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Category: Translation - Polish
Approval Date: 4/12/2026 4:07 PM
Family Surname: Herynger
Country: Poland
Town: Tykocin
Date of Image: 1833

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From Szukaj w Archiwach.

This is my great-great-great-grandfather’s brother’s 1833 marriage record from Tykocin, Łomża, Poland. I would like it translated in full (or at least everything that isn’t the standard wording of a marriage record).

Names that I would expect to see in the text are:

- the groom’s name: Wolf HERYNGIER/HERYNGER.
- his father: Matys HERYNGER, son of Herszk;
- his mother: Malka Pesa Chaimowiczów;
- the bride’s name: Szejna Chinka;
- her father: Wolf;
- her mother: Frandla Herszkowiczów.

Thanks so much! Hopefully the handwriting isn’t too hard to read.

Response

4/13/2026 12:01 AM

Hello,
This is not an actual marriage certificate, but rather a preliminary document regarding the origins of the groom. Because Wolf did not have a birth certificate to provide to the local authorities, they had to create a certified statement as to his birth before the marriage could take place in accordance with laws from 1825. I have often seen documents such as these filed alongside several others relevant to the same couple, so be sure to check the surrounding images to see if there is more information. Even this record itself appears to continue on the following page.

The document states that Wolf Matysowicz HERYNGIER, residing in Tykocin, was born in 1812 to parents Matys Herszkowicz and Matka Peśla née Chaimowicz (aka daughter of Chaim). Wolf was 22 years old at the time of the record (20 September 1833), unmarried, and residing with his parents.

The record also claims that Wolf was born in a small town in the Russian Empire. I am having a lot of trouble making out the name of the town. Grzciane, maybe? It is really tricky to figure out where this might be because (1) the Russian Empire in 1833 is not modern-day Russia, (2) there is no district or governorate mentioned to narrow down the region, and (3) a non-standardized Polish spelling of a Russian town leaves the modern Russian name open for interpretation.

As an additional note, there is no guarantee this information is reliable. It is difficult to say if Wolf was actually born in 1812 and actually in the town he said he was. (It doesn't help the record's credibility that if he were actually born in 1812, he couldn't be 22 in 1833 anyway. Or perhaps they just couldn't do arithmetic.)

The information was verified by two local witnesses, neither of whom were necessarily relatives. The first was Szapsa Herszkowicz CHOROSZUCHA, a synagogue sexton, 61 years old. The second was Chaim Herszkowicz SLEDZIEWICZ[?], a quartermaster, 42 years old.

4/16/2026 2:30 AM

An additional note: Looking at this again, Matka (written here as "Matki" following Polish declension rules) just means "mother" in Polish, and thus might actually not be part of Peśla's name.

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