Kosky of Slask area Poland

KerryLThreads: 1 Joined: Nov 5, 08	Nov 5, 08, 14:58 / #
My gt gt grandfather came to England in 1895 from Poland on a boat, he was an austrian jew from Poland... how do i begin to research his life in Poland?? Many thanks for any help you can give x

WroclawThreads: 77 Posts: 7,404 Joined: Apr 1, 06 [Moderator]	Edited by: Wroclaw Nov 5, 08, 15:00 / #
KerryL: he was an austrian jew from Poland... You need: JewishGen And take some time to study the links on polishforums Also, try: rootschat.com

Polonius3Threads: 1,005 Posts: 4,833 Joined: Apr 11, 08	Nov 8, 08, 07:14 / #
The Polish spelling would be Koski (Kosky is Czech-SLovak or transcribed Cyrillic). The largest single concentration is in the Katowice area of Śląsk (Silesia). A slightly smaller cluster is found in and around the West Poland city of Poznań.