Poland, Torun Parish Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

Record Description
This collection includes genealogical records for the years 1750-1915.

Virtually all Christian people who lived in Poland were recorded in a church record. Records of births, marriages, and deaths are called vital records because events in a person’s life are recorded in them. Church records, called parish records or church books, are vital records made by church officials, pastors, or priests.

These records are in Russian and Latin. Latin Genealogical Word List which will be a great asset in understanding Latin records.

To find more general historical background for Parish Records in Poland or to learn more about the important dates concerning church record-keeping in Poland, read Poland Church Records.

An interesting fact about Torun: Nicolaus Copernicus, who was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than the Earth at the center of the universe was born in the city of Torun (Thorn) in 1473.

Record Content
Birth and Christening Records generally contain the following information:


 * Name of the child
 * Gender
 * Names of the parents
 * Birth date
 * Birthplace
 * Christening date

Marriage Records generally contain the following information:


 * Date and Place of Event
 * Name of Bride and Groom
 * Residence, Marital Status, and Age
 * Names of Parents
 * Names of Witnesses

Death Records generally contain the following information:


 * Date and Place of Death
 * Name of Deceased Person
 * Age or Birth Date
 * Residence Place and sometimes the Place of Origin
 * Cause of Death
 * Marital Status
 * If Married, the Name of the Spouse and sometimes the Names of Children
 * Sometimes Names of Parents
 * Names of Witnesses

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Related Websites

 * Katalog Zasobów Metrykalnych
 * Polish Genealogical Society of America
 * The Polish Genealogy Project

Related Wiki Articles

 * Poland Beginning Research
 * Poland

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