John, There is a Giełczyn south of Łomża and about 7 miles south of Giełczyn is Duchny Stare. This may be a possibility worth exploring. Barbara On Mar 22, 2010, at 5:31 PM, Johedy wrote: > My father Antoni Gajewski came to the USA in 1914 on the Kronprinz Wilheim. The manifest lists point of departure as Bremen, Germany , it shows his last residence as Gelczyn, Russia and his father's name as Frank. On his Social security application, dated 12/3/1936, it shows his last place of employment in Duchny Stare, Poland. > I'm trying to find out where he was born and can't find a town named Gelczyn in Russia or Poland. I looked at both since he left when Poland was part of the Russia Empire until 1921. > > John Gajewski > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

John, I just looked at your Grandfather's manifest listing and it indeed does include Łomża after Gelczyn, so I think that this combination of places seems likely to be the area to explore. There are two people named Gajewski and one Gajewska listed on ksiazka-telefoniczna.com, as currently living in Łomża. Giełczyn is only 3.5 miles south of Łomża. Good luck. Barbara On Mar 23, 2010, at 12:47 PM, Barbara Karwowski wrote: > John, > There is a Giełczyn south of Łomża and about 7 miles south of Giełczyn is Duchny Stare. This may be a possibility worth exploring. > Barbara > On Mar 22, 2010, at 5:31 PM, Johedy wrote: > >> My father Antoni Gajewski came to the USA in 1914 on the Kronprinz Wilheim. The manifest lists point of departure as Bremen, Germany , it shows his last residence as Gelczyn, Russia and his father's name as Frank. On his Social security application, dated 12/3/1936, it shows his last place of employment in Duchny Stare, Poland. >> I'm trying to find out where he was born and can't find a town named Gelczyn in Russia or Poland. I looked at both since he left when Poland was part of the Russia Empire until 1921. >> >> John Gajewski >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLANDBORDERSURNAMES-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message