Tina_C
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Posted: 18 hours ago at 6:10 am
Post subject: Maria Michalowska/Michalzowska born 1893/97 in Grabki
Hello,
I am Danish and just recently disovered that my maternal great-grandmother was Polish! I have been looking into my family's history, but it is very difficult to find information about my great-grandmother and her parents/siblings/relatives.
The problem is that in Danish archives, her name is spelled in many different ways. First she is listed as Maria and then later Marie (which was more common in Denmark). From my understanding of Polish names, she could even originally be called Marianna?
Her last name is listed as Michalowska, Michalska, Michalzowska and several variants of this. Probably due to Danish ears not being used to hearing Polish names and getting them wrong when writing them down... 
Her birthdate is also different in various Danish documents such as churchbooks and censuses: 10 May 1897, 16 May 1897, 16 May 1893, 23 May 1893! Even the churchbooks do not agree... Her death certificate states 16 May 1897.
What I know for a fact:
She came to Denmark around 1915 to work on farms, mostly as a milk maid. She met a man called Jens Johansen (my maternal great-grandfather) and married him in 1921 and had 4 children: Else, Holger, Gunnar and Oluf. She died in November 1945.
In the Danish churchbook with her wedding to Jens her birth place is listed as Grabki, Poland. She was baptised in Szydlow 26 June 1897. Here her parents are stated to be Martin and Valeria - I presume the Polish names would be Marcin and Waleria? Her father was a carpenter according to the churchbook entry listing her death.
I have tried searching Geneteka, but I cannot see a scan of the only result I found in Swiętokrzyskie province:
Marianna Michalczewska, born 1893 Szydłów, Grabki, parents Marcin and ?
Is there any way to find out her precise name and birth date? I would of course also be very interested in knowing if she had any siblings.
I appreciate any help I can get which can point me in the right direction. 
- Tina
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: 16 hours ago at 7:44 am
Post subject: Re: Maria Michalowska/Michalzowska born 1893/97 in Grabki
| Tina_C wrote: | Hello,
I am Danish and just recently disovered that my maternal great-grandmother was Polish! I have been looking into my family's history, but it is very difficult to find information about my great-grandmother and her parents/siblings/relatives.
The problem is that in Danish archives, her name is spelled in many different ways. First she is listed as Maria and then later Marie (which was more common in Denmark). From my understanding of Polish names, she could even originally be called Marianna?
Her last name is listed as Michalowska, Michalska, Michalzowska and several variants of this. Probably due to Danish ears not being used to hearing Polish names and getting them wrong when writing them down...
Her birthdate is also different in various Danish documents such as churchbooks and censuses: 10 May 1897, 16 May 1897, 16 May 1893, 23 May 1893! Even the churchbooks do not agree... Her death certificate states 16 May 1897.
What I know for a fact:
She came to Denmark around 1915 to work on farms, mostly as a milk maid. She met a man called Jens Johansen (my maternal great-grandfather) and married him in 1921 and had 4 children: Else, Holger, Gunnar and Oluf. She died in November 1945.
In the Danish churchbook with her wedding to Jens her birth place is listed as Grabki, Poland. She was baptised in Szydlow 26 June 1897. Here her parents are stated to be Martin and Valeria - I presume the Polish names would be Marcin and Waleria? Her father was a carpenter according to the churchbook entry listing her death.
I have tried searching Geneteka, but I cannot see a scan of the only result I found in Swiętokrzyskie province:
Marianna Michalczewska, born 1893 Szydłów, Grabki, parents Marcin and ?
Is there any way to find out her precise name and birth date? I would of course also be very interested in knowing if she had any siblings.
I appreciate any help I can get which can point me in the right direction.
- Tina |
Hi Tina and Barb,
Tina, welcome to the forum.
Barb, great find! I did see the marriage year for Marcin and Waleria on Geneteka. Is this record online?
https://geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?op=gt&lang=eng&bdm=S&w=13sk&rid=S&search_lastname=michal*&search_name=marcin&search_lastname2=&search_name2=wal*&from_date=1887&to_date=1887
Regards,
Trish
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: 14 hours ago at 10:33 am
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Trish, can you tell me what year they got married?
-Barb
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TrishPO Top Contributor
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Posted: 13 hours ago at 10:45 am
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| BarbOslo wrote: | Trish, can you tell me what year they got married?
-Barb |
Hi Barb,
I blame this new computer for the wrong link. Haha
Marcin and Waleria married in 1887. Record #4. It's a different Parish. It's Pierzchnica.
Year: 1887
Record #4
Groom: Marcin Michalczewski
Groom's Parents: Józef, Marianna Gajewska
Bride: Waleria Pędzik
Bride's Parents: Wojciech, Wiktoria Czajecka
Parish:Pierzchnica
Warm Regards,
Trish
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: 13 hours ago at 11:19 am
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BarbOsloPO Top Contributor
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Posted: 11 hours ago at 12:47 pm
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Date: January 23, 1887
Place: Parish Przechnica
Groom: Michalczewski Marcin, a bachelor, 32 years old, born in the village of Holendry parish Chmielnik, living with his parents in Przechnica, the son of Józef Michalczewski and Marianna née Gajewska the Michalczewski spouses.
Bride: Pendzik Waleria, a miss, 22 years old, born in the village Stawy parish Imielno, living with her parents in Strojnów, a daughter of Wojciech Pendzik and Wiktoria née Czajecka the Pendzik spouses.
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