BERTRAM family in Bohemia.

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Hello, my name was Zbynek Krychla.For 36 years I did not know my real father was from France which was restrected area for us in those times of cold war.I met him in 1990 after komunism colapsed in our country.His name was Luke Bertrame,he met my mother during her stay in Yugoslavia in 1953.As she died when I was 15 years old and my real father died tragically in car crash on his way to saw me for the second time here in my place I will probably never know what story is behind my birth or if I have relatives in France.

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connected to Luke Bertrame in France,Bellevile.

If you've ever looked at records that were created several decades ago, particularly before the turn of the century, you know that they aren't always easy to understand. Handwriting styles were different and people weren't always particular about spelling and punctuation. You'll find that some words had different meanings, and when you go back a couple of centuries, even dates were different. If you are planning to look at older records, skim through the topics listed below so that you will know in advance what to watch out for.

Doing genealogy, no matter of what ethnic group, involves dealing with spelling variations.

Also, in Czech and other Slavic languages, the last name reflected the gender of the person. Bonchowski would be the man's last name, but Bonkowska would be the woman's. Also there was a spelling difference for a single or a married woman (which I don't know the rules to).

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