Russia, Tula Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists) - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection will include records from 1758-1895. In 1724 Peter I introduced the poll tax, which was forced on the entire male population. A census of the population was made before the poll tax was conducted as a guide for payment of the tax. High ranking, educated, and professional men were exempt from the poll tax and the census. Their households cannot then be found in the collection. Revision lists recorded revised or updated information between censuses of the taxpaying population. The last revision lists were recorded in 1858.

The collection includes images of family lists for the tax-paying population (about 95% of the population) conducted primarily in the years 1782, 1795, 1811, 1816, 1833-1834, 1850-1851, and 1857-1858. Some outlying years are included. Localities reflect the places that existed during the period of the Russian Empire since the records were created at that time.

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

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

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 * 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
 * Church Records often were kept years before government records were required

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 * 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 in your research for your family in Russia.
 * Russia Record Finder
 * Russia Research Tips and Strategies

Citing This Collection
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