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Looking for info on Romani name Goman and Siejanka Goman from a gravesite in one of Poland's cemeteries


OP kasia777  1 | 12  
19 Mar 2016 /  #31
Of course there's also the possibility that they weren't Roma at all...

Atch, thank you for your research. I have followed some of your leads and left questions at the Polish genealogy forum I have found through the link to the pgsmn.com. I am hoping someone will reply with info. I am positive Siejanka was from a Romani family because of the info in the letter (I posted the pic of the actual letter yesterday) - her gravesite is the only Roma grave at the cemetery. Also, the first name Siejanka, to my knowledge, is not a Polish Catholic name. You have been so very, very helpful. Any other ideas/avenues I might explore?
Dougpol1  29 | 2497  
30 Mar 2016 /  #32
Sorry Kasia - didn't make it to Bytom....only a short car journey away but after 3 days stuffing the food down with family couldn't make the trip:(
Atch  23 | 4273  
31 Mar 2016 /  #33
Any other ideas/avenues I might explore?

Hi Kasia. Sorry, I can't really think of anything else much at present. Did you contact that genealogical society through their direct email rather than leave a message on a forum? Always try to email somebody directly as you're more likely to get a response, that's all I can say. You have two main problems. Firstly you're dealing with a country where, due to its history, record keeping is haphazard in the first place and poorly archived. Secondly it's often hard to get whatever information is available without a face to face visit. A pity that Dougpol didn't make it to Bytom. If I think of anything else I'll let you know.

Do post again if you get any further updates. Also it might be a good idea to provide an English translation of the letter for the benefit of anyone else who reads this thread at some point. Many people on this forum don't speak Polish and the writing is quite difficult to read.

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