Poland citizenship before 1920
Good afternoon,
My name is Nicoli and I am researching my Polish ancestry in order to apply for confirmation of Polish citizenship by descent. Below is the information I have gathered so far about my family lineage, including the records that I have already located in Polish archives and genealogical databases.
My Polish lineage comes from both my great-grandfather's and great-grandmother's descendants, both on my mother's side.
The lineage is as follows:
On my great-grandfather's side (Sperling)
My great-grandfather's mother:
- Marianna Skowrońska
Born in 1858 in Karolinów, parish Jeruzal (Skierniewice region), Poland.
Her parents were Jakub Skowroński and Marianna Kowalska. I located the baptism record in the Polish genealogical database (Geneteka), with the following details:
- Year: 1858
- Record number: 17
- Parish: Jeruzal
I have a reference to the record and the archive where the original book is located.
My great-grandfather's father: (Marianna's husband)
- Reinhold Sperling
Born in 1853 - Turek, Polsko
His parents were Karl Philipp Sperling and Agata Sperling
From this point forward, the rest of the lineage is documented with Brazilian civil records.
My great-grandfather:
2. Luiz Sperling
Son of Reinhold and Marianna
Born in 1898 in Brazil.
My grandmother:
- Regina Sperling Soares
Daughter of Luiz Sperling and Verônica Potrykus
Born in 1932 in Brazil
My mother:
- Rita Mara Sperling Soares Pires Born in 1968 in Brazil.
Me:
- Nicoli Sperling Pires
Born in 2001 in Brazil
Reinhold and Marianna came to Brazil by ship in 1890. They already had 3 children when they came, along with their children.
Reinhold did not become a naturalized Brazilian citizen.
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And the lineage on my great-grandmother's side:
My great-grandmother's mother:
- Paulina Bereza Denko
Born in 1878 in Poland
Her parents were Adam Denko and Albina Bereza
My great-grandmother's father (Paulina's husband):
- Alexsander Potrykus
Born in 1873 in Poland
His parents were Johann Potrykus and Mathilde Plotka
Johann Potrykus
Born in 1848 in Przodkowo, Pomeranian region (near Gdańsk), Poland.
I found the indexed birth/baptism record in the Geneteka database with the following details:
- Year: 1848
- Record number: 5
- Parish: Przodkowo
I also located the indexed marriage record of Johann Potrykus with Mathilda (Matylda) Płotka, with the following details:
- Year: 1873
- Record number: 1
- Parish: Przodkowo
These records indicate the exact parish books where the original documents are stored.
From this point forward, the rest of the lineage is documented with Brazilian civil records.
My great-grandmother:
2. Veronica Potrykus
Born in 1900 in Brazil. She was the couple's first daughter.
My grandmother:
- Regina Sperling Soares
Daughter of Luiz Sperling and Verônica Potrykus
Born in 1932 in Brazil
My mother:
- Rita Mara Sperling Soares Pires Born in 1968 in Brazil.
Me:
- Nicoli Sperling Pires
Born in 2001 in Brazil
Johann and Mathilde came to Brazil with their children in 1891. At the time of their arrival in Brazil, Alexsander was 17 years old.
According to the information I have found, Aleksander did not register his birth in Brazil, which suggests that his birth was only recorded in the Polish parish records.
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At the moment, I have already located references to the following Polish records:
- Birth record of Johann (Jan) Potrykus – 1848 – Parish Przodkowo
- Marriage record of Johann Potrykus and Mathilda Płotka – 1873 – Parish Przodkowo
- Birth/Baptism record of Marianna Skowrońska – 1858 – Parish Jeruzal
These records appear in the Polish genealogical database and indicate the parish books where the original documents are stored in the Archiwum Państwowe w Gdańsku.
My goal is to confirm whether this lineage would qualify for confirmation of Polish citizenship by descent, considering that the ancestors emigrated from Poland before 1920.
I would appreciate your evaluation of the case and advices