| Date of birth | ca 1874 |
| Place of birth | Birzai, Lithuania |
| Date of emigration | 1904 |
| Spouse | Massah Resnekowitz |
| Date of marriage | 9 Jan 1904 |
| Place of marriage | Pasvalys, Lithuania |
| Children | Welfke, b. 1909, South Africa |
| Date of death | 1 Sep 1935 |
| Place of death | South Africa |
| Place of burial | Maitland Gate 8, Grave G Cape Town, South Africa |
Itzik and Masha Briss Click picture to view larger version in separate window. |
Isaac and Masha Briss with their son Welfke. Click picture to view larger version in separate window. |
| Document | Details | Where found |
| 1904 Lithuanian Marriage record | Town of Pasvalys, Panevezys County, Kaunas guberniya. 9 January 1904 / 5 Shevat. Groom: Icyk Yankel Bris, age 30, son of Menash of the town of Skapiskis. Bride: Musla Vitort, age 23, daughter of Vulf of the town of Pasvalys. Witnessed by Movska Rabinovich, Gershon Kimel, and Izrael Bylarabe. |
JewishGen.org Transcription of record
2331538/2 |
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1904 Passenger Manifest Dover Castle sailing from Southampton, 30 Apr 1904 Arriving at South Africa via Tenerife and Las Palmas |
Mr. I. Bris, cabinet maker, 30 years old, foreign married male, bound for the Cape. |
Ancestry.com Scan of original record UK, Outward Passenger Lists, 1890-1960 > Southampton > 1904 > April > 53 |
| Grave marker |
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Photograph found on Cape Town Jewish Cemeteries Maintenance Board JewishCemetery.co.za |