Ukraine Census: Difference between revisions

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*Revision lists are an important resource because they list household/family groupings complete with names, relationships, and ages. They can be used to track a family throughout time and estimate vital event dates.
*Revision lists are an important resource because they list household/family groupings complete with names, relationships, and ages. They can be used to track a family throughout time and estimate vital event dates.
*Revision lists were primarily recorded in Russian and many have not yet been indexed. For help with reading a revision list, see: [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/2/2c/Russian_Revision_Lists_-_Instruction_E_Vance_2020-270229_Jan_2020_JMR_.pdf '''Reading Revision Lists. Russia “How to” Guide''']<ref name="Ellie"/>
*Revision lists were primarily recorded in Russian and many have not yet been indexed. For help with reading a revision list, see: [https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/img_auth.php/2/2c/Russian_Revision_Lists_-_Instruction_E_Vance_2020-270229_Jan_2020_JMR_.pdf '''Reading Revision Lists. Russia “How to” Guide''']<ref name="Ellie"/>
 
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These are enumerations for the purpose of assessing a poll tax and identifying those who were eligible for conscription into the military. They are an excellent source for identifying family groups. Due to the difficulty in using metrical books, the revision list provides the most information for the least amount of effort. The original returns are bound in volumes that are sometimes three to four feet thick, making them very difficult to handle except on microfilm.
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These records generally contain the following information:  
These records generally contain the following information:  
*Revision number of household
*Revision number of household
318,531

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