Gladyshiv [Ru] Gladyszow[Polish]

Gorlice District, present day SE Poland

Lemko Surnames found in 1787 Austrian Cadastral Records

  1. Bemia / Bem'ja (4 families)
  2. Bodyn / Bodyn'
  3. Wanczak / Van'chak (4 families)
  4. Haluszczak / Halusczak / Haluszak / Halushchak
  5. Gbur (3 families)
  6. Hrabskyj / Grabski / Chrabski / Hrabs'kyj
  7. Danczyszyn / Danchyshyn
  8. Dziubiniak / Dzjubynjak ( 4 families)
  9. Dziamba / Dzjamba
  10. Karlik / Karlyk
  11. Kwoczka / Kvochka
  12. Kit / Kot ( 4 families)
  13. Lopatowski / Lopatovs'kyj
  14. Madzulak / Madzuljak ( 3 families)
  15. Marczak / Marchak ( 3 families)
  16. Mikulak / Mykuljak
  17. Paluszczak / Palushchak ( 4 families)
  18. Powanda / Povanda
  19. Procz / Proch
  20. Salayda / Salajda
  21. Seczok / Sechok ( 2 families)
  22. Sierota / Syrota
  23. Skrzypak / Skrypak ( 3 families)
  24. Stanczak / Stanchak ( 2 families)
  25. Telepa
  26. Fedroko / Fedurko ( 2 families)
  27. Fil / Fill / Fil' ( 2 families)
  28. Car / Tsar ( 2 families)
  29. Ciema / Tsema
  30. Ceraniak / Tseranjak
  31. Szmayda / Shmajda ( 4 families)
  32. Szpak / Szpiak / Shpak ( 2 families)
  33. Szpinko / Shpinko (2 families)
  34. Jacewicz / Jatsevych ( 4 families)

Parish Data:

Church was "Saint Michael " [1857] [ destroyed] Saint John the Baptist [1856] [still standing]

The wooden church of St. Michael was burned down in 1914 and a chapel (St. John) built in 1856 was used intil 1940 when the church of Saint John the Baptist was built. In 1985 since some Lemkos had returned, services were again allowed on holydays which fell on weekends. The parish was re-establihes as a Ukrainian Catholic parish in 1985.

In 1785 the village lands comprised 13.20 sq km. There were 508 Greek Catholics 2 Roman Catholics and 0 Jews

1840 - 742 Greek Catholics

1859 - 677 Greek Catholics

1879 - 586 Greek Catholics

1899 - 698 Greek Catholics

1926 - 614 Greek Catholics

1936 - 547 Greek Catholics

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

In 1936 there were 30 Roman Catholics and 5 Jews

The village of VIRXNJA 1.5 kmwas served by the priest

LDS microfilm #0766009 contains Births 1776-1842 and Deaths 1776-1854