Tõnis / Dionisi Avikson

There is a mix up with Tonnis' birth record. No birth record exists for Pestapulga knecht Tonnis and Marri's son Tonnis. There is however a birth record for Aeso Peti knecht Tonnis & Marri's son Toennis, born 11/7/1801. This is immediately preceded by the birth record for Peastapulga Toennis' knecht Toennis and Root's son Peet born 9/7/1801 (see; EAA.1282.2.3:16). Neither sets of parents appear in the communion records before or after the birth of the two boys at the location specified in the birth records. Rather Tonnis and Marri are recorded under the listings for Pestapulga Tonnis' tula, and Tonnis and Root under Aeso Peet's tula (see; EAA.1282.2.3:133, 138,139 & 141). The list of godparents for each boy also suggest a transcription error has occurred. Clearly, one of the birth records should read; Peastapulga Toennis' knecht Toennis & Marri's son Toennis. But what is uncertain is whether Tonnis was born on the 9th or 11th of July 1801. This error obviously has lead to confusion as to Tonnis' true age, as every Torgel and Testama (post 1832) record, starting with the 1811 Torgel Rev (where he appears as an after thought on the last page, see EAA.1865.3.272/11:13), implies he was born in 1803 or later. Since Tonnis' father died on the 5/12/1801 it is not plausible that he could have been born in or after 1803 and still adopt the family name Awiksohn. Furthermore, there are no birth records that can be construed to support the premise.

The only record found ( Russian Orthodox records aside) that states Tonnis Awiksoh's birth date is the 1873 Testama commune family list, which records Manniko Tonnis Awiksohn was born on the 26/3/1803 ( see EAA.3758.1.10:76) This is also a mistake, since the only birth recorded in the Torgel parish church book for the 26/3/1803 is for Kassekulla (wirth) Tonnis (Kask) & wife Marri's son Tonnis (see EAA.1282.2.3:25). Tonnis Kask left Torgel manor in 1843 and went to Tammist manor, and appears in the 1859-82 Torgel church register under the Tammist heading as being the son of Tonnis, from Torgel, and born on the 26/3/1803 (see EAA.1282.1.367:226). All Torgel records for Tonnis Kask are consistent with him being born in 1803.

• Tõstamaa 1858 HR: Saaga EAA.1865.3.279/5:92?286,746,2034,434,0

Perekond 1873: Saaga EAA.3758.1.10:76?633,2434,3313,678,0

• Surm: Saaga EAA.1973.1.480:238?256,715,1060,169,0