Ukraine, Odesa Census Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes Odesa census records for 1897. Records are from the All-Russian 1897 Census, of which only portions survived. There is currently no index available. The collection is organized by volume or 'Том.'

Odesa, also spelled Odessa, is the third largest city in Ukraine. Located on the shore of the Black Sea, the city is a major seaport and transportation hub. Odessa is also a government center of the Odessa Oblast or province. The All-Russian 1897 Census was also known as the Russian Imperial Census and census takers collected statistics as of January 28, 1897. At the time, Odessa was listed as the third largest city in the Russian Empire.

Reading These Records
For help reading these Ukraine records see the following guides:
 * Ukraine Languages
 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Russia Handwriting

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

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 * Family name
 * Given name, or nickname
 * Gender
 * How related to the head of household
 * Age
 * Marital status
 * Social status, rank, or title
 * Place of birth
 * Place of registration
 * Place of residence
 * Religion
 * Native language
 * Literacy
 * Occupation

How Do I Search This Collection?
Without a record index, the best advice for researchers is to identify an address or area of the city where ancestors lived at the time of the Census and start browsing records in that area. JewishGen.org, an affiliate of the Museum of Jewish Heritage, has published a guide to understanding and translating the census. It contains other information about the census in Latvia. See this link JewishGen.org, Museum of Jewish Heritage.

When searching: As you are searching, it is helpful to know such information as your ancestor’s given name and surname, some identifying information such as residence and age, and family relationships. Remember that there may be more than one person in the records with the same name as your ancestor and that your ancestor may have used nicknames or different names at different times.

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Tips to Keep in Mind

 * Use the estimated age to calculate a birth date
 * When looking for a person who had a common name, look at all the entries for the name before deciding which is correct
 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Search the records of nearby localities (such as Dachne, Nova Dolyna, Illichivsk, and Teplodar)

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

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