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I have photos and family history on my private tree
on Ancestry but nobody else reseaching this family on there :-(
On My Heritage I can see two people have Julian (below)
but I only have a basic sub so, cannot see tree or contact owner.

JULIAN Fryderyk PELCZAR well known Koszalin journalist
born 1933 Krakow, died 2009 Koszalin, Pomerania
Son of Leocadia. Julian married Malgosia. Julian was my 2nd cousin.
Julian's first cousin was my aunt Elza (now deceased) who lived in France.
Elza last visited Julian and family in 1976. 

Military Doctor FELIX PELCZAR
born 1913, died 1983 Krakow, buried Rakowiecki Cemetery.
Son of Andrzej Pelczar and his wife Antoinette Ryzner (aka Antonina Ryzner)
Felix was my 1st cousin 1 x removed. I have his obituary (attached) but do not know
names of wife and children. Find a Grave photo requested but maybe nobody looking...

What does “Sent to minister” mean… for a man who served in the Forfar Militia?
Is this a military or eccelsiatical term, please? 

I’m researching Alexander GLEGG  b 1783 Stonehaven, Kincardineshire, son of a blacksmith, who in 1803
age 20 enlisted with the Forfar Militia and served until age 46. In 1808 he married ANN WATT. 
Then Alexander, plus  wife (and three children born in Kincardineshire) appear (line 83) on
an aberdeencity.gov.uk Militia web page residing in the Parish of St Nicholas, Aberdeenshire
 under the following column headings:
“Date of certificate” 17 Oct 1813 [for what?]
“Sent to minister” 6 Nov 1813       [ecclesiastic or military?]
“Date of renewed Certs  “20 April 1814 and 20 Sept 1814
“Regiment” Forfar
Does this record suggest he was trained as a Minister to serve with the Forfar Regiment?

1821 his fourth child was born in Montrose (base of regiment but I have a list of places they went).
Then 1825 Alexander is listed in Pigot’s Directory as a Nail Maker, Allardice Street, Stonehaven.
So it would seem that Militia men could still be conducting business and family life at home.
NLS records show he served just over 26 years, the latter 8 years as Sergeant, and
confirms his birth year,  place of birth and occupation: Smith,
Regiment of The Honorable Donald Oglivy from 1803 until his pension 1829.
 
Alexander was a Chelsea Out-Pensioner (collected pension from local agent).
In 1841 and 1851 he lived in Barclay Street, Stonehaven, was a Jews Harp Maker / Harp Maker
(as was also his son Arthur same censuses). 

ScotlandsPeople death record shows Alexander Glegg died 1857  “Trump Maker (ie Jews Harp)”,
He was buried in the Church Yard of Fetteresso.
No monumental inscription for him found on ANESFHS MI index online.
His father was  [blank] Glegg, blacksmith, mother Catherine GIBBON both deceased.
(possibly Katharine Gibbon bapt 13 July Fetteresso,  father John Gibbon)? found on SP.

I have found and been tracking several other Glegg / Gleig / Glygg families in
Fetteresso, Kincardineshire and Montrose, Angus
but none seem to connect with this Alexander Glegg b 1783 Stonehaven.

Would love to hear from anyone who knows more about this Harp Maker,
…and anyone specializing in what life was like in the Forfar Militia.
Thanks

I have managed to find list of Districts covered in the 1910 census at the National Archives, Krakow website.
I selected Grzegórzki from the list and found relatives there (after reading about 300 pages) 
My question:
I need to know please, which District number I need to choose from thet list, which will take me to the census for village of Rzozów, gmnia Skawina just south west of Krakow in Małopolskie. The list of Districts I am looking at is named “Spis ludności miasta Krakowa z r. 1910” Is it OK to provide the link so you can see? http://mbc.malopolska.pl/dlibra/publication?id=74941&tab=3  I do not speak Polish but am working very hard to understand. Thanks

Seeking descendants of James Slinger who married Mary Annie Button
1 Nov 1919 Chester-le-Street, Durham.  Did they have any children?
I have James Slinger's war medal found in an empty house in London, would like to send to them.
I am not related.  The medal is ordinary and of no great value, though maybe of sentimental value to the family.
On the other hand, they may not care... my last resort would be to pay for death certificates.
So any help in tracing would be appreciated please. Here is what I have so far:

James Slinger was a Gunner in WW1. Regimental number 73101, 8th Brigade of the Royal Field Artillery,
entered the theatre of war 19 Aug 1914. War medal card found (no more info on that).
He and Mary Annie Button married 1 Nov 1919 registered Chester-le-Street, Durham.
His middle name may have been Patrick; a death entry for James Patrick Slinger found,
(suggests born 19 March 1892) died 1969 registered Leeds Volume 2c page 904
His wife Mary Annie Button born 30 Apr 1899, Washington, Durham, England
died March 1978 Leeds. Volume 6 page 0327.
To know who the informant of Mary Annie's death was would be helpful....

If James and Mary did not have any children, maybe I can trace descendants of one of his siblings.
Parents were James Slinger (senior) and Bridget Braney.
In 1911 the family lived at 16, Devon Terrace, Leeds, Yorkshire-West Riding.
Found marriages of three of James Slinger's sisters:
Mary Elizabeth b 1886 married William Arthur Cook 1906 Leeds, they had two children William, 1910, Winifred 1913.
Nellie b 1890 may have married James Taylor Oct 1912 Holbeck, Yorkshire West Riding
Agnes Slinger b 1903 married Benny Blackhouse March 1925 Leeds they maybe had a daughter.

But I would prefer to discover if James Slinger and Mary Annie Button had any children
following their marriage, as it is to them the medal should go.
Thanks :-)

In the Scotland at the start of WW1, did young men enlist voluntarily at their nearest town? Then were put into particular services if they had useful skills? (e.g. mounted if they could ride, rifles if they had been a gamekeeper..) Then sent to a centralised camp to be equipped/ trained before being sent off to war?  

Or was it the other way around - they were interested in a particular division and travelled to wherever that was based, to enlist?

And what date did conscription start? Were they sent call-up papers to go perhaps to a place much further away than their local town?

Thanks....