Ben Le Blanc wrote: > > Hello people, I was recently given my Grandmothers naturalization Papers, > at least I think thats what it is. Testimonium Nat_________e________i > (a couple of stamps cover the letters) > > DIOECESIS: Leopoliensis ) > PALATINATUS: Parnopol ) Where/what the heck is this? > PAROCHIA: Kopyclynce ) > DISTRICTUS: Kopyclynce ) > > I can pretty much ASSUME what the columns mean, NOMEN=name, > PARENTES=parents. > > But what is PATRINI? what is COGNOMEN? & what is ET CONDITIO? > PATRINI means godfathers, COGNOMEN is surname, CONDITIO might be marital status or something alike. > In regards to column: LOCUS NATIVIT. ET N-RUS DOMUS > What is Ory_zkowce 141? > The place of birth and the house number. > I am also curious as to what is actually listed under parents: (verbatim) > Petzyk Jose - phus agricola h, Theodori et Marie Michalecka. - Anna B_tyk > H. Joannis et Helena Kurylak. > > I guess they're names of people, but why so many names in this parentes > column? > That means: Josef Petzyk (maybe Pecik), peasant, son of Theodor Petzyk and Marie (born Michalecka); Anna B_tyk, daughter of Jan B_tyk and Helena (born Kurylak). > Under PATRINI column there is: Joannes Radominski agri Maria Stel-masrcluk > Sorry, I do not know what could Stelmasrcluk be originally. > Sorry for my unorganised msg, can anyone help? I'd love to know my > grandmothers fathers name, wouldn't that be neat? > Thanks Ben