Mon, January 25, 2021, 1:56 PM Charlie: Slovakia was part of the dual monarchy of Austria-Hungary but was administered by Hungary. The Ilčík family was from Parchovany, Slovakia. In the latter part of the 19th century, the priests in Parchovany kept Hungarian sacramental records. In Hungarian, the surname came before the personal name. I found…
Category: Ilycsik
A Data Entry Question
Wed, January 27, 2021, 4:20 AM Beth, A discussion item for us is how to do the data entry of the new names. I would like to have it so that a query of Elcik in the List of All People gets all the Elcik’s. At the same time, We now have variations in the…
Re: A Data Entry Question
Wed, Jan 27, 2021, at 3:54 PM Beth, I hope I’m not frustrating you by overthinking this naming question. First, there are six basic options: My original proposal using all derivatives of the surname. Use the spelling most likely used at the time of birth. Using the oldest surname, i.e., Ilycsik Using the Slovak version,…
Re: One More Thing
Sat 1/30/2021 7:05 PM Earl, Thank you for sharing the surname and location; both will be helpful. Based on “Fantastic Four” discoveries, the Elcik/Elsik/Ilcik surname I’m looking for in Europe is spelled Ilycsik. You are one of the ALL-STAR team that for me includes Beth Gamache, Charles “Charlie” Hall, and William “Bill” Cizmar. You rock….
Suggestion
Sun 1/31/2021 1:14 AM Beth, I do like our decision to use the American version of the surnames in the family tree. However, I would like to suggest that for the 12 names in Deeb’s discovery, we add an * at the end of the surname. Example: Elcik*, Pelcarsky*, Baron* When I write the LifeStory, it…
Ouch!
Re: Ouch!
Sun 1/31/2021 10:48 PM John, IV WOW, WOW, WOW!!! No, I didn’t catch the “y” theory. I saw the Ilycsik spelling many times, but nothing clicked. How in the world will you ever figure this out?? Maybe you should take the sabbatical and return when you’re more rested. If you’re like me, the sabbatical…
