Hello, Lastname Sykora (Sejkora, Sikora, Sekora) is frequent in Slavic countries. Meaning of the lastname is "titbird" (parus major). To the Kingdom of Hungary belonged also nowadays Slovakia. Sykora could be also Slovakian lastname but to keep the pronountiation in Hungarian, it spells SZIKORA (because in Hungarian language is S lpronounced as SH and SZ is pronounced as S). All the best, Martin Pytr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joseph Szikora" <jszikora@telus.net> To: <czech@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 4:34 AM Subject: [CZ] Sykora,Prochaska,Zajic,Sedivy,Chittussi > Susan Williams wrote: > >>To Joseph Szikora, >> >>I hardly ever see the name Szikora listed. My mother's aunt married >>Lawrence Seykora. They lived in NYC. I have been helping them research >>their name which is spelled Seykora. I'm guessing it is a spelling >>variant of your name. >> >>I don't have all my papers in front of me -- but Larry's father was born >>in NYC. His grandfather was born somewhere in Bohemia but we don't know >>where. >> >>Do you know where your family and name originated. I'd be happy to share >>what information I have gathered. The grandfather born in Bohemia >>married Rose. They arrived in NYC separately; she arrived with a baby, >>Rose. Baby Rose died in NYC but I believe she had 12 siblings including >>three sets of twin siblings. As I said, I would share any information I >>have collected. >> >>Looking forward to hearing from you. Susan >>Researching: Hala, Holecek, Prasek, Forst, Jedlicka, Kralicek and others >> > ====================================================== > > Hi Susan: > > Thanks for bringing up the Sykora's. This is the way it was used in > Bohemia with an accent on the y. I have never seen it as Seykora. I guess, > the e was added by immigration officials to make it sound as the original > in Czech language. The Szikora is the same, as the z was added in Hungary, > to make it sound in Hungarian as in the Czech original. Sykora is not a > rare name. There were some in the town in Hungary, where I grew up. > > Briefly, here is a short listing of ancestors of my Grandparents: > > GGGrandfather, Vaclav Sykora was born in Bohemia. His wife was > Katarina Kucera. > > GGrandfather, Vaclav Sykora (b. about 1812 in Sec.) Married Marie > Sedivy in Sec. (her parents: France Sedivy and Anna Aizovy). > > Grandfather: Joseph Sykora, was born in 1835. in Zleby.( m. Maria > Prochaska, 1869. Mezohegyes, Hungary). With the Austrian army, he was > transferred at about 1853 to Hungary and never returned to his homeland. > We know everything about this branch. I came to Canada in 1957. > > My Grandfathers siblings:: > : > Vaclav (b.1836, Zleby), Vincent (b. 1838.Zleby, m. Barbora Riha, 1871), > Anna (b. 1842. Zleby, m. Frantisek Zajic, 1867), > Antonie (b.1848. m.Theodor Seidl, 1882.), > Barbora (b. 1851. m.Vaclav Barta, 1876.), > My grandmothers ancestry: > > GGGrandfather: Karel Prochaska, (m. Anna Erben, Bohemia) > > GGrandfather : Karel Prochaska, (b. 1818. Ronov. m. Johanna > Chittussi, 1844. Ronov). > Siblings: Franciscus (b. 1821. Ronov, m. Anna Braun) > Antonius (b. 1823. Ronov) > Barbora (b. 1824. Ronov) > > Grandmother: Marie Prochaska (b. 1853. Zleby, d. 1915. Hungary): > Siblings: Katerina (b. 1844. Ronov) > Paulina (b. 1847. Zleby) > Karel (b. 1850. Zleby) > > We know almost nothing about the Czech ancestors. It is possible, that > some came to America. I hope, that somebody may recognize some name and > can give us some clue. I know from a researcher, that there were Zajic's > in Zleby in the 30's. > Since the Utah Genealogical Society was not allowed to copy records > in the Czech Republic, we hired a researcher, to find the other branches > of the family. He had problems however, because my grandfathers siblings > moved around and he could not trace them. It is possible, that a brother > of my grandfather moved to Tupadly, Bohemia. > > Cheers, and happy New Year! > > Joseph in Calgary. > > Searching Surnames: Sykora, Prochaska, Sedivy, Aizovy, Zajic, Chittussi, > Jerabek, Goetz in Nebraska > > ========================================================= > This E-Mail has been scanned by NORTON Antivirus and it is free of viri. > ======================================================== > > > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 581 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len