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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 4/19/2026 6:17 PM
Family Surname: Wajstrop
Country: Poland
Town: Lodz
Date of Image: between 1903-1931

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The document is from the Lodz Book of Residents downloaded from the Polish State Archives website. I think it is my grandfather's family. I would like as much of the cursive translated to English as possible.It is not necessary to translate the column headings.

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4/20/2026 5:56 AM

Страница № 444.
Номер дома: 72.
Происхождение и вероисповедание у всех: мещанское; иудейское.
1.Бендет Вайстрон, он же Вайстроп; Шмуль и незамужняя Элия Бендкович; 13/25 августа 1886 года; город Лодзь; женат; средства содержания: переплётчик;72/181. Признан годным к строевой воинской службе вх. 607/1910 года- 19/1911 года. Уволен в запас 20 декабря 1911 года.
2. Двойра Ваистрон, она же Вайстроп, урождённая Корбович; Абрам,Лая Сура Домбор (Домбф); 25 мая 1887 года; город Лодзь (зачеркнуто) Гловно (дописано карандашом); замужем; при муже; гмина Бралошевице; записано на основании свидетельства о браке и переписи в № 2833 за 1912 год (исправлено черным цветом на 1914 год).
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Page #444.
House number: 72.
Origin and religion of all: bourgeois; Jewish.

1. Bendet Vaistron, aka Vaistrop; Shmul and unmarried Eliya Bendkovich; August 13/25, 1886; city of Lodz; married; means of support: bookbinder; 72/181. Declared fit for military service in the 607/1910 - 19/1911 years. Discharged to the reserve on December 20, 1911.

2. Dvoyra Vaistron, aka Vaistrop, née Korbovich; Abram, Laya Sura Dombor (Dombf); May 25, 1887; city of Lodz (crossed out) Glowno (added in pencil); married; with her husband; Braloszewice commune; recorded on the basis of the marriage certificate and census No. 2833 for 1912 (corrected in black to 1914).
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4/20/2026 6:01 AM

How to spell the surname "Вайстроп" in English, American, and Polish:

English / American: Vaistrop

Explanation: The Russian "В" becomes "V", "ай" becomes "ai", and "c" becomes "s".

Polish: Wajstrop

Explanation: In Polish spelling, the sound "V" is written as "W", and the sound "Ai" is written as "Aj". The rest ("s", "t", "r", "o", "p") remain the same. This follows standard Polish transliteration rules for Russian surnames.

Summary:

USA / General English: Vaistrop

Poland: Wajstrop
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