Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990

Indexes of church books containing baptisms and births, marriages, burials and deaths. Records are from various parishes of the Greek Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church and Evangelical Church.

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Poland, Church Books

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What is in This Collection?

This collection contains indexes from church registers of births and baptisms, marriages, deaths and burials. Records in this collection came from Greek Catholic, Roman Catholic, and Evangelical Lutheran churches. Not all parishes in the country are included, and not all parish registers may be fully indexed. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

Reading These Records

These records are written in Latin, Polish, and German. For help reading these records see:

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What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Baptismal

Name of child
Name of parents
Date of birth
Child’s gender
Date of baptism

Marriage

Name and age of bride and groom
Names of bride’s parents
Names of groom’s parents
Date of marriage

Death

Name and age of deceased
Names of parents or spouse
Date of death
Gender of deceased

Collection Content

Sample Images

1849 baptisms, Cathedral of St. Nicholas, Kraków, Poland
1866 marriages, Pilzno, Poland
1869 deaths, Padew Narodowa, Poland

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see Poland, Church Books - Inventory.

Collection Details

Record Type: Vital

5,145,060 Records

30,945,549 Personas

1,150,410 Images

Language

Polish, German, Latin

Location of Original Records

Multiple custodians

Cite This Collection

"Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 30 April 2026.

Poland, Church Books, 1568-1990

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