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'''Jewish Registers''' | |||
The Genealogical Society of Utah has microfilmed all the Jewish registers that have been saved in the National Archives in Zagreb and Osijek. Records that were not deposited into the public archives may be in possession of local Jewish communities. | The Genealogical Society of Utah has microfilmed all the Jewish registers that have been saved in the National Archives in Zagreb and Osijek. Records that were not deposited into the public archives may be in possession of local Jewish communities. | ||
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'''1848 Jewish Census''' | '''1848 Jewish Census''' | ||
In early 1848 Hungarian government ordered a special census of all Jews. The 1848 Jewish census has not survived for all Hungarian counties. These records supply the name of the head of household, wife's maiden name and names of children, together with ages and places of birth, profesisons and length of time an immigrant had been in Hungary or in his 1848 place of residence. | In early 1848 Hungarian government ordered a special census of all Jews. The 1848 Jewish census has not survived for all Hungarian counties. These records supply the name of the head of household, wife's maiden name and names of children, together with ages and places of birth, profesisons and length of time an immigrant had been in Hungary or in his 1848 place of residence. | ||
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'''1828 Hungarian Census''' | '''1828 Hungarian Census''' | ||
The Hungarian census of 1828 is of considerable interest and importance, although is supplies limited family information. The census covered all of the old Hungary. Under each town or village, it lists all heads of families or occupiers of land. | The Hungarian census of 1828 is of considerable interest and importance, although is supplies limited family information. The census covered all of the old Hungary. Under each town or village, it lists all heads of families or occupiers of land. | ||
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It is not always clear to which of the nearby larger communities the few families of Jews in the smaller villages would have belonged. It is important to look carfully in the surrounding communities. Within the pre-1918 Hungarian Kingdom, many places had different German, Hungarian and Slavic names. | It is not always clear to which of the nearby larger communities the few families of Jews in the smaller villages would have belonged. It is important to look carfully in the surrounding communities. Within the pre-1918 Hungarian Kingdom, many places had different German, Hungarian and Slavic names. | ||
For more information see article ''Researching Jewish Family History in Croatia, Slavonia and Hungary'' by Malcolm Scott Hardy published in AVOTAYNU (Volume XVII, Number 3, Fall 2001). | For more information on this topic see an excellent article ''Researching Jewish Family History in Croatia, Slavonia and Hungary'' by Malcolm Scott Hardy published in AVOTAYNU (Volume XVII, Number 3, Fall 2001). | ||
[[Category:Croatia]] | [[Category:Croatia]] | ||