Imperial Russian Research

Background 15 th Century Earliest indications of genealogy appear in nobility transactions 16 th Century Appearance of pedigrees and genealogical registers 1540s appearance of the родословные книги 1555 publication of the Государев Родословец (Tsars Directory) 17 th Century 1682 Палата родословных дел established to compile родословные книги for entire Russian nobility 1687 Бархатная Книга (Velvet book) published

First scientific genealogy constructed in Russia

Background (cont.) 18 th Century 1787 Pedigree Book of Russian and Émigré Princes and Nobles 19 th Century The Pedigree Collection of Noble Russian Family Names 1895 formation of the Russian Genealogical Society 20 th Century 1904 Historical Pedigree Society established 1920 establishment of the Russian Eugenics Society

Short List of Sources Metrical registration ( Revision lists ( ) Family lists ( ) National census (1897)

Revision Listsподушная подат (podushnaya podat) generated lists known as ревизские сказки (revizskiye skazki) 1 st revision: , corrected through Conducted by military 2 nd revision: , with returns as late as rd revision: , conducted by territorial governments and included females 4 th revision: , conducted by казенная палата (kazennaya palata), and local land courts responsible for уездь (uyezd) administration 5 th revision: , with some returns as late as th revision: 1811, not completed due to war 7 th revision: , undertaken to complete abortive 6 th revision 8 th revision: , for first time data were verified by comparison to метрические книги (metricheskiye knigi) 9 th revision: th revision: , used to distribute land after emancipation. 10 th revision listed a serf population of 11,244,913 males and a total population of 23,069,631. This figure represented about one third of the actual population count. Revision Lists

Document Analysis: ревизские сказки 8 th Revision, 25 April 1834 Perm province, Osinsk county, Verkhnaya Ershevka

Gender: Male (мужескій) Female (женскій) Age at last revision Date of revision Age at current revision

Andrey Fedorov Korotnov (+) ? Ivan (+) Katerina (54) Dmitrey (27) Avdotya (30)Averyan (25) ?Avdotya (30) Stepan (8) Ivan (3) Paraskhovya (1) Sergin (+) Nikolaĭ (5) Andre ĭ (2)

Metrical Registers 1722 Peter the Great order recording of births, marriage and deaths by the Orthodox Church 1737 Confession list format established 1806 Printed format adopted 1826 Roman Catholic Church required to keep metrical registration 1832 Lutheran Church required to keep metrical registration Jewish ecclesiastical leader required to keep metrical registration

Document Analysis: Метрическии Книги

Копія съ метрическихъ книгъ Пинского Деканата приходскихъ костеловъ … Часть 1 ая Новорожденныхъ за 1859, 1860 і 1861 года Archive Title Label Оглавленіе Пинского Костела отъ стра 1 до 75.. Давидгородецкого отъ 139 до 156

Roman Catholic Birth Records, Pinsk, Russia

Часть Первая о Новорожденныхъ - Part One concerning New Births Headings Копія съ метрической шнуровой книги Пинского Приходского Римско-Каθолического косела Минскои Губерніи въ Пинскомъ уезде и деканатъ состоящаго за 1859 года

Column Headings

N = No. -- Числа = Date -- Рожденія = birth -- Крещенія = christening Name = Sylvester-Julian Tyshkovskii Detail

Когда? где? кто? и кем? Обноли водого: или совеъми об рядами таинства окрещенъ? 1859 го Года Іенваря Месяца Тысяча восемьсот пятьдесятъ девятой года, Іенваря третьяга дня въ Оховской филіяльной къ Пинской приходской Римско- Каθолической церкви, принадлжащей Ќаплице, окрещенъ младенецъ … Сыльвестеръ Юльянъ …

Какихъ родителей когда и где т. с. въ какомъ приходе родился крещаемвій Благородныхъ Ивана и Маріянны урожденной Комаровой Тышковскихъ законныхъ супруговъ сынъ родилися сего же года и мца 1 ого числа въ сего Пинской прихода

Кто были по имяни и прозваніи воспріемниками при Св. крещеніи? и кто присудствоваль воспріемниками были дворянъа Петпъ Еруцка съ Евелиною Еруцкою

Summary Example Тысяча восемьсот пятьдесять девятого года. Іенварь шестого дня въ Оховской филияльной къ Пинской приходской Р.К. церкви принадлежащей Каплицъе окрещенъ младенецъ по имяни Дорота преподоб. отц. орд. Св. францигика агустиномъ Еогумемсъ совершеніемъ всехъ обрядовъ таинства NoNo * ~

Summary Example Дворянъ Ивана и Маріянны урожденной Матруковой Ленкевичевь законныхъ супруговъ дочь родившаяся сего же года и Мца 5 числа въ околице Подболотіи сего Пинского прихода NoNo * ~

~ * NoNo Summary Example Восприемниками были Варфоломой Леневичъ …

1897 Census Family tax listsпосемейные списки (posemeynyye spiski) 1 st (and last) censusперепись населения (perepis naseleniya) Form А (A) peasant households residing on agricultural land Form Б (B) for landed estates Form В (V) for urban populations воинская перечневая ведомость for the military population общая перечневая ведомость for boarding students, clergy, wards of charitable organizations, etc.

Census Форма В (V), Analysis (cont.) Total population present Population living here permanently Of those present, the number of persons not of the peasant estate Number of the peasant population assigned here

The Census Return

The Census Return (cont.) Surname, given name and patronymic or given names if there are several. Note those blind in both eyes, mute, deaf and dumb, or insane Volkov, Ivan Sidarov

The Census Return (cont.) Head of Household M. Gender M - Male Zh - Female How is the enumerated related to the head of the household and the head of his family

The Census Return (cont.) How many years or months from birth 66 Single, married, widowed, divorced Zh. [married]

The Census Return (cont.) Estate, position or occupation State peasant Born here, or is not here, where Province, county, city Viatka province, No county

The Census Return (cont.) Registered here, or is not here, where (for those required to register Here Where does he usually live. Here, an if not here, where Province, county, city

The Census Return (cont.) Native Tongue Religion R. Russian Orthodox Memos concerning absence and temporary reisdence

The Census Return (cont.) Education Can he read? No Where is he studying, studied, or completed a course of study

The Census Return (cont.) Profession, craft, business, office or service Chief profession, that is the main source of income Secondary business Military status Landed homeowner