Presenter: Julius M?ller
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Infamous Familiant Law (1724-1849) issued in Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia by Emperor Charles VI. triggered massive migration of the non 1st-born sons abroad, namely to Upper Hungary (now Slovakia). Besides keeping the family and business contacts they also picked up the same surname (or kept from the past) like their relatives in Czech Lands. That surprising phenomen helps nowadays those who are uncertain where their ancestor lived before they settled in Slovakia. There are 3 levels of accesibility to Slovakian Censi between 1720 and 1862. Some were transcribed and are available at jewishgen.org, most were published in Magyar Zsido Okleveltar I-XVIII and the rest is still in the local archives. Combining Czech Familiant books and indexes of 52 Moravian books, and Slovakian Censi can help enormously. Having the clue on the surname/hometown, the journey can start horizontally/vertically. In some cases the families re-united in Vienna in late 19th century.