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 originally had the name of Mihelovi. This name is derived from the name of the patriarch at this house.
Through the period of our studies, we have found two houses which originally carried the Brožič surname in Otok. This is the second of the two houses (in order of house address). The Brožič surname is only sporadically found in both Vinica Parish and Preloka Parish.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Miha Brožič b. 1750. Together with his wife, they had at least 3 children, including:
1A. Miha Brožič b. 1793, m. ca. 1819 to Barbara Flajnik — they remained at this house.
1B. Barbara Brožič b. 1803. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
1C. Marija Brožič b. 1807. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
Miha Brožič [1A] and his wife Barbara Flajnik had at least 5 children, including:
2A. Barbara Brožič b. 1818. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
2B. Matija Brožič b. 1820, m. ca. 1844 to Margareta Pupič (Zdihova) — they remained at this house.
2C. Johan Brožič b. 1822, died at the age of 69 in Maribor. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
2D. Katarina Brožič b. 1832, m. 1853 to Matija Šutej (Kovačji Grad 6).
Matija Brožič [2B] and his wife Margareta Pupič had 11 children, including:
3A. Jurij Brožič b. 1848, m. 1871 to Barbara Malinarič (Pribajnci 8) — they remained at this house.
3B. Katarina Brožič b. 1849, m. 1876 to a man from Zdihova 11.
3C. Barbara Brožič b. 1843. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
3D. Jože Brožič b. 1856. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3E. Marija Brožič b. 1857. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
3F. Johan Brožič b. 1859, died at the age of 69. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
3G. Magdalena Brožič b. 1861, m. 1882 to Jurij Mihelčič (Goričanov from Učakovci).
3H. Helena Brožič b. 1863. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
Jurij Brožič [3A] and his wife Barbara Malinarič had 10 children, including:
4A. Matija Brožič b. 1873. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4B. Barbara Brožič b. 1874. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
4C. Peter Brožič b. 1876, m. 1900 to Doroteja Pavlinič (Liplje 7) — they remained at this house.
4D. Jurij Brožič b. 1879, m. 1902 to Magdalena Tkalčevič (Liplje 5) — they remained at this house.
4E. Johan Brožič b. 1881. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4F. Jože Brožič b. 1884. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4G. Franc Brožič b. 1886, m. 1908 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania to Katarina Pavlenič.
Peter Brožič [4C] and his wife Doroteja Pavlinič had 1 child:
5A. Matija Brožič b. 1901, died at the age of 26. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Jurij Brožič [4D] and his wife Magdalena Tkalčevič had 7 children, including:
5B. Marija Brožič b. 1903. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
5C. Antonija Brožič b. 1909, died at the age of 76. At this time, it is unknown if she was ever married or had children.
5D. Ana Brožič b. 1910, m. 1931 to Jurij Osojnički (Klanec 3).
5E. Rosa Brožič b. 1914, m. 1937 to Viktor Maljevac.