Russia, Tver Confession Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Records
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Collection Time Period
This collection of church confessions for the Province of Tver includes the years 1728 to 1913.

Record Description
The form of confession lists was established in 1737. It includes the sequential number of the household, surname, given names of all children at least one year old, gender, ages, whether or not the person attended confession, and, if not, why the person did not attend (this is rarely noted).

Record Content
The key genealogical facts found on most confession records include:


 * Place
 * Number of males and females
 * Complete names
 * Ages

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Record History
Confessions were done at the time of Lent, the period of the liturgical year from Ash Wednesday to Easter. Children were taken to confession beginning in their seventh year. Russian Orthodox confession lists were sometimes interfiled with the church records of baptisms, marriages, or deaths.

Why the Record Was Created
Church confession lists were created and kept by priests to record the information related to their parishioner’s confessions.

Record Reliability
These were considered an official record and are normally very reliable.

Related Websites

 * The Russian Orthodox Church
 * Orthodox Christian Information Center

Related Wiki Articles
Russia Church Records

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 * "Delaware Marriage Records," index and images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org): accessed 4 March 2011, entry for William Anderson and Elizabeth Baynard Henry, married 23 November 1913; citing marriage certificate no. 859; FHL microfilm 2,025,063; Delaware Bureau of Archives and Records Management, Dover.


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Citation for This Collection
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Russia. Various Orthodox Church parishes, Tver Province, Russia. Church confessions, 1728-1913. Russian Society of Historians and Archivists, Moscow, Russia.

Original records are also housed in various parishes throughout the Province of Tver, Russia.

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