Gisel (Gitlya) Olin (Novofastovsky) - Arrival in Canada

Aunty Giessel ("Gisia Olen"), Uncle Leib and Sonia arrived in Quebec City on October 25, 1925 from Southampton, England aboard the SS Alaunia. Approximate date of birth given for Aunty Giessel is 1883. Since the crossing time was about 8 days they would have left Southampton on or about October 16, 1925. They had been living in Kiev for 5 years and it is possible that they reached England via the Latvian port of Liepaja.