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== 1897 Russian Empire Census == | == 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. | 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. | ||
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The second page includes the census return form which contains a wealth of information - both genealogical and personal details! The census recorded: | 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) | * name (given name, patronymic, and surname) | ||
*note if blind, deaf, mute, or insane | *note if blind, deaf, mute, or insane | ||
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*additional profession | *additional profession | ||
*military status | *military status | ||
A second census was anticipated in 1914 but World War I intervened. | }} | ||
A second census was anticipated in 1914 but World War I intervened. | |||
== Accessing the Records == | |||
=== | === 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 | 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. | ||
=== | === Raduraksti === | ||
[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. | |||
=== Reading the Records === | === Reading the Records === | ||
For help reading the 1897 Census, see the [[Estonia "How to" Guides|1897 Census "How to" Guide.]] | For help reading the 1897 Census, see the [[Estonia "How to" Guides|1897 Census "How to" Guide.]] | ||
== References | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Estonia]] | [[Category:Estonia]] | ||
[[Category:Census records by country|Estonia]] | [[Category:Census records by country|Estonia]] | ||