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Polish ancestry

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Rachel

Rachel Report 13 Apr 2010 13:19

My ancestors were born in Poland & their place of birth is marked as FS Poland. Can anyone pls tell me what FS stands for?

TheLadyInRed

TheLadyInRed Report 13 Apr 2010 14:19

Did they have a connection to the railways:

The ALn 772 (Automotrice Leggera a nafta, Light Diesel motor car) series are a group of Diesel Multiple Units built for the Italian public railway company Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) between the 1930s and the 1950s. As the first project in Italy to abandon the automobile-derived design and adopt a comprehensive "rolling stock" approach, it represents the link between the simple and sturdy Littorine and the modern Diesel units.

Barbara

Barbara Report 13 Apr 2010 14:38

Could it be Foreign Subject?

RobG

RobG Report 13 Apr 2010 15:03

I think Barbara is correct.

Rachel

Rachel Report 15 Apr 2010 16:12

Thank you all v much for taking the time to reply. I think you're right, Barbara. Foreigh Subject sounds very likely. Does that mean they were classed as a foreign subject in England or in their place of birth (Poland)? I'm just curious as I know they were of Jewish heritage & didn't have the same rights as the Polish community in the 1800s. I'm still really stuck as I can't trace them back any further as I can't find out their birth town. :(

Perchino

Perchino Report 21 Apr 2010 20:49

Have you tried the Jewish Museum website? Based in London.