Zauko/Zhavko from Bahnuvate > Turkiv > Lviv

[Hannia]

I am looking for some help in finding out about my beloved Grandmother. After her arrival, I have learned a lot, but wish to know about my ancestry in BAHNUVATE, Turka region of Lviv Oblast. My grandmother Marya ZAWKO (Zauko) was born on July 15, 1892. Her father was YURKO and her mother was Anna M Culsiou ( this fact I gleaned from a marriage application in PA. My grandmother could neither read nor write so I have NO idea what they were trying to spell!) She came to America with her aunt Marya CUCEK (CUCYK) also from Bahnuvate. Her husband was Nikolai (Mikolai) CUCEK (CUCYK). These were the spellings I found on the ship manifest. I have been to Lviv and would like to return to see the grand mother/father land.
ДЯКУЮ

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Closer transliteration for your Zauko is Zhavko = Жавко.

Today there are 332 people carrying Zhavko surname living in Ukraine, 19 of whom are listed in Babusia's selo/village Bahnuvate = Багнувате. The village was founded in 1654. Today it is hamlet size w/population of 384. It and selo Mezhirya is clustered w/selo Rykiv. They share the same Village Administration
and post ofc. The name of the Village Mayor is Vasyl Zhavko, son of Vasyl.

Partial list:
ЖАВКО ЕКАТЕРИНА АЛЕКСЕЕВНА 0 1939-11-15 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО АННА ВАСИЛЬЕВНА 0 1937-06-17 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО ПАВЛИНА ИЛЬКОВНА 0 1931-11-20 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО МАРИЯ РОМАНОВНА 0 1922-12-10 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО ЕКАТЕРИНА АЛЕКСЕЕВНА 0 1979-11-07 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО ЭКАТЕРИНА АЛЕКСЕЕВНА 0 1939-01-15 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО АННА ВАСИЛЬЕВНА 0 1937-06-22 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО МАРИЯ ИВАНОВНА 0 1988-12-08 БАГНУВАТЕ0
ЖАВКО ОКСАНА ИВАНОВНА 0 1987-03-04 БАГНУВАТЕ
ЖАВКО ИВАННА ИВАНОВНА 0 1985-07-01 БАГНУВАТЕ

PS> I am not 100% sure, but I think your Babusia had Boyko roots. This is a micro-ethnic Ruthenian/Ukrainian group. This conjecture is based on the location of the village in the Turkivskij raion.

[Hannia]

As per Ellis Island, list of emigrants from your ancestral village:


1 Cincyk, Mikolaj Bahnowate, Austria 37 1875 1912
2 Cincyk, Wasyl Bahnowata, Austria 43 1871 1914
4 Denkowycz, Elias Bahnowate 37 1869 1906
5 Fubnzcki, Wasyl Bahnowata, Austria 45 1869 1914
6 Lincyk, Olekia Bahnowate, Galicia 29 1884 1913
7 Pechowycz, Anna Bahnowate 18 1888 1906
8 Roman, Wasyl Bahnowate 25 1881 1906
9 Sincyk, Krystyna Bahnowate, Galicia 18 1895 1913 Same as Cincyk.
10 Turyczak, Michal Bahnowata, Austria 27 1887 1914
11 Zanko, Ignat Bahnowate, Galicia 38 1875 1913 This guy had a hernia and was deported. His name was Zauko.
12 Zubrzycki, Stefan Bahnowate, Galicia 23 1890 1913

[IreneLviv]

жЕМРПЮКЭМЮ БХАНПВЮ ЙНЛЁЯЁЪ сЙПЮ©МХ - WWW БЁДНАПЮФЕММЪ ╡юя "лЁЯЖЕБЁ БХАНПХ"
There are three Zhavko in the village council - but I can see no Vasyl among them

[Hannia]

LDS has filmed your ancestral village. Have you ever researched LDS Films? Looks like you might not be able to dig up Babusia's records, but you should be able to pick up info re Pradeedo (GGrandfather) Yurko (translates to George in English) and wife and track the family back to 1785.

Before doing anything thoroughly explore following link. This is probably the best resource for anyone researching Galician/Halychanyn heritage. The Vital Records Section has exc HOW-TO info.
Halgal: Genealogy of Halychyna/Eastern Galicia

Title
Metrical books, 1785-1892

Authors
Greek Catholic Church. Bahnowate (Borynia) (Main Author)

Notes
Microfilm of originals at the Central State Historical Archives of Ukraine in L′viv.
Greek Catholic Church records (births, marriages, deaths) for Bahnowate (Borynia), Galizien, Austria; later Bahnowate (Turka), Lwów, Poland; now Bahnuvate, Turka, L′viv, Ukraine. Filmed with records from other villages. Text in Latin and Russian.
Record group 201, series 4-A, files 146-147.

Subjects
Austria, Galizien, Bahnowate (Borynia) - Church records
Poland, Lwów, Bahnowate (Turka) - Church records
Україна, Львів, Турка, Багнувате - Метричні книги
Ukraine, L′viv, Turka, Bahnuvate - Church records

Format
Manuscript (On Film)

Language
Latin
Russian

Publication
Salt Lake City, Utah : Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1994

Physical
on 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

Film Notes
Note - Location [Film]
Volume 201-4A/146 Births, marriages, deaths 1785-1799 (p. 1-21; some years missing) -- Births, marriages, deaths 1801-1830 (p. 37-57) -- Births, marriages, deaths 1831-1835 (p. 78-85) -- Births, marriages, deaths 1836-1846 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1849 (p. 92-110) - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 1 ]
Volume 201-4A/147 Births, marriages, deaths 1873 -- Births, marriages 1874 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1875-1876 -- Births 1878 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1879-1891 -- Marriages, deaths 1892 (some years out of order; filmed with Mołdawsko and Ryków) - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 2 ]

[Hannia]

Irene,

You trump me. Link I found is dated 2008 and updated 2009.

[geeuka]

ДЯКУЮ I appreciate what you did for me so much. I am trying to work with the LDS but so far I am waiting 4 weeks to receive the miicrofims I ordered!! Most importantly, can you make a guess as to what my grandmother was trying to say when the clerk spelled her mother's name as M CULSIOU or M CULSION? This would be extremely helpful IF or WHEN I receive the microfilms. I tried making guess with my Ukrainian-English dictionary and nothing seemed to work.

[Hannia]

Bare in mind that most of the GC Records use Latin, so you should be able to recognize the surnames. In most Eastern European villages a generation was appx 17-20+ yrs. Find Jurko's dob in 1870+ and then look for his matrimonial record.

Births 1878 -- Births, marriages, deaths 1879-1891 -- Marriages, deaths 1892 (some years out of order; filmed with Mołdawsko and Ryków) - FHL INTL Film [ 1922096 Item 2 ]

Be patient, the films will come, but do stay on the Family Center.