According to estimates and censuses data, the population of Bukovina was: The present demographic situation in Bukovina hardly resembles that of the Austrian Empire. From 1774 to 1910, the percentage of Ukrainians increased, meanwhile the one of Romanians decreased. This register is the continuation of the birth book with call number 92/61. This book appears to be a register of families for the Jewish community of Dej. Addenda are in Hungarian and Romanian.
Bukovina - Ancestry.com Officially started in 1848, the nationalist movement gained strength in 1869, when the Ruska Besida Society was founded in Chernivtsi. 8). The book is in German and some entries appear to have been made at a later point in time. Edit your search or learn more. Additionally, hundreds of Romanian peasants were killed as they attempted escape to Romania away from the Soviet authorities.
Ukraine Online Genealogy Records FamilySearch There are also several different sets of birth entries, perhaps representing sporadic updates to the log. The Bukovina Society of the Americas is a non-profit corporation registered in the State of Kansas. As a result, the USSR only demanded the northern, overwhelmingly Ukrainian part, arguing that it was a "reparation for the great loss produced to the Soviet Union and Bassarabia's population by twenty-two years of Romanian domination of Bassarabia". Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. Bukovina [nb 1] is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both). 20 de ani n Siberia. 1775-1867, Austrian Empire, Birth records, Dej, Transylvania, Tags: [1][2][3] The region is located on the northern slopes of the central Eastern Carpathians and the adjoining plains, today divided between Romania and Ukraine. The index records only name, year of birth, and page number on which the record may be found. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. Please note the continuation of this book may be found under call number 92/62. After the rise of Ukrainian nationalism in 1848[12] and the following rise of Romanian nationalism, Habsburg authorities reportedly awarded additional rights to Ukrainians in an attempt to temper Romanian ambitions of independence. By the 1890s, Ukrainians were represented in the regional diet and Vienna parliament, being led by Stepan Smal-Stotsky. The EastEuropeGenWeb Project is an online data repository for queries, family histories and source records, as well as being a resource center to identify other online databases and resources to assist researchers. Please note this register is catalogued under "Dej" but the surveying archivists chose to rename it within the JBAT catalogue to more accurately reflect the contents. This book records births that took place in the town of Timioara from 1886 to 1942. [22], In 1843 the Ruthenian language was recognized, along with the Romanian language, as 'the language of the people and of the Church in Bukovina'.[55]. 1). sabbath school superintendent opening remarks P.O. The first list includes villages northeast and northwest of Dej (no entries from Dej itself); those with a larger number (circa 10 or more) of Jewish families include: Urior (Hung: Alr), Ccu (Hung: Kack, Katzko), Glod (Hungarian Sosmez), Slica (Hung: Szeluske), Ileanda (Hung: Nagy-Illonda), Cuzdrioara (Hung: Kozrvr), Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Ciceu-Giurgeti (Hung: Csicsgyrgyfalva), Negrileti (Hung: Ngerfalva), Spermezeu (Hung: Ispnmez), Iliua (Hung: Alsilosva), Chiuza (Hung: Kzpfalva). This book was maintained by the Dej community at least until the interwar period (stamps in Romanian) and there is one certificate of nationality from the interwar period slipped into the births section. These records are in the process of being cataloged. Later records are in Latin script. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. Please note the Hungarian names have a variety of spellings. ); marriages 1856-1870(? The headings and entries are in Hungarian.
Austria Genealogy / AustriaGenWeb - WorldGenWeb Project There is no indication within the book regarding to what community the book belonged (citadel/cetate, Iosefin, Fabric). On 14 August 1938 Bukovina officially disappeared from the map, becoming a part of inutul Suceava, one of ten new administrative regions. Frequently mentioned villages are Ocna Dejului (Hung: Dsakna), Chiuieti (Hung: Pecstszeg), Mnstirea (Hung: Szentbenedek, Buneti (Hung: Szplak), Urior (Hung: Alr), Ccu (Hung: Kack, Katzko), Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Slica (Hung: Szeluske), but there are many others. [12][13], Eventually, this state collapsed, and Bukovina passed to Hungary. Please note that though the book is catalogued under Bdeti, it appears that many or even most of the births are from the neighboring village of Bora (Kolozsborsa in Hungarian, not to be confused with the small town of Bora in Maramure). It is the regional branch of the WorldGenWeb Project. 255258; Vasile Ilica. This book was maintained by the Dej community at least until the interwar period (stamps in Romanian). Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details; parent details; place of residence; for births information on the circumcision; for marriages information on the ceremony; for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Death records, Interwar Romania, Marriage records, Transylvania, Tags: There is one piece of correspondence about a conversion in 1943. You can tell the difference because in transcripts each year begins on a new page and in the originals the transition between years occurs on the same page. It seems they were bound together in 1890. Several entries have later additions or comments made in Romanian. Especially the later entries tend to be incomplete. [45] As a result of killings and mass deportations, entire villages, mostly inhabited by Romanians,[citation needed] were abandoned (Albovat, Frunza, I.G.Duca, Bucicompletely erased, Prisaca, Tanteni and Vicovdestroyed to a large extent). Villages that appear with some frequency are Iclod (Hu: Nagyikld), Rscruci (Hu: Vlaszt), Siliva (Hu: Szilvs), Sic (Hu: Szk), Bonida (Hu: Bonchida). 1868-1918, 1919-1945, 1946-present, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Interwar Romania, Timioara, World War II, Project Director Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details; parent details; place of residence; for births information on the circumcision; for marriages information on the ceremony; for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. [35] The reasons stated were that, until its takeover by the Habsburg in 1775, Bukovina was the heart of the Principality of Moldavia, where the gropniele domneti (voivods' burial sites) are located, and dreptul de liber hotrre de sine (right of self-determination). Name; date; gender; parents; marital status of parents; parent residence; midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. In 1992, their descendants numbered four thousand people according to official Romanian statistics. No thanks. Name; date; gender; parents; marital status of parents; parent residence; midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. The register is in Hungarian and unlike most Jewish registers, which were created specifically for Jewish communities, this appears to have been created for a Christian community ("christening" vocabulary is used). Have it mailed to you. Information is arranged by village, then family. [66][67][68], The Romanians mostly inhabit the southern part of the Chernivtsi region, having been the majority in former Hertsa Raion and forming a plurality together with Moldovans in former Hlyboka Raion. Please note the exact location of birth is frequently not provided and the only indication of geographic origin is that given by the National Archives (there is no indication in the book itself). In 1907, the population, there were 730,195 inhabitants; 110,483 Catholic, 500,262 Orthodox, 96,150 Jews, and 23,300 other religions. Please note that at the time of survey (2016) any entries past 1915 were closed to researchers. Please note the Hungarian names have a variety of spellings and the entries are not at all uniform. The entries are not made chronologically and thus it is not clear when the book was begun, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Transylvania, Turda, Tags: It is not entirely clear where the book was stored, though it eventually ended up with the Cluj Orthodox community. This culminated on 7 February 1941 with the Lunca massacre and on 1 April 1941 with the Fntna Alb massacre. Edit Search New Search Jump to Filters. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. This register records births for Jews living in the village of Bora (Kolozsborsa in Hungarian, not to be confused with the small town of Bora in Maramure) and the surrounding area. The Austrian census of 18501851, which for the first time recorded data regarding languages spoken, shows 48.50% Romanians and 38.07% Ukrainians. This register records births for the Orthodox Jewish community of Cluj. In Romania, 28 November is a holiday observed as the Bukovina Day.[49].
Babzia Babi Malka Frime Schaefler (1858 - 1930) - Genealogy Cataloging identifies the Austrian, Romanian, and Ukrainian variations of the jurisdiction and place name. [12], The Ukrainian language was suppressed, "educational and cultural institutions, newspapers and magazines were closed. When Kievan Rus was partitioned at the end of the 11th century, Bukovina became part of the Principality of Galicia-Volhynia. There is not much difference between the two. Entries record the names of the child and parents, often including mother's maiden name; the birth date and place; gender; whether the birth was legitimate; information on circumcisions; midwives; and names of witnesses (to the circumcision or name-giving) or godparents.
Bukovina Genealogy Research - Bukovina Society The specific proposal was published in Aurel C. Popovici's book "Die Vereinigten Staaten von Gro-sterreich" [The United States of Greater Austria], Leipzig, 1906. The headings and entries are in Hungarian and the information was, in general, entered chronologically, with a few exceptions. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Timioara, Tags:
Browse Items The Archives of Jewish Bukovina & Transylvania [46] Men of military age (and sometimes above), both Ukrainians and Romanians, were conscripted into the Soviet Army. with historical outline of Berezhany & Berezhany district. There are a few slips of paper added to the last page with various petitions for name confirmation or change. [70][full citation needed] The Ukrainian descendants of the Zaporozhian Cossacks who fled Russian rule in the 18th century, living in the Dobruja region of the Danube Delta, also complained similar practices. 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Interwar Romania, Timioara, Tags: The rule of thumb is that volumes are transferred when 75 years has passed since the last year in a volume. [citation needed] According to Romanian historiography, popular enthusiasm swept the whole region, and a large number of people gathered in the city to wait for the resolution of the Congress. Oradea: Editura Imprimeriei de Vest, 1999. In general the entries were not comprehensively completed: they frequently only give name; date; gender; parent names and marital status; birth place; whereas normally such a book includes midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents. Whether the region would have been included in the Moldavian SSR, if the commission presiding over the division had been led by someone other than the communist leader Nikita Khrushchev, remains a matter of debate among scholars. The territory of Romanian (or Southern) Bukovina is located in northeastern Romania and it is part of the Suceava County (plus three localities in Botoani County), whereas Ukrainian (or Northern) Bukovina is located in western Ukraine and it is part of the Chernivtsi Oblast. Name, date, gender, parents, marital status of parents, parent residence, midwife name, circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. The name of Moldavia (Romanian: Moldova) is derived from a river (Moldova River) flowing in Bukovina. The Archives of Jewish Bukovina & Transylvania Title: Reghin-Jewish: births 1886-1899 Alternative Title: Description: This register is entirely in Hungarian, with a few names written in Hebrew by certain scribes. The official German name of the province under Austrian rule (17751918), die Bukowina, was derived from the Polish form Bukowina, which in turn was derived from the common Slavic form of buk, meaning beech tree (compare Ukrainian [buk]; German Buche; Hungarian bkkfa). . The major nearby communities were Storojinet in the southwest, and Sahdhora to the north, and several smaller Jewish communities were also nearby.