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.
Parish register of Střelské Hoštice 12, book of deaths, 1784-1876
Page: 215
Date of death: December 4, 1804
Date of burial: December 6, 1804
House No.: [Svaté Pole] 13
Deceased: WÁCLAW SMOLKA, cottager. Administered by Fr Wenceslaus Corvin
Religion: Catholic
Sex: Male
Age: 70 years
Cause of death: Breathlessness
Burying priest: the same as before [i.e. Fr Wencelsaus Corvin, curate]
Language of the record: Czech, Latin
And finally, the first child of František and Anna Kundrátová was born there in 1803 as well as other
siblings.