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Category: Translation - Hebrew
Approval Date: 7/1/2026 4:14 PM
Family Surname: Mattison, Zamattison
Country: Lithuania
Town: Kovno
Date of Image: 1892

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I am requesting the translation of a Kovno marriage certificate from 25-6-1892.
I found it on LitvakSIG.

I am looking for a translation of row 50, the last two columns on the Russian side and the last two columns on the Hebrew side.

I want to see if this could be the marriage record of Max Mattison and Lena Ennis. Max and Lena were married about 1892 according to a US document.

A family story says there was a name change to Mattison from Zamattison upon immigration. Max's son said Max was was born in Kiev. US records show Max was born about 1869. Max was a tailor.

US documents say Lena was born in Lithuania. Her father was named Hirsch or Harry. Her mother was Liebe Klevansky or Libbie Weiner depending on the record. Lena was born about 1871.

Max and Lena had a child Sadie, born March 21, 1893 in Kauyna, Lithuania.

The Hebrew inscription on Max's gravestone is "Michal, son of Israel Eliyah". Lena's grave inscription is “Here lies Leah Devorah, daughter of Reb Tzvi.”

Response

7/3/2026 1:18 PM

Well, from the Hebrew, he was divorced man, Mishl son of Yisrael. Following the Yisrael name are two Hebrew letters that would seem to be transliterated as Za. But that's at the end of the line with no dash for a continuation. The beginning of the next line clearly has Matison. He was from Brusinow, Radamyshl

(I would tend to think that id the Za should have been with the rest of the name, it would have been together on the same line.)

The unmarried woman, Leah from Josvainiai, Lithuania, daughter of Hirsch Ennikest (?). That's the best I can do.
Madeleine

7/4/2026 8:21 AM

From the Russian side, the second-last column is irrelevant to genealogy. There is a little boilerplate about a ketuba and a payment of 75 rubles, and names the two witnesses, Rubinshtein and Krasnopolski.

The final column names the couple: the divorced townsman of Brusilov [now Brusyliv] in Radomysl uyezd, Mikhel ZAMOTISON, son of Srul, and the single townswoman of Jasvoini [Josvainiai], Le... ANIKST, daughter of Girsh.

7/4/2026 1:20 PM

From the Hebrew - first two columns on the right:
Michl [spelled like Michal but pronounced Michl when it's a male]

I've seen lines split without dashes being used.

Lea was not previously married (neither divorcee nor widow)

Hirsch is the Yiddish word for "deer". That's Tzvi in Hebrew.

And I'm sure you don't mean the last two columns the Hebrew side :) ...

7/4/2026 6:01 PM

• Порядковый номер: 50
• Возраст: Жених — 26 лет, Невеста — 24 года.
• Статус: Жених — разведен, Невеста — девица.
Кто именно и с кем вступает в брак (Графа 6):
Радомысловского уезда Брусиловский мещанин Михель Срулевич Замотисок с девицей Асвойнскою мещанкой Леей Гиршевной Аникст.
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Историко-географическая справка для поиска
Если вы ведете генеалогическое исследование этой семьи, обратите внимание на географический разброс, указанный в записи:
• Жених: Происходит из Украины. Брусилов — это местечко в Радомысльском уезде Киевской губернии (ныне Житомирская область).
• Невеста: Происходит из Литвы. Асвойнская мещанка указывает на приписку к местечку Асвойна (ныне Йоcontinuous / ИоInternal или Освея, в зависимости от точной локализации общины в Ковенской или соседней Витебской губернии). Семейное имя Аникст напрямую связано с топонимом Аникщяй (Оникшты) в Литве.
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• Record Number: 50
• Age: Groom — 26 years old | Bride — 24 years old.
• Status: Groom — divorced | Bride — single (maiden).
Groom and Bride Details (Column 6):
Mikhel Srul Zamotisok, a townsman (meschanin) from Brusilov, Radomyshl uezd (district), divorced, marries Leya Girsh Anikst, a townswoman (meschanka) from Asvoyna, single (maiden).
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Historical & Geographical Analysis for Your Research
This record shows a migration and marital connection between Jewish communities in Ukraine and Lithuania, which was common within the Pale of Settlement.
• The Groom's Roots:
o Brusilov was a small town (mestechko) in the Radomyshl uezd of the Kiev Governorate (now Zhytomyr Oblast, Ukraine).
o Srulevich is a patronymic meaning "son of Srul" (Israel/Yisrael).
• The Bride's Roots:
o Asvoyna refers to the town of Oswyna (also known as Aswojna or Asvoia, modern-day Asveja in Lithuania, Vilnius/Kovno region).
o Her surname, Anikst, directly derives from the nearby Lithuanian town of Anykščiai (Onikhty/Anikst).
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