matka

Matka is the word for mother, and matki is the genitive, of the mother. In the narrative birth records of the 1800s the mother often appears through her husband, as z jego małżonki, from his wife, followed by her given name, her maiden name and her age.

Her maiden name is marked with z, from, as in Franciszka z Lisowskich, Franciszka née Lisowska. Watch for macocha, stepmother, and matka chrzestna, godmother, which are different people.