CHELMINSKI, Morris 1892-1916 - WW1

[fullscott]

This man enlisted under his "adopted name", Murray MARKS, and so is "mis-filed" in the WW1 Service Records (WO 363).

As Murray MARKS, Morris CHELMINSKI joined the Royal Scots Fusiliers in December 1915, declared age 23y 7m. Served as Pte 23043, and was reported as "Missing presumed died" on 30 July 1916.

Born London 1892 (registered Q2).
Family address in 1915: Glasgow.
Parents: Marks & Minnie CHALMINSKY - they appear to have kept the surname.
Siblings appear to have changed to MARKS:
Brothers: Peter (c1890), Joseph (c1899) & Myer/Mayer? (c1902).
Sisters: Lottie (c1895), Esther (c1897) & Rachel (c1906).

Anc****y, MAR, pages 65627-65653

[Lesley Robertson]

CWGC has an entry for 23043 Pte Murray Marks of the 2nd Bn. Royal Scots Fusiliers, age 24, d. 30 Jul 1916.
Son of M. and Minnie Marks of 162 Maryhill Rd, Glasgow. Thiepval memorial.

No Chelminski/y in the 1901 or 1911 for Glasgow or Scotland-wide.
27 hits in the 1901 for Glasgow for Marks, none for Marks and/or Minnie.
152 hits in the 1911 for Glasgow for Marks (on SP so index-only), no Minnie, Murray. Is a Murray Marks.
No hits for Chelminski/y in the whole of Scotland. If they retained the name, heaven knows what on earth the enumerator made of it...

Only 2 Chelminski/y births for Scotland - Christina, 1941, Malgorzataj 1944 Lanark, no marriages, no deaths.

Maybe Philip's Marks database will help.

[phillip]

See JewishGen UK Data base Marks CHALMINSKY death 13 Jan 1924 Burial 13 Jan 1924 Section Row 19 A Plot 489 Sandymount Cemetery Glasgow

For Chalminski surname see several records on the National Archives UK and The London Gazette.

If you look at The London Gazette Records you will see Morris Chelminski 7 Salem Terrace Sunderland Durham whole sale draper who took the name CHARLTON 23 March 1926
Also naturalisation Abraham Moishe Chelminski (Poland) aka Morris Chelminski Cabinet Maker 10 Sans Street South Sunderland- 10 August 1920. He married Rosie MORRIS in 1920.

6 May 1920 Wetheralls Rooms The Green Sunderland
Moses Abraham Chelminski 31 bachelor Cabinet Maker journey man 1 Tatham Street Sunderland father Rabbi Jachel Chelminski
Rosie Morris 27 spinster 10 Sans Street South Sunderland father Moses Morris Gentleman
Witnesses- S Cohen; A Richardson

The Edinburgh Gazette has Pte H Chelminski 24th Btn.R Fus 16 May 1919 Military Medal

I have not posted all the records.

Phillip