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In the XIX centuryIt could be 'Szemiński' (that's male form, female would be 'Szemińska') but that's quite an approximate guess.

Things to consider is that 19th Century Warsaw had, at different times, Prussian, Polish, Russian and again Polish local administration which along with it had different language and spellings. There are numerous ways the surname could have been misspelled, the English spelling you have is unfortunately too far removedAlso for a reasonable guess. Oh andconsideration Warsaw at the time had only about a 30% Polish population - so are you 100% sure it's a Polish surname? It

So there are numerous ways the surname could be 'Szemiński' (that's male form, female would be 'Szemińska') but that's quite ahave been misspelled. The English spelling you have is unfortunately too far fetchedremoved for a precise guess.

In the XIX century Warsaw had, at different times, Prussian, Polish, Russian and again Polish local administration. There are numerous ways the surname could have been misspelled, the English spelling you have is unfortunately too far removed for a reasonable guess. Oh and Warsaw at the time had about 30% Polish population - so are you 100% sure it's a Polish surname? It could be 'Szemiński' (that's male form, female would be 'Szemińska') but that's quite a far fetched guess.

It could be 'Szemiński' (that's male form, female would be 'Szemińska') but that's quite an approximate guess.

Things to consider is that 19th Century Warsaw had at different times, Prussian, Polish, Russian and again Polish local administration which along with it had different language and spellings. Also for consideration Warsaw at the time had only about a 30% Polish population - so are you 100% sure it's a Polish surname?

So there are numerous ways the surname could have been misspelled. The English spelling you have is unfortunately too far removed for a precise guess.

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In the XIX century Warsaw had, at different times, Prussian, Polish, Russian and again Polish local administration. There are numerous ways the surname could have been misspelled, the English spelling you have is unfortunately too far removed for a reasonable guess. Oh and Warsaw at the time had about 30% Polish population - so are you 100% sure it's a Polish surname? It could be 'Szemiński' (that's male form, female would be 'Szemińska') but that's quite a far fetched guess.