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Category: Translation - Polish
Approval Date: 10/14/2026 4:19 PM
Family Surname: Petluk
Country: Poland
Town: Lomza
Date of Image: 1860

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birth record - names of child parents and witnesses please

Mark Schwartz

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10/25/2026 8:50 AM

since no one stepped up to translate your image i ran it past an AI engine. (I am testing different Work Instructions against historic records)

For what its worth here is an analysis of name , roles and stuff !!

Detailed Attribute Standardization & Linguistic Analysis

A. Personal & Family Names

* **Child:**
* *Extracted:* Kiwe Lejb
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Kiwe Lejb (Hebrew/Yiddish compound given name: *Chaim Leib* / חיים לייב).
* *Double Metaphone:* K[F] / LP
* *Notes/Variants:* Common 19th-century Ashkenazi tradition of pairing a Hebrew name (*Chaim*) with a Yiddish colloquial or secondary traditional name (*Leib*).

* **Father / Informant:**
* *Extracted:* Lejzor Lejbkowicz Petluk
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Lejzor (Leizer) Lejbkowicz (son of Leib) Petluk (Patlok / Patliuk).
* *Double Metaphone:* LJSR / LPKVS / PTLK
* *Notes/Variants:* Patronymic suffix *-kowicz* (son of). Surname *Petluk* matches Hebrew Yiddish signature *פאטליוק* (Patliuk/Petluk).

* **Mother:**
* *Extracted:* Sora Izaakowna Petlukowicz
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Sora (Sarah) daughter of Izaak (Isaac), married name Petlukowa / Petlukowicz.
* *Double Metaphone:* SR / ISKN / PTLKVS
* *Notes/Variants:* Patronymic suffix *-owna* denotes daughter of Izaak.

* **Witness 1:**
* *Extracted:* Całka Szlomowicz Frydman
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Całka (Tzalel / Kalki) son of Szlama (Solomon) Freidman / Frydman.
* *Double Metaphone:* SLK / SLMVS / FRTMN
* *Notes/Variants:* Signed in Hebrew as *קאלקא ש* (Kalka Sh...).

* **Witness 2:**
* *Extracted:* Jankiel Moszkowicza Ciesielskiego Mosiężnika
* *Normalized / Standardized:* Jankiel (Jacob) son of Moszko (Moses), occupational matronymic/descriptor *Ciesielski* (carpenter) or *Mosiężnik* (brass founder).
* *Double Metaphone:* JNKL / MSKVVS / CSLSK / MSZNIK
* *Notes/Variants:* Listed with dual trade descriptors reflecting traditional naming or communal appellations in Łomża Gubernia.

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B. Occupations, Social/Legal Statuses & Relationships

1. **Lejzor Petluk (Father / Informant)**
* *Occupation:* **Szklarz** (Glazier).
* *Normalization:* Standard Polish *szklarz* (glazier/glassmaker). Checked against Linde (*Słownik języka polskiego*). No ambiguity.
* *Social/Legal Status:* **Starozakonny** (Old-Mosaic / Jewish confession/status).
* *Normalization:* Standard legal classification used for Jewish residents in the Kingdom of Poland prior to full emancipation decrees.
* *Relationships:* Husband of Sora Izaakowna; Father of newborn Kiwe Lejb.

2. **Całka Szlomowicz Frydman (Witness 1)**
* *Occupation:* **Szklarz** (Glazier).
* *Normalization:* Standard Polish *szklarz*.
* *Social/Legal Status:* None explicitly specified in text other than community membership.
* *Relationships:* Official statutory witness to the birth presentation.

3. **Jankiel Moszkowicz (Witness 2)**
* *Occupation:* **Ciesielski / Mosiężnik** (Carpenter / Brassworker).
* *Normalization:* Standard Polish *ciesielski* (carpenter's trade or surname adjective) / *mosiężnik* (coppersmith/brass founder). Checked against Orgelbrand's Encyclopedia.
* *Social/Legal Status:* None explicitly stated.
* *Relationships:* Official statutory witness to the birth presentation.

4. **Sora Izaakowna Petlukowicz (Mother)**
* *Occupation:* None listed.
* *Social/Legal Status:* **Małżonka** (Lawful wife).
* *Normalization:* Denotes civilly recognized marriage status under the Code civil des Français (Napoleonic Code) active in the Kingdom of Poland.
* *Relationships:* Wife of Lejzor Petluk; Mother of Kiwe Lejb.

enjoy !!

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