While searching for the records of children of my great-great-great-great grandparents, Tomasz Niedziałkowski and Cecylia Chodkowska, I found the Baptismal Record Jan Wojciech Niedziałkowski, born in 1797 in Mosaki Godacze . The record of his baptism is the second record on page 160 of the Book of Baptisms of the Krasne Church 1781-1807.
The Birth and Baptismal Record of Jan Wojciech Niedziałkowski - 1797
Click on the image to enlarge it. Click on the link for a PDF copy of the Baptismal Record for Jan Wojciech Niedziałkowski . Translated from the Latin, the record states:
Page 160, Year 1797
49 Mosaki Godacze the 12th day of July
I, Stefan Nożewski parish priest of Krasne baptized a male infant by the name of Jan Wojciech, the son of Tomasz and Cecylia née Chodkowska Niedziałkowski, a legally married couple . The Godparents were Jakub Mossakowski and Marianna Kinkowska.
As with the Baptismal Record for Walenty Niedziałkowski, no date of birth is provided . The date mentioned in this record is the date of baptism, but since most Polish infants were baptized within a day or two of their birth, the date of baptism is a good substitute for the date of birth.
The fact that this child was given two names is rather unusual in Polish records, but not unheard of . Â Wojciech is generally accepted as the Polish equivalent of the English name Albert or Adalbert.
Copyright © 2006 by Stephen J. Danko
