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Europe / POLAND Zeglicki and Zeglicka
« on: Monday 14 November 16 21:32 GMT (UK)  »
Hoping to jog memories or get further information.

My grandfather was Zbigniew Romuald Zeglicki (1920-1989) born in Rzeszów, Poland. Died in Walcott, Lincolnshire. His father was Kazimierz Jan Zeglicki (1895-1958). His mother was Honorata Kowal (1902-1961).

Exhausted the usual "passed down through family" information and online ancestry and genealogy hunting.

Looking for Pawel Zeglicki, Kazimierz's father and his wife, who we think is Bogumila Tokarzewska. Family stories say Pawel was a teacher and possibly was already married with children and was a tutor for Bogumila. Possible divorce or just an affair. Bogumila is Kazimierz's mother, according to family.

I've tried to find Polish birth records from Galicia ancestry sites, but it's proved negative. My hope was the surname Tokarzewska (male version Tokarzewski) which is a noble name.

Can anyone give pointers or help out, short of me hiring a genealogy company in Poland or going there myself?

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Monday 14 November 16 19:52 GMT (UK)  »
Not sure this John, the slater, is right as Jessie's 1898 marriage record states her father as deceased, and the same John is shown on the 1901 census, a slater born in 1842 in Banffshire.

Ages vary in records (except for birth certs!) so good to look a couple of years either side.

Can't easily see anything for Jessie around the 1870/80s so far. Jessie is a common variant of Janet and interchangeable (see www.whatsinaname.net/female-names/Jessie.html) so always worth double checking entries on either name.

There is a John McLachlan, slater born in Kirkmichael, Banff around 1842. He shows in census for 1871 as a boarder in Cromdale and Advie, Moray and 1881 he is in Forfar with a 2 year old Johan Meldrum aged 2 showing as his daughter. Good to check originals always...

It may be that Jessie's parents were not married and names became confused over the years?

Monica

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 23:18 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Monica,

Yes, these are the children of Jessie McLauchlan (nee Leslie) and Alexander McGruer (formerly Robertson). Robert aged 7 there is my grandfather.

I'd like to do some more research into Jessie, try to find the exact birth record and her mother Jessie Leslie, and more research on John McLauchlan, the slater.

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 21:28 GMT (UK)  »

Husband Alexander also illegitimate? McGruer and Robertson surnames?

Monica

Only found this out recently:

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 18:31 GMT (UK)  »
If only there was an easy way to find out information for Jessie between the 1911 Scotland census living with Alexander and five living children and her death on New Year's Day 1954. Hopefully, someone reading here will have the missing pieces.

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 18:27 GMT (UK)  »
The birth record I attached shows place of birth as Hillhead, and that was the poor house of the parish.

:-\ Just been checking deaths for mum Jessie and there is a death in 1870 Grange for a 2 yr old Jessie Ann Leslie...think that likely connects to that birth in 1869.

Monica

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 18:16 GMT (UK)  »
That's a possibility, thanks!


It may be that Jessie's parents were not married ....


One possible birth entry here https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XYGB-Z6X

Monica

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 17:45 GMT (UK)  »
Hi Monica, yes - I had seen this, the name matches and the estimated dates of birth are within a couple of years. Still can't see the birth record or her parents.

Possible entry for Jessie in 1891 before her marriage:

Jessie McLachlan, 22, domestic servant b. Grantown, Inverness-Shire

She is working at the Rankine household, 'Mary Villa' Banff.

Monica

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Moray (Elginshire) / Re: Jessie McLauchlan born 1870? Grantown
« on: Sunday 13 November 16 17:41 GMT (UK)  »
There's a death record on Scotlands People for Jessie McGruer on 1 January 1954 that states her age as 81 (so born 1872, not 1870 on the 1901 census?) with same parents and husband. Informant was grand-daughter Elizabeth Joyce Morrison (Morrison? can't read the writing clearly). Record attached.

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