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== Population Registers == | |||
An important source in Estonia are population registers, which were inventories of the taxable population. These registers were taken 1782-1858 to determine the number of those who would pay the poll tax. The inventories were taken in 1782, 1795, 1811, 1816, 1834, 1850, and 1857/58. In 1826, a smaller-scale inventory was taken in South Estonia. These registers were taken by parishes and manors and include the whole population of villages. Everyone in each family was listed, including their age and social standing. Only in the 1811 records were women not listed. | |||
One advantage of population registers is that with each new revision, the data of the previous register was first presented, then the changes that took place during the intermediary period, and finally the data for the current situation. Additionally, in each revision there are references to the respective person (or the parents) on the prior revision. | |||
Be aware that population registers may not list accurate personal information for every person. These registers were solely taken to compile lists of those who were obliged to pay taxes, not for genealogical purposes. This means that age may not always be accurate and movement within a manor or temporary absences from home were not often recorded. | |||
Those who officially changed their place of residence were registered in resettlements transcripts. Some are housed at the Historical Archives of Latvia. | |||
== All-Russian empire census == | == All-Russian empire census == | ||