The origin of the name for this household at Zilje 24 is unknown. The surname was always Balkovec for the period we have researched. There is some indication that individuals from Zilje whose surname was record as Vučič, Vuk, or Vouk may in fact be Balkovci from this household, although we have no direct evidence of this. The last Vuki were born in this house early in the 1900s, and the Balkovec lineage at the Vuki ended in the 1930s. The house was used by the Italians during the second world war.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Marko Balkovec. He married Katarina Moravec. Together, they had at least 6 children, including:
1A. Barbara Balkovec b. 1810, m. 1827 to Nikolaj Starešinič (Jaminov from Preloka).
1B. Marija Balkovec b. 1812, m. to Peter Vidnjevič (Paunoviči 8) — they lived at Žuniči 21.
1C. Marko Balkovec b. 1815, m. 1837 to Marija Starešinič (Rihtarova from Preloka) — they remained at this house.
1D. Katarina Balkovec b. 1822, m. 1848 to Johan Balkovec (Hajdukov).
1E. Matija Balkovec b. 1825. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
1F. Jurij Balkovec b. 1828. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Marko Balkovec [1A] and his wife Marija Starešinič had at least 4 children, including:
2A. Jože Balkovec b. 1838, m. 1856 to Ana Dejan (Velika Dejanska from Dejani) — they remained at this house.
2B. Barbara Balkovec b. 1840, m. 1866.
2C. Miha Balkovec b. 1847. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
2D. Ana Balkovec b. 1853. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
Jože Balkovec [2A] and his wife Ana Dejan had 12 children, including:
3A. Marko Balkovec b. 1859, m. 1887 to Barbara Čemas (Peričina) — they remained at this house.
3B. Janko Balkovec b. 1861, m. 1888 to Marija Čadonič (Oficirka).
3C. Jože Balkovec b. 1864. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3D. Ana Balkovec b. 1866, m. 1882 to Matija Žalec (Gornji Mihelov).
3E. Nikolaj Balkovec b. 1869. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3F. Jurij Balkovec b. 1872. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3G. Franc Balkovec b. 1875. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3H. Matija Balkovec b. 1877, m. ca. 1904 to Anna Kranatz.
3I. Barbara Balkovec b. 1880, m. 1899 to Gregor Čadonič (Gornji Stegneč).
Marko Balkovec [3A] and his wife Barbara Čemas had 8 children, including:
4A. Marko Balkovec b. 1888, m. 1906 to Marija Grdun (Gornja Cvetaševa) — they remained at this house.
4B. Katarina Balkovec b. 1890, m. 1909 to Franc Žalec (Hajdukov iz brda).
4C. Marija Balkovec b. 1895, m. ca. 1920 in Montana to Thomas Gergurich.
4D. Barbara Balkovec b. 1900, m. 1922 to Jurij Žalec (Stari Izbrdrov).
Marko Balkovec [4A] and his wife Marija Grdun had 5 children, including:
5A. Franc Balkovec b. 1906. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.