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…
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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,…
One Great Leap
Mon 3/15/2021 2:45 PM Beth, I’m putting the following on the Ancestry messenger account for John J. Elcik, where the DNA discovery was made. Please note that I realize I’m writing to a “dead” man. I try to make that clear with the heading. John, IV ————————- To: John J. Elcik (1943-2018) From: John P….
