Zdynja [Ru] Zdynia [Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames cited by Krasovs'kyj from 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

  1. Baran ( 2 families)
  2. Barna (2 families)
  3. Biskup / Biskop / Byskup (2 families)
  4. Bobak
  5. Wandzielak / Vandzeljak
  6. Wandylak / Vandyljak
  7. Warycha / Waricha / Varykha (2 families)
  8. Warhol / Warchil / Varkhol
  9. Wolczko / Volchko (2 families)
  10. Hyra / Gira / Chyra ( 2 families)
  11. Hryc / Hryts
  12. Gula / (3 families)
  13. Demianicz / Dem'janych ( 4 families)
  14. Dziubak / Dzjubak
  15. Dziamba / Dzjamba ( 5 families)
  16. Jedynak
  17. Kaniszczak / Kanishchak ( 2 families)
  18. Kapitula ( 2 families)
  19. Kaczor / Kachor ( 2 families)
  20. Kaszczak / Kashchak ( 2 families)
  21. Kobela / Kobiela / Kobelja
  22. Koruda
  23. Kotanski / Kotans'kyj
  24. Kotula
  25. Krawec / Krawiec / Kravets'
  26. Kriak / Krak / Krzak / Krjak ( 2 families)
  27. Lapey / Lapej
  28. Leszczynski / Leshchyns'kyj ( 2 families)
  29. Lupey / Lupej ( 3 families)
  30. Malicz / Malych
  31. Marczak / Marchak
  32. Mlynaryk / Mlynarek /Mlynaryk ( 2 families)
  33. Nosal / Nosal'
  34. Paulik / Paflik / Pavlyk
  35. Padla / Pudla ( 7 families)
  36. Perun / Piorun / Pioron
  37. Petryk ( 2 families)
  38. Petrycz / Petrych
  39. Potocki / Potots'kyj ( 2 families)
  40. Rybski / Rybs'kyj
  41. Sandowicz / Sandovych
  42. Sysak ( 4 families)
  43. Sterzhen'
  44. Telep
  45. Truchan / Trukhan
  46. Urban ( 7 families)
  47. Fatylo
  48. Filak / Fyljak ( 5 families)
  49. Homyk / Homik / Khomyk
  50. Ciura / Tsjura
  51. Czuchta / Chukhta ( 5 families)
  52. Szewczik / Shevchyk ( 2 families)
  53. Szpak / Szpiak / shpak

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1795] [still standing]

The wooden church was renovated in 1912 and is now used by an Orthodox congregation

During the cholera epidemic of 1847, 247 people in the parish died. The first emigrant to America (1879) from this village was Pavlo Fylak . By 1909 500 others had left

In 1785 the village lands comprised 15.61 sq km. There were 630 Greek Catholics 2 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 843 Greek Catholics

1859 - 650 Greek Catholics

1879 - 668 Greek Catholics

1899 - 765 Greek Catholics

1926 - 489 Greek Catholics

1936 - 520 Greek Catholics

The village was incorporated in to the Lemko Apostolic Administration in 1934

In 1936 there were 75 Roman Catholics and 38 Jews

Filial church was located in KONECHNA 4km away

The village of LUG 1km away was served by the priest

LDS microfilm #0765867 contains Births 1776-1846 and Deaths 1776-1847