U članku autorica analizira obiteljske veze pripadnika poznatih karlovačkih obitelji iz 19. stoljeća: Alojza Duquenois, Ivana Reichherzera i Franza Zihaka/Czihaka. Prva dvojica bili su licitari i voštari. Zihak je bio glazbenik i skladatelj. Sve su tri obitelji pripadale uglednomu karlovačkomu građanstvu u prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća. Posebno su licitari i voštari bili još od 17. pa sve do 19. stoljeća najjači gradski sloj. U članku je moguće naći primjere zanimljive prakse, kada su se kalfe ženili za majstorove kćeri te tako nasljeđivali obrt i dr. Kroz narativ o tri karlovačka građanina u predindustrijsko vrijeme, posebnu pozornost privlači multietnički karakter grada u 19. stoljeću i podatak da su već u prvoj polovici 19. stoljeća neke žene tih obitelji imale svoja zanimanja. Upravo je glazba bila povezujući element obitelji Zihak-Reichherzer s obitelji Wiesner Livadić, stoga je u članku posebna pozornost posvećena i učiteljici glazbe Katarini Reichherzer, unuci Franza Zihaka, supruzi odvjetnika i opernoga pjevača Kamila Wiesner Livadića te snahi skladatelja Ferde Wiesnera Livadića.; As a trade centre Karlovac drew from the last quarter of the 18th century individuals from various parts of the Habsburg Monarchy, whose work contributed to the town’s development. Among many newcomers were also Alojz Duquenois, a gingerbread man and wax-chandler from Carniola, Ivan Reichherzer from Varaždin and the composer Franz Zihak from Moravia. The key personality in this article is Alojz Duquenois (1765-1846), a gingerbread man, wax-chandler, town councillor, benefactor and patron of the arts who came as a settler from Carniola and already during his lifetime became an urban legend. He witnessed and participated in the most important events in town’s history of the first half of the 19th century. He became etched in the collective memory and is particularly associated with the period of French administration in Karlovac. The second individual is Ivan Reichherzer (1802-1872), from the family of gingerbread men of Varaždin, who as a journeyman arrived in Karlovac to the already well known master craftsman Alojz Duquenois and later married his only heir, Katarina Zihak/Czihak, half-sister of Duquenois’ second wife. After he was ‘retired’ in the 1830is, Duqenois dedicated himself solely town affairs. Hence, Reichherzer took over his craft. The sources from the mid-19th century mention him as the owner of several real estates which he bought, refurbished, sold and rented; hence it can be said that he was a typical representative of the 19th century bourgeoisie. The third person is Franz Zihak (died in 1850), a city organist and also a versatile musician from Bohemia: he was able to conduct and play six musical instruments (clarinet, fagot, horn, oboe, flute and violin). He was also a composer and a teacher in the first musical school in the town, which is why the music historians consider him to be the founder of the musical professionalism in Karlovac.