Genealogy / Origin of surnames Szmul, Doner and Szubert [10]

So does that mean that my Szmul ancestor was a Jew?

Genealogy / Origin of surnames Szmul, Doner and Szubert [10]

It doesn't say much in their birth records.

Genealogy / Origin of surnames Szmul, Doner and Szubert [10]

The records are from the 1800s.

Genealogy / Origin of surnames Szmul, Doner and Szubert [10]

No religion is stated.

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]

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Which regions in Poland did Kresowiaks settle the East from?

Which regions did the Polish settlers in Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania come from?

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]

@DominicB
So if someone came from Belarus, had a Belarusian surname, looked Belarusian, spoke Russian as a first language (not Polish) but was Roman Catholic, would they be ethnic Rusyns?

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]

Let's say the early 20th Century and ethnicity-wise

History / Association of Lovers of Lwów and Southeastern Kresy [27]

I understand, they were allowed to return to Poland post-war however half of them stayed behind in their original village, even served in the Red Army during and after WW2.

History / Kronika Wielkopolska, Kronika Słowian - Text [4]

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Is Łęczyca historically in Wielkopolska?

Is Łęczyca historically in Wielkopolska?