Poland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
The collection contains images and an index of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials, and deaths for the parishes in the Lublin Roman Catholic Dioceses of Poland. Births end in 1912, marriages in 1937, and deaths in 1982. The text of the records is in either Latin, Polish, or Russian. For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records).

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse.

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Record Content
Baptismal records found in this collection generally contain the following information:


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

Marriage records found in this collection generally contain the following information:


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

Death records found in this collection generally contain the following information:


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

Coverage Table
For a list of localities, event types, years covered, and the number of records in this collection, refer to Poland Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books (FamilySearch Historical Records) Coverage Table.

How to Use the Record
To search this collection, it would be helpful to know the following information: the name and some other identifying information such as the birth place or birth date.

Search the Collection
Fill in the requested information in the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. Compare the information about the ancestors in the list to what you already know about your ancestors to determine if this is the correct family or person. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make To browse the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the "Browse" link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the "Province" category ⇒ Select the "Place" category ⇒ Select the "Event/Years " category which takes you to the images.

Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Latin, Polish, & Russian. For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Latin Genealogical Word List
 * Poland Genealogical Word List
 * Russian Genealogical Word List

Known Issues with This Collection
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Related Websites

 * Lublin Genealogical Society
 * Polish Genealogical Society of America

Related Wiki Articles

 * Poland Church Records
 * Poland History

Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections
Citations for individual image records are available for this collection. Browse through images in this collection and click on the "Show Citation" box: Poland, Lublin Roman Catholic Church Books, 1784-1964

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