Le Ville de Varsovie

Posted by Piotr Majewski on Friday 15th of November 2024 17:40

Hi Was there any Polish crew on the Ville de Varsovie? I found a description of one of the prisoners of Polish descent who may have been on the ship. Poles fought for Napoleon at the time. They believed that Napoleon would win the war in Europe and give them a free Poland.At that time we were occupied by Prussia.

"Prisoners of War, 1715-1947", , FamilySearch

Name Simon Sobota
Age 48
Birth Year (Estimated) 1761
Birthplace Prussian
Place H M S Resolution
Nationality French
Event Type Military Service
Event Date 1809
Event Place England, United Kingdom
Event Place (Original) England
Series Number ADM 103/354
Affiliate Publication Title Portsmouth. French prisoners of war, 1809
Affiliate Name The National Archives
Prison Name Portsmouth Depot
War Napoleonic Wars

I think this is our Sobota from Nadziejewo village.

www.basia.famula.pl/en/
Mądre (par. rzymskokatolicka) - death certificate, year 1829 , Liber defunctorum

Simon Sobota (80 years)

spouse +

Indexer notes:
8. Nadziejewo


Many from this region fought for Napoleon. Many from this family Sobota emigrated to America in the second half of the nineteenth century. Regards Piotr Poland