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==1897 Census== | ==1897 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), but after statistical data was gathered, many of the census returns were destroyed. There are, however; surviving census returns for many locations throughout | 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), but after statistical data was gathered, many of the census returns were destroyed. There are, however; surviving census returns for many locations throughout Belarus. Use the resources below to help you determine if census records survive for your ancestor's shtetl and how to access them. Use the [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/img_auth.php/8/86/Reading_the_1897_Census_-_Instruction.pdf '''Reading the 1897 Census "How to" Guide'''] to learn how to read census records. | ||
====JewishGen (indexed records)==== | ====JewishGen (indexed records)==== | ||
1897 census records still exist for areas in the Grodno gubernia. These records have been indexed and are available through the [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/belarus/ '''JewishGen Belarus Database''']. | 1897 census records still exist for areas in the Grodno gubernia. These records have been indexed and are available through the [https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/belarus/ '''JewishGen Belarus Database''']. | ||