Bielawski and Pakuła Research Deep-Dive Plan – Kalisz and Turek Areas

Kalisz/Turek Areas Record Summary…So Far

• Filip Bielawski and Agata Pakuła were married in Kokanin – Kokanin Parish, on June 12, 1808. Filip was a chef and aged 25. Agata was aged 22. No place of birth or parents were listed for either individual.
• Tekla Bielawska was born in Kokanin – Kokanin Parish, on May 14, 1808 (note: before their marriage date). The Godparents were: Wawrzyniec Stanyński and Anna Przewska, from Kokanin.
• Elżbieta Bielawska was born in Chełmno – Chełmno Parish, on October 28, 1809. The witnesses were: Jan Horst, aged 21, an actuary residing in Chełmno, and Franciszek Adamczewski, aged 40, a master gardener residing in Chełmno.
• Józefa Bielawska was born in Chełmno – Chełmno Parish, on May 6, 1811. The witnesses were: Franciszek Piorecki, aged 36, residing in Chełmno, and Franciszek Adamczewski, aged 40, a master gardener residing in Chełmno.
• Józefa Bielawska died in Kokanin – Kokanin Parish, on May 11, 1813.
• Alojzy Bielawski was born in Kokanin – Kokanin Parish, on June 20, 1813. The Godparents were: Daniel Tyszkowski, a brewer, and Franciszka Spychalska, a shopkeeper, both are from Kokanin.
• Józefa Bielawska died in Kokanin – Kokanin Parish, on October 24, 1813. This is the second death record within the 1813 for a Józefa.
• Teresa Bielawska was born in Wola Miłkowska – Jeziorsko Parish, on September 30, 1814. The witnesses were: Jakób Badanowski, aged 40, a blacksmith, and Mateusz Leniewicz, aged 43, an organist in Jeziorsko.

Challenges and Difficulties

• None of the records above indicate any relations for my Bielawski or Pakuła familial lines. No witnesses or Godparents have a direct relation to my ancestors.
• There are Pakuła families within the Kokanin, Chełmno, and Jeziorsko Parishes, also many surrounding parishes.
• There are Bielawski families in many surrounding parishes.

Action Plan

• Perform extensive searches throughout the Kalisz/Turek areas to map out Pakuła and Bielawski families in an attempt to find connections to my ancestry lines.
• Start with the following parishes: Kokanin, Chełmno, Jeziorsko, Lisków, Koźminek, Malanów, Turek ….

Map of Kalisz/Turek Area with Parishes

Source: The map above is a combination of maps found on the website for Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny: http://english.mapywig.org/news.php. I used Image Composite Editor to merge the maps into a panorama of the area where my ancestors were located. The map is not 100% aligned, but it does give a general idea of where villages were located.

Conclusion

• As you can see from the map above, there are many possible parishes to search through. After I’ve performed the deep-dive for a parish, I will provide a summary. Note: the map above may not include all parishes that will need to be searched. I will amend the map, as research dictates.
• This will be an extensive undertaking, searching records from the Szukaj w Archiwach website and the FHC catalog. This will take awhile and I may need to switch to another ancestor’s research to break up the monotony.
• I will also include any population registers from the area for the Bielawski and Pakuła families.

Best Regards,

Al