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Hi Jon - Based on family stories and other information I have found, I am confident that I have the correct 'Rogowo' for my family. But as was pointed out in the thread, there are several Rogowo's in Poland.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogowo_(disambiguation)

What additional information do you have (family stories, documents, etc.) that can help pinpoint which Rogowo is the right Rogowo for you?

Kind Regards -
Chico -

Thank you everyone for your input and observations. I guess I will have to find a way to view the original parish records. If anybody has any suggestions on that front, it would be appreciated as I'm not based in the UK (Note: I would love to go a visit in person, but budget is a consideration). Thanks.   

Chico -

Hi Lynxafrica – My 3xG Grandfather’s second wife was a Bolton. I am descended from his 4th wife – so any Bolton descendants are half-cousins of some degree. The specifics are;

Sarah Bolton, spinster, married Thomas Clark, widower from Startforth, on 25 Oct 1813, at St. Mary’s Chapel, Rokeby, North Riding, Yorkshire (this is near Startforth / Barnard Castle). I do not have any birth data for Sarah, nor know her parents names, or her home parish (I have not found any other Bolton’s in Rokeby Parish).

They had two children;
Hannah Clark – Baptized 31 May 1815 at Holy Trinity Church, Startforth. It appears that Hanna married a Richard Tunstall, in 2nd quarter, 1838 – but I have no further information on her.

Sarah Clark – Baptized 12 March 1816 at Holy Trinity Church, Startforth.  She was buried at Holy Trinity Church, Startforth, just four months later on 6 August 1816.

Thomas Married for a third time on 15 June 1825. I have not yet found any death / burial information for Sarah (Bolton) Clark, but I would guess she died between 1816 (birth of second child) and 1825 (when her husband remarried).

If you have any information to share about Sarah Bolton or possible Bolton connections / relations for this area (Rokeby / Startforth / Bridge End) that would be great. Thanks.

Kind Regards –
Chico -

Gaie – Thanks for reaching out with the suggestion. Guidance, suggestions and helpful tips are always welcome and appreciated. 

I spent some time yesterday evening, reading up on Polish history (from the first of the partitions, in 1772 through the start of WWI, 1914) and studying maps of the Polish territory over this timeframe. As a result of the partitions ( 1772-1795) you are correct, Rypin County (and Rogowo) would have been part of Prussia as of the second partition in 1793. Here’s a wikipedia article I found on the subject http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partitions_of_Poland 

As Napoleon conquered most of Europe, creating the Duchy of Warsaw in the process, 1807-1815, Rypin ceased to be Prussian, and became part of the Duchy of Warsaw. After Napoleon’s ultimate downfall, the Congress of Vienna created the “Kingdom of Poland” aka ‘Congress Poland’ in 1815, out of the Duchy of Warsaw - here is a related article I found in Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duchy_of_Warsaw

In the Wikipedia article “Congress Poland” which describes the polish territories from post Napoleon to start of WW1 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress_Poland. There is a map c. 1831 that shows the administrative districts http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/df/Congress_Poland_1831.jpg, I carefully studied it, and If you start at Danzig, go ‘east by south-east’ to Elbing, then head ‘south’ to Rypin - Rogowo itself is shown a little further south, within the Plock district. There is a also polish map, c.1902 in the article http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7f/Gubernie_zachodnie_krolestwo_polskie_1902.jpg and Rypin is marked as within the Russian territory. Start with Gdansk, go ‘east’ to Elblag, then go ‘south’ and Rypin is in the pink hatch marks, and although Rogowo is not show, it is south of Rypin, and would thus be within the Russian territory.

Nonetheless, the two Rogowo’s you indicate (Rogowo, Gmina Bulkowo and Rogowo, Gmina Staroźreby) both also fit the description “between Warsaw and the German border” very nicely. In fact even Rogowo, Maków county (also Masovian Voivodeship) north of Warsaw fits the description – since at the time, heading north from Warsaw, you eventually would hit Prussia. Now the challenge is determining which one is the best bet for my ancestors!

Researching my Polish family is a new area for me, and I am sure there will be challenges ahead. So thanks again for taking the time to offer your help and suggestions, I really do appreciate it.   

Kind Regards –
Chico -

Hi All – I am just starting to trace my Polish side of the family, and hoping to clarify a few items. I have Polish ancestors who immigrated through Ellis Island on 09 Feb 1909 (I have seen the Ship’s manifest on the Ellis Island web site), and I am 100% sure it is the right individuals.

My first question is related to their “town of origin”. On the manifest it is listed as “Rogowo, Russia” – I know that at that time (1909) Poland had been partitioned between Russia, Prussia and Austria, so the “Russia” part is understood, but can someone tell me where Rogowo, Russia would have been (or is currently in today’s Poland)? Is Rogowo a proper Polish name (or is it the Russian version of a Polish name)?  Note: I do not speak any Polish.

My second question is related to their actual voyage. The ship they travelled on was the SS Ryndam (sometimes Rindam), which sailed from Rotterdam, Netherlands on 30 Jan 1909 for New York. What is the typical journey from Poland to Rotterdam, meaning how did they get from their town in Poland (Russia) to Rotterdam – was it typical to travel by rail? If so what was the typical itinerary? Was a ship voyage possible? Is so from what port would one sail from to get to Rotterdam?

Thanks in advance for any help provided.

Chico –