[48], Overall, between 1930 (last Romanian census) and 1959 (first Soviet census), the population of Northern Bukovina decreased by 31,521 people. [13] However, their achievements were accompanied by friction with Romanians. There are also a substantial number of entries that do not provide the place of birth. This register records births for the Orthodox Jewish community of Cluj. All Birth, Marriage & Death results for Bukovina 1-20 of 3,603 Browse by collection To get better results, add more information such as First Name, Birth Info, Death Info and Location even a guess will help. In the other eight districts and the city of Chernivtsi, Ukrainians were the majority. [57] Romanians made up 44.5% of the population, while 27.7% were Ukrainians/Ruthenians (plus 1.5% Hutsuls), 10.8% Jews, 8.9% Germans, 3.6% Poles, and 3.0% others or undeclared.[58]. Mother came with 6 children in . This register records births for Jews from villages around Turda. (ctrl- or cmd- click to select more than one), Turda (Hung: Torda), Israelites: births 1892-1930, [Region around] Turda (Hung: Torda), Israelites: birth index 1857-1885, Turda (Hung: Torda), Israelites: births 1885-1891, [Region around] Turda (Hung: Torda), Israelites: births 1835-1894, Turda (Hung: Torda), Israelites: births 1837-1885, Nadu (Hung: Kalotanadas) [Ndelu, Hung: Magyarndas], Israelites: births 1875-1888, Mociu (Hung: Mcs), Israelites: births 1861-1888, Gherla (Hung: Szamosjvr), Israelites: births 1831-1885, Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1894-1895, Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1886-1893, Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: family registry, [District of] Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: census lists, 1855, Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1876-1886; marriages 1876-1885; deaths 1876-1885, Urior (Hung: Alr) and Chiuieti (Hung: Pecstszeg), Israelites: births 1874-1885; marriages 1874-1884; deaths 1874-1884, [District of] Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1855-1875; marriages 1856-1875; deaths 1855-1875, [District of] Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1850-1862; marriages 1850-1873; deaths 1850-1870, Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Israelites: births 1855-1871(? Oradea: Editura Imprimeriei de Vest, 1999. 1). The comments added to the birth entries all date from this time and the first deaths entered are from 1886 (no year is provided for later deaths but they are probably also from 1886). 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 deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Timioara, Tags: In 1302, it was passed to the Halych metropoly. Addenda are in Hungarian and Romanian. 1775-1867, Austrian Empire, Birth records, Dej, Transylvania, Tags: Petru II moved the seat of Moldova from Siret to Suceava in 1388. 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One family per page is recorded and data includes the names of parents, names of children, birth dates and place. The Axis invasion of Northern Bukovina was catastrophic for its Jewish population, as conquering Romanian soldiers immediately began massacring its Jewish residents. 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. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. All Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries results for Bukovina. The first book in each section is in handwritten German (headings as well); the next two have headings printed in Hungarian and German and entries in German or Hungarian with subsequent notes and comments in Hungarian. Entries are entered across two pages. There are also a few notes in Yiddish. In Romania, 28 November is a holiday observed as the Bukovina Day.[49]. Births primarily take place in Apahida, but there are also some entries from surrounding villages. 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. The headings and entries are in Hungarian and the information was, in general, entered chronologically, beginning in 1887 and ending in 1888, with one entry from 1875 made after the fact. [18], In the 16th and 17th centuries, Ukrainian warriors (Cossacks) were involved in many conflicts against the Turkish and Tatar invaders of the Moldavian territory. 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 the 15th century, Pokuttya, the region immediately to the north, became the subject of disputes between the Principality of Moldavia and the Polish Kingdom. The name Bukovina came into official use in 1775 with the region's annexation from the Principality of Moldavia to the possessions of the Habsburg monarchy, which became the Austrian Empire in 1804, and Austria-Hungary in 1867. Help us out by taking a quick, 7-question survey. Both headings and entries are entirely in German, Hebrew dates are also provided most of the time. Please note that though this book is catalogued as the "citadel" (cetate) quarter book, many of the families recorded here lived in other neighborhoods. 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. From 1774 to 1910, the percentage of Ukrainians increased, meanwhile the one of Romanians decreased. This register records births for the Orthodox Jewish community of Cluj. The book is in German and some entries appear to have been made at a later point in time. In 1849 Bukovina got a representative assembly, the Landtag (diet). King Louis I appointed Drago, Voivode of Moldavia as his deputy, facilitating the migration of the Romanians from Maramure and Transylvania.[12][13]. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. The register was kept relatively well with all data completed in most instances. Represiunile sovietice pp. [12] Nonetheless, the percentage of Ukrainians has significantly grown since the end of the XVIII century.[9]. 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. Genealogy Austria offer genealogical research services in order to help you find your ancestors in Austria and the countries of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire. The entries have significant gaps (ie. The register was kept relatively well with all data clearly completed in most instances. This book records births that took place in the town of Timioara from 1875 to 1882, primarily in the Fabric/Fabrik/Gyrvros quarter and within the Orthodox and Sephardic communities of that district. This book sporadically records births that took place, presumably, in the district of Timioara from 1878-1931. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. In 1907, the population, there were 730,195 inhabitants; 110,483 Catholic, 500,262 Orthodox, 96,150 Jews, and 23,300 other religions. 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. The second list includes families in Dej itself (presumably, though this is not entirely clear) and from villages to the south and in the immediate vicinity of Dej. At the same time all Ukrainian organizations were disbanded, and many publicly active Ukrainians were either killed or exiled." The second set contains entries almost exclusively from residents of Chiuieti (Hung: Pecstszeg), with a few entries for nearby villages. The Jewish community was destroyed in death camps. This register records births, marriages, and deaths for Jews in the village of Reteag (Hung: Retteg) and several nearby villages. Casualties. 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). Bukovina Genealogy Research - Bukovina Society Bukovina Genealogy Research Researching Bohemian-German Settlers in Bukovina List of Church Records in the National Archive of Romania in Suceava (Note: The records are NOT on-line.) 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. The book is in Hungarian but names are also written in Hebrew. Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Transylvania, Turda, Tags: The majority of entries are for people from Reteag; other frequently mentioned villages are Baa (Hung: Baca), Cuzdrioara (Hung: Kozrvr), Gheorghieni/Giurfalu (Hung: Gyrgyfalva). [54] According to Alecu Hurmuzaki, by 1848, 55% of the population was Romanian. During Soviet Communist rule in Bukovina, "private property was nationalized; farms were partly collectivized; and education was Ukrainianized. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Transylvania, Tags: [12] Many Bukovinians joined the Cossacks during the Khmelnytsky Uprising. Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. Please note that at the time of survey (2016) any entries past 1915 were closed to researchers. As part of the peasant armies, they formed their own regiment, which participated to the 1648 siege of Lviv. Until 22 September 1940, when inutul Suceava was abolished, the spa town Vatra Dornei served as the capital of inutul Suceava.[38]. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Dej, Transylvania, Tags: A noticeable number of births take place in Mehala, a settlement outside the city walls of Timioara at the time of record. In Ukraine, the name (Bukovyna) is unofficial, but is common when referring to the Chernivtsi Oblast, as over two thirds of the oblast is the northern part of Bukovina. To search without any keywords using only the provided locality, tag and date lists choose search type "Exact match" (under "More Options"). The book is printed and recorded in Hungarian. Vlachs, Saxons and Hungarians. While during the war the Soviet government killed or forced in exile a considerable number of Ukrainians,[13] after the war the same government deported or killed about 41,000 Romanians. They were transferred to the archive from the civil registration office in groups of records. All results for bukovina. Entries are often incomplete and the scribe sometimes created his own headings, different from the printed ones. [12][13] Parts of Bukovina were first conquered in 981 by Vladimir the Great. During the same event, it writes that Drago was one of the Romans . In the 9th century Tivertsi and White Croatians and Cowari composed the local population. In Romanian, in literary or poetic contexts, the name ara Fagilor ('the land of beech trees') is sometimes used. 4). In 1783, by an Imperial Decree of Joseph II, local Eastern Orthodox Eparchy of Bukovina (with its seat in Czernowitz) was placed under spiritual jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci. In some languages a definite article, sometimes optional, is used before the name: the Bukovina, increasingly an archaism in English[citation needed], which, however, is found in older literature. The second list specifies the birth date and sometimes includes birth place. The book is printed and recorded in Hungarian until around the interwar period when entries begin to be made in Romanian. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Death records, Interwar Romania, Marriage records, Transylvania, Tags: ); deaths 1861-1873, [District of] Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1845-1888; deaths 1886, Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1892-1897 (Orthodox), [District around] Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1887-1888; 1900; 1920-1922 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1886-1936 (Neologue), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1886-1891 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1885-1927 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1885-1895 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1886-1895 (Neologue), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1881-1885 (Status Quo Ante), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1875-1885 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1852-1875, Dej (Hung: Ds); Ccu (Hung: Kack); Maia (Hung: Mnya); Mnstirea (Hung: Szentbenedek); Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1876-1886, Bora (Hung: Kolozsborsa), Israelites: births 1880-1885, Bdeti (Hung: Bdok), Israelites: births 1850-1884, Apahida (Hung: Apahida), Israelites: births 1883-1887, Apahida (Hung: Apahida), Israelites: births 1852-1883, Aghireu (Hung: Egeres), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1837-1884, Collection of Parochial Registers of Civil Records, Cluj county, Israelite community, Timioara-Iosefin quarter: alphabetic index of births [sic?] During the 19th century the Austria encouraged the influx of many immigrants such as Germans, Poles, Jews, Hungarians and additional Ruthenians. According to the data of the 2001 Ukrainian census,[65] the Ukrainians represent about 75% (689,100) of the population of Chernivtsi Oblast, which is the closest, although not an exact, approximation of the territory of the historic Northern Bukovina. It was a district in Galicia until 1849 when it became a separate Austrian Crownland. Death June 1932 - null. The index records only name, year of birth, and page number on which the record may be found. Unfortunately, within the archives of Timisoara, there is no birth record book beginning in 1830, so it is not clear to what original book was referred, though some of the later entries can be cross-referenced to the record book catalogued under Timioara-citadel (Timioara-cetate), nr. Peasant revolts broke out in Hutsul in the 1840s, with the peasants demanding more rights, socially and politically. Prince Grigore III Ghica of Moldavia protested and was prepared to take action to recover the territory, but was assassinated, and a Greek-Phanariot foreigner was put on the throne of Moldavia by the Ottomans. . www.lbi.org. Many rebels died in the Rohatyn Battle, with Mukha and the survivors fleeing back to Moldavia. During the Habsburg period, the Ukrainians increased their numbers in the north of the region, while in the south the Romanian nationality kept its vast majority. Please check back for updates and additions to the catalogue. The second list is dated 1855. The book is printed and recorded in German until around the mid-1870s after which it is primarily in Hungarian. It was absorbed by Romania between the world wars. Cost per photocopy: 35. This is a collection of records of birth, marriage, and death, usually in the form of register books kept by religious officials. Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Interwar Romania, Neologue communities, Transylvania, Tags: Amintiri din via. The index records only name, year of birth, and page number on which the record may be found. Entries are generally comprehensively completed, sometimes using elaborate calligraphy (those in German). Later records are in Latin script. . Some pages include slips of paper with notes in Yiddish. 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. Nazi Germany, which was surprised by the Soviet claim to Bukovina,[citation needed] invoked the German ethnics living in the region. dave and sugar the door is always open. Note also that the inventory at the National Archives does not mention the presence of marriage and birth records in this book. The languages of the population closely reflect the ethnic composition, with over 90% within each of the major ethnic groups declaring their national language as the mother tongue (Ukrainian, Romanian, and Russian, respectively). Sometimes cause is also noted. The census also identified a fall in the Romanian and Moldovan populations to 12.5% (114,600) and 7.3% (67,200), respectively. [citation needed] In spite of this, the north of Bukovina managed to remain "solidly Ukrainian. That did not protect them, however, from being arrested and deported for being "anti-Soviet elements". [12][13], Eventually, this state collapsed, and Bukovina passed to Hungary. 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Timioara, Tags: The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. 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The Austrian census of 18501851, which for the first time recorded data regarding languages spoken, shows 48.50% Romanians and 38.07% Ukrainians. Teodor birth record - March 3, 1881. Tags: 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bukovina, School records. The region has been sparsely populated since the Paleolithic. Research genealogy for Edwrd Bukovina, as well as other members of the Bukovina family, on Ancestry. According to the Turkish protocol the sentence reads, "God (may He be exalted) has separated the lands of Moldavia [Bukovina, vassal of the Turks] from our Polish lands by the river Dniester." This register records births, marriages, and deaths for the Jews of several communities near the town of Dej, including Ocna Dejului (Hung: Dsakna); Ccu (Hung: Kack); Maia (Hung: Mnya); Mnstirea (Hung: Szentbenedek); Reteag (Hung: Retteg) and other villages near the above settlements. Note that the Status Quo Ante community became the Neologue community after several years. On 14 August 1938 Bukovina officially disappeared from the map, becoming a part of inutul Suceava, one of ten new administrative regions. Each section begins with births, then moves to marriages and then deaths. The 1910 census counted 800,198 people, of which: Ruthenians 38.88%, Romanians 34.38%, Germans 21.24% (Jews 12.86% included), Polish people 4.55%, Hungarian people 1.31%, Slovaks 0.08%, Slovenes 0.02%, Italian people 0.02%, and a few Croats, Romani people, Serbs and Turkish people. [56] Subsequent Austrian censuses between 1880 and 1910 reveal a Romanian population stabilizing around 33% and a Ukrainian population around 40%. The territory of Bukovina had been part of Kievan Rus and Pechenegs since the 10th century. The Ukrainian Regional Committee, led by Omelian Popovych, organized a rally in Chernivtsi on November 3, 1918, demanding Bukovina's annexation to Ukraine. [citation needed] However, after the 2020 administrative reform in Ukraine, all these districts were abolished, and most of the areas merged into Chernivtsi Raion, where Romanians are not in majority anymore. The Red Army occupied Cernui and Storojine counties, as well as parts of Rdui and Dorohoi counties (the latter belonged to inutul Suceava, but not to Bukovina). The records consist primarily of transcripts, though some originals are interfiled. The only information recorded is the name of the deceased and place and date of death. 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. In 1873, the Eastern Orthodox Bishop of Czernowitz (who was since 1783 under the spiritual jurisdiction of the Metropolitan of Karlovci) was elevated to the rank of Archbishop, when a new Metropolitanate of Bukovinian and Dalmatia was created. The register was kept relatively well with all data clearly completed in most instances. It is not clear when the index was created. Beside Stotsky, other important Bukovinian leaders were Yerotei Pihuliak, Omelian Popovych, Mykola Vasylko, Orest Zybachynsky[uk], Denis Kvitkovsky [uk], Sylvester Nikorovych, Ivan and Petro Hryhorovych, and Lubomyr Husar. Austria / sterreich / Autriche Country Codes Google Maps content is not displayed due to your current cookie settings. The first transfer occurred in 1983. According to the 1775 Austrian census, the province had a total population of 86,000 (this included 56 villages which were returned to Moldavia one year later). with historical outline of Berezhany & Berezhany district. At the same time, the Ukrainian population rose to 108,907 and the Jewish population surged from 526 in 1774, to 11,600 in 1848. Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. This registry is kept in Hungarian, with occasional notes in Romanian (made after 1918). [53] H.F. Mller gives the 1840 population used for purposes of military conscription as 339,669. However, it would appear that this rule has been relaxed because records are being acquired through 1945. This register records births occuring from 1892-1907 in the Jewish community of Turda. that the north of Bukovina remained largely, if not wholly, Ukrainian. There were 142,933 houses. New York, NY 10011, U.S.A. Such registration catalogues and immatriculation books generally contain biographical data such as birth place and date, parental information including father's occupation, previous schools attended, place of residency and so forth. [13] The first periodical in the Ukrainian language, Bukovyna (published from 1885 until 1918) was published by the populists since the 1880s. 92/13. Surviving Jews were forced into ghettoes to await deportation to work camps in Transnistria where 57,000 had arrived by 1941. Edit your search or learn more U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries Name Georga Bukovina Births primarily take place in Apahida, but there are also some entries from surrounding villages. [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. Since gaining its independence, Romania envisioned to incorporate this province, that Romanians likewise considered historic, which, as a core of the Moldavian Principality, was of a great historic significance to its history and contained many prominent monuments of its art and architecture.[21]. Later entries in particular are often not fully completed. By the 4th century, the Goths appeared in the region. 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. "[4] In the 1880 census, there were 239,690 Ruthenians and Hutzuls, or roughly 41.5% of the population of the region, while Romanians were second with 190,005 people or 33%, a ratio that remained more or less the same until World War I. The book is organized by year, that is, each page records births in the respective year. Addenda are in Romanian. 1868-1918, 1919-1945, 1946-present, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Interwar Romania, Timioara, World War II, Project Director pope francis indigenous peoples. The specific information found in each entry is noted below: https://www.familysearch.org/en/wiki/index.php?title=Bukovina_Church_Records&oldid=2825577, Year, month, and day of birth and baptism, Name and social status or occupation of the father (often includes residence), Name, social status, and residence of godparents, Signature of the priest who performed the baptism, Signature of the priest conducting the burial. The entries are not chronological and it is not clear when the book was started, probably in the 1880s. Data on heads of household typically includes the following: name address date and place of birth occupation education Data on other family members may consist of name relationship to head of household year of birth occupation These records are in Romanian. A few notes are in Hungarian but for the most part the text consists exclusively of names. Pravove stanovishche natsionalnyh menshyn v Ukraini (19172000), P. 259 (in Ukrainian). A few notes are in Hungarian but for the most part the text consists exclusively of names. The first list is not dated, but contains birthdates ranging from the late 18th century to the mid-19th century. In addition to the birth date, place, and gender of the baby, parental information, midwife name, and data on the naming ceremony or bris is provided. The Austrians hindered both Romanian and Ukrainian nationalisms. While reading the statistics it should be mentioned that, due to "adverse economic conditions", some 50,000 Ukrainians left the region (mostly emigrating to North America) between 1891 and 1910, in the aforementioned migrations. The parish registers and transcripts are being microfilmed in the Central Historical Archive of Chernivtsi (formerly Czernowitz). Please see also the entry for the original record book, which is catalogued under Timioara-Fabric quarter, nr. The register is very short, containing essentially only one page of entries, and may represent a fragment of the original.
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