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Re: What language is this birth rec. written in ?

abelcermak — Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:42 pm

Author: abelcermak

Posted: Sun Sep 11, 2022 5:42 pm

I’m quite surprised it’s in Russian, but it is. It’s written in the Old Russian Alphabet used before the October revolution of 1917. Perhaps, this part of Poland belonged to the Russian Empire at the time, and they had to write all the official documents in Russian.
Thank you, marcelproust, for providing the translation. Even though I do speak Russian, it was hard for me to understand what was actually written there because of the handwriting. I’ve never learned this kind of Russian handwriting and used to write in letters, similar to the English ones. The language resources available to me at the time I was learning did not provide a guide over this kind of handwriting.

Re: What language is this birth rec. written in ?

nicholascam — Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:25 am

Author: nicholascam

Posted: Fri Oct 15, 2021 6:25 am

I'm 100% sure that it's russian. During the pandemic, my sister managed to pick up a bit russian from her online course. Btw, it's incredibly heart-warming how people choose to see the positive side of this whole quarantine situation. Have you seen the number of people who started learning a new foreign language this year? If you haven't then you're about to be shocked! https://thegate.boardingarea.com/which-language-did-people-want-to-learn-most-in-each-country-during-the-2019-novel-coronavirus-pandemic/

Re: What language is this birth rec. written in ?

marcelproust — Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:23 pm

Author: marcelproust

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 3:23 pm

psurbanski wrote:

Attached is the Birth Record of Helen Kachel born in 1901 in Goworowo, Poland. I am trying to figure out what language this is written in. I'm almost positive it's not Polish and it doesn't look like Latin.

Does anyone recognize the language?

Thanks,
Paul

29
Kruszewo

It happened in Kruszewo on the 7th/20th day of January 1901, at 2 p.m.
Appeared in person: Adam Kachel, 25 years old, worker living in the village Kruszewo, in the presence of Jan Brodowski, 40 years old and Wincenty Szumiński, 43 years old, farmers living in the village Kruszewo and presented Us a female child, born in the village Kruszewo on the 2nd/15th day of January of the current year, at 10 a.m. with his legal wife Kazimiera nee Ziemicka, 20 years old.
At The Holy Baptism, held today by the priest Ignacy Staniaszko, the child was given the name Helena and the godparents were: Jan Brodowski and Anna Szumińska.
This act was read to the declarant and witnesses, all illiterate and signed by Us.

Goworowo parish parson, serving as Civil Registrar.

Re: What language is this birth rec. written in ?

psurbanski — Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:14 am

Author: psurbanski

Posted: Mon Feb 10, 2020 9:14 am

Thank you !!

Re: What language is this birth rec. written in ?

dnowicki — Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:15 pm

Author: dnowicki

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 6:15 pm

psurbanski wrote:

Paul,

It is in Russian, which uses the Cyrillic alphabet.

Dave

What language is this birth rec. written in ?

psurbanski — Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:49 pm

Author: psurbanski

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2020 5:49 pm

Attached is the Birth Record of Helen Kachel born in 1901 in Goworowo, Poland. I am trying to figure out what language this is written in. I'm almost positive it's not Polish and it doesn't look like Latin.

Does anyone recognize the language?

Thanks,
Paul