Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Gełdon Family – Research Summary 1
Hello,
I would like to update my summary of the records that I’ve found so far, for Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Gełdon. All the Poland sourced records are from the Kociewie area of Poland. The present day locations are in Gmina Lubichowo, Gmina Starogard Gdański, Gmina Kaliska, Gmina Zblewo, and Gmina Stara Kiszewa, which are within Pomorskie Province. The information is derived from the listed records below.
Records:
- Baptism of Wojciech Machajewski (1776)
- Baptism of Elżbieta Gełdon (1786)
- Baptism of Tomasz Machajewski (1803)
- Baptism of Elżbieta Machajewska (1806)
- Marriage of Wojciech Machajewski and Magdalena Pokrzywińska (1810)
- Baptism of Anna Machajewska (1810)
- Death of Anna Machajewska (1810)
- Baptism of Michał Machajewski (1811)
- Death of Magdalena Machajewska nee Pokrzywińska (1812)
- Death of Michał Machajewski (1813)
- Baptism of Franciszek Machajewski (1816)
- Baptism of Marianna Machajewska (1819)
- Baptism of Wawrzyniec Machajewski (1824)
- Death of Elżbieta Machajewska nee Gełdon (1833)
- Marriage of Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Nakielska nee Lange (1834)
- Baptism of Jan Andzrej Machajewski (1834)
- Death of Wojciech Machajewski (1835)
- Death of Elżbieta Machajewska nee Lange (1836)
- Marriage of Franciszek Machajewski and Anna Rumanowska (1841)
- Marriage of Wawrzyniec Machajewski and Katarzyna Machnikowska (1846)
- Death of Franciszek Machajewski (1853)
- Marriage of Szymon Ossowski and Marianna Machajewska (1855)
- Death Marianna Ossowska nee Machajewska (1865)
- Civil Death Record of Wawrzyniec Machajewski (1889)
Records Preface:
All of the Polish sourced records above came from the LDS films, Pelplin Diocese Archives, Meldunkowe section of the Genealodzy.pl website, Szukajwarchiwach.pl website, GenBaza, and/or the Genealogy in Archives website.
Surname Variations:
Machajewski: Machaiewski
Gełdon: Geldon, Giełdon, Gedon
Record Overview:
Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Gełdon
| Year | Name | Parish | Village | Event Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1776 | Wojciech Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | His parents were Jan and Marianna Machajewski nee Szarmach. The Godparents were: Jan Szarmach and Marianna Szweda. |
| 1786 | Elżbieta Gełdon | Zblewo | Miradowo | Baptism | Her parents were Jakub and Barbara Gełdon nee Gajewska. The Godparents were: Michał Mellor and Elżbieta Szwonka. |
| 1802 | Wojciech Machajewski and Katarzyna Myszkowska | Marriage | Cannot find record. | ||
| 1803 | Tomasz Machajewski | Zblewo | Huta Kalna | Baptism | The Godparents were: Marcin Machajewski and Jadwiga Kęszkowska. |
| 1806 | Elżbieta Machajewska | Zblewo | Huta Kalna | Baptism | The Godparents were: Marcin Machajewski and Teresa Machajewska. |
| 1809 | Katarzyna Machajewska nee Myszkowska | Death | Cannot find record. | ||
| 1810 | Wojciech Machajewski and Magdalena Pokrzywińska | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Marriage | Wojciech Machajewski was listed a widower. The witnesses were Michał Derda and Marcin Machajewski. |
| 1810 | Anna Machajewska | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Piotr Pokrzywiński and Teresa Machajewska. |
| 1810 | Anna Machajewska | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | |
| 1811 | Michał Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Marcin Machajewski and Marianna Pokrzywińska. |
| 1812 | Magdalena Machajewska nee Pokrzywińska | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | She was 26 years old. |
| 1813 | Michał Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | He was aged 2. |
| 1815 | Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Gełdon | Marriage | Cannot find record. | ||
| 1816 | Franciszek Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Antoni Gełdona and Zuzanna Machajewska. |
| 1819 | Marianna Machajewska | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Michał Derda and Maryanna Gajewska. |
| 1824 | Wawrzyniec Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Michał Derda and Zuzanna Logicka. |
| 1833 | Elżbieta Machajewska nee Gełdon | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | She was 40 years old. |
| 1834 | Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Nakielska | Zblewo | Zblewo | Marriage | Both were widows. The witnesses were Franciszek Lange and Wojciech Paszek from Zblewo. |
| 1834 | Jan Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Baptism | The Godparents were: Michał Szramkowski and Maria Gołuńska. |
| 1835 | Wojciech Machajewski | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | He was 65 years old and survived by his wife and children. |
| 1836 | Elżbieta Machajewska nee Lange | Zblewo | Iwiczno | Death | She was 46 years old and is survived by her children. |
| 1841 | Franciszek Machajewski and Anna Rumanowska | Lubichowo | Lubichowo | Marriage | The witnesses were Jan Nierzwicki and Jan Kloch. |
| 1846 | Wawrzyniec Machajewski and Katarzyna Machnikowska | Zblewo | Piece | Marriage | The witnesses were: Jan Szweda and Szymon Orlowski. |
| 1853 | Franciszek Machajewski | Lubichowo | Lubichowo | Death | He was aged 38 years old and was survived by his wife and four children. |
| 1855 | Szymon Ossowski and Marianna Machajewska | Zblewo | Mlynśk | Marriage | The witnesses were: Wawrzyniec Derda and Wawrzyniec Machajewski. |
| 1865 | Marianna Ossowska nee Machajewska | Zblewo | Borzechowo | Death | She was aged 41. She leaves behind her husband Szymon Ossowski and 1 young daughter. |
| 1889 | Wawrzyniec Machajewski | Frank Civil Registers | Frank | Death | He was aged 64. He leaves behind his widow Katarzyna Machajewska nee Machnikowska. |
Children of Wojciech Machajewski and Katarzyna Myszkowska:
- Tomasz Machajewski, b. December 7, 1803, d. unknown
- Elżbieta Machajewska, b. July 30, 1806, d. unknown
Children of Wojciech Machajewski and Magdalena Pokrzywińska:
- Anna Machajewska, b. July 25, 1810, d. October 19, 1810
- Michał Machajewski, b. August 26, 1811, d. July 9, 1813
Children of Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Gełdon:
- Franciszek Machajewski, b. April 7, 1816, d. January 7, 1853
- Marianna Machajewska, b. December 6, 1819, d. January 15, 1865
- Wawrzyniec Machajewski, b. August 2, 1824, d. January 6, 1889
Children of Wojciech Machajewski and Elżbieta Lange:
- Jan Machajewski, b. December 7, 1834, d. unknown
Maps:
The map below is a combination of maps found on the website for Map Archive of Wojskowy Instytut Geograficzny: http://english.mapywig.org/news.php. The map below is derived from the following areas: Kościerzyna, Tczew, Małbork, Czersk, Starogard Gdański, Sztum, Tuchola, Nowe, Łasin-Kwidzyn. 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.
Prussian Poland
Map Key:
- The villages with “stars” are the locations that Wojciech Machajewski and/or Elżbieta Gełdon lived.
- The villages with “diamonds” are the locations that the couple’s children lived.
More information for the villages within this article can be found on the Słownik Geograficzny Translations page on this website: http://www.apagr.com/slownik-geograficzny-translations/
Assumptions/Theories/Roadblocks:
- The villages surrounding Lubichowo can have records listed in both the Zblewo and Lubichowo Parishes.
- The Lubichowo Parish baptismal records start after 1801.
- The Lubichowo Parish marriage records start after 1824.
- The Lubichowo Parish death records start after 1837. Records are missing between 1890-1938.
- The Zblewo Parish death records start after 1810.
Research Leads/Plans:
- Search for B-M-D records for the remaining family members.
- Piece together most likely family scenarios based on available B-M-D records.
Best Regards,
Al
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