Jenny, I can confirm Joe's remarks on the surname. The late Prof. Rymut published an Index of surnames currently (2002) used in Poland. A scan of that index shows there are only the following surnames that: Begin with OG, then contain O or Ó, then RZA ... > 1: [Map] Ogorzał 5 = ( 1, 4); > 2: [Map] Ogorzała 75 = ( 5, 70); > 3: [Map] Ogorzałek 2084 = ( 1060, 1024); > 4: [Map] Ogorzalska 2 = ( 0, 2); > 5: [Map] Ogorzały 513 = ( 295, 218); The numbers are male/female population counts. Although Ogorzała is the female form for Ogorzały, we also see that most females currently use the male form. And I will add that it is easy to to confuse an 'ł' with a 't' in transcribing script. Most of the time it is familiarity or knowledge of the language that is required to sort out the mistake. Note that the Ellis Island transcriptions contain the same mistake for a number of passengers with these surnames. Roman On 11/16/2012 8:54 AM, Armata, Joseph R wrote: > Just one bit of input, the surname Ogorzaty looks wrong for Polish - > it's more than likely really Ogorzaly, with a bar through the "l" so > it could be mistaken for a "t". That means sunburned or tanned. > > > In Polish, the surname is an adjective so its ending changes for > males and females, so her name would be Maryanna Ogorzala (with a > barred l). I found two with that name on the ellisisland website, > from Barczyce (Barcice) and nearby Moszczenica, they could be > relatives/descendants of your Maryanna. > > Joe > > > Hello Listers > > I an researching Stanislaus TOKAR (there a few alternate spellings) > and wife Marianna OGORZATY abt 1867. I have found one son Michael who > was baptised 22 Sep 1867, 63 Barcice, Barcice, Kraków, Poland. In > the Poland Tarnow Roman Catholic Diocese. > > Michael immigrated to America and changed his name to Mike Tucker and > I first find him in American 1930 census, married to Annie ? I don't > have a last name for her however the census records that she too is > from Poland. > > I am using Ancestry and Find My Past for research however I think > that I have gone as far as I can go with these two sites. I would > love to find out the following > > 1Did Stanislaus TOKAR and wife Marianna OGORZATY come to America and > when along with any little bit of extra information. > > 2Mike TUCKER come to America abt 1879 according to my maths with the > 1930 census and Annie ? came later in 1901 I would love to find the > immigration record for both and marriage record. > > I do hope someone can give me a you beaut suggestion on how to > research Polish family. > > Yours in hope > > Jenny