Posted: Sun Nov 12, 2017 8:34 pm
Post subject: Leonard Melka - Talkowo/Lalkowy?
I am looking for information on my great grandfather's birthplace. On his death record it indicates his birth as 23 Aug 1851, Talkowo, Poland. Can anyone tell me where this is located?
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Mary,
The correct spelling is Lalkowy. It is located half way between Bydgoszcz and Gdansk in central north Poland.
Leonhard's birth record can be found at https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSZ5-23SY-X?cat=292180 specifically record #57. Father is Albrecht Melka and mother is Marianna Kościńska.
Happy hunting
Tom
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Mother Marianna dies 1875 Record #13 Age 48 (which matches her birth year)
Father Albrecht dies 1889 Record #30 Age 67 (remembering that age at death estimates by the person registering the death are always a bit dodgy)
Based on Marianna Kościńska’s year of birth (1827) and the first entry for a child by her, in 1845 (when she was 18 years old), I would strongly suggest that the marriage of Albrecht Melka and Marianna Kościńska was in 1844 +/- 1 year. The bad news is that it appears (to me) that the marriage records for these years are missing.
Tom
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