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== Introduction == | == Introduction == | ||
Census records (''recensămînt'') are an enumeration of the population created by the government. They list the names of each member of a family and show ages and other valuable information for linking families. Together with parish records and civil registration, they can be used to prove biographical information and family relationships (including linking generations). The first Romanian national census was taken in | Census records (''recensămînt'') are an enumeration of the population created by the government. They list the names of each member of a family and show ages and other valuable information for linking families. Together with parish records and civil registration, they can be used to prove biographical information and family relationships (including linking generations). The first Romanian national census was taken in 1859; the first Austro-Hungarian census was taken in 1785. | ||
== Coverage == | == Coverage == | ||