Manton
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 2:31 am
Post subject: Parents of Jan Piotr Hajduk
I am trying to find my grandfather Piotr Jan Hajduk he also had 2daughters Josephine and Wanda.
And my father Jan Piotr Hajduk.
Born 15 May 1923 in Wielki komorsk Kujawsko Pomorskie Poland.
He came to Australia as a displaced person after the war.
He died on the. 28th October 2016 in Hobart Tasmania Australia
Any information would be greatly appreciated
Piotr Jan Hajduk was married to Stanislawa Cmoluch Hajduk
I believe she was born in Boguslawitze
Her death was around 1942- 1943
Most of my father’s family were killed on the same day.
My father and grandfather were away at the time and so they survived.
I have the information on my father coming to Australia.
My grandfather remarried sometime after the war but not sure on her name.
He also had another son l don’t know anything about him
My grandfather passed away around 1960 in Poland.
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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SophiaPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 5:34 am
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Hi Barb,
If you go back to Geneteka and search Wielki Komorsk for the year 1923 and do NOT put any surname in the search box, you will see the indexer has indexed births for that year with only given names, no surnames.
Sophia
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 6:33 am
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I saw that, Sophia. I have the opportunity to check birth records up to 1920. I would like to have more information. I suspect that the family comes from somewhere nearby. The surname Hajduk is almost non-existent in Wielki Komorsk.
-Barb
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 11:30 am
Post subject: Re: Parents of Jan Piotr Hajduk
| Manton wrote: | I am trying to find my grandfather Piotr Jan Hajduk he also had 2daughters Josephine and Wanda.
And my father Jan Piotr Hajduk.
Born 15 May 1923 in Wielki komorsk Kujawsko Pomorskie Poland.
He came to Australia as a displaced person after the war.
He died on the. 28th October 2016 in Hobart Tasmania Australia
Any information would be greatly appreciated |
Hi Manton, Barb, and Sophia,
I found this on the Arolsen Archives. The link will say "Stefania", but it is really for Jan. I am posting the record just in case the link doesn't work.
https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/de/document/67299234
I found this - Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971
Name Jan Hajduk
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Departure Age 25
Birth Date 15 Mai 1923 (15 May 1923)
Birth Place Poland
Residence Place Poland
Occupation Labourer
Religion R. C.
Passport Date 25 Apr 1949
Passport Place Genua
Departure Date 25 Apr 1949
Departure Place Naples, Italy
Resettlement Camp Genoa (Genova), Italy
Transport Ship CASTEL BIANCO
Arrival Place Australia
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Regards,
Trish
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 11:31 am
Post subject: Re: Parents of Jan Piotr Hajduk
| Manton wrote: | I am trying to find my grandfather Piotr Jan Hajduk he also had 2daughters Josephine and Wanda.
And my father Jan Piotr Hajduk.
Born 15 May 1923 in Wielki komorsk Kujawsko Pomorskie Poland.
He came to Australia as a displaced person after the war.
He died on the. 28th October 2016 in Hobart Tasmania Australia
Any information would be greatly appreciated |
Hi Manton, Barb, and Sophia,
I found this on the Arolsen Archives. The link will say "Stefania", but it is really for Jan. I am posting the record just in case the link doesn't work.
https://collections.arolsen-archives.org/de/document/67299234
I found this - Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971
Name Jan Hajduk
Gender Male
Marital Status Single
Departure Age 25
Birth Date 15 Mai 1923 (15 May 1923)
Birth Place Poland
Residence Place Poland
Occupation Labourer
Religion R. C.
Passport Date 25 Apr 1949
Passport Place Genua
Departure Date 25 Apr 1949
Departure Place Naples, Italy
Resettlement Camp Genoa (Genova), Italy
Transport Ship CASTEL BIANCO
Arrival Place Australia
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2019.
Regards,
Trish
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 12:42 pm
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Hello everyone
I had hoped that the information from Trish would open the door to many new facts, but unfortunately I can't find anything. Komorsk Wielki has good indexes for the time we are interested in. Nor is the surname Cmoluch to be seen. Genetyka has only 6 cases, and none of them in kujawsko pomorskie.
-Barb
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Manton
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Posted: Mon Dec 08, 2025 10:11 pm
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Hi Barb
My grandfather Piotr Jan died around 1960 in Krakow l believe
He was married to Stanislawa Cmoluch
I think she was from Boguslawitze Her death
Was around 1942 - 1943 during the war.
My Father and grandfather were not home when
They were killed. His sisters, aunts and cousins were also
Killed the same day.
My grandfather remarried sometime after the war and
had another son.
I know nothing about him
I have my fathers information of him coming to Australia
I hope this helps you in some way
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 6:31 am
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Hi,
I have a lot of new information. Let me work on it a bit. I'll write back as soon as I can.
-Barb
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2025 6:58 pm
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Hello,
Unfortunately I have not finished the work I wanted to send you. You must be patient. Some attachments are too large and I cannot send them in the Forum. Will need your email. Here is the birth record of Jan Hajduk, born 1923 in Wielki Komorsk and the wedding record of his parents, Piotr and Stanislawa nee Cmoluch (1920).
-Barb
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 6:48 am
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On February 2, 1944, residents of Szczecyn and its neighboring villages (Borów, Wólka Szczecka, Łążek Zaklikowski, Łążek Chwałowski, Karasiówka) were murdered by a German and Ukrainian soldiers of several thousand men. The occupiers burned the villages to the ground, murdering between 260-370 people, including many women and children. Among them were family members of your grandfather Jan.
I can't map them all, but I'm working on it. The Hajduk and Cmoluch families belonged to places that are far apart. See map.
I'll send you a chart of your grandfather Jan's ancestors as soon as possible.
-Barb
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Manton
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Posted: Wed Dec 10, 2025 6:04 pm
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Thank you so much for the work you have done l greatly appreciate it.
I have been on ancestry but couldn’t find any information from them.
My email is [email protected]
Thank you Annette
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2025 8:04 pm
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Hi Annette,
I have managed to find this so far. There is still a lot of work left. Some questions have come up along the way. This is a draft that needs to be checked again.
-Barb
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