Hi everyone! I was referred here from r/askpoland. I'm Australian and wondering if I can get Polish citizenship through descent of my maternal grandmother and great-grandparents, how I can search for additional info I'll need, if these documents even still exist and if anyone can even help me. I will input the template below.
Great-Grandparents:
Date married: 1945 (my mother tells me it was in August however the IRO document says the 16 of October, we are trying to source the official marriage certificate at the moment but so far have been unsuccessful)
Date divorced: Never
GGM:
Date, place of birth: 5 August 1928, Harbuzów, Zborów, Tarnopol, Poland (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Polish, Roman Catholic
Occupation: Not working (1938-43), Farm hand (1943-45) and then House wife (1945-50) (as per IRO resettlement form)
Allegiance and dates of military service: No known dates of Military service
Date, destination for emigration: Displaced to Germany during WWII (Heilbronn Germany), immigrated to Australia in October 1950 aboard the Dundalk Bay ship (landing in Newcastle)
Date naturalized: They became an Australian citizen but exact date is currently unknown, we are currently waiting on documents, I know that it was before 1964 (when my Aunty was born)
Date, place of death: 2012, Australia
GGF:
Date, place of birth: 23 June 1923, Chnidawa/Hnidawa (I've also seen it spelt Hnydava somewhere else online), Zborów, Tarnopol Voivodeship, Poland (now Ukraine)
Ethnicity and religion: Polish, Roman Catholic
Occupation: Farmhand/labourer
Allegiance and dates of military service: No known military service, although records indicate civilian employment with the US military in Germany
Date, destination for emigration: Taken to Germany in March 1943; subsequently classified as a displaced person and resided in the Heilbronn DP camp, immigrated to Australia in October 1950 aboard the Dundalk Bay ship (landing in Newcastle)
Date naturalized: They became an Australian citizen but exact date is currently unknown, we are currently waiting on documents, I know that it was before 1964 (when my Aunty was born)
Date, place of death: 2012, Australia
Grandparent:
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 10 January 1947, Heilbronn, Germany
Date married: 18 April 1964, Australia
Citizenship of spouse: Australian
Date divorced: I do not have their divorce papers, but they did divorce
Occupation: Cleaner from 1980 - 2012
Allegiance and dates of military service: None
Date, destination for emigration: October 1950, Australia, with her Polish parents
Date naturalized: Obtained Australian citizenship before 1964, although the exact date is unverified, still waiting on the document
Date, place of death: 2026, Australia
Parent: Mother
Sex: Female
Date, place of birth: 10th may 1967, Australia
Date married: Never married
Date divorced: Never divorced
Me:
Date, place of birth: October 2002, Australia
Currently the supporting documents I do have are, my birth certificate and my mother's birth certificate, my grandmother's official German birth certificate identifying her parents, Australian National Archives immigration/registration documents for all three Polish ancestors, IRO displaced-person and resettlement records identifying their Polish nationality and documents confirming their arrival in Australia in 1950
If anyone can help please do!
