You should contact the archives in Novi Sad, is there any other town besides Komonobt?

The names Smiljko and Micko are pretty common in this region and the surnames you've listed aren't exactly rare either so listing even more details might help get more results.

As for the research, I suppose you've realized by now that one needs to be here phyisically to do the research or have somoeone do it for them here. We used to recommend researchers but many of them have moved on and we don't do research ourselves. We would, however, be happy to assist you or give you pointers should you decide to do the research locally or should you find someone willing to do the research for you.

Good luck and thanks for sharing!

Danica

Thank you again for the previous advice. I have been busy working on other branches of my family history but have returned to Smilko for a bit.

I recently did a phone book search of people living in the Kumanovo area and interestingly it returned a few results. The only last name that is similar to my ancestor is spelled "Stanisavljevikj". In fact, all throughout Macedonia I can only find this name in the Kumanovo region. It seems likely this could be the correct spelling of my ancestor's name. I am reattaching the files showing his arrival by ship. I am wondering if the "kj" in the end of the name is commonly translated to "tch" or something similar?

I believe you said checking the archives in Novi Sad was recommended. You probably have already told me how in the past but could you please provide some pointers again on contacting them? Any other additional information or suggestions would be appreciated.

Thanks a lot,

For some reason I cannot access the images. Can you email them to at info@rodoslovlje.com

Thnx.

I have emailed you the images. If you notice on the hand written passenger list page 2 it says he was born in "Metezovo". I found this on a map and it appears to be outside Kumanovo and near Kriva Palanka.
If this where he was born what place would be the best for records checking? Thanks a lot!!

Got it, and I will check it out and get back to you as soon as I can.

Ok, it took me some time to review and check some data but I have the following.

The name should be written as: CтaниСaвлÐeвиС› in Latin that would be: Stanisavlević
Its a Serbian lastname and it can be found in what we refer to as old Serbia, nowadays in Macedonia and the south of Serbia.

However there is a tricky part here. A lot of them can also be found in Vojvodina these days, and since it states Egin Pallank I am prone to believe that you should start there first. The best place to start would be with the archives in Novi Sad.

How would his first name "Smilko" be spelled in Latin? I found it listed somewhere as a Bulgarian first name as well.

A family member told me they thought his father's name was "Sakoff" (that is the phonetic version). Are there any Serbian first names similar to that?

I really appreciate your help, I will try to contact the archives as you recommended.

Thank You!!!