My Family History Research

Five of the children of Stanisław Winialski and Marianna Waleńska were baptized in Ruże, Rypin County (Powiat), Płock Governorate (Gubernia), Congress Poland, Russian Empire.

• Zygmunt, born 19 Jan 1879
• Bolesława, born 3 Aug 1880
• Walenty, born 4 Feb 1886
• Teodor, born 18 Jul 1888
• Konstanty Michał, born 16 Nov 1896

From Wikipedia:

Ruże is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Zbójno, within Golub-Dobrzyń County, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-central Poland. It lies 6 kilometres north of Zbójno, 11 km south-east of Golub-Dobrzyń, and 38 km east of Toruń.

The Roman Catholic Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Ruże is called in Polish Kościół Świętych Apostołów Piotra i Pawła.

Because this region was occupied by Russia in the late 1800s, the records were required to be written in Cyrillic and followed the Napoleonic format. The information below each record is an extract of pertinent people, places, and dates and not a literal translation of each record.

Zygmunt Winialski was born 19 Jan 1879 in Obory, a village near Ruże.

#21 Notification in Ruże on day January 29, 1878. Witnesses: Antoni Wesołowski (26 years) and Walenty Waleński (45 years) both with Obory. On day January 19, 1878 in Obory born Zygmunt son of Stanisław Winialski (29 years-gardener (ogrodnik)) and Marianna nee Waleńska (19 years). Godparents were: Laurenty Zarębski and Teofila Łegowska.

Abstract, Zygmunt Winialski was born 19 Jan 1879 in Obory, a village near Ruże.

Bolesława Winialska was born 3 Aug 1880, also in Obory, a village near Ruże.

Obory No 30, parish Ruże. Bolesława Winialska baptism March 13 1880, place Obory. Born March 8 at 5am. Father Stanisław Winialski 30 age, gardener, mother Marianna Waleńska 25 age. Godparents Karol Paczkowski and Julianna Lulkowska. Witnesses: Antoni Wesołowski 28 age and Walenty Waleński 45 age.

Abstract, Bolesława Winialska was born 3 Aug 1880, in Obory, a village near Ruże.

Walenty Winialski was born 9 February 1886 in Obory, a village near Ruże.

#18 Ruze, it happened in Ruze on the 9 February 1886 at three in the afternoon, appeared today the gardener/farmer, Stanislaw Winialski age 32 resident of Obory and witnesses Anton Walowski age 32 and Anton Lipinski, age 28 farmers in Obory and state that on 4 February at 2 in the morning, his wife Maryanna nee Waleńska gave birth to a child who was today named in holy baptism Walenty. Godparents were Ludwik Waleński and Jadwiga ?agacka.

Abstract, Walenty Winialski was born 9 February 1886 in Obory, a village near Ruże.

Teodor Winialski was born 3 Aug 1880 in Kazimierzowo, a village near Ruże. And this one is signed by Stanisław Winialski himself!

Kazimierzewo No 93, parish Ruże. Teodor Winialski Born August 1, 1888, place Kazimierzowo. Father Stanisław Winialski gardener 39 age, mother Marianna Waleńska, 30 age. Witnesses: Walenty Waleński 52 age and Jan Laskiewicz 48 age. Godparents: Antoni Fabisiński and Katarzyna ?sakowska.

Abstract, Teodor Winialska was born 3 Aug 1880 in Kazimierzowo, a village near Ruże.

Konstanty Michał Winialski was born 16 Nov 1896 in Kazimierzowo. His was the first baptism recorded in Ruże in 1897. His father, Stanisław Winialski was 48, and his mother, Marianna Waleńska, was 42 years old.

I did not find birth/baptism records in Ruże for Stanisław Winialski and Marianna Waleńska‘s sons Jan and Józef. According to American records, Jan Winialski was born 13 Nov 1877 in Toruń. It is not clear if he was born in the city or a nearby town or village. American records say Józef Winialski was born 7 Mar 1884 in Topulno, Germany. It may be Topolno, Pruszcz, Świecie County, 29 km (18 mi) north-east of Bydgoszcz, and 37 km (23 mi) north-west of Toruń. Although his naturalization record said he was born in Germany of Russian parents, it is not confirmed.

Because of our family DNA connection, I suspect that Marianna’s parents may have been Walenty Waleński and Marianna Balcerowicz. Twenty year old Walenty Waleński married the widow of Jan Krogul 24 Oct 1853 in Nieżywięć. Walenty’s parents were Filip Waleński and Marianna. My great-grandparents Jan Maciejewski and Weronika Lewandowska were married in Nieżywięć in 1869. Walenty Waleński and Marianna Balcerowicz’s daughter Elżbieta married Jan Zbikowski in Ruże on 18 Feb 1884, and Walenty Waleński and Marianna Balcerowicz’s son Ludwik died in Ruże in 1889. Walenty Waleński reported the births of several Winialski babies in Ruże, and Ludwik Waleński was Walenty‘s godfather. So I think they may be related to one another, but more research is needed.

Update May 2020: Added 1896 birth of Konstanty Michał Winialski.

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• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1880 30 Bolesława Winialska Stanisław Marianna Walińska Ruże Obory. 1880 30 Bolesława Winialska Stanisław Marianna Walińska Ruże Obory [Uwagi: wiek ojca 30 lat, wiek matki 25 lat Data urodzenia: 08.03.1880 r. ] [Miejsce przechowywania ksiąg: Archiwum Państwowe w Toruniu 87-100 Toruń, Plac Rapackiego 4] [Indeks dodał: panter]
• Genealogia w Archiwach, Bolesława Winialska. translated by Waldemar Chorążewicz  71/234/0/177 (10)
• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1886 18 Walenty Winialski Stanisław Marianna Waleńska Ruże Obory.
  Genealogia w Archiwach, Walenty Winialski  71/234/0/182 (6) translated by Jody Tzucker
• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1888 93 Teodor Winialski Stanisław Marianna Waleńska Ruże Kazimierzewo. [Uwagi: ojciec 39 lat, matka 30 lat Data urodzenia: 01.08.1888 r. ] [Miejsce przechowywania ksiąg: Archiwum Państwowe w Toruniu 87-100 Toruń, Plac Rapackiego 4] [Indeks dodał: panter] .
• Genealogia w Archiwach, Teodor Winialski 71/234/0/184 (57). translated by Waldemar Chorążewicz
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• Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne, “Geneteka, Metryki,” database, Polish Genealogical Society, Genealodzy (genealodzy.pl: accessed April 2020), 1889 77 Ludwik Waleński Walenty Marianna Balcerowicz Ruże Kazimierzewo; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
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• Polskie Towarzystwo Genealogiczne, “Geneteka, Metryki,” database, Polish Genealogical Society, Genealodzy (genealodzy.pl: accessed 17 April 2020), 1853 10 Walenty Waleński Filip, Marianna Marianna Balcerowicz [Inne nazwiska: Krogul ] Nieżywięć; citing church records or Urząd Stanu Cywilnego (Civil Registry Office).
• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1854 13 Maciej Wąsikowski Anna Waliński Filip, Marianna Nieżywięć.
• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1889 77 Ludwik Waleński Walenty Marianna Balcerowicz Ruże Kazimierzewo [Uwagi: 27 lat, żona Marianna Data zgonu: 24.09.1889 r. ].
• Genealogiczne, Genealodzy, 1884 14 Jan Zbikowski Jan, Barbara Bąkowska Elżbieta Waleńska Walenty, Marianna Balcerewicz Ruże.