Review listings (Revizian flaws) are taxation population lists that are very helpful in genealogical search. Six specified lists have been drawn up in the current Lithuania within nearly 60 years. In the following years, more specified lists were created.
They were first recorded in Russia in 1772. The first list from the territory of Lithuania was created 3 years later. In total, the review listings were drawn up in 1795, 1811, 1816, 1834, 1850–1851 and 1858. The census of 1795 is in Polish and the others are in Russian. The main intent of the creation of these lists was to calculate the number of taxpayers who paid tributes from souls of the "podushnaja tax" – otherwise called the chief tax.
The list of 1795 concerns all social states – from nobility to peasantry and was made according to the parish. The others were drawn up in order of names of owners and powiats for peasants, and for nobility by powiats (elongation). Deadline for housing (уезд) – corresponds to the Polish region and is sometimes utilized for specified translation into Russian, in peculiar to the administrative units of the Republic in the Russian partition after 1795. For people of noble origin, the most complete lists preserved to this day are from 1816. Almost complete listings for the full territory of Lithuania remain. The review letters include men and women, but for the 1811 1 in which only men were noted. It shall include:
- The age of a person.
- Father's name (in the case of men).
- It indicates where the individual lived during the erstwhile census.
- In the case of nobility, it besides indicates whether the individual lived on his own or leased land, sometimes the coat of arms, the data confirming the noble state and the signature of the head of the home were exchanged.
Most of the files are stored in the Lithuanian State Historical Archive (LVIA) 392 fil, Mindaugo 8, [email protected], Vilnius. Unfortunately, many acts went missing during planet War I and planet War II. Happy territory is an area bordering Belarus and east Lithuania today. Bad luck – Sadness, where only a fewer twelve acts survived. In total, in the LVIA 515 (Gubernary of Vilnius Trasura Palace) and 1262 (Palace of the Treasury of Kaunas province) collections we have about 1800 files. State Regional Archives in Kaunas (ul. Maironio 28 B) [email protected] collects review lists from the town of Kowna and the governors. judaic revisions mostly survived from agrarian areas. Archive squad (fond) of I-61 (Kowna City governorship)
Review lists: household lists
There is simply a very tiny difference between review lists and household lists, but for the name. Until and including 1858, the census was called a "visit list", and from 1858 it was called a "family list". The archival squad (fond) of 938 (Vilna City Administration) in the LVIA resource keeps lists of Vilnius families from 1870 to 1912. The lists even contain birth certificates due to the fact that those who intended to become citizens of Vilnius had to supply evidence of their origin, including ecclesiastical acts.
Census 1897
In 1895, the Russian authorities began planning the census of the full Russian Empire, which was held on 28 January 1897. It included all families surviving in cities or in agrarian areas. The census indicated the place of residence, place of birth and occupation. All persons were listed together, but were defined as a nationality. Nationality was first identified in the Russian Empire.
After the census, a second copy was made. Both versions were sent to the provincial census commission. The provincial census committee sent 1 copy to the central committee in St Petersburg, Russia. After counting by the central commission of statistical results, their copy was destroyed. However, any of the first phrases were recorded in local offices. Currently, the LVIA Archive in Vilnius in the archival squad (fonda) with the number 768 (the first Russian census of 1897 from the Vilnius and Konin province) has only 109 acts, mostly from east and northeastern Lithuania. If you are fortunate and your ancestors come from this area, you will receive quite a few information. The papers were written in Russian.
Census 1923
The first Lithuanian census was held in 1923, but was completely destroyed. It's not rather clear what happened. Many researchers have attempted to trace the past of this documentation. During the search they discovered that the building in Kaunas, where these papers were stored, burned down in June 1941. Since no fighting was fought in this city these days, most likely the building was fired on.
Census 1942
During the business of Lithuania in 1941, the Nazis executed the country's general census on 27 May 1942. It covers all Lithuania and part of present-day western Belarus, which was under German occupation. The census was carried out by location, so only knowing where your ancestor lived, you can easy search this resource. He survived almost entirely and is an excellent origin for starting a household trip. In addition to another facts, it included the date and place of birth of the person, profession and wedding date for women. It is stored in the Lithuanian Central State Archives (LCVA), Milašiaus 21, [email protected] Vilnius, archival squad (fond) No R-743 (Lithuanian Department of Statistics). The census was made in Lithuanian. It frequently contains incorrect information about the age of birth – sometimes people gave the incorrect date to avoid sending forced robots to the 3rd Reich.
Census 1959
The Soviets did not draw up the first census until 1959 due to the fact that they knew that the population of Lithuania had fallen dramatically due to planet War II, and especially the deportation to Siberia. The census was carried out in Russian and Lithuanian and it states the age of the person, not the date of birth and place.
It is besides made by location. Under data protection law, access will be full available in 2030. However, relatives can find out about them now. It is stored in the archival squad (fond) no R-363 (SRR Statistical Committee of Lithuania), LCVA Archive.
Written by Laimonas Gryva.
Original publication: More Maiorum No 10 (81)/2019.
