Najstarsi mieszkańcy parafii Opole (Lubelskie) w końcu XVIII w. i ich rodziny. Próba weryfikacji wieku podanego w metrykach pochówków
The oldest inhabitants of the Parish of Opole (Lubelskie) at the end of the 18th century and their families. An attempt to verify age given in metrical death certificates

Summary/Abstract: The certificates of the parish of Opole go back to 1635. Death certificates are preserved from 1771. Owing to an analysis of these certificates, the oldest inhabitants of the parish in that era, being 60 and older, were recognized. Many of the long-living parishioners were connected with the family of Masztalerz (Mastalerz) – Tarachowski, an alleged 103-year old woman. The oldest inhabitants of the parish were also descended from the family of Możdżeń, Bernacik, Maciąg, Dulęba, Marczowski, and many other ones. The babtism certificates allowing to verify the age given at death certificate were found for 19 long-living people. Thanks to the data, after comparing birth dates of the dead people, it turned out that the age given in death certificates was higher than it was supposed to be. When it comes to the aforementioned centenarian, it was higher by 27 years, and for some the alleged 90-year olds it was higher by 22 years, and for the alleged 80-year olds higher by 10 years, for 70-year old by 5,16 years, and for 60-year olds by 0,83. The reason for the mistakes is to be sought probably in little knowledge about the age of a dead person among his/her relatives, as well as among the ones who wrote the certificates.

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