Telova [Ru] Tylawa[Polish]

Krosno District, present day SE Poland

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

1. Adamczak / Adamchak
2. Bakan
3. Bylica / Bylytsja (5 families)
4. Waseda / Vasenda (2 families)
5. Watralik / Vatralyk
6. Woycio / Vojts'o
7. Hawrylak / Hawrilak / Chawrylak / Havryljak (4 families)
8. Galayda / Galajda (3 families)
9. Halko / Chalko / Galko / Alko / Hal'ko
10. Gilar / Gielar / Giljar
11. Hohulak / Hohuljak
12. Hocko / Gocko / Chocko / Hotsko
13. Hrabko / Chrabko
14. Greszniak / Greshnjak
15. Gubik / Gubyk (3 families)
16. Husar / Chusar
17. Dechniak / Dekhnjak
18. Drymak (3 families)
19. Dulemba / Duleba / Dulemba
20. Kazimirczyk / Kazymirchyk (2 families)
21. Kardasz / Kardash
22. Kirpan / Kyrpan (4 families)
23. Kohutiak / Koguciak / Kogutjak (2 families)
24. Kuzma / Kuz'ma
25. Lazorcyk / Lazorchyk (2 families)
26. Lega (3 families)
27. Madera / Madziera / Madera
28. Madiara / Madjara
29. Machelski / Makhels'kyj
30. Malik / Malyk
31. Melidupa / Melydupa ( 2 families)
32. Mikolayczyk / Mykolajchyk
33. Mycko / Mytsko
34. Oraz
35. Pancio / Pants'o (3 families)
36. Petryszyn / Petryshyn
37. Puszkar / Pushkar (2 families)
38. Radocinski / Radotsyns'kyj
39. Rubiszyn / Rubyshyn
40. Ruzala / Ruzylo / Ruzhla (4 families)
41. Rusyn / Rusin / Rusyn (2 families)
42. Ruszko / Rushko (5 families)
43. Swiahla / Svjahla (4 families)
44. Siwulicz / Syvulych
45. Sudia / Sudja (2 families)
46. Suski / Sus'kyj
47. Cielak / Teljak
48. Fedak
49. Fuczyla / Fuchyla
50. Chrapko / Khrapko
51. Cyrka / Cyrko / Tsyrka
52. Szkilarski / Shkiljars'kyj

Parish Data: [from Blazejowskyj and Iwanusiw]

Church was "Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary" [1787] [still standing]

The masonry church was renovated in 1908 and 1931.

The first mention of a church is from 1537. It is again mentioned in 1633. The village was a center of Muscovite sympathy and even before WW-I, some of the villagers together with those from SVJATKOVA made pilgrimages to Orthodox centers in Kiev. During WW-I [1914] the village was devastated and burned to the ground as Russian approached. The population was transported to Hungary. When the Russians left in 1915 the villagers returned. In 1927 most of the people were of the Orthodox faith

In 1785 the village lands comprised 18.62 sq km. There were 620 Greek Catholics 40 Roman Catholics and 9 Jews

1840 - 779 Greek Catholics

1859 - 833 Greek Catholics

1879 - 1022 Greek Catholics

1899 - 991 Greek Catholics

1926 - 1147 Greek Catholics

1936 - 31 Greek Catholics and 1300 Orthodox

In 1936 there were 32 Roman Catholics and 4 Jews

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

Filial parish in Terstjan 6km away

The priest also served the village DUKLA 11km away

LDS microfilm #0765859 contains Births 1831-1855