Elias Pinchus Briss



Date of birthca 1874
Place of birthSkapiskis, Lithuania
Date of emigration1924
SpouseRiva Mirvisch
Date of marriage27 Apr 1898
Place of marriageVabalninkas, Lithuania
Children David Mendel, b. 22 Nov 1900, Vabalninkas, Lithuania
Sheine Esther (Sonia), b. 5 Jan 1908, Vabalninkas, Lithuania
Date of death8 Mar 1944
Place of deathSouth Africa
Place of burial


Elia Briss and his wife, daughter, siblings, and nieces and nephews.
Standing, l to r: Lazar Skaist, Zelda Glass, Yentel Skaist,
Zundel Skaist, Label Skaist, and Sonia Briss.
Seated, l to r: Yitzchok Glass, Buna Ita Glass, Notte Skaist,
Elia Briss, and Riva Briss.
Circa 1924, Ukmerge, Lithuania.
From the collection of Jules Miller.

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Elia and Riva Briss with their children and grandchildren.
Adults standing: Sonia and Sam Sadur, and David and Zelda Bruss.
Percy Bruss standing between grandparents, Mildred Sadur on grandfather's lap.
Circa 1938, Wynberg, Cape Town.
From the collection of Marlon Levin.

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Document Details Where found
1898 Lithuanian Marriage Record Place of marriage: Vabalninkas, Panevezys county, Kaunas. Date of marriage: 24 Apr 1898 / 17 Iyar 5658.

Groom: Eliash Bris, son of Izrael, of the town of Skapiskis. Age 23.

Bride: Rivka Virmes, daughter of David Mendel, of the town of Baisogala. Age 24.

Both single. Family from Skapiskis.

Helper of Rabbi Iudel Jofe; Vulf Stoliar; Ovsei Anesh.

JewishGen.org
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LVIA/1226/1/15871

1900 Lithuanian Birth Record David Mendel Bris, born to father Eliash ben Izrail and mother Rivka, on 22 Nov 1900 / 13 Kislev 5661, in the town of Vabalninkas, county of Panevezys, guberniya of Kaunas. Circumcision date 29 Nov 1900 with Rabbi Joffe. Father was a Skapiskis resident.
 JewishGen.org
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LVIA/1226/1/15903

1900 Lithuanian Birth Record Sheine Esther Bris, born to father Eliash ben Israel and mother Rivka, on 5 Jan 1908 / 15 Shevat 5668, in the town of Vabalninkas, county of Panevezys, guberniya of Kaunas. Naming rite with Rabbi Joffe on 5 Jan 1908. Father was a Skapiskis resident.

[Note: Joyce Rowland has a photocopy of the original birth record in Russian and Yiddish from the Lithuanian State Historical Archives, and the date of birth is given there as 9 Jan 1908.]

JewishGen.org
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LVIA/1226/1/15910

Passenger Manifest
Grantully Castle
sailing from Southampton, 9 Oct 1924
arriving at Port of Cape Town

JOURNEY CANCELLED

Mr. Elijas Briss. Last address in United Kingdom: 82 Leman Street, London. Type of passenger: Alien Non-Transmigrant. Passenger class: Third. Destination: Cape Town. Occupation: Farmer. Male with wife, age 60. Citizen of Lithuania. Country of last permanent residence: Foreign country. Country of intended future permanent residence: South Africa.

Mrs. Rifka Briss, age 59.

Miss Ester Briss, age 16.

ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database
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Shipping Manifest 1921-1924
Image reference: 1924/London/October/Part_2/011.jpg

Passenger Manifest
Kildonan Castle
arriving in South Africa, 3 Nov 1924
 Mr. Eli Briss. Male, age 60. Town of origin: Vilkomir. Going to: A. Anziska, employer, in Wynberg, Cape Town.

Mrs. Riva Briss, age 58.

Miss Sheina Briss, age 16.

ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database
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Arrival List 1924
Page number 7

List of Emigrants Briss, Elja, wife, and 1 child. Occupation: Dealer. Occupied by: Kildonan Castle. Occupation date: 17 Oct 1924. Length in shelter: 9 days. ROOTWEB: The South African Jewish Database
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List of Emigrants 1920-1930


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