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 Dolnji Karini. This household name is directly derived from the surname of the people living at this address. The “Dolnji” designation is to differentiate is from the Gornji 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 second of the two houses (in order of house address).
The oldest record we have found to date for a person from this house is for Peter Karin b. ca. 1750. Together with his wife, they had at least 1 child, including:
1A. Jurij Karin b. 1777, m. ca. 1803 to Katarina Čemas (Zilje 3) — they remained at this house.
Jurij Karin [1A] and his wife Katarina Čemas had at least 5 children, including:
2A. Marija Karin b. 1801. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
2B. Jože Karin b. 1803, m. 1830 to Ana Medved (Gornja Medvedova) — they remained at this house.
2C. Matija Karin b. 1804. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
2B. Jurij Karin b. 1807, died at the age of 33. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
2C. Nikolaj Karin b. 1813, died at the age of 60. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Jože Karin [2B] and his wife Ana Medved had 10 children, including:
3A. Nikolaj Karin b. 1829. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3B. Johan Karin b. 1832. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
3C. Ana Karin b. 1838, m. 1868 to Matija Tomec (Tomčev).
3D. Katarina Karin b. 1840, m. 1870 to Miha Stegne (Dolnji Stegnetov from Golek).
3E. Jože Karin b. 1842, m. 1870 to Magdalena Šutej (Kovačji Grad 8) — they remained at this house.
3F. Matija Karin b. 1845, m. 1875 to Helena Mihelič (Mentanova from Vinica) — they lived at Vinica 24.
3G. Marko Karin b. 1851, died at the age of 25. At this time, it is unknown if he was ever married or had children.
Jože Karin [3E] and his wife Magdalena Šutej had 13 children, including:
4A. Marija Karin b. 1870. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
4B. Matija Karin b. 1872. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4C. Barbara Karin b. 1880. At this time, it is unknown what happened to her afterwards.
4D. Katarina Karin b. 1882, m. 1904 to Johan Mravinec (Ziljanov from Perudina) — they remained at this house.
4E. Franc Karin b. 1884. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
4F. Johan Karin b. 1890. At this time, it is unknown what happened to him afterwards.
Johan Mravinec and his wife Katarina Karin [4D] had 3 children:
5A. Johan Mravinec b. 1906, m. 1929 in Bosiljevo, Croatia to Katarina Miroslavić (Sela 11) — they remained at this house.
5B. Marija Mravinec b. 1908, m. 1926 to Julij Karin (Vinica 24) — they lived at Vinica 44.
5C. Jože Mravinec b. 1914, m. 1942 to Ana Cvetaš (Gornja Medvedova).
Johan Mravinec [5A] and his wife Katarina Miroslavić had 7 children.