Gierz surname. My ancestors came from Przedborow, Poland.

My grandmother Ludwika Gierz came from przedborow in poland. She got taken by the germans in 1939. She spent 10 years in germany then uk until her death. I am keen to trace my polish roots.

Merged: My great grandparents Franciszek and Agnieszka Gierz(nee Markiewicz)From Przedborow.

I am looking for any information on my Grandmother Ludwika Gierz her parents franciszek and agnieszka gierz (nee Markiewicz) They had 9 children Ludwika, Stasia, franz not sure of other names.I can not find any record of them. Ludwika was born in Przedborow according to her marriage certificate. Ludwika got taken as forced labour in germany for 10 years. She had ! child before she left Germany Irena. She had 3 in germany one was my mother. I have searched for a long time but come up with nothing.

GIERZ: probaby derived from such first names as Gerwazy or Gerard; this short monosyllabic form was borrowed from the Germans who use forms such as Dietz from Dietrich and Stetz for Stefan.

MARKIEWICZ: patronymic from first name Marek = son of Mark or Marcusson.

Merged: Does anyone know anything about the village Przedborow in pre war years?

Looking for my ancestors surname Gierz. That came from Przedborow.

Check out: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gmina_Mikstat
To find out whether any Gierz still lives there, phone Biuro Ewidencji Ludności. They don't give out addresses but may say whether anyone by that name lives there.

I am sure you must know about this book which appears to have been written last December about your grandmother.

writerchristophfischer.wordpress.com/tag/przedborow-poland/

In the extremely unlikely event that you don't know anything about it, maybe you could try to get in contact with the author who may have more information about your family, or could point you in the right direction towards the best ways to research/find information.

Best of luck with your search.

The phone Nr to the Gmina of Mikstat (the jurisidiction of Przedborów) is:
(48) 62 731 0046