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| == Online Records == | | == Online Resources == |
| *{{RecordSearch|1983333|Estonia Population Registers, 1918-1944}} | | *'''1784-1944''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61573/ Estonia, Census, Tax and House Lists, 1784 to 1944] at Ancestry — index & images ($) |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/1858627 Revision lists : Livonia (province), 1826]
| | *'''1826-1916''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62419/ Estonia, Soul List Registers, 1826-1916] at Ancestry — index & images ($) |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2815433 Estonia, population registers (Comission of Siberia), 1920-1923]
| | *[https://vana.stat.ee/62931 History Of Population Censuses ii Estonia] |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2815432 Estonia, population registers (Comission of Pihkva), 1920-1923] | |
| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2815429 Estonia, population registers (Comission of Petrograd), 1920-1923]
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2815427 Estonia, population registers (Comission of Moscow), 1920-1923] | |
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| == Population Registers / Revisions == | | == Introduction == |
| An important source in Estonia are population registers, which were inventories of the taxable population. These are an excellent source for identifying family groups.
| | Censuses have been enumerated in Estonia in 1881, 1897, 1922, 1934, 1959, 1970, 1979, 1989, 2000, 2011. The 1897 census was conducted by Imperial Russia. General information about these censuses can be found at [https://vana.stat.ee/26384 Statistics Estonia]. |
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| These revisions 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. This record was not compiled for non-taxed classes: the nobility, high officials, clergy, military, and foreigners.
| | == 1897 Russian Empire Census == |
| | | The 1897 Russian Imperial Census was the first and only census carried out in the Russian Empire. The census enumerated the entire population of the Empire (excluding Finland) and was designed to gather population and statistical data. The census was enumerated in Estonia on January 28, 1897. Two copies were created, one kept locally and the other sent into the Ministry. The Ministry copy was eventually destroyed, but the local copy has survived in some regional archives and at the Estonian Historical Archive in Tartu. About 70% of the population can be found in the census. |
| Generally, these revisions list: revision number of household, name, parentage, age, age at time of previous revision, sex, nationality, social rank, relationship to household head, and change of status since the last revision of all those in the household. Sometimes the lists are accompanied by supporting documentation. Only in the 1811 records were women not listed.
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| 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.
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| The depository of revision of the taxable population is housed in the Estonian Historical Archives in Tartu. Gaps in these revisions can be filled by the records of revisions from manors, church congregations, communal governments, and municipal authorities. | |
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| There are some earlier revisions for portions of Livland that came under Russian rule at the beginning of the 18th century and were incorporated into Estonia. One copy was kept in the county treasury (uezdnoe kaznacheistvo) and the other was sent to the provincial fiscal chamber (gubernskaiia kazennaia palata). Separate lists were kept for the different social classes such as merchants (kupechestvo), townspeople (meshchane) and peasants (krestiane). Revision lists (skazski) are filed and bound by districts and large cities. <ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Estonia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1994-2002.</ref><ref>Must, Aadu. "The Sources of Estonian Family History." In ''Eestlaste perekonnaloo allikad''. Estonia: Kleio, 2000.</ref> | | There is a separate census list for each household consisting of a form cover page and the census return which lists the names of the members of the household. There were three types of forms: (Form ''А'' (A), ''Б'' (B) or ''В'' (V). Form ''A'' (A) enumerated peasants residing on farms; Form ''Б'' (B) listed landed estates and form ''В'' (V) was for city dwellers, military, clergy, etc. |
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| === Communal Population Registers ===
| | The first page of each form notes state (gubernia), county (uyezd), district (volost), village, name of head of household, number of dwellings, number of souls found on day census was taken (divided by sex), number living there permanently, how many people are there who are not peasants, those who live there but are not official residents, and signature of person who compiled the form. |
| Communal population registers started in 1867. These relate to revision lists (discussed above) but are somewhat more exact (birth dates being revised on the basis of church registers). These lists should be used together with communal passport registers and lists of outsiders. Passport registers include both a description of the person and show exactly the duration and place of a person's stay outside their native commune. Lists of outsiders contain names of persons registered somewhere else but actually living in the commune in question.<ref>Must, Aadu. "The Sources of Estonian Family History." In ''Eestlaste perekonnaloo allikad''. Estonia: Kleio, 2000.</ref>
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| == 1897 Russian Empire Census ==
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| The 1897 census was a population enumeration primarily for statistical purposes in the Russian Empire. The census was enumerated in Estonia on January 28, 1897. Two copies were created, one kept locally and the other sent into the Ministry. The Ministry copy was eventually destroyed, but the local copy has survived in some regional archives and at the Estonian Historical Archive in Tartu. About 70% of the population can be found in the census. | | The second page includes the census return form which contains a wealth of information - both genealogical and personal details! The census recorded: |
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| | * name (given name, patronymic, and surname) |
| | *note if blind, deaf, mute, or insane |
| | * relationship to head of household |
| | *age |
| | *marital status |
| | *social rank |
| | *birthplace |
| | *where registered |
| | *residence |
| | *note if person is absent at the time of the census |
| | * native tongue |
| | *literacy |
| | *place of study (past or current) |
| | *main profession |
| | *additional profession |
| | *military status |
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| | A second census was anticipated in 1914 but World War I intervened. |
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| There is a separate list for each household. The first page of each enumeration form notes state (guberniia), county (uezd), district (volost), village, name of head of household, number of dwellings, number of souls found on day census was taken (divided by sex), number living there permanently, how many people are there who are not peasants, those who live there but are not official residents, and signature of person who compiled the form. On the following pages is listed: name; note if blind, deaf, mute, or insane; relationship to head of family and head of household; age; marital status; social rank; birthplace; where registered; residence; note if person is absent at the time of the census; native tongue; literacy; place of study or graduation; main profession; additional profession; and military status.
| | == Accessing the Records == |
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| A second census was anticipated in 1914 but World War I intervened.<ref name="profile"/>
| | === SAAGA === |
| | Some census records from what is now modern day Estonia are now preserved in the Latvian State Historical Archives; however, they are accessible via the Estonian site [https://www.ra.ee/dgs/explorer.php?tid=257&tbn=1&lev=yes&hash=db4f796c017bca5d9d775f047106877f SAAGA]. Census returns are available for Tartu and Saaremaa. |
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| == Resettlement == | | === Raduraksti === |
| Due to restricted liberty to move, the temporary staying away from home was precisely listed in passport registers and permanent resettlement was precisely listed in resettlement transcripts (''Umschreibungsliste''). Resettlement transcripts recorded those who officially changed their place of residence, got more education, or socially advanced. For peasants, this meant becoming liberated from the peasantry class by becoming workers, tradesmen, literary men, or other such professions. Additionally, the acquisition of education (with a diploma of a land surveyor, chemist, etc.), entering civil service, or becoming a townsman liberated a peasant from that class. Some resettlement transcripts are housed in the Historical Archives of Latvia. <ref>Must, Aadu. "The Sources of Estonian Family History." In ''Eestlaste perekonnaloo allikad''. Estonia: Kleio, 2000.</ref>
| | [https://raduraksti.arhivi.lv/collections/1:8 Raduraksti,] the Latvian State Historical Archives digital reading room has 1897 census records for locations within Tartu County, Võru County, Pärnu county, and Arnsburg. |
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| == References == | | === Reading the Records === |
| | For help reading the 1897 Census, see the [[Estonia "How to" Guides|1897 Census "How to" Guide.]] |
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