While every house in Slovenia has a civic address, many houses also carry a household name. These names are how other people typically referred to that family. This house carries the name of Bahoričevi. This name is most likely derived from the original household owner’s surname Bahorič.
Through the period of our studies, we have found one house which originally carried the Bahorič surname in Dejani. The Bahorič surname is not found anywhere else in the Preloka Parish.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Matija Bahorič. He married Barbara Balkovec b. 1784. Together, they had at least 2 children, including:
1A. Ivan Bahorič b. 1807, m. 1839 to Marija Balkovec (Škrpelara from Zilje) — they remained at this house.
1B. Janko Bahorič b. 1830. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Ivan Bahorič [1A] and his wife Marija Balkovec had 8 children, including:
2A. Matija Bahorič b. 1840, m. 1867 to Ana Cvetaš (Kosovkona from Zilje) — they remained at this house.
2B. Ana Bahorič b. 1842, m. 1863 to Gregor Žalec (Žalčev from Zilje) — they lived at Grduni 8.
2C. Marija Bahorič b. 1845, m. 1867 to Jurij Čadonič (Dolnji Krčmarov from Zilje) — they lived at Zilje 33.
2D. Katarina Bahorič b. 1849, m. 1870 to Jurij Pavlakovič (Jarčanov from Grduni).
2E. Marko Bahorič b. 1852. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
2F. Jože Bahorič b. 1853, m. 1891 to a woman from Prilišče 42.
2G. Johan Bahorič b. 1856, died at the age of 24. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Matija Bahorič [2A] and his wife Ana Cvetaš had 2 children, including:
3A. Ana Bahorič b. 1868, m. 1887 to Janko Krotec (Petolasov from Grduni) — they remained at this house.
Janko Krotec and his wife Ana Bahorič [3A] had 5 children, including:
4A. Barbara Krotec b. 1887. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
4B. Marija Krotec b. 1890, died at the age of 73. At this time, it is unknown if she was ever married or had children.
4C. Janko Krotec b. 1891, m. 1925 to Ana Balkovec (Velika Dejanska).
4D. Jože Krotec b. 1897. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.