I'm trying to track Louis M. Slatopolsky, born 1932 Peterborough to Issie Louis (also known as Isaac or Izzy) Slatopolsky and Catherine Violet nee Woodhams.
Louis was the grandson of Maver (Max) Slatopolsky and Cecilia nee Katzman.
Max in turn was the brother of Abraham (Maurie) Slatopolsky, my great uncle.
Over several years I have had zero luck as a now quite experienced researcher finding out anything about Louis M. Slatopolsky. He effectively disappears in records after his birth. This usually means a small set of variable such as the person in question has completely changed their name rendering them almost untraceable.
I have already investigated whether he may have changed his name to Slater like many other family members.
This week my cousin has turned up a photo of her mother and uncle in Glasgow with Louis. It would have been taken in the late 1940s when he visited with his father. At least this proves he was still alive, I guess! On the back he is called 'Louis Slater' indeed indicating he likely changed his name to Slater. After researching over again, this has still been no help.
At some point before Mundia was acquired and shut down, someone had a private tree on there indicating that Louis married, had two children and at least 2 grandchildren from one of his offspring. The person who managed the tree never responded to me before the site was shuttered. However this means there IS someone out there that has information!
I have spoken to a member here who is a son of Louis's adopted brother (essentially, a cousin) from the Woodhams side.
The only light that was shed on this was that he recalls Izzy and Catherine no longer living in Peterborough Huntingdonshire after the 1930s, and were now Fleet, Holbeach, Lincolnshire when he was ‘growing up’, I assume this means the 1940s-1950s.
Izzy and Catherine Slatopolsky seem to have remained in that area until death and are both interred in St Lukes Churchyard, Holbeach Hum.
That’s all I know, trying again to see if I have any luck solving this family mystery!

Louis Slater (Louis M. Slatopolsky) is on R of the photo.

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