Individual Details
Wawrzyniec Gniewek
(Jan 1882 - 9 Mar 1963)
Pioneers: Lawrence (Wawrzyniec) and Victoria Gniewek
(Excerpt from the Booklet St. Mary's Polish Church, Sydney, NS - 75 Anniversary 1913-1988 page 59)
Lawrence Gniewek was born August 10, 1883, in Rzeszow, Poland. He came to Sydney in 1906. Victoria Adamczyk was born in May, 1886 and arrived in Sydney about 1909. They had been friends in Poland before crossing the occean to Canada. Lawrence and Victoria wre married March 30, 1910, in Holy Redeemer Church by Rev. R. MacInnis. Their marriage was blessed with seven children, namely: Helen (d.), Mary (d.), Julia (Ardelli), Tony (d.), Elizabeth (Sheppard), Dominic and Teresa (Siller). all of them except Victoria, Mrs. Gniewek, are shown in the wedding photo of Julia and Marian Ardelli. Lawrence was a member of St. Michael's Benefit Society from the start. In 1959 when the Society celebrated its 50th anniversary, he was the only surviving Charter Member. He worked in the Open Hearth Dept. as Pit Foreman until he retired in 1946 at the age of 63. Victoria was an early president of the Society of Matki Boskiej Saletynskie. When she distributed the La Salette Magazine, her older daughters were willing helpers. Victoria died young, on Dec 21, 1930, at age 44. Lawrence died on March 9, 1963, at age 79.
Rzeszow, Poland also known as Galacia and Austria
(Excerpt from the Booklet St. Mary's Polish Church, Sydney, NS - 75 Anniversary 1913-1988 page 59)
Lawrence Gniewek was born August 10, 1883, in Rzeszow, Poland. He came to Sydney in 1906. Victoria Adamczyk was born in May, 1886 and arrived in Sydney about 1909. They had been friends in Poland before crossing the occean to Canada. Lawrence and Victoria wre married March 30, 1910, in Holy Redeemer Church by Rev. R. MacInnis. Their marriage was blessed with seven children, namely: Helen (d.), Mary (d.), Julia (Ardelli), Tony (d.), Elizabeth (Sheppard), Dominic and Teresa (Siller). all of them except Victoria, Mrs. Gniewek, are shown in the wedding photo of Julia and Marian Ardelli. Lawrence was a member of St. Michael's Benefit Society from the start. In 1959 when the Society celebrated its 50th anniversary, he was the only surviving Charter Member. He worked in the Open Hearth Dept. as Pit Foreman until he retired in 1946 at the age of 63. Victoria was an early president of the Society of Matki Boskiej Saletynskie. When she distributed the La Salette Magazine, her older daughters were willing helpers. Victoria died young, on Dec 21, 1930, at age 44. Lawrence died on March 9, 1963, at age 79.
Rzeszow, Poland also known as Galacia and Austria
Events
| Birth | Jan 1882 | Rzeszow, Poland |  | ||
| Birth | 10 Aug 1883 | Rzeszow, Poland | | ||
| Immigration | 1906 | Sydney, CB, NS, Can. | | ||
| Immigration | 1907 | Sydney, CB, NS, Can. | | ||
| Marriage | 30 Mar 1910 | Holy Redeemer Church, Whitney Pier, CB, NS, Can. - Victoria Adamczyk | |||
| Census | 1911 | 1911 / Nova Scotia / Cape Breton South / 32 Sydney / Page 34 | |||
| Naturalization | 21 Jan 1931 | Sydney, CB, NS, Can. |  | ||
| Residence | 1943 | 134 Henry Street, Whitney Pier, CB, NS, Can. | |||
| Death | 9 Mar 1963 | St. Rita Hospital, Sydney, CB, NS, Can. | |||
| Burial | 11 Mar 1963 | Calvary Cemetery, Sydney, CB, NS, Can. | | ||
| Alt name | Lawrence | ||||
| Reference No | 10338 |
Families
| Spouse | Victoria Adamczyk (1887 - 1930) |
| Child | Theresa Gniewek (1911 - 1989) |
| Child | Elizabeth Rita Gniewek (1912 - 2002) |
| Child | Mary Helen Gniewek (1911 - 1954) |
| Child | Mary Gniewek (1914 - 1943) |
| Child | Julia Gniewek (1917 - 2003) |
| Child | Anthony Gniewek (1919 - 1975) |
| Child | Dominic Gniewek (1925 - 1989) |
Notes
Naturalization
Certificate # 75786AEndnotes
1. , Cape Breton South, District 40, Sub district 32, City of Sydney page 34.
2. 75 Anniversary Committee (Edited by Kathleen (Kay) Malinowski), page 59.
3. 75 Anniversary Committee (Edited by Kathleen (Kay) Malinowski), page 59.
4. .
5. , Monday, 11 Mar 1963, page 3, NSARM 1599.