Cernik Documents

This is the oldest Cernik document found to date.

From the RCPO (Roman Catholic Parish Office) in Červená Lhota, vol. 10158, p. 99: (record in German)
Baptism date: 2 Jun 1796
Place: #14 (Číhalín)
Name: Jakob; Catholic, male, legitimate;
Father: Joseph Cžernik, “Bauer” (farmer);
Mother: Mariana Waskin;
Godparents: Martin Krul, “Schafmeister” (master shepherd) from Racžerowitz;
Maria Sochorin, “Nachbarin” (resident) from Czihalin;
Baptized by: Elias Ossner, assistant priest from Pržibislaw.;

Birth and baptismal certificate #32

Margraviate of Moravia Diocese: Brno
Region: Jihlava Deanery: Třebíč
County: Třebíč Parish: Červená Lhota

From the local birth and baptism register, vol. III, p. 158, this is to officially certify that:
Birth/baptism date: 19/19 Feb 1872
Place: House #41 Čihalin
Name: Matěj; Catholic, male, legitimate;
Father: Ján Černik, “pullánik” (half-plot-land owning farmer) in Čihalin; Catholic;
Mother: Rosalia, Catholic, legitimate daughter of Jan Vesely, “celoláník” (whole-plot-land owning farmer) in Čihalin;
Godparents: František Vesely, “celoláník” in Čihalin; Marie, his wife;
Baptized by: Matouš Šimbera, parish priest;
In Červená Lhota on 31 Mar 1875 (Seal of the Červená Lhota parish office) Matouš Šimbera, parish priest

Matej’s Birth registration in the Moravian Provincial Archive in Brno, Collection of Vital Registers, RCPO in Červená Lhota, vol. 10160, p. 158: (record in German)

Birth/Baptism date: 19/19 Feb 1872
Place: House #41 (Číhalín)
Name: Mathias; male, legitimate;
Father: Johann Černik, “Halblähner” (half-plot-land owning farmer) in Čihalin, legitimate son of + Jakob Černik,
“Halblähner” in Čihalin, and his + wife Katharina née Stava; Catholic;
Mother: Rosalia, legitimate daughter of + Johann Vesely, “Ganzlähner” in Čihalin and his wife, still alive, Maria née Zapoměl; Catholic;
Godparents: Frantissek Wesely, “Ganzlähner” (whole-plot-land owning farmer) in Čihalin; Marya, his wife;
Baptized by: Matthäus Šimbera, parish priest;
Midwife: Rosalia Kotrba from #40 Čihalin, not certified;

Haus Numer     ==>

Name     ==>

Ueltern     ==>

Bater     ==>

Mutter     ==>

Pathen     ==>

Junio     ==>

House Number

Name

Parents

Father

Mother

Godfather

June

Notice the misspelling of the Cernik last name (Chernick) and all of the knicknames/Americanization.

John ==> Johann

Rosie ==> Rosalia

Fannie ==> Franciska

“unreadable“==> Josefa

Frank ==> Frantisek

John ==> Johann

Annie ==> Anna

Mike ==> Matej

Tony ==> Antonia

Charles ==> Charles (I guess it was pre-Chuck)