Ferenc was born on August 2nd, 1865. Ferenc's father was János Czikollay and his mother was Ilona Hamar. His paternal grandparents were Ignác Czikollai and Julia Kováts. He had three brothers and a sister, named István, Mihály, János and Mária. He was the oldest of the five children. He died at the age of 51 on October 15th, 1916.