Anna Elza Vimba (Aspazija’s first cousin)

First name: Anna Elza (she went by Elza) Last name: Vimba Mother: Lavize Rozenbergs/Rozentals Father: Karl Vimba Birth: 20-Feb-1902, Riga Baptism: 15-Apr-1902, St. Martin's Lutheran Church, Riga 1902 Baptism record…

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Lavize Rozenbergs/Rozentals in the early 1890s - photograph from the Kalnins family

Lavize Rozenbergs/Rozentals

First name: Lavize Last name: Rozenbergs/Rozentals Father: Geddert Rozentals/Rozenbergs Mother: Anna Rudzis/Radzin Birth: 20-Jan-1861, Stuļģi Polu Kristapa farm, Jekabnieku Baptism: 22-Jan-1861, Zalenieku Lutheran Church 1861 Baptism record for Lawize Rosenberg…

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Read more about the article Klawe & Trine (Anne and Trine’s parents)
Road to Baž Kauliņu farm today - Image from Google Maps

Klawe & Trine (Anne and Trine’s parents)

Anne and Trine's Father: Klawe, son of Klawe and Greete Anne and Trine's Mother: Trine, parents unknown Klawe's birth: 1763, Baž Kauliņu farm?, Zalenieki Trine's birth: 1775, Zalenieku? Marriage: before…

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Cūcēni farm in Jekabnieku today - Image from Google Maps

Dawe & Lawize (Geddert’s parents)

Geddert's father: Dawe (Dawe's parents' are unknown) Geddert's mother: Lawize (Lawize's parents' names are unknown) Dawe's birth: 1779?, Vitrupas farm, Jekabnieki? Lawize's birth: 1778?, Cūcēni farm, Jekabnieki Marriage: 1799?, Zalenieku…

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Only known photo of Anna Rozenvalds.

Anna Rozenvalds nee. Rudzis/Radzin

First name: Anna Maiden name: Rudzis/Radzin Married last name: Rozenbergs/Rozenvalds Mother: unknown Father: unknown Birth: possibly around 1838-1842 but record has not been found Baptism: unknown Confirmation: unknown Child out…

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Kristaps Rozentals/Rozenvalds (born 1838)

First name: Kristaps Last name: Rozentals/Rozenbergs/Rozenvalds Father: Geddert Rozentals/Rozenbergs Mother: Trine (daughter of Klawe & Trine) Birth: 5-Feb-1838, Stuļģi Polu Dawe farm, Jekabnieku Baptism: 12-Feb-1838, Zalenieku Lutheran Church 1838 baptism…

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The countryside around Baž Kauliņi farm today. Image from Google Maps.

Trine (daughter of Klawe & Trine)

First name: Trine Last name: none Father: Klawe (son of Klawe) Mother: Trine Birth: 1803, Baž Kauliņu, Zalenieki 1803 Baptism record for Trine: https://raduraksti.arhivi.lv/objects/1:4:11:2055:2541:27257#&gid=1&pid=49 Baptism: 1803, Zalenieku Lutheran Church Confirmation:…

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Latvian maple tree (Rūtiņu kļava) - Rihards Olups/Wikipedia Commons

Family Trees

Here are two family trees that I created for the two main families. The first one is for the Rozenbergs family with Geddert at the center. The second one is…

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Location of Latvia within northern Europe/Image from Google Maps

Maps

Map of Latvia within the Balticsimage from https://ian.macky.net/pat/map/lv/lv.html In this map of modern Latvia you can see Riga (the capital and largest city) indicated by a red star. The historically…

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Read more about the article Anne (daughter of Klawe & Trine) Aspazija’s Paternal Grandmother
Anne's name written in her death record from 1832.

Anne (daughter of Klawe & Trine) Aspazija’s Paternal Grandmother

  First name: Anne Last name: none Father: Klawe (son of Klawe) Mother: Trine Birth: 1805, Baž Kauliņu, Zalenieki 1805 Baptism record for Anne: https://raduraksti.arhivi.lv/objects/1:4:11:2055:2541:27259#&gid=1&pid=149 Baptism: 1805, Zalenieku Lutheran Church…

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