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*The birth records had to be entered within eight days from the day of birth. The marriage record was entered after the marriage took place in the presence of two witnesses. The divorces and separations were within the scope of duties of the prosecutors. | *The birth records had to be entered within eight days from the day of birth. The marriage record was entered after the marriage took place in the presence of two witnesses. The divorces and separations were within the scope of duties of the prosecutors. | ||
*Since 1868 the records were maintained in Russian, and after 1918 in Polish. | *Since 1868 the records were maintained in Russian, and after 1918 in Polish. | ||
*The territory of the Kingdom of Poland included the Kalisz Region (the eastern part of [[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Greater Poland)''']] and the [[Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lublin''']], [[Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Łódź''']], [[Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Masovian''']], [[Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Podlaskie''']] and [[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Świętokrzyskie''']] Voivodeships of Poland. | *The territory of the Kingdom of Poland (a.k.a. Russian Poland) included the Kalisz Region (the eastern part of [[Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Greater Poland)''']] and the [[Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Lublin''']], [[Łódź Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Łódź''']], [[Masovian Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Masovian''']], [[Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Podlaskie''']] and [[Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, Poland Genealogy|'''Świętokrzyskie''']] Voivodeships of Poland. | ||
*'''Where can we find the records today:''' Click on the voivodeship links directly above to find specific information about the places where the records were originally kept; at the appropriate Civil Registrar’s Offices (usually not older records than 100 years in Poland and 80 years in the Ukraine) then at the State Archives; at the Church Archives. | *'''Where can we find the records today:''' Click on the voivodeship links directly above to find specific information about the places where the records were originally kept; at the appropriate Civil Registrar’s Offices (usually not older records than 100 years in Poland and 80 years in the Ukraine) then at the State Archives; at the Church Archives. | ||