Moldova Poll Tax Census (Revision Lists) and Census Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

Title in the Language of the Record
Republica Moldova, Sondaj Brut Recensamantul (Liste de revizuire) și Liste recensământ (Romanian)

Record Description
This collection consists of images of family lists for the tax paying population (about 95% of the population) conducted from 1796-1859 and a variety of family, resident, population, colonist, and ethnic group lists from 1818-1917. The localities listed reflect the places that existed during the period of the Russian Empire. Some of the localities are now in Ukraine.

For a list of records by localities and dates currently published in this collection, select the Browse link from the collection landing page.

Record Content
Census records usually contain the following information.


 * Name of head of household
 * Names of household members
 * Age of head of household
 * Ages of household members
 * Household members relationship to the head of household

How to Use the Record
To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒ Select the Browse link in the initial search page ⇒ Select the Province category ⇒ Select the District or City category ⇒ Select the Year/Vol category which takes you to the images.

Search the collection by image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine which one is your ancestor. You may need to compare the information about more than one person to make this determination.

For Help Reading These Records
These records are in Russian and Moldovan (virtually the same as Romanian). For help reading the records, see the following wiki articles:


 * Russian Genealogical Word List
 * Romania Language and Languages

Related Websites

 * Moldova Genealogy Links
 * Moldova Genealogy Resources by FEEFHS
 * Moldova GenWeb Project

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