Baptism
| Date | 19/4/1777 |
Narrative
We did not learn from Anna Smolková’s birth record much about her father, we lack the names of his
parents (Anna’s paternal grandparents) as well as his approximate date of birth. This can complicate
the identification the correct person, in the event of any other Smolkas. Nevertheless, we searched
through the Parish register of Střelské Hoštice 2, book of baptisms, 1760-1784 and found there only
one František Smolka who was born in the proper time frame.
Parish register of Střelské Hoštice 2, book of baptisms, 1760-1784
Leaf: 72b
Day of baptism: 19 [May, 1777]
Baptizing priest: Adalbertus Hartl, curate
Name of a child: FRANCISCUS SERAPHINUS
Parents: Wenceslaus Smolka, cottager and Rosina, subject to Horažďovice town
Godparents: Levans*: Wenceslaus Kozlansky, cottager; Wenceslaus Niemetz,
peasant; Magdalena Vondrovitz, peasant’s wife. All from the village of
Kozlov.
Religion: Catholic
Place: Svaté Pole
House No.: 13
Language of the record: Latin
*Levans = godparent who carried a child on his/her arms during baptism
We have no direct proof that this is our František Smolka, but we believe that we detected the right
person because he had been born in the same house he lived in later, and where his daughter Anna was
born as well. To support this, we found the death record of this František’s father Václav who died in
the same house No. 13 in 1804.