Eižens Finks (Limbaži, Vidzeme): A Searchable Family History, 18th–19th c.
Eižens Finks is a name linked to historic families of Latgale and the Limbaži region. His life and kin reveal both maternal (Brauna/Brūne/Čauna) and paternal (Finks/Puriņš) lines reaching back into the 18th century, reflecting everyday rhythms, challenges, and connections in rural Latvia. All personal names and place-names below are kept in their original Latvian spellings as found in records; explanatory text is in English. This is the first article in our new reader-contributed series Latvian Genealogies, where we publish carefully sourced family histories to help researchers and relatives find each other across borders. Latvian families experienced migration and exile for generations; making names, dates, places and spellings searchable in English helps descendants reconnect.