Austro-Hungarian WW1 Records for Backa Region
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Re: Austro-Hungarian WW1 Records for Backa Region
| Dave_Dreyer (View posts) | Posted: 26 Apr 2008 2:05AM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Onhaus/Ohnhaus Kunbaja/Batschka
Joseph:
The 6th IR, based in Neusatz, recruited in the Southern Batschka while the 23th IR, based in Zombor, recruited in the Northern Batschka. If you go to the military section at;
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...
you will find some discussion of the scope and limitations of the Grundbuch records for these regiments. After the Ausgleich, Grundbuch sheets for Hungarian regiments were no longer forwarded to Wien but instead to Budapest. In spite of misleading comments on this board over an extended period these records are not in Budapest and are long gone having been sent off for recycled paper. We have abstracted all the Banaters from the Grundbuch records for the 29th IR which recruited in the nearby Torontal Komitate(available at the above web address) Most remarkable some of the rolls of microfilm for the 29th contained large numbers of Batschkaers. Apparently the 29th was not above sending recruiting detachments across the Theis in order to fill their ranks.
The regimental KBs for these regiments are in the Wiener Kriegsarchiv. They have been microfilmed and copies are in the FHL. However, they are restricted at the FHL because of the 100 year Dataschutz law in Austria. They can be viewed up to 1908 at the Wiener Kriegsarchiv. If your guy was married or died while in the Army he will be in the regimental KBs otherwise they will be of little value to you.
You do not say if you are only interested in the military records or are also interested in Onhaus family history. If the latter you might consider subscribing to the Banat mailing list at Rootsweb.com. In spite of the name this list covers all Donauschwab areas. You will find there a number of Batschka experts.
The AKdFF is the Donauschwab family history society whose archives are in Sindelfingen Germany. I note in their handbook there are two AKdFF members who are researching the family Onhaus from Kunbaja, under the spelling variant Ohnhaus. The AKdFF also has microfilm of the Kunbaja KBs 1819-1895. Copies of this microfilm may also be at the FHL.
Check their website.
Dave Dreyer
The 6th IR, based in Neusatz, recruited in the Southern Batschka while the 23th IR, based in Zombor, recruited in the Northern Batschka. If you go to the military section at;
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~banatdata/...
you will find some discussion of the scope and limitations of the Grundbuch records for these regiments. After the Ausgleich, Grundbuch sheets for Hungarian regiments were no longer forwarded to Wien but instead to Budapest. In spite of misleading comments on this board over an extended period these records are not in Budapest and are long gone having been sent off for recycled paper. We have abstracted all the Banaters from the Grundbuch records for the 29th IR which recruited in the nearby Torontal Komitate(available at the above web address) Most remarkable some of the rolls of microfilm for the 29th contained large numbers of Batschkaers. Apparently the 29th was not above sending recruiting detachments across the Theis in order to fill their ranks.
The regimental KBs for these regiments are in the Wiener Kriegsarchiv. They have been microfilmed and copies are in the FHL. However, they are restricted at the FHL because of the 100 year Dataschutz law in Austria. They can be viewed up to 1908 at the Wiener Kriegsarchiv. If your guy was married or died while in the Army he will be in the regimental KBs otherwise they will be of little value to you.
You do not say if you are only interested in the military records or are also interested in Onhaus family history. If the latter you might consider subscribing to the Banat mailing list at Rootsweb.com. In spite of the name this list covers all Donauschwab areas. You will find there a number of Batschka experts.
The AKdFF is the Donauschwab family history society whose archives are in Sindelfingen Germany. I note in their handbook there are two AKdFF members who are researching the family Onhaus from Kunbaja, under the spelling variant Ohnhaus. The AKdFF also has microfilm of the Kunbaja KBs 1819-1895. Copies of this microfilm may also be at the FHL.
Check their website.
Dave Dreyer