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 Gornji Karini. This household name is directly derived from the surname of the people living at this address. The “Gornji” designation is to differentiate is from the Dolnji Karini but may also suggest a difference in elevation from the two households.
Through the period of our studies, we have found 2 distinct houses which carried the Karin surname–not to be confused with the Kajin surname. This is the first of the two houses (in order of house address). The Karin surname is only originally found in Podklanec.
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Matija Karin. Together with his wife, they had at least 1 child, including:
1A. Johan Karin b. 1773, m. 1796 to Marija Čemas (Zilje 3) — they remained at this house.
Johan Karin [1A] and his wife Marija Čemas had at least 4 children, including:
2A. Nikolaj Karin b. 1801, m. 1834 to Katarina Radovič (Sevlarova from Sečje Selo)1 — they remained at this house.
2B. Barbara Karin b. 1805, m. ca. 1839 to Johan Radovič (Sevlarov from Sečje Selo)1.
2C. Katarina Karin b. 1810, m. 1847 to a man from Croatia.
2D. Marija Karin b. 1814, m. 1837 to Johan Mravinec (Teslarov from Sečje Selo).
1. Johan Radovič and Katarina Radovič were siblings.
Nikolaj Karin [2A] and his wife Katarina Radovič had 6 children, including:
3A. Nikolaj Karin b. 1834, m. 1852 to Helena Žalec (Brdarova from Zilje) — they remained at this house.
3B. Katarina Karin b. 1839, m. 1858 to Jurij Benec (Podklanec 16).
Nikolaj Karin [3A] and his wife Helena Žalec had 7 children, including:
4A. Nikolaj Karin b. 1853, m. 1879 to Barbara Medved (Dolnja Medvedova) — they remained at this house.
4B. Jurij Karin b. 1859, m. to Marija Ostronič (Golek pri Vinici 7).
4C. Franc Karin b. 1862, m. 1893 to Katarina Kobetič (Hrast pri Vinici 4).
4D. Jože Karin b. 1864, died at the age of 49 in Collier, Pennsylvania. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
4E. Ana Karin b. 1867, m. 1890 to Matija Šutej (Šutejov from Sečje Selo).
Nikolaj Karin [4A] and his wife Barbara Medved had 9 children, including:
5A. Barbara Karin b. 1881, m. 1904 to Peter Kobetič (Šoštarov from Nova Lipa).
5B. Marija Karin b. 1884. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
5C. Nikolaj Karin b. 1892, m. 1913 to Ana Belavič (Podklanec 2) — they remained at this house.
5D. Franc Karin b. 1897, m. 1918 to Franca Švab (Švebova from Učakovci).
5E. Jože Karin b. 1900. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Nikolaj Karin [5C] and his wife Ana Belavič had 1 child:
6A. Nikolaj Karin b. 1913, m. 1935 to Barbara Starešinič (Jurkina from Zilje) — they remained at this house.
Nikolaj Karin [6A] and his wife Barbara Starešinič had 5 children.