[CLIENT] MottlPlatenik1604 NT1510146 29 July 2016

Research Highlights

GOALS

Research ancestors of Karl Motl (Charles Mottl) in the Czech Republic, starting with the information in the pedigree database and documents provided by the client.

PROGRESS

Found the index entry for Karel Motl’s birth and that of his siblings.

Found the original birth entries for the three siblings born before 1881 (Rosalie, Ján and Ružena).

Found the marriage of Karel’s parents (Josef Motl and Antonie Plateník).

Found the birth record for Karel’s father Josef Motl and identified his parents as Ján/Josef Motl a.k.a. Mareš and Terezie Nová (a.k.a. Katerina Mareš).

Found the birth records of Josef’s three siblings and his parents.

Identified Josef/Ján Motl’s parents as Josef Motl a.k.a. Mareš and Kateřina Kralová.

Identified the father of Kateřina Kralová as Josef Kral.

Identified Terezie’s parents as Josef Novy and Maria Kusová.

Identified the father of Maria Kusová as Ján Kusa.

Found the birth records for Karel’s mother Antonie Plateníková and her two siblings.

Confirmed her parents’ names as Tomáš Plateník and Rosalie Vladyka and found their marriage and christenings.

Found the two previous marriages of Rosalie Vladyka and her eight other children.

Identified the parents of Tomáš Plateník (Jakub Plateník and Anna Wacek).

Identified the parents of Anna Vacek as Anton Vacek and Maria Krupka.

Identified the parents of Rosalie Vladyka as František Vladyk and Anna Šoumarová.

Identified the parents of Anna Šoumarová as Johann Šoumar and Dorothea Všetečka, and her maternal grandmother as Anna Plateníková.

RECOMMENDATIONS

1. Research the deaths of the direct-line ancestors found in the last research session. 2. Find siblings’ christenings for Ján Motl and Terezie Nová in Kraselov Parish in the Třebon Regional Archive.

3. Find the siblings of Tomáš Plateník and Rosalie Vladyka in Hoštice u Volyně Parish in the Třebon Regional Archive. 4. Find the marriages of their parents in their respective parishes and continue to extend the generations back to the beginning of the parish registers—1659 in Kraselov and 1683 in Hoštice u Volyně.

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Research Report

The objective of this research session was to extend the ancestry of Karel Motl (Charles Mottl) in the Czech Republic. The client provided a copy of his birth certificate, which stated that he was born in Zahorčice house number 3, and had been christened in the parish of Kraselov. It also recorded that his parents were Josef Motl, the son of Josef Motl and Kateřina Mareš, and Antonie, the daughter of Tomáš Pláteník and Rosalie Vlendyka.

The records for the Kraselov parish are available online from the Třebon Regional Archive, but are not yet fully digitized due to privacy laws. The christenings are available from 1659 to 1881, and an index to the christenings extends until 1897. Since Karel was born on 27 October 1885, according to the birth certificate, his original birth record would not be available, but it would be listed in the index.

When the index of christenings was searched, an entry for Karel was found, but it listed his birthdate a year earlier in 1884:1

Index entry for Karel Motl’s birth

This entry also indicated that his place of birth was Zahorčice no. 3 and that it was recorded on page 247 of the register, which agreed with the birth certificate. Since this index recorded the house number of all births, and house numbers can be used as a unique

1 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 16: index, 1784-1897, birth of Karel Motl, 27 October 1884, Zahorčis, image 113, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 1. 3

identifier for the family living there, all Motl entries were examined to see if they also occurred at Zahorčice no. 3, since they would likely be Karel’s siblings.

Siblings of Karel Motl

According to the client’s information, Karel had seven siblings: Rosalia, John, Rose, Vincent, Joseph, Mary and Antonie. Only one had an approximate birthdate—Mary was believed to have been born in April 1893. However, the index did not list a Marie or Maria Motl birth in 1893, and in fact, there were no Motl births recorded after Karel’s birth through the end of the index in 1897, suggesting that he was the youngest child. The one Maria Motlová in the index was checked in the christening records, but was the daughter of Tomás Motl, son of Ján Motl and Terezie Nová (Karel’s grandparents) and therefore a cousin to Karel.2 There were no entries for a Josef or an Antonie Motl.

When the index was searched previous to Karel’s birth, there were six Motl births listed as occurring in Zahorčice no. 3: Rosalia (1874), Ján (1877), Ružena (1879), twins Antonin and Václav (1880), and Vincenz (1882).3 At first glance, some of these names seemed to fit the siblings from the client’s information: Ján is the Czech equivalent of John, Rosalie was the same, Ružena is Czech for Rose and Vincenz is Vincent. The other two names did not fit as neatly: there was a male Antonín versus a female Antonie, and Václav was not seen in the client’s records at all. In addition, three children were too close together to be born to the same mother: Ružena was born 3 October 1879 and Antonín and Václav were born 13 May 1880, only seven months apart. It would be necessary to find the original christenings in the register to confirm the parents of these children and resolve the discrepancies.

2 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 7: Baptisms, 1856-1881, birth of Marie Motlová, 15 June 1871, Zahorčice, p. 311, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. 3 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 16: index, 1784-1897, images 111-113, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 2a-c. 4

All of the siblings of Karel from the index were found in the birth records, with the exception of Vincenz, since he was born in 1882 and the digitized register ended in 1881. The original birth records for Antonín and Václav in 1880 showed that the house number in the index had been recorded incorrectly—they were actually born in house number 6 and were sons of Tomáš Motl—more cousins of Karel.4 The rest of the children, however, were actually siblings of Karel, and their birth records were translated below:

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1856-1881, Page 3165 Born: 2 December 1874 Baptized: 3 Dec 1874 Child: Rosalie Motlová a.k.a. Maršová, female, legitimate Religion: Roman Catholic Father: Josef Motl a.k.a. Mareš, farmer, from Zahorčice no. 3, son of Josef Motl, farmer from Zahorčice, Strakonice district and his wife Terezia, born Nová, from Lhota Svejcarová no. 1 Mother: Antonie, daughter of Tomaš Plateník, farmer from Hoštice no. 2, Strakonice district, and his wife Rosalie born Vladika from Milevic [Milejovice] no. 28 Residence: Zahorčice no. 3

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1856-1881, Page 3216 Born: 11 July 1877 Baptized: 12 July 1877 Child: Jan Motl, male, legitimate Religion: Roman Catholic Father: Josef Motl, farmer, from Zahorčice no. 3, son of the deceased Josef Motl, farmer from Zahorčice no. 3, and his wife Terezia, born Nová, from Lhota Švejcarová no. 1, Strakonice district Mother: Antonie Plateník, daughter of Tomaš Plateník, farmer from Hoštice u Volyne no. 2, and his wife Rosalie born Vladyka from Milevic [Milejovice] no. 28, Strakonice district Residence: Zahorčice no. 3, Strakonice district

4 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 7: Baptisms, 1856-1881, births of Antonín and Václav Motl, 13 May 1880, Zahorčice, p. 327, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. 5 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 7: Baptisms, 1856-1881, birth of Rosalie Motlová, 2 December 1874, p. 316, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 3. 6 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 7: Baptisms, 1856-1881, birth of Jan Motl, 11 July 1877, p. 321, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 4. 5

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1856-1881, Page 3267 Born: 3 October 1879 Baptized: 4 October 1879 Child: Ružena Motl, female, legitimate Religion: Roman Catholic Father: Josef Motl, farmer, from Zahorčice no. 3, son of the deceased Josef Motl, farmer from Zahorčice no. 3, and his wife Terezia, born Nová, from Lhota Švejcarová no. 1, Mother: Antonie Plateník, daughter of Tomaš Plateník, farmer from Hoštice u Volyně no. 2, and his wife Rosalie born Vladyka from Milivic [Milejovice] no. 28, Residence: Zahorčice no. 3, Strakonice district

These christening records gave a wealth of information, including parents and grandparents’ names on both sides, occupations of the men and which town and house number each family belonged to, which helped to differentiate the individual families with the same surname in the town. They also mentioned a number of different towns. The map below shows several of the towns mentioned, and represents the respective areas of the two parishes in which family members were found. On the left is Kraselov, the home parish of the Motl family, and the parish in which all of these children were christened. On the right is the parish of Hoštice u Volyně (which translates as “the Hoštice near the city of Volyně” in order to distinguish it from the other Hoštices in the area), the home parish of Karel’s mother, Antonie.

7 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 7: Baptisms, 1856-1881, birth of Ružena Motl, 3 October 1879, p. 326, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 5. 6

Several of the towns mentioned in the christening records. Map courtesy http://mapy.cz.

In addition to the information about the towns of origin and relationships, all of the children’s births recorded Josef’s mother as Terezie Nová, not Kateřina Mareš, as was written on Karel’s birth certificate. A search of the marriage index for Kraselov did not reveal a marriage between a Josef Motl and a Kateřina Mareš.8 However, a possible explanation for this discrepancy has to do with the Maršová (or Mareš) surname listed after Rosalia’s first surname of Motlová.

Detail from Rosalie Motlová’s christening. DOCUMENT 3.

8 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 16: Index (Marriages), 1784-1897, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. 7

A detail unique to Southern Bohemia, the region where Zahorčice is found, is the addition of an “after the roof” or household name. In this part of Bohemia, it was common to call a family not only by their actual hereditary surname, but also by the surname originally associated with the house they were living in.9 Therefore, the original owner of Zahorčice no. 3 was probably the Mareš family. When the Motl family moved into the house, everyone in the village knew it as the Mareš’ house, and the Motl family would have been called Mareš as a result. The priest, when recording events such as a christening, usually recorded the hereditary surname, but sometimes would add a note with the household surname, as is the case with Ružena’s christening.

To make things more confusing, sometimes this informal name change was applied to the first name as well—so Josef Motl (father of Josef) could have been called not only by the Mareš surname, but also by the first name of the original owner. This might explain why he is listed as Josef in some records and Ján in others.10 If the same logic was applied to his wife’s name, that is one explanation for why she could have been recorded as Kateřina Mareš instead of Terezie Nová, though without looking at Karel’s original birth record it is hard to know for sure. Another possible explanation is that the person recording the information on the birth certificate confused the generations, since Josef’s father went by Josef/Ján and his father was also Ján and married to a Kateřina. There were also several other errors found on the birth certificate when comparing it to the original records— Josef’s father, Josef was recorded as living in Zahorčice no. 8 instead of no. 3, and Rosalie’s surname was recorded as Vlendkya instead of Vladyka. In any case, it is clear from the original records that Josef’s (father of Karel) mother was Terezie Nová and not Kateřina Mareš.

9 Blanka Lednícka, “Surnames ‘after the roof’,” Czech Genealogy for Beginners, http://czechgenealogy.nase-koreny.cz, accessed July 2016. 10 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice (u Volyně) 13: Marriages: 1863-1908, Josef Motl and Antonie Plateníková, 10 February 1874, p. 25, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 6. 8

Marriage of Josef Motl and Antonie Plateníková

With Karel’s siblings identified and the relevant genealogical information analyzed, the search turned to looking for his parents’ marriage. A search in the index for Kraselov proved to be nil. However, according to the christening records, Antonie was from Hoštice u Volyně no. 2, a nearby town. Couples usually married in the parish of the bride, so as expected, their marriage was found in her home parish (also called Hoštice u Volyně) on 10 February 1874.11 The entry was translated below:

Detail from the marriage of Josef Motl and Antonie Plateníkova. DOCUMENT 6.

Hoštice u Volyně Roman Catholic Church, Marriages 1863-1908, Page 25 Married: 10 February 1874 Residences: Zahorcice no. 3 and Hostice no. 2 Groom: Josef Motl, farmer, from Zahorčice no. 3, Volynsky district, Pizcoky region, son of Josef Ján Motl, farmer from Zahorčice no. 3, and mother Terezia, born Nová, from Švejcarová Lhota no. 1 Bride: Antonie Plateníková, daughter of Tomaš Plateník, farmer from Hoštice no. 2, Volynsky district, Pizcoky region, and mother Rosalie born Vladyka from Milevic [Milejovice] no. 28 Ages: 26 (groom), 20 (bride)

As was mentioned earlier, Josef’s father was recorded as Josef Ján Motl on this record and his mother was Terezie Nová. All of the other information given was consistent with that of

11 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice (u Volyně) 13: Marriages: 1863-1908, Josef Motl and Antonie Plateníková, 10 February 1874, p. 25, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 6. 9

the previously examined christenings. Since this record included the ages of the bride and groom, their approximate birthdates were used to search for their birth records in their respective home parishes.

The family of Josef/Ján Motl and Terezie Nová

The birth of Josef Motl was found in Kraselov Parish on 26 February 1847.12 This record added another generation of grandparents to what was already known about the family, as shown below:

Excerpt of Josef Motl’s christening. DOCUMENT 7.

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1823-1855, Page 95 Born: 26 February 1847 Baptized: 27 February 1847 Child: Josef Motl, a.k.a. Mareš, male, legitimate Religion: Roman Catholic Father: Ján Motl vel. Maress, farmer, [illegible] son of the deceased Ján Motl vel. Maressovi, farmer, from Zahorcic no. 3, and mother Kateřina, born Kralová from Getissow [Jetišov] no. 17 Mother: Terezia, daughter of the deceased Jozef Novy, farmer, from Lhota Syvegcarová no. 1, and mother Marya born Kusowa from Rakovic Residence: Zahorčice no. 3

12 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 6: Baptisms, 1823-1855, birth of Josef Motl a.ka. Mareš, 26 February 1847, p. 95, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 7. 10

This record identified Josef’s paternal grandparents as Ján Motl/Mareš and Kateřina Kralová and his maternal grandparents as Josef Novy and Maria Kusová, extending the line back another generation. It also gave the additional clues of the different hometowns and house numbers, which will be very useful in continuing future research. The Kraselov christening index was next searched for the siblings of Josef, and four christenings were found: Marya (1844), Terezie (1842), Tomáš (1840) and Ján (1839).13 The original christenings for all four of them were also located.14 All of the information on these records was the same as Josef’s christening, with the exception of Terezie’s, which had a note that a baptismal certificate had been given 28 January 1863.

Since Ján seemed to be the oldest child, the marriage of Ján Motl and Terezie Nová was likely to have occurred around 1837, and an entry in the index confirmed this.15 Their marriage took place on 27 November 1837 in Lhota Švejcarová no. 1, a town included in Kraselov parish and the home of the bride.16 The information contained on the marriage record matched the christenings of their children, confirmed that it was the first marriage

13 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 16: index, 1784-1897, images 76-77, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 8a-b. 14 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 6: Baptisms, 1823-1855, birth of Marya Motl a.ka. Maressowa, 7 December 1844, p. 91, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 9; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 6: Baptisms, 1823-1855, birth of Terezie Motlová a.ka. Maressowa, 11 October 1842, p. 88, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 10; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 6: Baptisms, 1823-1855, birth of Tomaš Motl a.ka. Mares, 5 October 1840, p. 86, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 11; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 6: Baptisms, 1823-1855, birth of Ján Motl a.ka. Maress, 10 May 1839, p. 86, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 12. 15 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 16: index, 1784-1897, image 19, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 13. 16 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 8: Marriages, 1786-1867, Jan Motl and Terezie Nová, 27 November 1837, p. 85, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 14. 11

for both of them, and also gave their ages, which will be useful in looking for their christenings in further research. A translation is provided below:

Detail from the marriage of Ján Motl and Terezie Nová. DOCUMENT 14.

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Marriages 1786-1867, Page 85 Married: 27 November 1837 House no. Lhota Švejcarová no. 1 Groom: Jan Motl, legitimate son of the deceased Jan Motl ginak (otherwise) Maressovi, farmer, from Zahorčice no. 3, and mother Katerina born Kralowa from Getissowa [Jetišova] no. 12. Religion: Catholic Age: 28 Marital Status: single Bride: Terezie, legitimate daughter of Jozef Novy, farmer from Lhota Svegcarowa no. 1, and mother Marya born Kusowa from Rakowic Religion: Catholic Age: 24 Marital Status: single Without dispensation

The family of Tomáš Plateník and Rosalia Vlendkya

Once the paternal great-grandparents of Karel Motl were identified through his grandparents’ marriage record, the research focus shifted to his maternal side—starting with the christening of his mother Antonie Plateníková. Using her estimated age from her marriage record, a search was made in the christening records of Hoštice u Volyně, her

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home parish. She was born and christened on 1 January 1854, the daughter of Thomas Plateník and Rosalia Vladyka.17

Hoštice u Volyně Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1843-1864, Page 39 Born: 1 January 1854 Baptized: 1 January 1854 Residence: Hostitz [Hoštice] no. 2 Child: Antonia Platenik, female, legitimate Father: Thomas Platenik, farmer in Hostitz, legitimate son of Jakub Platenik, farmer in Miliwetz [Milejovice] no. 21 [illegible] and mother Anna, daughter of Anton Waček, farmer in Milikowiz no. 12 and his wife Maria Kružek from Jedwiz Mother: Rosalia Plateník, daughter of Franz Wladyka, farmer in Miliwitz [Milejovice] no. 28, and mother Anna, daughter of Johann Soumar, farmer, from Zarowna no. 4 and his wife Dorothea born Wstetecka [Všetečka] from Twezii [Tvrzice]

This record confirmed the parents of Antonia as Tomáš Plateník and Rosalie Vladyka (spellings vary in the original records), and identified both her maternal and paternal grandparents. A further search in the christening records revealed two of her siblings, Anna (1851) and Johann (1856).18 No other siblings were found, so the marriage of Tomáš Plateník and Rosalia Vladyka was sought before 1851. A marriage was found in 1848 for the couple as translated below:

Hoštice u Volyně Roman Catholic Church, Marriages 1844-1863, Page 1719 Married: 20 November 1848

17 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 3: Baptisms, 1843-1864, birth of Antonia Plateník, 1 January 1854, p. 39, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 15. 18 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 3: Baptisms, 1843-1864, Anna Plateník, 22 March 1851, p. 27, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 16; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 3: Baptisms, 1843-1864, Johann Plateník, 7 June 1856, p. 49, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 17. 19 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 12: Marriages, 1844-1863, Thomas Plateník and Rosalia Wladika, 20 November 1848, p. 17, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 18. 13

House no. Hostic no. 2 Groom: Thomas Plátenik, farmer from Hostiz no. 2. legitimate son of Jakob Pláteník, farmer from Miliwic [Milejovice] no. 21, [illegible] and mother Anna, daughter of Anton Wacek, farmer from Milikonic no. 12, district of Strakonitz and his wife Maria born Krupka from Milikowitz Age: 29 Religion: Catholic Marital Status: single Bride: Rosalia, widow of Jozef Komrska, Hostitz no. 2, legitimate daughter of Franz Wladika, farmer from Milliwitz no. 28, [illegible] and mother Anna, daughter of Johann Soumar, farmer from Žarowna no. 4, [illegible] and his wife Dorothea born Wšetecka from Twrzic Religion: Catholic Age: 34 Marital Status: widow

As shown in this translation, this was the first marriage for Tomáš Plateník, but Rosalie was the widow of Josef Komrska. This explained why she only had three children with Tomáš— she was 34 years old when she married him and had a previous marriage. It was likely that she had had children by her previous husband as well. The marriage registers were searched for her previous marriage, which resulted in the discovery of two different marriages—one with Josef Komrska in 1837, and another with a Ján Novák in 1830.20 The translations are given below:

Hoštice u Volyně Roman Catholic Church, Marriages 1844-1863, Page 29 Married: 1 May 1837 House no. Rakowic no. 11 Groom: Jozef Komrska, son of Jozef Komrska, farmer from Rakowic no. 11, and mother Maria born Wssetecka Age: 23 Religion: Catholic

20 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 11: Marriages, 1823-1843, Josef Komrska and Rosalia Wladika, 1 May 1837, p. 29, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 19. Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 11: 1823-1843, Ján Nowak and Rosalia Wladika, 9 February 1830, p. 9, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 20; and

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Marital Status: single House no. Hostic no. 2 Bride: Rozalia, widow of Jan Nowak, farmer from Hostic no. 2, legitimate daughter of Frantissek Wladik, farmer from Milliwic [Milejovice] no. 28, and mother Anna, born Saumara, from Žarowna no. 4 Religion: Catholic Age: 20 Marital Status: single

Hoštice u Volyně Roman Catholic Church, Marriages 1823-1843, Page 9 Married: 9 February 1830 House no. Hostic no. 2 Groom: Ján Nowak, farmer, son of Woytech Nowak, farmer from Hostic no. 2 and mother Magdalena, born Lisskowa from Radostice no. 14 Age: 27 Religion: Catholic Marital Status: single House no. : Milliwice [Milejovice] no. 28 Bride: Rosalia, legitimate daughter of Frantissek Wladik, farmer from Milliwic [Milejovice] no. 28, and mother Anna, born Soumara, from Žarowna no. 6 Religion: Catholic Age: 16 Marital Status: single

After identifying Rosalie’s first two marriages, the christening registers were searched from 1830 to 1848 for Rosalie’s other children. As shown by the translations above, Rosalie married at age 16 to Ján Novak, but he died only seven years later, leaving her with three children, one of whom was less than a year old.21 She then remarried to Josef Komrska in

21 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 15: Deaths, 1835-1852, Ján Nowak, 1 May 1837, p. 2, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 21; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, baptism of Maria Nowak, 12 May 1832, p. 67, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 22; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, baptism of Josefa Nowak, 22 February 1834, p. 71, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 23; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, baptism of Maria Nowak, birth of 14 June 1836, p. 76, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 24. 15

1837, and had four children with him, before he died 19 November 1847, while she was pregnant with their fifth child, Eleonora.22 She then remarried again almost exactly a year later (20 November 1848) to Tomáš Plateník as previously discussed, and had an additional three children with him. The table below lists all eleven of Rosalie’s children in chronological order:

Father Child Birthdate/Deathdate (if included) Ján Novák Maria Nováková 12 May 1832 Ján Novák Josefa Nováková 22 February 1834 Ján Novák Maria Nováková 15 June 1836 Josef Komrska Josef Komrska 6 September 1838 Josef Komrska Adolf Komrska 31 December 1840/10 March 1919 Josef Komrska Rosalia Komrska 7 December 1843 Josef Komrska Theodor Komrska 21 August 1846/31 August 1847 Josef Komrska Eleonora Komrska 8 August 1848 (posthumous) Tomáš Plateník Anna Plateníková 22 March 1851 Tomáš Plateník Antonie Plateníková 1 January 1854 Tomáš Plateník Johann Plateník 7 June 1856

To save time, the death registers were not searched for most of the individuals found in this session since they do not usually list relationships and can be very time consuming to

22 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, baptism of Josef Komrska, 6 September 1838, p. 79, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 25; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, baptism of Adolf Komrska, 31 December 1840, p. 83, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 26; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, birth of Rosalia Komrska, 7 December 1843, p. 5, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 27; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, birth of Theodor Komrska, 21 August 1846, p. 10, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 28; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 2: Baptisms, 1795-1842, birth of Eleonora Komrska, 8 August 1848, p. 16, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 29. 16

search, unless there is a clue as to the year of death. Therefore, the death dates for Adolf and Theodor actually came from notations written by the priest on their christening records. The death date for Josef Komrska (Rosalie’s second husband) was recorded on the christening of Eleonora, along with a note that stated the child was born after the death of her father.

Detail from Eleonora Komrska’s christening showing her father’s death. DOCUMENT 29.

However, a search was conducted for the death of the first Maria Nováková, since it would be unusual to have two living children named Maria in the same family. However, there was no death found before the birth of the second Maria, so perhaps they really did give another child the same name.23 The death of Ján Novák was found during the same search.

Christenings of Karel’s grandparents

After analyzing and writing about what had been accomplished during this session, there was still a little time left for additional research, so the christenings of the third generation were searched for. Ján/Josef Motl and Terezie Nová were both from the parish of Kraselov,

23 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 14: Deaths, 1800-1834, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016; and Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 15: Deaths, 1835-1852, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. 17

so their christenings were looked up in the index to find the page number of the originals. Both records were found and translated below:

Excerpt of Jan Motl’s christening. DOCUMENT 30.

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1786-1823, Page 32124 Born: 17 August 1809 Baptized: 18 August 1809 House no. 3 Child: Jan Mottel, Catholic, male, legitimate Father: Jan Mottl, farmer (illegible) Mother: Katerina, daughter of Josef Kral cottage farmer, from Jettissowa no. 17

Excerpt of Terezie Nova’s christening. DOCUMENT 31.

Kraselov Roman Catholic Church, Baptisms 1786-1823, Page 7025 Born: 13 September 1813 Baptized: 13 September 1813 House no. 1 Child: Terezie Nowa, Catholic, male, legitimate Father: Jozeph Nowy, farmer (illegible)

24 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 5: Baptisms, 1786-1823, birth of Ján Motl, 17 August 1809, p. 321, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 30. 25 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Kraselov, Kraselov 5: Baptisms, 1786-1823, birth of Terezie Nowa, 13 September 1813, p. 70, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 31. 18

Mother: Mariana, daughter of Jan Kusa, farmer from Rakowiz no. 30

As these are older records, there was not as much information recorded about the parents and grandparents of the children. However, these christenings did add exact birthdates for both Ján and Terezie, and identified their maternal grandfathers as Josef Kral and Ján Kusa.

Next, the parish of Hoštice u Volyně was searched for the christenings of Tomáš Plateník and his wife Rosalie Vladyka. As seen previously, this parish tended to record more about the parents and grandparents on the maternal side than the paternal side, and these two christenings were no exception:

Tomáś Plateník’s christening. DOCUMENT 32.

Hoštice u Volyně Catholic Church, Baptisms 1797-1842, Page 5526 Baptized: 13 February 1819 House no. no. 21 Child: Tomas, Catholic, male, legitimate Father: Jakub Platnik, farmer from Milliwic Mother: Anna, daughter of Antonin Wacek, farmer from Millikowic and mother Marya Krupkowa from Millikowic no. 12

Hoštice u Volyně Catholic Church, Baptisms 1797-1842, Page 4127 Baptized: 28 May 1814 House no. 28 Child: Rosalia, Catholic, female, legitimate

26 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 5: Baptisms, 1797-1842, baptism of Tomáš Platník, 13 February 1819, p. 55, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 32. 27 Třebon Regional Archive, Czech Republic, Catholic, Parish Church of Hoštice u Volyně, Hoštice u Volyně 5: Baptisms, 1797-1842, baptism of Rosalia Wladika, 28 May 1814, p. 41, http://digi.ceskearchivy.cz, accessed July 2016. DOCUMENT 33. 19

Father: Franz Wladika, farmer from Milliwitz Mother: Anna Saumarova, daughter of Jan Soumar and mother Dorota (illegible) from Zarowa, grandmother Anna Platenikowa

Rosalie Vladyka’s christening, with the name of her grandmother highlighted. DOCUMENT 33.

From previous records, we already had discovered the parents of Anna Vacek and Anna Šoumarová, but unusually, the priest decided to also record Dorota Všetečka’s mother Anna Plateníková, giving us a name from the sixth generation removed from Karel Motl.

Conclusion

This research session was extremely productive. We were able to confirm the births of four of Karel Motl’s sibings and the names of his parents, as well as correct the name of his paternal grandmother. With the information in those christening records, we were able to extend the lines back through the christening and marriage records to the fourth generation from Karel, with most of the fifth generation and one great-grandmother from the sixth generation filled in as well. Because of the time-consuming nature of searching death records, they were not systematically searched during this research session, but can be during further research.

Further research could also follow the same approach in adding to the generations through the christening and marriage records as far back as the parish registers were kept. For Kraselov, christenings start in 1659, and for Hoštice u Volyně, the registers begin in the year 1683. While there were many different towns listed in the records, most of them appear to belong to one of those two parishes or very close by. 20

It was a pleasure to extend your ancestry back four generations and we look forward to continuing according to your direction.

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