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Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:10 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 12:10 pm

Ok Good..

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:42 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2009 5:42 am

Billy,

I got your e-mail with attachments and already responded.

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:05 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Fri Sep 18, 2009 3:05 pm

I tried again maybe they went through let me know

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:36 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:36 pm

Ok ijust sent them to your email let me know if you got them..

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:56 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 8:56 am

Click here: http://polishorigins.com/document/contact . There you will find link to my email address.

You can also always click on "email" button which is at the bottom of each post of a given member (if only she or he decided to allow for communication via email). However you can send only text in its body, no attachments.

I always advise not to reveal directly emails addresses on any websites because of spam and privacy issues.

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:36 am

Author: billymatt

Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2009 6:36 am

Ok just give me your email address

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:14 pm

Author: Zenon

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 11:14 pm

Billy,

Maybe try to e-mail me this file as an attachment and I will try to figure out how to add it to the Forum.

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:09 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 7:09 pm

Still cant resize thses scans i've tried the link you sugested but file come out unreadable any other options??

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:24 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Wed Sep 16, 2009 3:24 am

Hi Billy,

What extension your file has? For images allowed file extensions are: gif jpeg jpg png tga tif .

Maximum file size is 1 MB. You can resize your using, for example, on-line tool: http://www.shrinkpictures.com/ .

And here: http://forum.polishorigins.com/viewtopic.php?p=373#373 you can read more about adding files to posts in our Forum.

If you still encounter problems please let me know.

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:15 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 11:15 pm

Sorry about that I tried to send them but this website does'nt seem to allow my file extesion size... maybe you know anther way I could send them or attach then?

I'm Back

billymatt — Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:53 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2009 9:53 pm

Hey Zenon Dzien dobry... Sorry to have kept you waiting so long but I've
been very buisy with work . I've scanned those documents that I found on the LDS records like you requested and I'm going to paste them so you can view them. I tried to look for a marriage record like you said 16 years after birth but found nothing. The records in that district were in poor condition as you will see. So it was kind of hard to search. I'm pasteing a copy of letter that I've received from a polish archive I
was wondering if you could possibly translate it and tell me what the are
asking me to do if possible. Once again I thank you for all you time and help....

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:25 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Sat Aug 01, 2009 5:25 am

billymatt wrote:

You mensioned to look for a marriage record 16 yrs after date of birth. Was it typical for polish men to get married at age 16 during that time period?

No, it wasn't typical, but it happened (permission of parents was necessary then). That's why in search of marriage if I don't have any other hints, I start from the year which is 16 years after ones birth to be sure to not to miss the marriage record.

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:11 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 12:11 pm

Ok I'll see if maybe I can try to scan the copies I made then upload them.
As far as what I know about the date of birth of my great grandfather.
The ellis island records have him listed as being 22 years of age when he
arrived in port of New York USA and I believe the Hamburg records did as well so I calculated from that being my best source. He arrived in the 1893 so 22 from 1893 leaves 1870 as a possible year for birth
but also give or take depending on the month He was born in maybe 1869 or 1871 unless someone made a mistake or He lied about His age for some reason. THE Adam Lempek I found in the LDS records was born
in either 1862 or 1863 from what I could decipher it was unclear.
However when I read my read His obituarie it it stated that He 54 yrs old
at time of death and that was in the year 1919 so that would put Him
being born in the year 1865 if that was correct. But I think that may Have been a mistake I'm not sure. But my family does have a history of looking a lot younger than are age because people used to tell me I looked like i was 8yrs old when I was 14 many years years ago.. So maybe they made a mistake and thought He was 22 when He probably more like 33 well who knows.. One more thing. You mensioned to look for a marriage record 16 yrs after date of birth. Was it typical for polish men to get married at age 16 during that time period?

Re: LDS microfilms its all Latin to Me

Zenon — Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:20 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Fri Jul 31, 2009 7:20 am

billymatt wrote:

I found one person by the same first and last name as my great grandfather but He seems ten years
to old to be Him.

From what kind source do you have information about birth date of your great grandfather? Are there any other Lempek families in that time in the books? It happens that the information/dates for birth put in e.g. death records are not very precise. If there are no other footholds I would try to find for example marriage record of the Lempek (about 16 years after his birth).

billymatt wrote:

Everything seems to be in latin from what I can see. And
nothing seems to be crossed referenced. The copies I made did'nt come out very well. Because of the poor qaulity of some of the records. However the Kuczbork records seemed to be very nicely printed but still
in latin. Well I guess it's going to be a tough battle from here. If I could just find a way to cross reference the Dlutowo records better it probably would'nt be so difficult..

If you want try to upload here scans of the records you have problem to decipher. Maybe together we will manage here with that.

LDS microfilms its all Latin to Me

billymatt — Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:58 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2009 2:58 pm

Well I'm back. I just got my microfilms from the LDS center they came in yesterday I had chance to view them last night and today. I viewed the
Dlutowo films first and had mixed luck I found few people by my surname but can't seem to put them in place. I found one person by the same first and last name as my great grandfather but He seems ten years
to old to be Him. Everything seems to be in latin from what I can see. And
nothing seems to be crossed referenced. The copies I made did'nt come out very well. Because of the poor qaulity of some of the records. However the Kuczbork records seemed to be very nicely printed but still
in latin. Well I guess it's going to be a tough battle from here. If I could just find a way to cross reference the Dlutowo records better it probably would'nt be so difficult..

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:37 am

Author: billymatt

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:37 am

I most definitely will...

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:24 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 10:24 am

Let us know about your research progress

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:22 am

Author: billymatt

Posted: Sat Jun 27, 2009 8:22 am

Wow... Thanks again Zenon. This gets more interesting as I go along.
Well today I guess I'm going to go over to the local LDS library closest to were I live and order the microfilms for Dlutowo Dzialdowo region and
start the hunt there as well I will probably oder a couple from Kuczbork
region as well. Because I have seen a listing on the internet that
showed a listing of death year 1847 in Kuzcbork region of someone by the same first and last name as My Great -Grandfather that person may be one of my great greats.... and may be were my Great-Grandfather was born if I don't find Him in Dlutowo records.. Because it was His son and daughter that I know for sure were born Dlutowo. And it may possibly be that my He was born in Kuczbork and moved to Dlutowo when He got older and had family... Well who knows???

I'll keep you informed

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

Zenon — Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:22 am

Author: Zenon

Posted: Fri Jun 26, 2009 3:22 am

billymatt wrote:

Thank's that information really helps Me a lot. Because I had been researching a totally different Dlutowo the one just below plon'sk near Kimemcia because my Great-Grandfather had listed Plock as the biggest
city Near his hometown when He came to America. So I had been researching the Dlutowo in Plock Plon'sk region. This will really help me because I was way off course.

Well, the two biggest towns in the neighborhood of this Dłutowo are Olsztyn (in German - Allenstein, about 100 kilometers) and Plock (about 98 kilometers). The Dłutowo was located just on the Prussia/Russia border then, there was a seat of parish and the village belonged to Mława county. In State Archives in Plock and Mława branches there are plenty of records from this parish, click here for database results: http://tr.im/pPwM .

Now, if you want to continue your research I (as usual) highly recommend you article written by James : "Remote" research in Polish State Archives - practical hints..

You can also always ask for advice here .

billymatt wrote:

Were'nt the Prussians Originally Lithuanians?

No, they were of German origins. They were "invited" to the old Polish lands in 1226 as Teutonic Knights by Polish Duke Konrad I of Masovia. You can read more about them in Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_Knights and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teutonic_State

Re: Meaning of surname Lempek

billymatt — Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:36 pm

Author: billymatt

Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2009 3:36 pm

Thank's that information really helps Me a lot. Because I had been researching a totally different Dlutowo the one just below plon'sk near Kimemcia because my Great-Grandfather had listed Plock as the biggest
city Near his hometown when He came to America. So I had been researching the Dlutowo in Plock Plon'sk region. This will really help me because I was way off course. As for how you mention the Prussians
that sounds a little familiar becuase my Grandfather used talk about how
the Prussians had something to do with the region His father came from
when He would explain the family history but nobody quite understood what He ment. However He only spoke Polish no German. Just one more
thing? Were'nt the Prussians Originally Lithuanians?

Well thanks again for all your time and help. Much appreciated...