Poland, Gliwice Roman Catholic Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Roman Catholic church records of baptisms and births, marriages, burials and deaths for the parishes in the Gliwice Roman Catholic Dioceses of Poland from 1599-1976. Availability of birth records end in 1912, marriage records in 1937, and death records in 1982.

For a list of records by localities, document type and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Reading These Records
These records are in Polish. For help reading them see:
 * Poland Language and Languages
 * Polish Genealogical Word List

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism
 * Name of child
 * Name of parents
 * Date of birth
 * Child’s gender
 * Date of baptism

Marriage
 * Name and age of bride and groom
 * Names of bride’s parents
 * Names of groom’s parents
 * Date of marriage

Death
 * Name and age of deceased
 * Names of parents or spouse
 * Date of death
 * Gender of deceased

Collection Content
For additional details about the history of these records and help using them, see the wiki article Poland, Roman Catholic Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records.

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

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 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
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 * Research Tips and Strategies

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