# Vital records

Source: https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/
Last updated: 2026-09-19
Summary: Find Polish birth, marriage and death records. Explore the free Geneteka database, parish registers, online archives and guides to reading original entries.
Publisher: The Polish Genealogist (professional Polish genealogy research, polishgenealogist.co.uk)

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THE RECORDS BEHIND YOUR FAMILY STORY

## Polish birth, marriage  
and death records.

Find the entries that connect generations. Choose the record you need, work out where to look and make sense of what you discover.

START HERE

### Which record are you looking for?

One family event. A new set of clues.

[01 / FAMILY RECORDSBirth recordsFollow a birth entry to parents, a place and an earlier generation.Explore the guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/finding-a-birth-entry-in-poland/)

[02 / FAMILY RECORDSMarriage recordsExplore the evidence that brings two branches of a family together.Explore the guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/marriage-records-from-poland/)

[03 / FAMILY RECORDSPolish death recordsFind Polish death records online and in archives, then follow the family clues in the entry.Explore the guide](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/death-records-from-poland/)

New to these sources? [Read the introduction to Polish vital records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/birth-marriage-death-registers-explained/)

BUILD YOUR SEARCH

### A name is a start.  
A place opens doors.

Begin with your ancestor’s place and approximate date. These guides help you choose a useful next step.

- [Identify the village and parish →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/vital-records-find-polish-parish-village/)

- [Search the free Geneteka database →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/how-to-search-geneteka/)

- [Understand access to birth records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/polish-genealogy-100-year-rule/)

GO FURTHER

### Turn an entry into understanding.

#### Read the handwriting and language

Find help with the script, wording and details in an entry.

- [Latin parish records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/read-latin-polish-parish-records/)

- [Russian Cyrillic records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/read-russian-records-poland-genealogy/)

- [German script →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/read-german-script-polish-records/)

- [Latin causes of death: morbus et qualitas mortis →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/latin-death-record-causes/)

- [Occupations and social status →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/occupations-social-status-vital-records/)

#### Find the right church records

Explore parish sources and different religious traditions.

- [Polish parish and church records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/polish-church-records/)

- [Evangelical and Lutheran records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/lutheran-records-poland/)

- [Greek Catholic and Uniate records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/greek-catholic-records-poland/)

- [Religious conversions →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/religious-conversion-in-vital-records/)

#### Follow a less straightforward story

Look beyond the usual birth or marriage entry.

- [Marriage supporting documents: allegata →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/polish-marriage-allegata/)

- [Marriage banns →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/polish-marriage-banns/)

- [Births outside marriage →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/illegitimate-birth-poland-research/)

- [Late and delayed registrations →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/late-registration-birth-poland/)

- [Divorce and annulment records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/divorce-records-poland-genealogy/)

#### Trace a burial and a family grave

Use cemetery sources alongside the written records.

- [Searching cemetery records →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/cemetery-records-poland-search/)

- [Locating family graves in Poland →](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/vital-records/locating-family-graves-in-poland/)

YOUR NEXT CHAPTER

### Not sure where to look next?

Tell us the names, places and dates you know, and the question you want answered. We help families around the world research original Polish records.

[Discuss your research](https://www.polishgenealogist.co.uk/contact/)

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