Triplets

Although twins weren't especially uncommon, we've only come across the birth records of triplets 2 or 3 times during all of our Bohemian research.  So I thought I would share this birth record that I came across recently.  I love the names of these triplet brothers: Caspar, Malchar, & Baltazar.

“17 Janua: Z Miesta Bilyny

Paren: Pacholek Za Launy gesttio

Anna Coniunx

Infantes ti Sunt

Caspar, Malchar, Baltazar

Patrinj 

1 nimu Jan Rržiapal

        Martyn Ratansky

Anna Kubysstowa

2 gemu Gira Podusska Syn

        Pacholek Sedlarzu

Margita Mazanczowa

3 timu Ondra Perlenecz

        Giržicžek Kubyssta Martina Syn

Bartowa Anna”

“17 January [1593]: From the place Bilyny,

Parents: 

Pacholek Launy gesttio (?)

Wife, Anna

The infants are Caspar, Malchar, Baltazar

Sponsors

1 name [witnesses for the first child]

        Jan Rržiapal

        Martyn Ratansky

Anna Kubysstowa

2 gemu [witnesses for the 2nd child]

        Gira Podusska’s son

        Pacholek Sedlarzu

Margita Mazanczowa

3 timu [witnesses for the third child]

Ondra Perlenecz

        Giržicžek Kubyssta, Martina’s son

Anna Bartowa”

Book 5/1, page 9, image 6/742, containing birth & marriage records 1591-1727, Town of Bilin.