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awesome—here’s my pass on items 1, 3, 4, and 5. i focused on concrete places to pull records and how to connect them, and i flagged exactly what I could/couldn’t verify online right now.

1) Stefan/“István” SCHMIDT, b. 1885 — Lovasberény R.C. baptism (parents + house number)

Where the baptism is recorded. Lovasberény Roman Catholic parish registers (baptisms/marriages/burials) covering 1719–1895 are on FamilySearch in the catalog under “Anyakönyvek / Római Katólikus Egyház, Lovasberény.” That run includes 1885, so his baptism should be there. Images typically show the house number (házszám) and godparents. (FamilySearch)

• If you need an index to get oriented first: the Hungarian-wide index collection Hungary, Catholic Church Records, 1636–1895 covers Fejér county parishes (including Lovasberény). Searching there can surface a hit, then click through to the catalog film. (The index often doesn’t include house numbers; you’ll need the image.) (FamilySearch)
• The Hungarian National Archives list microfilms for Lovasberény R.C. registers (MNL code A0526); that’s useful if you (or a researcher) consult onsite. (edit.elte.hu)
• There are partial name indexes for Lovasberény kept by the archives: births index 1836–1858 and marriages index 1836–1858 (handy for older generations, not for 1885 itself). (adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu)

Status: I couldn’t open the specific 1885 baptism image from my side (FamilySearch sometimes requires member login or an affiliate library for image access). But the volume covering 1885 definitely exists in the Lovasberény R.C. set; once opened, extract: child’s name/date, parents’ names incl. mother’s maiden, house no., and godparents. (FamilySearch)

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3) David (Dávid) SCHMIDT’s marriage (likely 1870s–1880s) in Lovasberény R.C., then his baptism (~1840s–1850s)

Marriage search path (Lovasberény):

• Browse the Lovasberény R.C. marriage books (házasságok) for ~1865–1895 inside the same FamilySearch catalog entry noted above. These volumes are contiguous with the baptisms/deaths. (FamilySearch)
• If David’s marriage date edges close to/after Oct 1895, also check the civil registers (Lovasberény’s civil registry is in the national FamilySearch civil-collection). (FamilySearch)

If not in Lovasberény: expand to neighboring/linked parishes:

• Gánt had its own R.C. registers from 1793 (it was initially a filia and later a parish). If your family oscillates Lovasberény⇄Gánt, check Gánt marriages of the same timeframe. (Miserend, Székesfehérvári Egyházmegye)

Then pull David’s baptism: Once you identify his marriage entry, it should list age and parents (often also place of origin). Use that to target his baptism (~1840s–1850s) in the same parish or one noted as his birthplace. All are within the Fejér R.C. registers on FamilySearch. (FamilySearch)

Tip: The archives’ 1836–1858 Lovasberény indexes can help if David is toward the early 1850s; otherwise, you’ll browse the original books. (adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu)

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4) If the family spans Lovasberény ⇄ Gánt: broaden the parish sweep & map house numbers to land registers/Urbarium

Parish sweep (church books):

• Lovasberény R.C. (1719–1895) — baptisms/marriages/burials (house numbers typically present). (FamilySearch)
• Gánt R.C. — registers from 1793; check baptisms/marriages/deaths for Schmidt and collateral lines. (Miserend)

Map the house numbers:

1. Cadastral maps (mid-19th c.) — Use the Arcanum/Hungaricana cadastral map sets for Lovasberény and Gánt to locate the parcel/house corresponding to the number in the baptism or marriage entry. These map portals let you zoom into street/plot layouts contemporary with the records. (arcanum.com, maps.arcanum.com)
2. Telekkönyv (land register) cross-reference — After you pinpoint the house/plot, consult the Kataszteri telekkönyvek (land-register volumes) to identify the owner/occupant and the plot number (betétszám) over time. This is the bridge from a church house number to landholding/ownership data. (adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu)
3. Urbarium (1767 reform) — For deeper historical anchoring of the village holdings and earlier family presence, use Mária Terézia’s Urbárium datasets (Hungaricana) and the FamilySearch Urbarium catalog; they list landlords, tenant peasant names, and plot obligations by settlement (Fejér has coverage). (hungaricana.hu, archives.hungaricana.hu, FamilySearch)

How this plays together:
Church book house no. → find it on the cadastral map (mid-19th c.) → pull the matching telekkönyv entry to see title/occupancy history → contextualize the family’s standing with Urbarium listings (1767+) for the settlement.

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5) Surname variants & possible Magyarization (Schmidt ⇄ Kovács)

• Meaning equivalence: Schmidt (German) = Smith (English) = Kovács (Hungarian), i.e., blacksmith. Kovács is among the most common Hungarian surnames. This exact cross-language equivalence is widely documented. (Wikipedia)
• Name-change context: 19th–early 20th-century Hungary saw substantial névmagyarosítás (surname Magyarization). Occupational German surnames like Schmidt were sometimes translated to their Hungarian equivalents, e.g., Kovács. Scholarship on Hungarian surname history notes these translation practices and broader trends in official/habitual name changes. (ahea.pitt.edu, Academy’s Library Repository)

What to watch for in your parish/civil entries:
— alternating entries of Schmidt / Kovács for the same family (or Schmid, Schmied, Smidt variants),
— late-19th/early-20th-century civil records where a previously German surname begins appearing as Kovács,
— marginal notes or civil névváltoztatás notations.

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What I’d do next (so you can keep going immediately)

• Open the Lovasberény R.C. volumes in the FamilySearch catalog and browse baptisms for 1885 for István (Stefan) Schmidt → capture parents + house no. (the image shows it). If images are restricted from home, use an Affiliate Library/FamilySearch Center. (FamilySearch)
• Search Lovasberény R.C. marriages ~1865–1895 for Dávid (David) Schmidt; if not there, run the same in Gánt. If marriage is close to 1895/after, check the civil set for Lovasberény. (FamilySearch, Miserend)
• When you have any house number, pull the Lovasberény/Gánt cadastral sheets and then the telekkönyv entry for that plot. (arcanum.com, adatbazisokonline.mnl.gov.hu)
• Keep a running alias list for search: Schmidt / Schmid / Schmied / Smidt / (Kovács), and try Hungarian given-name variants (István/Stefanus/Stephanus). (General guidance; no citation needed.)

If you want, I can transcribe the exact entries (once we have the images) and build a tidy source-log and house-number map for the family cluster.