Jozef Bielawski Family – Research Summary Part I
Hello,
I would like to summarize the records that I’ve found so far, for Józef Bielawski (and family). The majority of the records come from the village of Linowiec and the Orchowo Parish. The present day location is Linowiec, Gmina Orchowo, Wielkopolskie, Polska.
- Baptism of Józef Bielawski (1825)
- Marriage of Józef Bielawski and Marianna Grzybowska (1849)
- Baptism of Ignacy Bielawski (1850)
- Baptism of Józef Bielawski (1853)
- Baptism of Wojciech Bielawski (1854)
- Baptism of Rozalia Bielawski (1856)
- Marriage of Pawel Pluskota and Rozalia Bielawska (1881)
Józef Bielawski was born in the village of Linowiec (1), on April 16, 1825, to his parents Filip Bielawski and Agata Pakuła. Józef and his family would remain residents of Linowiec throughout his childhood and into his adulthood.
On October 30, 1849, in the village of Linowiec, Józef Bielawski married Marianna Grzybowska. Józef and Marianna were both working as a laborers and living in Linowiec. Marianna was the daughter of Joachim Grzybowski and Marcianna Śliwińska. One of the witnesses to the wedding was Leo Bielawski, who was a blacksmith (further investigation is needed to determine his relationship).
The couple would give birth to their first child on July 20, 1850. The child was named Ignacy. One of the godparents listed for Ignacy’s baptism was Józefa Bielawska. I would assume that Józefa was an aunt, but I do not know for sure if she was Józef’s sister or sister-in-law or even an aunt of Józef (further digging is required).
On March 14, 1853, the family would add another son, who was named Józef. The following year, on April 19, 1854, the couple gave birth to their third child. The child was given the name Wojciech. Józef was listed as working as a guard in Linowiec.
A couple years later, on August 12, 1856, the family had another child. This time the child was a daughter named Rozalia, who was my 2x great grandmother. The godparents were listed as Leo Bielawski and Józefa Imielska. Józef was listed as a steward for his occupation.
The family may have moved after this birth or something happened to cause them to stop having children. I could not find any other baptisms within the Orchowo Parish. Rozalia Bielawska would marry Paweł Pluskota in 1881, within the Sędzin (2) Parish. So, there is a likely hood that the family moved north prior to this marriage. According to the marriage record, Józef Bielawski was still alive at the time of the marriage, but Marianna was deceased.
Note: I’d like to further investigate the Orchowo Parish and dig deeper through the baptism, death, and marriage records. This should help fill in the blanks for this family. Also, I’ll keep searching other available records to add more clarity to their travels to Sędzin.
As I find more records of Józef and his family, I will add updates.
Locations:
(1) Linowiec, Kreis Mogilno, Regierungsbezirk Bromberg, Provinz Posen, Die Vereinigten Preußischen Staaten.
(2) Sędzin, Powiat Nieszawa, Warszawa Guberinia, Congress Kingdom of Poland.
Best Regards,
Al
