In May of 2011, while searching the Internet with GOOGLE, after
entering the name „Wajszczuk”, we found a website of the Polish
Genealogical Society and on it there were published results of a search of
the death records of the Żelechlinek Parish for the time
period 1808-87.
(see
the map)
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?rid=100&from_date=&to_date=&search_lastname=&rpp2=50&rpp1=4700&bdm=50&url1=&w=05ld&op=gt
# |
Year |
Pos. |
First Name |
Surname
|
Act # |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
4735 |
1861 |
3021 |
Franciszek |
Wajsczak |
47 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4736 |
1861 |
2981 |
Julianna |
Wajsczak |
5 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4737 |
1874 |
4059 |
Antoni |
Wajszczak |
33 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4738 |
1871 |
3753 |
Józefa |
Wajszczak |
5 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4739 |
1865 |
3389 |
Zofiia |
Wajszczak |
57 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4740 |
1872 |
3884 |
Antonina |
Wajszczuk |
60 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4741 |
1876 |
4315 |
Balbina |
Wajszczuk |
104 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
In the next step, we contacted by mail the local
Village Administrator and the Parish Priest in the Żelechlinek Parish (and
are now waiting for their answers). We are also planning to review the
original Record Books in the Archives.
June 2, 2011
Further search in the files of the Polish
Genealogical Society for this region revealed that a person with a similar
last name (another name variant?) – Wajszczyk – got married also in
the Żelechlinek Parish in 1881.
http://www.geneteka.genealodzy.pl/index.php?rid=A&from_date=&to_date=&search_lastname=Wajszczuk&rpp2=50&rpp1=4700&bdm=D&url1=&w=05ld&op=gt
Księga - Małżeństwa (S) |
# |
Year |
Pos. |
First Name |
Surname
|
Act # |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1881 |
24
|
Franciszek |
Beta |
Agnieszka |
Wajszczyk |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
Continued search in the
currently available files of the Society
for the whole Łódż
region revealed existence of several similar („related”?) names in this
relatively small geographical area. The most frequent was the name
Wajszczyk in the town of Tomaszow Mazowiecki.
See below.
The existence of so many relatively minor variants
of spelling of the last names in this relatively small territory and in a
relatively short time period certainly calls for attention and explanation!
Wajszczyk
Księga - Urodzenia (B) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1838 |
5109 |
Jadwiga |
Wajszczyk |
80 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
2 |
1842 |
9289 |
Joachim |
Wajszczyk |
71 |
Domaniewice |
|
|
3 |
1823 |
3266 |
Józefa |
Wajszczyk |
6 |
Tobiasze (Tomaszów
Mazowiecki) |
|
|
4 |
1826 |
3450 |
Julianna |
Wajszczyk |
13 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
5 |
1845 |
9733 |
Kacper |
Wajszczyk |
2 |
Domaniewice |
|
|
... |
Wszystkich pozycji 9 |
|
|
Księga - Zgony (D) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1866 |
1555 |
Franciszka |
Wajszczyk |
75 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
2 |
1852 |
220 |
Jan |
Wajszczyk |
46 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
3 |
1823 |
2425 |
Marianna |
Wajszczyk |
18 |
Tobiasze (Tomaszów
Mazowiecki) |
|
|
4 |
1855 |
703 |
Michał |
Wajszczyk |
143 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
5 |
1843 |
4242 |
Szymon |
Wajszczyk |
8 |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki
|
|
|
... |
Wszystkich pozycji 6 |
|
|
Księga - Małżeństwa (S) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1881
|
24
|
Franciszek |
Beta |
Agnieszka |
Wajszczyk |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
2 |
1880
|
39
|
Ignacy |
Czuba |
Marianna |
Wajszczyk |
Domaniewice |
|
|
3 |
1865
|
39
|
Walenty |
Gołębiewski |
Jadwiga |
Wajszczyk |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
|
|
4 |
1841
|
13
|
Franciszek |
Goździk |
Józefa |
Wajszczyk |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
|
|
5 |
1846
|
8
|
Paweł |
Kotynia |
Agnieszka |
Wajszczyk |
Tomaszów Mazowiecki |
|
|
... |
Wszystkich pozycji 10 |
|
|
Wajszczak
Księga - Urodzenia (B) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1862 |
6035 |
Agnieszka |
Wajszczak |
5 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
2 |
1855 |
5416 |
Antoni |
Wajszczak |
24 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
3 |
1858 |
5695 |
Franciszek |
Wajszczak |
68 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
4 |
1857 |
5599 |
Maryanna |
Wajszczak |
59 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
5 |
1858 |
5710 |
Szczepan |
Wajszczak |
83 |
Żelechlinek |
|
|
... |
Wszystkich pozycji 6 |
|
|
Księga - Zgony (D) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1874
|
4059
|
Antoni |
Wajszczak |
33
|
Żelechlinek |
|
|
2 |
1871
|
3753
|
Józefa |
Wajszczak |
5
|
Żelechlinek |
|
|
3 |
1865
|
3389
|
Zofiia |
Wajszczak |
57
|
Żelechlinek |
|
|
Księga - Małżeństwa (S) |
Brak pozycji |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Waszczyk
Księga - Urodzenia (B) |
# |
Year |
Pos.
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Act
# |
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1648
|
8
|
Paweł |
Waszczyk |
8
|
Wąsewo |
|
|
Księga - Zgony (D) |
Brak pozycji |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Księga - Małżeństwa (S) |
# |
Year |
Akt |
First Name |
Surname
|
First Name |
Surname
|
Locality |
Remarks
|
By |
1 |
1860
|
19
|
Walenty |
Korczykowski |
Zofia |
Waszczyk |
Mszczonów |
|
|
2 |
1858
|
70
|
Paweł |
Nowakowski |
Józefa |
Waszczyk |
Mszczonów |
|
|
It has also called our atttention that the „similar”
last name – Waszczuk was not found in this region. Its occurrence is
markedly more common to the north and east from the line of the rivers Bug
and Wisła (Vistula), i.e. north-eastern and eastern territories of
contemporary Poland.
Żelechlinek is located in a triangle - Rawa Mazowiecka, Tomaszów
Mazowiecki and Koluszki. It is at present a furthermost western location,
where the name Wajszczuk was discovered to exist in the 19th century (before
migrations introduced by the World Wars), in relation to the location of
one of the recognized primary nests of the Wajszczuk family in Trzebieszów.
(since the 17th century). See map.