If you have a comment about a specific resource, you should go to the specific page for that resource click on the comment number on the right side of the resource line and enter a comment there. This section is a placeholder for information about the hungary surname. The vast majority of hungarian genealogy research requires only two record groups. This website is dedicated to genealogy research in hungary and it aims at helping family historians in finding out more about their hungarian ancestry. This is a urbarim register possession inventory for the feudal estates. Links to hungaryrelated pages books and softwares for your search. During the dual monarchy, austria and hungary had one unified army. The maramaros county jewish records indexing project. Hungary, birth records collected by rabbis in various counties, 17891921. Budapest archive houses the documents of budapest since 1873, as well as records for the cities of buda, pest, obuda, as well as those of predecessor towns. We hope you will participate on the hungary forums, it is a great place to find or post information on hungary genealogy and is completely free to participate. Online collections include soldier registries wbirth, residence, parents names, education, physical appearance.
The national archives of hungary or hungarian national archives hu. Hungary, select reformed church christenings, 16241895. Arcanum national archives of hungary research application. Message boards localities central europe historical regions austriahungary. Hungary online genealogy records familysearch wiki. Welcome to our hungary family history research page. This catalog was created because some people dont have any access to books in the hungarian language, but still want to buy a present for their relatives, or for their own genealogical interests. Additional records will be added as they are completed. Hungary genealogy hungarygenweb worldgenweb project. The services of genealogy austria include online and onsite research, transcription and translation. Genealogy austria offer genealogical research services in order to help you find your ancestors in austria and the countries of the former austrohungarian empire.
The republic of ragusa paid a pension to his descendants who. I believe these are limited to people who were identified as being jewish. Youre most likely to find pre1867 records for conscripts and officers at the austrian state archives war records division staff will fulfill written requests for a fee. Hungarian roots what hungarian jewish genealogy research means. The genealogy place provides a place for queries, but unfortunately there is no search engine on the site. Austrohungarian empire crossindex central europes largest genealogical and probate bureau was established in budapest hungary in 1988. Page 2 research hungary in the countries forums on genealogy.
This is a multiple database search facility which incorporates all the databases listed below. From the eighteenth century to world war i it belonged to the austro hungarian empire. If your ancestor emigrated from hungary to another place, it is fairly common to find that their name changed slightly, either due to them wanting to assimilate more easily into their new culture. This collection includes christenings from hungary reformed church records. The name was changed from hungarian national archives to the national archives of hungary in 2012 when all county archives consolidated with the. Not that long ago if you were researching your ancestors in central and eastern europe, you had but a few limited choices for tracking down birth, marriage, death, and other records. Start your search here to find ancestors originating from hungary and to research historical records pertaining to hungary. Habsburg empire provides links to information on the area as it was from 18141918. Crossreference of first names given first names to their czechoslovakian, german, hungarian, polish or slovakian equivalents.
Welcome to some of the best hungary genealogy resources found on the web. Guide to tolna county ancestry, family history and genealogy. Hungary online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections. Are you looking for hungarian friends or relatives. Research hungary in the countries forums on, the new genforum. Alzo lists the top sites for tracing your austrohungarian roots. Hungary, marriage records from various counties, 18001914. Hungarian genealogy list and help is the genealogy page of hungarotips where you will find a fun page of information about the country. Genealogical gazetteer of the kingdom of hungary avotaynu.
To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. Most records used for hungarian family history research are kept at the local town or parish level. Archivum magyar nemzeti leveltar is the official archive for hungary and the county archives throughout hungary are branch libraries of this national archive. Industry and trade directory of hungary in 1891, a searchable 19 gazetteer of hungary, a listing of most common hungarian surnames, an online forum and a link to the. The name was changed from hungarian national archives to the national archives. After 1867, hungary began storing military records for its own districts. Included in this collection are some baptism records from localities which historically belonged to the kingdom of hungary, but because of changing political borders now belong to other countries.
This means that it is necessary to first find the specific town or origin for your ancestors before hungarian research can begin. The number of available records is accumulating please visit our news page for details and updates. Besides that, i offer professional family history research within todays hungarys territory. Its a cheap purchase on kindle, and its the first book i purchased when i wanted to start learning about hungary. Discover the meaning of the magyar name on ancestry. A praedicatum is a geographical place name of landed property donated by a monarch, e.
Besides that, i offer professional family history research within todays hungary s territory. And dont forget to try online phone books for the current country to see if anyone with your surname still lives in the town or. Researching your austrohungarian ancestry, heritage. Hungarian families with genealogy pages a growing number of families compile pages relating to their family history. It is beneficial to submit your genealogy research and surnames to the hungarotips genealogy list. G3 r39 1991 the how to portion of the book includes sample worksheets and. Here youll find current best sellers in books, new releases in books, deals in books, kindle ebooks, audible audiobooks, and so much more. Once you have learned the name of a town or place, the hungarian village finder, atlas, and gazetteer for the kingdom of hungary hvf can help you find it on maps, provide information for locating vital records such as births christenings, marriages, and deaths, and tell you what. The 1869 census is the most complete population census, of great value. Numerous links for anything related to hungarian genealogy, including. This database will help you, and ease both home and international research by fast and wideranging internet ties.
The jewishgen hungarian special interest group hsig is transcribing jewish vital records from lds microfilms, including birth records. Vladislav hercegovic received two fortresses in krizevci county in slavonia in 1467. Everyday discount prices and great customer service. About hungary, select catholic church records, 16361895 this collection includes baptisms from hungary catholic church records. These databases have been contributed by the jewishgen hungarian special interest group hsig and individual donors. Find your familys average life expectancy, most common occupation, and more. The family group sheet and pedigree chart can often provide clues to ancestral villages of origin. Microfilms of civil registration for hungary edit edit. This site will list your information both in english and in hungarian. Initially, a diverse category of people were mentioned as noblemen, but from the late 12th century only the highranking royal officials were regarded as. Hungary, birth records collected by rabbis in various. Mar 07, 2003 lendvai, a jew, dodged the final solution and left hungary for vienna in 1957, where he set himself up as a bloc watcher.
Frances magyar schmeidler 29 jan 1915 02 aug 2004 cantonment, escambia, florida. We cannot add links on general topics for genealogy research or resources to this or any other published article. It is a resource for providing free access to indexes and records to fellow researchers. The maramaros county jewish records indexing project is a volunteerrun genealogy and history project, working to create a free searchable online database of all known surviving jewish vital records birth, marriage and death records of the late 18th thru early 20th centuries from the former hungarian county megye of maramaros. The original data were created by rabbis in each community or for small communities, in centralized district registers as required by the emperor. To date, the hungarian marriage project contains over 47,600 marriages spanning across hungary, some for areas that now belong to romania and slovakia. Europe handbooks for foreign genealogical research. In europe, it is usually the family name that follows the given name.
Research hungary in the countries forums on genealogy. Hungarian genealogia many hungarian genealogy links here hungary exchange has a forum, a surname database, a marriage project and databases indexed by county hungary genweb created in an effort to help researchers find local resources and reference information. Please, read it careful before joining, especially the rules section. Jewish families of nitra slovakia nitra is a city in western slovakia, situated at the foot of zobor mountain in the valley of the river nitra. The national archives of hungary is the general legal successor of the former county archives which amalgamated in 30 september 2012. The hungary family history research page lists data collections relevant to hungary. Hungarian names are unique in the sense that given names follow the family name. More and more records are coming online and this book is an indispensable guide to what these records. Hire a genealogist specializing in genealogy research in hungary. The door, a time of gifts, satantango, the good master, the dream thief, the white stag, elisabeth. Hungary is a country in central europe bordered by austria, slovakia, ukraine, romania, serbia, croatia, and slovenia. Mustread books about hungarys history updated 2019 june 29 by matthew anderson leave a comment whether youre heading to hungary for a longterm stay or just a short visit, its worth studying up on the long and varied history of this wonderful country.
Because of his fervor for hungarian genealogy, in 2010 he created the hungary exchange. Sources of family info in hungary by user october 15, 2001 at 07. The national archives of hungary baranya county archives is the official archive for baranya county in hungary. Thre are only a few great cities in europe and budapest in definitely one of them.
This collection includes baptisms from hungary catholic church records. Language translation fhl census holdings gazetteers. It is compiled by the jewishgen hungarian special interest group and is transcribed from microfilm copies of. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy.
It is compiled by the jewishgen hungarian special interest group and is transcribed from microfilm copies of original records. They will find and analyze the best records available to further your family history research. Since 1 october 2012 the duties of county archives have been undertaken by the national archives of hungary. My austrohungarian ancestors czechoslovak genealogical. Here you will find links pointing to those who have hungarians amongst their ancestors and publish this information on the web. Fatalities please add to this project any profiles of those who perished in the spanish flu pandemic of 1918 to participate in any project you do need to first be a collaborator so please join the project using the request link under actions at the top. The story of hungary, written in 1886, tells the history of hungary from the dawn of time, essentially, to the end of the 19th century. Hungary, select catholic church records, 16361895 search. Books and softwares for hungarian genealogy organize your data, create your tree just enter the names of a few of your relatives first fill in birthdays, anniversaries, hobbies, stories, medical histories and anything else you know. Birth records collected by rabbis in various counties, 17911914. The jewishgen hungary database contains over 300,000 entries. They can search the archives and libraries in hungary, including.
Kontler grew up during hungary s goulash communism. Budapest memorial booka rakospalotai zsido hitkozseg tortenete. Researching your austrohungarian ancestry, heritage, roots. About hungary, birth records collected by rabbis in various counties, 17891921 this database contains information on births from various towns in hungary from 1791 to 1914.
Tolna county, hungary genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Furthermore, that time, the name of the said institution was altered for the hungarian national archives. From the eighteenth century to world war i it belonged to the austrohungarian empire. Slovak, slovakian, slovenian, ukrainian, or yugoslavian ancestry, heritage, roots, andor genealogy in the old austriahungary monarchy, kingdom of. Its also helpful to determine what their name was when they lived in hungary. In the 14th20th centuries nobility is based on a patent of nobility with coatofarms issued by the monarch and in the 14th19th centuries nobility constitutes a legal entity.
Radixindex currently offers 5,470,757 records in 9 databases. Hungary and territories of the kingdom of hungary ceded in 1920 to austria, croatia, romania transylvania, slovakia, slovenia, and the ukraine. You can learn more about this collection at the familysearch website. The national archives of hungary baranya county archives. The following is a select collection of modern books and maps available in hungary in the hungarian language and some in the english language. Index of baptisms of the roman catholic church in hungary. The results largely depend on the punctuality of these data. In 1867, austria and hungary established a dual monarchy, giving birth to austriahungary.
See more ideas about genealogy, genealogy research and family genealogy. This database will help you, and ease both home and international. Hungarian noble families index page genealogy index. Whether you are working on a family tree, trying to find relatives overseas, writing your family history, or just plain curious about your origins, the following guide is for anyone researching their austrian, croatian, german, hungarian, polish, romanian, rusyn, ruthenian, serbian, slovak, slovakian, slovenian, ukrainian, or yugoslavian ancestry, heritage, roots, andor genealogy in the old. Genealogy austria genealogical research in austria. Hungarian genealogy pedigree chart english version. Why my austrohungarian ancestors were neither austrian nor hungarian by paul valasek this talk will consist of discussions on the state of the austrohungarian empire, europes second largest, and the makeup of the numerous ethnic minorities who legally belonged to the empire but ethnically were neither austrian nor hungarian. The purpose of radixindex is to provide databases for hungarian genealogy and local history research. List of titled noble families in the kingdom of hungary. Magyar hungarian census slovakia genealogy research. Hungarian jewish genealogy research some records from a record book, names and dates should be enough for us to start our genealogical research. Guide to hungary ancestry, family history, and genealogy.
The forum and web archive of hungarian genealogy has been established to present you with a digital databases when researching in the field of genealogy aimed at greater hungary. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your hungary ancestors. This was the surname of a hungarian noble family who historically controlled the town. I am no expert, but i have visited hungary everyone should spend time there it is great.
If you would like to add a resource to this list, please submit the information to the add a resource form. Lived in bonyhad, tolna, hungary range of years which are required for the research. The hungarian nobility consisted of a privileged group of people, most of whom owned landed property, in the kingdom of hungary. The starting point for researching germanspeaking ancestors living in hungary during the early part of this century, the book at hand contains uptodate addresses of some 70 hungarian archivesnational, county, religious, and specialas well as a listing of genealogical holdings of various archives as noted in the guide to the archives of hungary published by the. About hungary, marriage records from various counties, 18001914 this database contains information on marriages from various towns in hungary from 1800 to 1914.