The household at Zilje 21 is named as Košuti in the 1879 status animarum. The name bears resemblance to the south Slavic word for “hind” (košuta) but also sounds like the Hungarian surname Kossuth. The house no longer stands and it’s exact location is unknown although some older Ziljani remember a house in ruins across the main road from the Dolnji Miheli.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Miha Čadonič. Together with his wife, they had at least 1 child:
1A. Jurij Čadonič b. 1776, m. 1798 to Ana Moravec (Moravčeva) — they remained at this house.
Jurij Čadonič [1A] and his wife Ana Moravec had at least 10 children, including:
2A. Jurij Čadonič b. 1800, m. ca. 1819 to Ana Dejan — they remained at this house.
2B. Ivan Čadonič b. 1804, m. 1827 to Helena Balkovec (Biričeva from Balkovci).
2C. Ana Čadonič b. 1810, m. 1833 to Matija Radovič (Preloka 43).
2D. Marija Čadonič b. 1815, m. 1837 to Matija Čadonič (Oficir).
2E. Katarina Čadonič b. 1818, m. 1840 to Jurij Čadonič (Dolnji Krčmarov).
2F. Matija Čadonič b. 1820. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
2G. Helena Čadonič b. ca. 1826, m. Jurij Flajnik (Jakopov from Podklanec).
Jurij Čadonič [2A] and his wife Ana Dejan had 3 children, including:
3A. Janko Čadonič b. 1820, m. 1847 to Katarina Čadonič (Oficirka) — they remained at this house.
3B. Helena Čadonič b. 1823, m. 1846 to Jurij Starešinič (Preloka 38).
3C. Barbara Čadonič b. 1825. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
Jurij Čadonič [2A] m. 1840 to his second wife Katarina Čadonič (Gornja Mihelova). Together, they had at least 1 child, including:
3D. Johan Čadonič b. 1835, died at the age of 71 in Podklanec 24. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Janko Čadonič [3A] and his wife Katarina Čadonič had 7 children, including:
4A. Janko Čadonič b. 1848, m. 1883 to Marija Starešinič (Rihtarova from Preloka) — they remained at this house.
4B. Katarina Čadonič b. 1856, m. 1882 to Martin Osojnički (Plešivica 2) — they lived at Zilje 23.
4C. Jože Čadonič b. 1861. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4D. Marija Čadonič b. 1864, m. 1886 to Nikolaj Ivanovič (Dolnji Mihelov).
Janko Čadonič [4A] and his wife Marija Starešinič had 7 children, including:
5A. Ana Čadonič b. 1886, died at the age of 70 in Preloka 63. At this time, it is unknown if she was ever married or had children.
5B. Franca Čadonič b. 1888, m. ca. 1911 to Andrew Verbick.
5C. Janko Čadonič b. 1891. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
5D. Marija Čadonič b. 1893. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.