Krakow census
Subject: RE: Seeking Ukraine/Galicia Census -- 1870 Census for the City of Krakow
From: "Paul Auerbach"
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:02:21 -0400
X-Message-Number: 2
While I've been unable to find the census records Alan is seeking,
I'm aware of an excellent resource for those of us with roots in Krakow.
The LDS has filmed the entire 1870 Census for the City of Krakow.
Here's a link to the title details: http://tinyurl.com/2dhfl7u
If you click the "View Film Notes" button in the upper right-hand corner
of the page, you'll see that the census records appear on
FHL INTL Film Nos. 2332835 through 2332851.
There's an index on Film No. 2332852.
A translation of the headings to the 1870 Krakow Census can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/246r5h3
Obtaining the records of interest to me was a two-step process.
First, I ordered the index from my local Family History Center and
returned to view it a few weeks later. A search revealed literally
dozens of my relatives, including all four of my maternal grandmother's
grandparents. Second, I ordered the films containing the underlying
census records and returned to the Family History Center a few weeks
later to view and copy the records onto a USB flash drive.
The records were particularly valuable to me for several reasons: there's a
gap in Krakow birth, marriage and death records from the mid-1850's to the
late 1860s/early 1870s. The 1870 Krakow Census fills in this gap nicely.
Moreover, because the mass migration of Jews out of Galicia started in the
late 1870s, the 1870 census is probably the last census in which nearly
everyone's Krakow families were still intact. Another big plus is the high
quality of the images. The penmanship is far superior to what you'd see in
a typical U.S. census record. Even though I can't read or speak Polish, I
could make out nearly all of the names, district numbers and house numbers,
and even most of the occupations, using various online Polish occupation
lists and translators.
I hope others find this resource as useful as I did. Depending on the level
of interest in these records, it might be worthwhile for JRI-Poland to
undertake a project to translate the index and post it on line.
Paul Auerbach
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
> Subject: Seeking Ukraine/Galicia Census
From: "Paul Auerbach"
Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2010 11:02:21 -0400
X-Message-Number: 2
While I've been unable to find the census records Alan is seeking,
I'm aware of an excellent resource for those of us with roots in Krakow.
The LDS has filmed the entire 1870 Census for the City of Krakow.
Here's a link to the title details: http://tinyurl.com/2dhfl7u
If you click the "View Film Notes" button in the upper right-hand corner
of the page, you'll see that the census records appear on
FHL INTL Film Nos. 2332835 through 2332851.
There's an index on Film No. 2332852.
A translation of the headings to the 1870 Krakow Census can be found here:
http://tinyurl.com/246r5h3
Obtaining the records of interest to me was a two-step process.
First, I ordered the index from my local Family History Center and
returned to view it a few weeks later. A search revealed literally
dozens of my relatives, including all four of my maternal grandmother's
grandparents. Second, I ordered the films containing the underlying
census records and returned to the Family History Center a few weeks
later to view and copy the records onto a USB flash drive.
The records were particularly valuable to me for several reasons: there's a
gap in Krakow birth, marriage and death records from the mid-1850's to the
late 1860s/early 1870s. The 1870 Krakow Census fills in this gap nicely.
Moreover, because the mass migration of Jews out of Galicia started in the
late 1870s, the 1870 census is probably the last census in which nearly
everyone's Krakow families were still intact. Another big plus is the high
quality of the images. The penmanship is far superior to what you'd see in
a typical U.S. census record. Even though I can't read or speak Polish, I
could make out nearly all of the names, district numbers and house numbers,
and even most of the occupations, using various online Polish occupation
lists and translators.
I hope others find this resource as useful as I did. Depending on the level
of interest in these records, it might be worthwhile for JRI-Poland to
undertake a project to translate the index and post it on line.
Paul Auerbach
Sharon, Massachusetts, USA
> Subject: Seeking Ukraine/Galicia Census
posted by Kathy at 5:11 AM
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