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Re: Help with Grzesiak surname

JGrz — Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:10 pm

Author: JGrz

Posted: Mon Mar 22, 2021 1:10 pm

Hi Katarzyna, thanks for your reply.

The marriage certificate was poor, very little detail and also misspelt his name. The death record indicates his year of birth (circa 1916) and age of death and place of burial, unfortunately that's it. I've extensively tried to track his birth certificate and accurate DOB to no avail.

Unfortunately I have no military record but I know he did serve for Poland in WW2 and left for UK in the late 1940's. Do you have any other advice for me?

Appreciate your time,

Regards,

James.

Re: Help with Grzesiak surname

katarzyna_t — Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:23 am

Author: katarzyna_t

Posted: Tue Mar 16, 2021 4:23 am

JGrz wrote:

Hey guys, great forum!

Been trying to track my paternal Polish grandfather's records for a while now, very little luck. He passed away when my father was very young so have little to no information.

What I found on a English website are these details.

Wojcieck Grzesiak, born circa 1916. Could it be a misspelling of 'Wojciech'? Left Poland to the UK in 1940's. Died aged 48.

Marriage certificate lists him as 'Wajielek' Grzesiak however I'm certain this is completely wrong and his name is indeed Wojciech/Wojcieck.

Searched around Polish sites to no avail but I'm desperate for some more information. Would appreciate your help!

James.

Hello James,
Welcome to PolishOrigins' Forum!
I am afraid that you need to have more details to start successful research in Poland.
Grzesiak is a very common surname, please find the distribution map: https://nazwiska-polskie.pl/Grzesiak
The best starting point is to find the names of Wojciech's parents or his birthplace. Does the marriage record or death record include some of this information? Do you have any military record? It also could be helpful.

With greetings from Poland,
Katarzyna

Help with Grzesiak surname

JGrz — Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:09 pm

Author: JGrz

Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2021 12:09 pm

Hey guys, great forum!

Been trying to track my paternal Polish grandfather's records for a while now, very little luck. He passed away when my father was very young so have little to no information.

What I found on a English website are these details.

Wojcieck Grzesiak, born circa 1916. Could it be a misspelling of 'Wojciech'? Left Poland to the UK in 1940's. Died aged 48.

Marriage certificate lists him as 'Wajielek' Grzesiak however I'm certain this is completely wrong and his name is indeed Wojciech/Wojcieck.

Searched around Polish sites to no avail but I'm desperate for some more information. Would appreciate your help!

James.