Re: Tonart/Sokol Surnames
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Re: Tonart/Sokol Surnames
Rose Sullivan 2/10/04
I am going to give you the techical answer, so bear with me.
The church kept the records of births/deaths/marriages to 1895 and sometimes beyond. Therefore, you MUST know the church that was used for the relevant event in order to locate the information. For example, it was common to marry in the bride's church but live in the groom's village. If you don't know where the bride was from (or her religion), you have a problem in locating the marriage information.
To have any success at all, it is mandatory that you learn the name of the village/town of origin and also the religion. To locate church records for Slovakia, knowing the village/town name, go to the LDS web site: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asphttp://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp
Slovinky:
LDS has Greek Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages, deaths and confirmations for Slovinky, Slovensko, Czechoslovakia, formerly known as Alsó-Szlovinka and Felsõ-Szlovinka, Szepes, Hungary.
Krstení 1752-1805 Sobášení 1752-1796 Zomrelí 1752-1796 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791524 Items 8-9 ]
Krstení 1805-1844, 1797-1844, 1844-1873 Sobášení 1797-1868 Zomrelí 1797-1868 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791525 ]
Krstení 1873-1926 Sobášení 1869-1941 Zomrelí 1869-1898 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791526 ]
Zomrelí 1898-1918 -FHL INTL Film [ 1791527 Item 1 ]
1869 Census:
The 1869 Hungarian census is very informative. It tells the occupants of every house and their relationships.
Alsó-Szlovinka (Nižné Slovinky)FHL INTL Film 2149904 Item 2
Felsõ-Szlovinka (Vyšné Slovinky)FHL INTL Film 2151178 Item 3
(continued) Felsõ-Szlovinka (Vyšné Slovinky)FHL INTL Film
2151179 Item 1
If you are looking for RC records, Krompachy is the closest village to Slovinky with an RC church. The definitive location finder for church records for each religion is LDS fiche #6000786 (set of 6 fiches).
Krompachy:
LDS has Roman Catholic parish registers of baptisms, marriages and deaths for Krompachy, Slovensko, Czechoslovakia, formerly known as Krompach (or Korompa), Szepes, Hungary. Until 1672 the parish was Evangelical.
Krstení 1642-1682 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739456 Item 8 ]
Krstení 1683-1692, 1729-1871 Sobášení 1663-1696, 1724-1854 Zomrelí 1663-1693, 1724-1852 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739457 ]
Sobášení 1854-1896 Zomrelí 1852-1895 Krstení 1871-1896 Index k matrike pokrstených 1841-1938 Index k matrike zomrelých 1850-1888 -FHL INTL Film [ 1739438 Items 1-6 ]
Checkout http://www.bmi.net/jjaso/http://www.bmi.net/jjaso/ for parish record header translations.
You can go to the LDS web site to locate your nearest Family History Center (FHC) and determine their hours of operation. You will need to go there in person to order the film(s). In about a month, the film will arrive and you can book a film reader and begin your research.
The 1910 County Map
The old Hungarian map can be found at: http://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/szepes.jpghttp://lazarus.elte.hu/hun/maps/1910/szepes.jpg
Look for Korompa in the pale green area, lower right of map. That's Krompachy.
SAVE the map on YOUR computer. OPEN the map in any graphics program. CUT and PRINT the relevant section of the map. Otherwise, you just get a corner. This map uses the Hungarian village names that you will likely find in church records.
Get a magnifying glass. Squint a lot. Make good notes.
Come back with questions.