Ludność parafii Szwelice (pow. makowiecki) na przełomie XIX i XX stulecia w świetle ksiąg metrykalnych
Population of Szewlice Parish (Makow Mazowiecki District) at the Turn of the 19th and 20th Century (1890- 1907) According to Birth, Marriage and Death Record Books

Summary/Abstract: The article is the first attempt at studying the community of a north Mazovian parish from the turn of the 19th and 20th century not only “comprehensively” but also taking into account the divisions on particular inhabitant categories which can be determined on the basis of the source database. Whereas within the scope of natural population movements distinctions between the social groups are usually minor (if they appear at all), some significant differences can be observed in the sphere of culture and customs. Analyses of birth, marriage and death records books confirms the individual character of the nobility group, which was being preserved in its own customs, avoided mixing with peasants and in its choice of a spouse was led most of all by the affluence and belonging to the same social class as the prospective spouse. Additionally, an attempt to define the relation of Szwelice parishioners with other regions and to determine migration directions of this population was also undertaken in this article.

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