Poland, Gliwice Roman Catholic Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection includes records from 1599-1976.

This collection contains images of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials and deaths for the parishes in the Gliwice Roman Catholic Dioceses of Poland. The records are written in German and Polish. Availability of birth records end in 1912, marriage records in 1937, and death records in 1982.

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Baptism
 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Date of birth
 * Child’s gender
 * Date of baptism

Marriage
 * Name and age of bride and groom
 * Names of bride’s parents
 * Names of groom’s parents
 * Date of marriage

Death
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Names of parents or spouse
 * Date of death
 * Gender of deceased

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