family name

[nickab2]

I am looking for anyone who bears the family name "Borkhoche" in Ukraine. Any help to find someone with this family name would be appreciated.

Thanks

[Hannia]

Slavic names were often misspelled/badly transliterated and could have originated from many different places. Information about where the family came from will be found in documents and sources created after immigration.

Borkhoche does not strike me as a Ukrainian name per se. It has a Middle Eastern flavor, but that does not mean your ancestor was not from Ukraine.

What does family history say?

[nickab2]

Thanks Hannia,
the reason why i am looking for this family name is that, I met a lady about 4 years ago, who told me that she has a friend in the Ukraine who holds exactly the same family name and that in their area, the name is very familiar.
I do not know what part in Ukraine she comes from.
I would appreciate any additional help.
Thanks again

[Hannia]

Nick,

I transliterated the name into both Ukrainian and Russian and ran it thru the Web. I even tried some variants of the surname, and got not a singular hit. I am sorry.

[Hannia]

Is your Borkhoche from Boston area?

If Nicholas is your Grandfather or GGrandfather, you might consider obtaining a copy of his SS application. It is called a SS-5 form. That should give you a better read where he was from and what his parents' given names were and what his mother's maiden name was as well. If anything, the additional name will help widen your search. Have you searched thru the Boston immigration records?

Social Security Death Index Search Results
http://ssdi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/ssd...name=&nt=exact

Immigrants settling in this Boston area were mainly from what was called (Czarist) Russia at the turn of century, today it would be Eastern Ukraine.

Before initiating a Soundex Search thru Boston Immigration Records, I will wait to hear from you first.

PS>I have a lovely friend in Kiev. She is attractive, smart and multi-lingual like yourself. I think she works for a German firm, so she has access to a computer both in her office and at home. If you like I can put you in touch w/her.

[Edited by Hannia on 13th February 2004 at 10:17]

[nickab2]

Many Thanks Hannia,
Indeed, late Nicholas Borkhoche is the uncle of my late father. That means the brother of my Grandfather. I had the chance to meet him several times before he passed away,(actually he was the one who gave me my name same like his).
Regarding your friend, I shall be glad if you can put me in touch with her. I appreciate your kind help and attention.

[Hannia]

Was your Great Uncle Nicholas naturalized?

Was your Grandfather naturalized?
___________________________________________________________

NATURALIZATION RECORDS:

U.S. Naturalization Records (citizenship papers) are usually
the best source for determining an immigrant ancestor's town of origin. All U.S. Naturalization papers after 1906 contain the new citizen's exact town of origin; papers before 1906 may or may not, depending upon the court.

Before 1906, naturalizations could be performed in any court: federal, state, county, or local. The information contained in these records varies greatly from court to court. There are no centralized indexes to these records --you need to know which court.

In 1906, the U.S. government set up the Immigration and
Naturalization Service (INS), which established standards. All Naturalization records after September 1906 have duplicate copies filed at:

Immigration and Naturalization Service
FOIA/PA Section, Room 5114
425 Eye Street NW
Washington, DC 20530

The INS has an index to all 1906-1956 naturalizations, but it is not public. It takes a year or more to receive a response from the INS. Use them only as a last resort -- try to find the original papers at the courthouse.

Naturalization records from many courts are now located at the National Archives regional branches (See Q#8). Start your search at the regional branch in the area where you ancestor lived. By mail, they will search their records, and charge you $6.00 if a record is found. They can also recommend which courthouses in the region are likely to have naturalization records.

For a few regions of the country, indexes to pre-1906 court
records were prepared by the WPA:
- New England (all 6 states, 1790-1906).
- New York City (all 5 boros, 1790-1906).
These indexes are at the National Archives and also available through LDS Family History Centers (Q#13). The LDS have also microfilmed many naturalization papers at county courthouses over the last 10 years. Look in the FHLC Locality section under the heading "[State], [County] -NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP".

There are three basic types of naturalization documents:
- Declaration of Intention ("First Papers")
Filed soon after immigrant's arrival
- Petition for Naturalization ("Final Papers")
Filed after required waiting period (usually 5 years).
These papers contain the most information.
- Certificate of Citizenship
Given to new citizen to take home. Does not provide much genealogical information, but useful for locating the other court documents.

Naturalization laws are very complicated, and have been
changed hundreds of times. For details see:

Newman, John J. "American Naturalization Processes and
Procedures, 1790-1985". (Indiana Historical Society,
1985). 43 pages. ($6).

Some basic laws:
- Before 1922, wives and children became citizens when the
father did. After 1922, women had to file their own
papers.