Family name Kustosz

I have recently searched several websites for information on my maternal grandfather's surname of Kustosz (Kustoszi on naturalization papers) and have not been able to find anything. He was born in Ostrowite, Poland in 1883 and immigated to the US in 1896. Any help in this matter would be appreciated.

is your grandfathers name John as well?

born June 3 1883?

just taking a guess, when your suppyling information, you should always give both given and surname
and as much information you can when asking for help.

I found this as well which could be another variation of the name

Thaddäus Kustosik
Birth Place: Ostro/Ce

Jan Kustosz
Arrival Date: 18 Jul 1899
Birth Year: abt 1882
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Ethnicity/Race­/Nationality: Russian
Port of Departure: Rotterdam
Port of Arrival: New York, New York
Ship Name: Amsterdam

possibly him, not sure, not enough information.

he is going to see brother either T or F kustosz 32 sefreid street? * hard to read*
Providence Rhode Island..

wow, same place my grandpa went. :) if indeed its him.


He prob was and maybe he lived in another town?

with what I had to go on, I think this is him. or its someone's ancestor! :))

Interestingly I know a person with that surname :D ... but he is in Lodz. Could there be a link now? ...

Never say never ;)

I was in Ostrowite, Poland this past July!

It's a lovely little village on a small lake with it's own post office. The main town near Ostrowite is Rypin. (If it is the same Ostrowite). Sometimes there are a number of small villages in various places throughout Poland with the same name.

My grandmother lived in a nearby village called Przyrowa. The whole area is dotted with glacial lakes and rye fields.

Right now, there are some beautiful lots for sale on the lake. If I could move back to Poland, this is where I would make my home.

Here is a google map showing you the location of this Ostowite which was part of Russian-Poland at the time your ancestor emigrated.

maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Ostrowite,+Poland&aq=&vps=1&sll=53.065564,19.36203&sspn=0.044665,0.175781&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Ostrowite,+Rypin+County,+Kuyavian-Pomeranian+Voivodeship,+Poland

Well then I'll tell him about Polish forums next time I interract ... a nice guy but not the internet lover. Still maybe he can check and if interested get connected with Mr. John! :)

I'll be happy if this coincidence turns out to be a meaningful one.

But how can they really guarantee that its a long lost kin? ... Anyways, I do have some family in USA I think .. I mean ancestor links etc. Never searched ... if they ever search for me and come across you (you know my name) go tell them about me :D ...

I am personally not so curious on this ... I feel we are all same things with different colored coats. But eventually if it matters for someone I'd welcome it!

you know I will seach for them.. you have my full services and they are always free

email me the given and surnames ( all ) and where abouts they landed.

every detail you can about who and I can track them down via my ancestry

unless it was recent.. which I dont have any way of tracking recent arrivals. :)

Lets see if any of these ancestor's kid searches for me :P ...

You in America search so much for your ancestors. Is it restricted to Poles or do the Germans or other European, Asian or Middle eastern do the same?

Genealogy is BIG in the USA now. Some of us began way before it became so popular. A TV series that ancestry.com sponsors follows famous movie stars and other people finding their roots.

So, yes, other people besides Poles search for their ancestors, and better yet, cousins on the other side of the pond.

You can verify if there is a connection when you also find out the names of your grandparent's brothers and sisters, or your great grandparent's brothers and sisters. Most people only know the straight line they descend from. So, if you know the branches of your straight line, you can confirm that they are related.

Or, you can really get into it and take Y-DNA samples to see if males of a common surname are related. :-)

Nice to know something new...


such a big pond! :D


:D ...

Well, I can say that USA is very interesting country. Land of many people!

lodz if he knew he has such a great cousin, he would be on the plane :) I am jealous cause I
dont share your family name, but I will sneak it in there cause I have already adopted you :) LOL

when you want to, I can look. I dont mind :)

You are always welcome to my place when you come :) ... you know my email and PM is there ... name and all ... I think you can visit anytime you wish.

I really think you should visit Poland with the kind of appreciation you have for it. Plan ... atleast once in life you must visit :)

Here is where there is property for sale in Ostrowite that is just lovely.....I am SO tempted! :-)

moje-miejsce.net.pl/en/41/offer/ostrowite.html