Was your father born before 1941? If so, since you know where he was born, you might be able to find him in the 1941 census (not available online though, but viewable in the historical archives in Rīga, but not all records survived). If you have a precise address in a city, “house books” might also be available, that give even more information than the census would. Some internal passports still survive and are viewable in the archives, so it is also possible that you could find one of those.

Thank you for reading!

I am so fascinated reading your entries here. So very interesting. My Papa and his family come from Latvia. He died many years ago in Kathmandu, Nepal. He got to India via China – met my late Mama (Indian) and stayed put. He was a musician. Unfortunately I have no starting point except his date of birth and place.

I’m currently living in Germany.

Good luck and I will be accompanying you via your entries…….