Poland, Strzelce Opolskie, Miscellaneous Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains mixed civil records from the area surrounding Strzelce Opolskie for the years 1810-1910.

The miscellaneous records contained in this collection are land records and various tax records from, Poland. Records are for Gross Strehlitz Amt and include land books, tax books, recess books, katasterverwaltung (cadastral administration), Schul &amp; Gemeinde Chronik (school and community chronicle), and mutterrollen (large sheets of paper that show property ownership as well as tax classification).

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 * Name
 * Place of residence or record creation
 * Occupation
 * Age or date of birth

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records
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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching a nearby locality
 * Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
 * Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

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