Category Archives: Daily Journal

Telesfor Wincenty Chodkowski married Paulina Kobylińska on 12 January 1888 in Płoniawy. Telesfor’s name was shown as “Telesfor Wincenty (two names) Chodkowski, a.k.a. Kołakowski, whom Izabel Kolakowska confirmed”. He was 31 years old, born in the village of Las (Szelków … Continue reading →

The death of Aleksander Grabowski was reported in the metrical records for Zielona parish in 1899. He died in the Peterhof Hospital while serving as a private in the 147th Samara Infantry Regiment of the Imperial Russian Army. Aleksander was … Continue reading →

The following parishes are currently part of the Siemiatycze Powiat in the Third Polish Republic: Dołubowo, Drohiczyn, Dziadkowice, Mielnik, Milejczyce, Narojki, Ostrożany, Perlejewo, Siemiatycze, Śledzianów Sotzmann, Daniel Friedrich, and Johann Christoph Textor. 1808. “Topographisch Militarische Karte Vom Vormaligen Neu Ostpreussen Oder … Continue reading →

The death of Wincenty Aleksandrowicz was reported in the metrical records for Szwelice parish in 1865. His birth was recorded in the metrical records for Chotomów in 1835, and his marriage to Julianna Ślubowska was recorded in the metrical records … Continue reading →

Most death records recorded in the metrical records of Polish parishes report the deaths of members of the parish. Occasionally, a death is reported for someone who was not a member of the parish, but who died within the reaches … Continue reading →

Genowefa Sielawa was born on 11 Mar 1916 in Motowidłówka, Wasylków Uezd, Kiev Gubérniya, Russian Empire, and baptized on 12 Mar 1916 in the Motowidłówka Church. In 1920, information about her birth and baptism was entered into the records of … Continue reading →

Deciphering the names of villages and parishes in Polish records, especially when the records are written in Cyrillic, can be difficult. While researching Marianna Czaplicka (daughter of Józef Czaplicki and Domicela Roman) I found two marriage records for her: Using … Continue reading →

It’s not unusual to learn that your ancestors (maybe 200 years ago) lived in a village that you can’t find on a current map. Sometimes, you can find the village on an old map or in an old gazetteer. However, … Continue reading →

Yesterday, I found a word in a Polish birth record from 1814 that I didn’t understand. The entire phrase was “… i okazał nam dziecie płci niewieśący …” and the word in question was “niewieśący”. I had no idea what … Continue reading →

Let’s say that you’ve found a record for one of your ancestors in the Polish parish registers, but can’t interpret the name of the village where the event occurred. Take a look at the village names below, all taken from … Continue reading →