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#'''Prepositional case:''' This case is most often used with place names, especially in connection with the preposition ''w'', meaning “in.” There are many different prepositional endings, depending on the nature of the standard nominative ending of the place name. It is best to check a gazetteer or map to determine the nominative form. | #'''Prepositional case:''' This case is most often used with place names, especially in connection with the preposition ''w'', meaning “in.” There are many different prepositional endings, depending on the nature of the standard nominative ending of the place name. It is best to check a gazetteer or map to determine the nominative form. | ||
=== Format of a Napoleonic Birth Record === | === Format of a Napoleonic Birth Record in Polish === | ||
Birth records contain data on the parents' age, profession, social standing, full place of residence, full date of birth and registration (down to the hour), and witnesses' ages, professions, and places of residence. | Birth records contain data on the parents' age, profession, social standing, full place of residence, full date of birth and registration (down to the hour), and witnesses' ages, professions, and places of residence. | ||
A. Place and date of registration of birth. (Place is given with grammatical ending and the date and time of day are written out in Polish.) USE WORD LIST TO READ DATE. Following are translations of the Polish entries:<br><br>''Dzialo się w wsi Oporowie dnia trzeciego''<br>It came to pass in village (of) Oporów (on) day third (of)<br><br>''lutego tyziąc ośmset pięćdziesiątego drugiego roku''<br>February thousand eight-hundred fiftieth – second year (1852),<br><br>''o godzinie dziewiątego z rana''. . . .<br>at hour ninth in the morning. . . .<br><br> | A. Place and date of registration of birth. (Place is given with grammatical ending and the date and time of day are written out in Polish.) USE WORD LIST TO READ DATE. Following are translations of the Polish entries:<br><br>''Dzialo się w wsi Oporowie dnia trzeciego''<br>It came to pass in village (of) Oporów (on) day third (of)<br><br>''lutego tyziąc ośmset pięćdziesiątego drugiego roku''<br>February thousand eight-hundred fiftieth – second year (1852),<br><br>''o godzinie dziewiątego z rana''. . . .<br>at hour ninth in the morning. . . .<br><br> |
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