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Re: ancestors

Posted: 3 May 2010 1:08AM GMT
Classification: Query
I am pretty sure that my mother, Edit Ilona Hrabovszky and her sister, Hilda Judit? Hrabovszky were born in Bekescaba. I know that the family lived in both Bedescaba and Budapest in the 1920's until WWII. Mihaly Hrabovszky died in about 1944. Edit, Hilda, and Judit (and perhaps other family members) were in the Spital am Pirn D.P. Camp in Austria at the end of the war. Edit never went back to Hungary--not sure about Hilda. Judit did return and I believe spent the remainder of her life in Bekescsaba. (I actually found a mail receipt with the address this weekend, but haven't had time to do anything with it yet!) I do know that there were many relatives in what was then Czecheslovakia--not sure if they were Hrabovszky or Czibula or both. There was definitely a strong Slavic tie, but my mother was "adamant" about being "Hungarian"! I know that she spoke a Slavic dialect in addition to Hungarian at (her) home. It is my understanding that my mother's family (I believe the Hrabovszky family) was instrumental in building the great (?) Lutheran church which until yesterday I thought was in Budapest, but learned from some old postcards is actually in Bekescsaba. My mother also told me that her family owned art which is/was displayed in the Hungarian National Gallery and at the time of the war, my grandfather (Mihaly) apparently had at least three works of art hanging there. The Mother's family also owned historical relics displayed in a/some museums in Hungary.

Thank you so much for all of your help!! I had been unable to find anything on my mother's family and since I do not speak Hungarian, I can't understand much from the few Hungarian records I have been able to access. I do speak and read some German so if you find anything written in German, please forward that information as well.

I think I may be related to a Janos Hrabovszky (ancestor), but the information I have come across that refers to him is written in Hungarian and I can not read it. I also may be related to a Johann Hrabovszky, as well as Josef, Nikalaus and Stefan. I am guessing this because of finding the Hrabovszky family crest and a brief description (written in German) on line. I could translate some of the description, but there was not enough information for me to know if I have a direct tie to these individuals.

Again, I really do appreciate the help you have provided!
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
DVRMAR 28 Apr 2010 10:38PM GMT 
ZlaticaBeca 2 May 2010 10:19PM GMT 
DVRMAR 3 May 2010 7:08AM GMT 
ZlaticaBeca 3 May 2010 2:01PM GMT 
dvrmar1 23 May 2010 3:04AM GMT 
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