András was born on January 27th, 1868 in Aranyos 24 and his christening took place on January 29th, 1868 in Aranyos conducted by minister Sólyom János.1 His godfather was Süti István and his godmother was Kováts Eszter. András' father was József Székely and his mother was Erzsébet Balázs. His paternal grandparents were Székely and <Unknown>; his maternal grandparents were András Balázs and Erzsébet Balázs. He had a brother and five sisters, named András, Eszter, Rebeka, Lídia, Eszter and Erzsébet. He was the fourth oldest of the seven children.