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== Online Databases and Websites == | |||
*[https://ya.ru/archive Archive Search] at Yandex - index & images; contains metric books, revision lists, confessions, etc. for Russia proper | |||
* [http://www.gasrb.ru/shegere1149.html Orenburgskaya and Ufimskaya Gubernia Revision Lists for 1795-1858]. Images, no index | |||
*'''1782-1858''' {{RecordSearch|2502557|Russia, Karelia Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists), 1782-1858}} at FamilySearch — images | |||
== Russia Census Records == | |||
A census is a count and description of the population. | A census is a count and description of the population. | ||
Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified. | Census records can provide family relationships, age, year of birth, description of property, religion, and place of birth. Microfilm copies are available at many repositories and through interlibrary loan. Generally, more recent censuses are more complete. They can provide information missing in other records. Use census information with caution because information (which may have been given by any family member) may be incorrect or deliberately falsified. | ||
*[ | *The 1897 Russian Empire Census was the only complete population census conducted in Imperial Russia. For further information: | ||
**[https://avotaynuonline.com/2008/10/the-1897-all-empire-russian-census-by-alexander-dunai/ The 1897 All-Empire Russian Census] by Alexander Dunai. | |||
**[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Empire_Census Russian Empire Census] at Wikipedia. | |||
**[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/1448/ Russia, Jewish Families in Russian Empire Census, 1897] at Ancestry ($). | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Census_(2002) Russian Census (2002)], the only population census conducted in the post-Soviet Russia | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_Census_(2002) Russian Census (2002)], the only population census conducted in the post-Soviet Russia | ||
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=== 1897 Russian Empire Census (perepis 1897) === | === 1897 Russian Empire Census (perepis 1897) === | ||
The 1897 census was the only universal census in tsarist Russia. It was conducted on January 28, in the middle of the winter because this was the time when the populace was least mobile. On the appointed day, 150,000 census takers spread out into the environs of the nation and completed over thirty million sheets of returns. Some census workers traveled as much as forty miles to gather the required data. | The 1897 census was the only universal census in tsarist Russia. It was conducted on January 28, in the middle of the winter because this was the time when the populace was least mobile. On the appointed day, 150,000 census takers spread out into the environs of the nation and completed over thirty million sheets of returns. Some census workers traveled as much as forty miles to gather the required data. There is a separate list (Form A, B or V) for each household. For those who belong to the household, the following information 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; military status. 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. A copy was made locally and both copies forwarded to the provincial census commission. One of these was kept by that commission and the other sent to the Central Census Bureau in St. Petersburg. The St. Petersburg copy is no longer extant but the local copy has survived in some regional archives.<ref name="profile" /> | ||
===Family lists / local censuses=== | |||
Research use: Identify family groups. | |||
Record type: Population enumerations were conducted after the revisions for the purpose of assessing a poll tax and identifying those for conscription into the military. | |||
General: The term supplemental revision lists was used in some areas when referring to family lists. Since there was no universal mandate as in the case of the revisions to create these records, they occur randomly at different times for different places. Family lists were also created by conscription offices that listed all male members of a family along with their parents. | |||
Time period: 1860-1918. | |||
Contents: Head of household, family members, ages; other details vary. | |||
Location: State archives. | |||
Population coverage: 30% coverage because conducted randomly on a local basis and not always preserved. | |||
Reliability: They are not completely reliable because of efforts to evade taxation or conscription by avoiding correct enumeration.<ref name="profile">The Family History Department of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, “Family History Record Profile: Russia,” Word document, private files of the FamilySearch Content Strategy Team, 1996-2001.</ref> | |||
===Household Censuses=== | |||
Research use: Identify male lineage and residence. | |||
Record type: Census of taxable households conducted before revisions instituted taxation by the number of males in a household. | |||
General: The registers were compiled by scribes sent out from the central government. They compiled a work copy and then made a final copy that was sent to the Estate Office (Pomestnyi Prikaz). | |||
Time period: 1646-1717. | |||
Contents: Names, ages, and social rank of males by household. | |||
Location: Archive of Ancient Acts in Moscow. | |||
Population coverage: 40% coverage. | |||
Reliability: The scribe collected local estate serf lists (podvornye vedomosti) and transcribed the information. He was supposed to verify this information in person but did not always do so.<ref name="profile"/> | |||
=== Sources === | |||
Dunai, Alexander. "The 1897 All-Empire Russian Census." In ''AVOTAYNU ''Vol. XXIV, no. 3 (Fall 2008); pp. 12-14. [FS Library INTL.296.79 vol. 24]. '''''Online at:''''' [https://avotaynuonline.com/2008/10/the-1897-all-empire-russian-census-by-alexander-dunai/ The 1897 All-Empire Russian Census] at Avotaynuonline.com. | |||
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