Notary records
Let me share with you my thoughts after visit to Kielce State Archive. I did the research for a person looking for records from Chmielnik. Beside vital records I could research only notary records as all other kinds were detroyed during WW2. I mean school records, voters, tax payers etc. Probably not everyone knows that there is a very efficient way of searching notary records. I attach below a picture of 1920 with letter “N” from alphabetical index of parties that allows to find person we look for in a very short period of time. The picture is a picture of computer screen as the records were digitized.
The age of marriage
The fact that more than 200 years ago young girls were getting married is widely known but the case below is simply beyond imagination. Anna Masłowska from Kobylany parish got married at the end of 1803. She was born on July 7th 1791 so it means she was not even 13. Have a look at the photo of her birth and marriage
