FEEFHS: Veli Losinj Croatia

By Barbara J. Starkey

Stepping Back is an excellent resource for researchers who wish to identify family connections for Veli Losinj, formerly called Lussingrande. It is also a good source for those who are examining families in Mali Losinj, the former Lussinpiccolo, because often families intermarried between these two adjacent towns. "Stepping Back" is compiled from the secondary sources found in the microfilm number 2099889 provided through the Family History Centers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS).

The microfilm is a copy of the original documents that are located in the Croatian National Archives in Zagreb. Nine items appear on the microfilm. Items 2 and 3 contain birth records spanning the time from 1828-1857 and contain baptism and birth dates, domicile number, name of infant, gender, father's name, paternal grandfather's given name, name of mother, and mother's father's given name.

Marriage records appear in items 4 and 5, and covering the time period 1828-1857. These records contain marriage date, domicile number, groom's name, groom's father's given name, approximate year of birth, bride's name, bride's father's given name, and approximate year of birth.

Death records in items 6 and 7 covering 1828-1857 contain information about date of death, domicile number, name of deceased, relationship to another individual, and approximate date of birth. A secondary death record contains some dates from 1854-1949.

The two status animarums list domicile number, head of household, dates of birth of head of household, and information about wife, where applicable. Hints are given on how to use the indexes and also how to find and interpret the original microfilm.

The index is not meant to be a replacement for the microfilm data nor the original documents. It is however, an important tool in checking, verifying, and finding family connections. Due to the difficulty in recording any document, Stepping Back does not contain all the information in the secondary and original documentation. Therefore, once a family link is found consulting the microfilm copy will, in many cases, yield further information. There is a wealth of information that appears on the microfilm but is not found in Stepping Back such as the occupation of the head of the family and the language used in the household. In addition, within the Status Animarum there is a complete list of the members of each family including birth dates and sometimes death dates of each individual.

The cost for Stepping Back is $45.00 per copy plus $15.00 (packing and postage) = $45.00 US funds in the US and Canada. Outside the US, the cost is $30.00 per copy plus $20 = $50.00 US funds.

Orders can be sent with check or money orders to:
Barbara Starkey
1839 N. 600 W.
Mapleton, Utah 84664
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Example of Birth Records:

Month/day	dom	Name of	Date of Birth	Sex	Father’ s Name	Paternal gf	Mother’s Name	Maternal gf
Baptism	#	Infant				given name		given name

01 Oct 1829	35	Angelus	28 Sep 1829	M	, Joannes	Joannis	Dabola, Catharina	Angeli
14 Oct 1834	370	Dominicus	13 Oct 1834	M	, Dominicus		Stuparich, Catharina	Petri
18 Apr 1839	462	Gregorius	16 Apr 1839	M	, Georgius		Justini, Nicolina	Petri
17 Jul 1848	330	Maria	14 Jul 1848	F	, Jacobus		Budinich, Giacobba	Joannis
21 Nov 1845	103	Oliva	17 Nov 1845	F	, Joannes		Babich, Joanna	Joannis
08 Jan 1834		Maria	05 Jan 1834	F	Adami, Aloysius		Taboga, Elisabetti	Josephi
24 Jun 1832		Maria	10 Jun 1832	F	Adami, Nicholaus		, Elisabeth
26 Jun 1829	457	Joanna	24 Jun 1829	F	Albertus, Joannes		Novac, Maria
10 Jan 1836	231	Joannes	02 Jan 1836	M	Antoncich, Agustinus	Agustini	Simicich, Mathea	Georgi
06 Dec 1852	302	Marcus	30 Nov 1852	M	Antoncich, Antonius	Marci	Barichievich, Margarita	Augustini
18 Oct 1851	216	Matthea	14 Oct 1851	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Bellanich, Antonia	Nicolai
16 Feb 1829	321	Antonia	14 Feb 1829	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Antonia	Martini
13 Nov 1828	245	Antonius	11 Nov 1828	M	Antoncich, Antonius	Marcus	Budinich, Margarita	Joannis
18 Aug 1841	322	Dominicus	24 Jun 1841	M	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Mathea	Martini
15 Dec 1844	320	Dominica	11 Dec 1844	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Mathea	Martini
17 Apr 1830	322	Petronilla	16 Apr 1830	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Matthea	Martini
24 Nov 1833	326	Antonia	22 Nov 1833	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Matthea	Martini
11 May 1836	322	Maria	08 May 1836	F	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	Budinich, Matthea	Martini

Example of Marriage Records:

Marriage	dom	Groom	Groom’s father’s	Approx	Bride	Bride’s father’s	Approx
Date	#		given name	DOB		given name	DOB

12 Feb 1852	333	Antoncich, Andrea	Andrea	1818	Lettich, Maria	Joannis	1825
03 Feb 1831	507	Antoncich, Antonius	Joannis	1801	Stuparich, Margarita	Francisci	1804
04 Feb 1841	324	Antoncich, Antonius	Gaudentii	1815	Simicich, Nicoloa	Joannis	1814
29 Nov 1849	322	Antoncich, Antonius	Antonii	1825	Bellanich, Antonia	Nicolai	1822
27 Feb 1851	203	Antoncich, Antonius	Marci	1825	Barichievich, Margarita	Augustini	1830
30 Jan 1832	173	Antoncich, Augustinus	Martini	1799	Lettich, Anna	Marci	1805
11 Feb 1833	231	Antoncich, Augustinus	Augustini	1805	Simicich, Matthea	Georgi	1813
30 Jan 1834	343	Antoncich, Gaspar	Andrea	1812	Manastra, Victoria	Seraphini	1812
31 Jan 1839	268	Antoncich, Gaspar	Marci	1811	Petronilla, Lecchich	Antonii	1820
12 Feb 1851	360	Antoncich, Gaspar	Jannuarii	1815	Stefich, Maria	Marci	1824

Example of Death Records:

Date of Death	dom #	Name of Deceased	relationship	relative	Approx.date
			to		of birth

18 Sep 1854	549	Antoncich, Aloysius	son	Gaspari	1852
25 Mar 1856	169	Antoncich, Antonius	son	Luce	1792
17 Feb 1854	265	Antoncich, Gaspar	son	Marci	1811
31 Dec 1856	5	Antoncich, Gaspar			1798
24 Mar 1853	389	Antoncich, Joannes	son	Gaspari	1815
03 Oct 1854	257	Antoncich, Joannes	son	Marci	1827
16 Apr 1855	184	Antoncich, Margarita	widow	Gaudentii	1789
11 Feb 1855	360	Antoncich, Maria	widow	Jannuari	1812
27 Sep 1854	254	Antoncich, Nicoloa	son	Pauli	1840
20 Aug 1854	246	Antoncich, Petronilla	widow	Joannis	1780

Example of Status Animarum:

dom #	Head of Household	Male Date	Father’s name	Wife’s name	Widow	Female Date	Maiden Name
		of Birth				of Birth

281	, Girolamo	12 Dec 1858		Nicolena		30 Sep 1863	Bussanich
365	, Marci Giorgio			Maria		23 Oct 1854	Stuparich
164	Accellini, Luigi		Antonio	Maria		19 Mar 1857	Barichievich
23	Adami, Guiseppe			Petronilla	widow	1802
509	Albertus, Giovanna (F)					26 Jun 1828
100	Antoncich, Agostino	16 Mar 1834	Gaudenzio	Margherita		08 Dec 1843	Rancich
159	Antoncich, Agostino			Anna	widow	15 Nov 1805
213	Antoncich, Agostino	21 June 1848	Marco	Orsola			Barichievich
217	Antoncich, Agostino			Vincenza	widow	09 Mar 1799
276	Antoncich, Agostino			Nicolina	widow	16 July 1774
276	Antoncich, Agostino	16 Dec 1804	Agostino