Bankowo (Bakowo), Kreis Schwetz, West Prussia
Bankau (Bakowo) is a manorial farm owned by the Polish Noble Hutten-Czapski
family who also owned Bukowitz
(Bukowice)
(and possibly Heinricksdorf). The nearby village of Czaple provides the
source for the Hutten-Czapski family name.
My interest in this manorial farm is because
Franz Remus lived here as shown by the 1772 land
census as follows:
Reimus, Frantz Bankau Neuenburg 18113082 6041 305 2152
Franz is living with his wife and one
daughter under 12. Frantz Reimus is listed as a
"Dorfkathen". I think this is day laborer.
So Franz probably worked on this manorial farm and had a small taxable piece of
land nearby.
I have not found Franz at this estate but
Martin Remus did work here at the Mill.
The estate house in Bankau
is now an orphanage and the barns still remain. Here are pictures:
Here
is the location of this estate:
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send any queries to Bill Remus at
May 1,
2018