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Volume II has more details. Volume II is arranged by county and districts. Use the numbers from the index to find the entry for your town. Additional names the locality was known by are listed in parentheses. Population figures are given according to religion. The following abbreviations are used: | Volume II has more details. Volume II is arranged by county and districts. Use the numbers from the index to find the entry for your town. Additional names the locality was known by are listed in parentheses. Population figures are given according to religion. The following abbreviations are used: | ||
ág. Ágostai - Augsburg Evangelical Lutheran<br> gk. Görög Katholikus - Greek Catholic<br> izr. Izraelita - Jewish<br> kg. Keleti Görög - Greek Orthodox<br> ref. Református - Reformed<br> rk. Római Katholikus - Roman Catholic<br> un. Unitárius - Unitarian | ág. Ágostai - Augsburg Evangelical Lutheran<br>gk. Görög Katholikus - Greek Catholic<br>izr. Izraelita - Jewish<br>kg. Keleti Görög - Greek Orthodox<br>ref. Református - Reformed<br>rk. Római Katholikus - Roman Catholic<br>un. Unitárius - Unitarian | ||
If the village had its own parish church (or synagogue, for Jews), the abbreviation for the religion will be in '''BOLDFACE''' capital letters. The diocese will follow; also in '''Boldface''' type. If the people attended church elsewhere, the abbreviation of the religion will be in lowercase. The location of the parish or synagogue follows the population figure. You will need the location of the parish or synagogue in order to find the records of birth, marriage, and death. If a dash (―) follows the population figure, it means that the compilers of the gazetteer did not know the specific parish. Check the records of all nearby parishes. | If the village had its own parish church (or synagogue, for Jews), the abbreviation for the religion will be in '''BOLDFACE''' capital letters. The diocese will follow; also in '''Boldface''' type. If the people attended church elsewhere, the abbreviation of the religion will be in lowercase. The location of the parish or synagogue follows the population figure. You will need the location of the parish or synagogue in order to find the records of birth, marriage, and death. If a dash (―) follows the population figure, it means that the compilers of the gazetteer did not know the specific parish. Check the records of all nearby parishes. | ||
Once you have determined the location of the church or synagogue, use the Family History Library Catalog to get the film number of the available records. You can then order the appropriate films. | Once you have determined the location of the church or synagogue, use the Family History Library Catalog to get the film number of the available records. You can then order the appropriate films. | ||
=== Sources for Genealogical Research === | === Sources for Genealogical Research === | ||
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'''Civil Registration''': These records begin in October of 1895. For most civil registration districts, records are available from 1895 to the early 1900s. | '''Civil Registration''': These records begin in October of 1895. For most civil registration districts, records are available from 1895 to the early 1900s. | ||
'''Census Records''': The library has the 1828 census of land and property owners (less than 20% of the total population) available for most of the old Kingdom of Hungary. Census returns for other years are available for the following areas:<br> • 1857 - Parts of Csanád, Esztergom, Sopron, Tolna, Vas, Zala, and Zemplén counties<br> • 1869 - Abauj-Torna, Bars, Komárom, Nyitra, Szepes, Sáros, Zemplén and portions of Esztergom and Vas counties<br> • 1868-1871 - Somogy county <br>The library also has Jewish census returns of 1725-1775 and 1848 for many counties. | '''Census Records''': The library has the 1828 census of land and property owners (less than 20% of the total population) available for most of the old Kingdom of Hungary. Census returns for other years are available for the following areas:<br>• 1857 - Parts of Csanád, Esztergom, Sopron, Tolna, Vas, Zala, and Zemplén counties<br>• 1869 - Abauj-Torna, Bars, Komárom, Nyitra, Szepes, Sáros, Zemplén and portions of Esztergom and Vas counties<br>• 1868-1871 - Somogy county <br>The library also has Jewish census returns of 1725-1775 and 1848 for many counties. | ||
'''Military Records''': Muster rolls and qualification lists are available from the 1700s through 1915. Unless your ancestor was an officer, you must know the regiment to which the ancestor belonged in order to use these records. | '''Military Records''': Muster rolls and qualification lists are available from the 1700s through 1915. Unless your ancestor was an officer, you must know the regiment to which the ancestor belonged in order to use these records. | ||
'''Nobility''': The library has nobility documents for most of the old Kingdom of Hungary. These records date from the 1600s. | '''Nobility''': The library has nobility documents for most of the old Kingdom of Hungary. These records date from the 1600s. | ||
=== Research by Mail === | === Research by Mail === | ||
If the records you want are not available through the Family History Library, you can write to the Hungarian Embassy to request information. For instructions on how to obtain birth, marriage or death certificate from Hungary go to: http://www.huembwas.org/ | If the records you want are not available through the Family History Library, you can write to the Hungarian Embassy to request information. For instructions on how to obtain birth, marriage or death certificate from Hungary go to: [http://www.huembwas.org/consular/INFO/9-13/Certificates_en.htm http://www.huembwas.org/consular/INFO/9-13/Certificates_en.htm] The fee is $70.00 per certificate. Or write to: | ||
The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary<br>3910 Shoemaker Street, N.W.<br>Washington, DC 20008<br> | The Embassy of the Republic of Hungary<br>3910 Shoemaker Street, N.W.<br>Washington, DC 20008<br> | ||