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There is also a digital file for Yadwiga

She was born 16 November, 1922

Parents names hard to read possibility - Piofr born 1886 and Yozefa 1897 surname Kukiel and both born in Poland.

Oh my gosh that's brilliant. Sorry I can only do the research in short spurts and tend to lose the thread. I really do appreciate the help you're giving. Sue :-)

Susanne,

Stefan arrived in Fremantle 23rd August, 1949 on the Anna Salen

Fathers Name Leonard 1887 and mothers Name Wadeslawa 1886 both born in Poland.

Stefan & Jadwiga married 27th April, 1947

They had a daughter Christina born 27th June, 1952 in Subiaco

Stefan's Date of Birth 22 February, 1916 Harbke, Germany

He was a German Prisoner of War from 17th September, 1939 to 10th March, 1945

the above information was found on

recordsearch.naa.gov.au/NameSearch/Interface/ItemsListing.aspx

go the NameSearch - Put surname in

then Select a category of records - scroll down to Immigration and naturalisation records

You will find a digital copy of his file, as well as a photo of him & his wife.

Hi Sappho

You can filter the collections by country. Tick the country you want and then tick the box - Show only records from these collections

Hi Susanne,

I can understand your frustration with Ancestry as I live in NZ and I keep getting referred to Australia or USA when I want neither sites.

However, I have found ancestry to be great with their Message Board system. I have just been in and put the surname PAWLAK and it comes up with many messages (plus variations in the spelling) which you may wish to plow through to see if there is any connection. It would help if you knew where in Poland they originated.

Also are you trying to find out just what happened to them in Australia or their roots prior to their move to OZ?

Have a look at Message Boards Ancestry; to help scroll down the more localities and categories and click on -then Central Europe - next Poland and then I put in Surname, tried all names first without success. You can then have a look at the people using that family name. Its sometimes quite rewarding.

Good luck,

Regards,

Sappho

They do have a filter

At the bottom of the search box tick the Collection Priority


You didnt say you had all that info?

Hi Gins & Catherine, yup that's as far as I got. I tried Ancestry and keep being directed to the good ol USA. Wish they had a filter button that gave me the opportunity to say "not" this or that country would make searching so much easier when there so little real info to hand. I will check the link. PS I live in Oz so may not reply as quickly as everyone would like but I do watch my threads, so thank you. Sue :-)

Not sure where this is in relation to the address on the ER but he Stephan doesnt show after the 1977 ER I posted


Australia Death Index, 1787-1985
Name: Stefan Pawlak
Death Place: Western Australia
Age: 64
Father's Name: Leonard
Registration Year: 1980
Registration Place: Perth, Western Australia
Registration Number: 2742/80/v
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1916


Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Name: Yadwiga Pawlak
Gender: Female
Electoral Year: 1980
State: Western Australia
District: Swan
Subdistrict: Belmont

No Stephan here so Im guessing that death I posted is him. Edward in living here with what I presume is his mother

Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980
Name: Stefan & Yadwiga Pawlak
Gender: Male
Electoral Year: 1977
28 Belgravia St
State: Western Australia
District: Swan
Subdistrict: Belmont

Also Edward<<Labourer as is Stefan


They are at the same address from the 1950s

Record can be found here if it is relevant:-

http://www.bdm.dotag.wa.gov.au/_apps/pioneersindex/default.aspx

The only thing I can see in Western Australia is this:-


Surname Given Names Sex Age Father Mother Place of Birth Registration District Registration Number Registration Year
PAWLAK STEFAN Male 46 UNKNOWN UNKNOWN FREMANTLE 8 1970 order

makes his date of birth abt. 1924

Hi I'm trying to help a relative find information on her Polish parents and Polish family. This couple lived/died in Western Australia but I have nothing else to fill in the gaps. Sorry. Thank you for any help you can give. Sue