinkToYourRoots- FAQs - The Wait in Hamburg
http://www.hamburg.de/fhh/behoerden/...ish/faqs_2.htm
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history of lamont
http://www.countylamont.ab.ca/visitor/history.htm

The sisters married??? Their matrimonial records might provide you w/place of birth?
First Ukrainian Church in Canada
http://www.infoukes.com/culture/arch.../first_church/

Ukrainian Community and Family Histories
http://www.geocities.com/ukrainianfamilies/

Other Sorochans arriving between 1925-1935
http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph-brs...
http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph...e.html&r=0&f=S

Sorochan land grants
http://data4.archives.ca/netacgi/nph-brs...
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Other links of interest -

InfoUkes - Information Resource about Ukraine and Ukrainians
http://www.infoukes.com/

THE FULLNESS OF TIME: Ukrainian Stories from Alberta
http://www.whitepinepictures.com/seeds/i/11/

PS>While you're exploring these links, I will take a closer look at the names of places you have.

[Sorochan Walter]

Are any of my relatives part of your descendants?
Was your great relative's name Tanasko?

A summary: Ivan Sorochan was born in 1862 in the Village of Knyazi,County of Snyatyn, Province of Halychyna, Ukraine. His parents were Onufry and Anetza Sorochan. He had four brothers --- Tanasko, Ilia, Wasyl and Stefan - and three younger sisters. When Ivan was eight years old; his father, stepmother, three sisters and one brother died in a typhoid epidemic.
His oldest brother, Tanasko, raised the survivng brothers. Two Sorochan brothers, Wasyl who migrated to Canada in 1897 and Ivan who migrated to Canada about 1900. Tanasko stayed beind in the Ukraine. We have lost contact with all relatives in the Ukraine.

Walter Sorochan
E-mail: wsorochan@san.rr.com