Anton Mohelnitzky was born March 24, 1848 and baptized in Seltschan on March 25, 1848. At that time, the town was located in Bohemia in the Austrian Empire. Today, the town is known as Sedlčany and is located in Czech Republic.
The German spelling and Bohemian pronunciation for the town "Sedlčany" is "Seltschan" and would be pronounced in a Bohemian dialect as "Sel-tsch'n." A person hearing this dialect may think the spelling would be "Sellgan" or "Zellgan" or even Sulzau. Because descendants of Anton Mohelnitzky were not sure of the spelling or location of his birthplace, the town name was written incorrectly in family histories. Sedlčany is located south of Prague in the Czech Republic. The baptism record of Antonin Mohelnicky was found by researcher Blanka Lednická on September 15, 2009. Blanka also transcribed the Czech handwriting to typewritten text and translated it to English. Finding this baptism record was a MAJOR breakthrough in our Mohelnitzky ancestor research! The baptism record gives the names of baby Anton's parents and both sets of grandparents.   Birth/Baptism record of Antonín Mohelnický, 24th March 1848 Extracted from the Sedlcany parish, registry book no. 15 – births 1842-1855. Czech transcription: datum narození a pokřtění: 1848 Martii Nat. 24 Bapt. 25 číslo domu: 78 jméno pokřtěného: Antonius náboženství: katolické: / nekatolické: - pohlaví: mužské: / ženské: - lože: manželské: / nemanželské: - otec: Mohelnjcký Antonjn, mistr tkadlcowský ze Sedlčan N.C. 78 poddán ke Chlumczi, syn + Antonjna Mohelnjckého mistra saukenjckého ze Sedlčan N.C. 228, a matky Jozefy, rozené Slaba ze Sedlčan N.C. 169, panstwj Chlumeckého. Baptizavi ego Em. Urban, Dec. matka: Šulc Marye, dcera + Wáclawa Šulce, kramáře a obchodnjka ze Sedlčan N.C. 48, poddaného ke Chlumci, a matky Marye, rozené Kopal ze Sedlčan N.C. 93, panstwj Chlumeckého. kmotři: Frantjzek Czapek, mistr saukenjckj ze Seltschan; Františka Czapek, geho manželka English translation: Date of birth and baptization: 1848, March born 24th baptized 25th House no.: 78 Name of baptized: Antonin religion: catholic: / noncatholic: - sex: male: / female: - status: legitimate: / illegitimate: - Father: Antonin Mohelnicky, weaver master from Sedlcany house no. 78, subject to Chlumec domain, son of deceased Antonin Mohelnicky, draper master from Sedlcany house no. 228, and mother Josefa nee Slaba from Sedlcany house no. 169, Chlumec domain. Baptized by me, Em(anuel). Urban, dean Mother: Marie Sulcova, daughter of deceased Vaclav Sulc, peddler and trader from Sedlcany house no. 48, subject to Chlumec domain, and mother Marie nee Kopal from Sedlcany house no. 93, Chlumec domain. Godfather and Godmother: Frantisek Capek, draper master from Sedlcany; Frantiska Capkova, his wife. Repository: Státní regionální archiv v Praze - State Regional Archives in Prague
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Family members, not sure of the correct spelling of the birthplace of Anton Mohelnitzky, have spelled the town name as Sellgan / Zellgan / Selzau. All these spellings are wrong. Census records and Anton's marriage record indicate Anton was born in Bohemia, Austria. Anton Mohelnitzky's Childhood | The Post Card - which led to a 1998 wild goose chase in search of the wrong town! Anton Mohelnitzky's son, Frank (who changed his last name to "Mohr" in 1905), wrote a message on a post card possibly in 1955: "Hi, had lunch at Selzan the town were our Dad was Born. A very small village. Only thing there is an Iron Mine. The country is Beautifull. It is near Hitlers home. Love, Frank." The post card shows a picture of Kehlsteinhaus. Clues |
