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Zhukowskij in St Petersburg circa 1870-1890

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TeaCedgard
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Looking for grandfathers grandfather Ivan Sofronov Žukovskij
Иван Софронов Жуковский

My grandfathers grandmother married a Russian solder and had 4 children with him of which only one child survived: Pelagia born in 1883.

Ivan married a Finnish girl born in 1850 in Helsinki. She travelled first time to St Petersburg in 1870 or 1873. Marriage may have happened around here. Her name is Amanda Svahn (Сван, Lebedewski).

Anyway, I find from passport archives when she returns to Finland that she is now a widow, so Ivan Sofronov Zhukowski is now dead.

1. What can be said about Ivan’s origins by just looking at the name?

2. I suspect that he was naval and/or military man , in one of the papers it is noted that Pelagia has been “christened” in a naval church.

Help me get some clues so I can move forward

Thank you for this great forum
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>> Ответ на сообщение пользователя TeaCedgard от 21 июля 2023 3:31

Speaking about his origins we can assume that he was of russian descent. His patrimonic name and so is his name are 100% russian. However, the family name with the ending "skiy" may trace him to the western parts of Russia, including Ukraine and Poland, where the root zhuk (the typical russian variant will be like Zhukov) was presumably westernized. . Also, I should mention that there was a number of noblemen in the 19th century with that family name, so who knows, if he was one of them.

If the marriage between your ancestors was concluded in Saint Petersburg, there is a great possibility that it was recorded and preserved in church books. In this record you may find information on his rang (if any), his social class, place of birth/origin. However, the city was that big, that looking through all of the books may be a tough job to do. Also there must be a record of Pelagias birth in the church, where you can find that information as well. The best thing to suggest in your situation is to hire a genealogy specialist for the exact that questions (birth of the Pelagia first and the marriage second). From an overall perspective, if he was in the military it will be an easy target for the professional to find him. If you can precise the information you already have, probably the community could share some insights on your case.
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