Russia, Tobolsk, Church Books - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains records of baptism, marriage and burial from metrical books kept by the churches in the Tobolsk region of Russia. Tobolsk was an guberniya (governorate) of Russia from 1796 to 1920. The administrative capitol was in the city of Tobolsk from 1796-1919, and in Tyumen from 1919-1920.

Reading These Records
These records are written in Russian. For help reading them see:
 * Russia Language and Languages
 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Russia Handwriting
 * FamilySearch Learning Center videos:
 * Reading Russian Documents: The Russian Alphabet
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 1
 * Russian Alphabet, Language and Handwriting, part 2

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Baptism
 * Person's name
 * Gender
 * Date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Baptismal date
 * Baptismal place
 * Parent's names, occupations, and civil status
 * Witnesses' names

Marriage
 * Names of bride and groom
 * Ages or birth date
 * Occupation or civil status
 * Residence
 * Marriage date
 * Marriage place
 * Father's names
 * Witnesses names

Burial
 * Deceased's name
 * Deceased's age or birth date
 * Gender
 * Occupation or civil status
 * Death date
 * Death place
 * Cause of death
 * Burial date
 * Burial place

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you research your family in Russia.
 * Russia Record Finder
 * Russia Research Tips and Strategies

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