Other Hungarian Census Records, 1770-1875

Other Hungarian Census Records, 1770-1875

Donated by the JewishGen Hungarian Research Division

• Background
• Information in the Original Data
• Database Fields
• Creation of the Database
• Records in the Database
• Searching the Database

Background

A number of major censuses were conducted by the Kingdom of Hungary and the Austrian Empire, including the Vagyonösszeirás - 1828 (1828 Landowner census), the "Conscriptio Judaerum 1848" (1848 Census of the Jews), and the 1869 Hungarian census, which was a total population census, not just a landowner census. These census records have been included in the JewishGen Hungary Database in separate databases because of their scope and importance.

Other local census, tax lists and household lists were created in the Kingdom of Hungary. Most of these “Conscriptio Judaerum” lists provided the data for calculating the notorious “Tolerance Tax” that was levied against the Jewish communities throughout Hungary. Beginning in 1747, during the reign of Empress Maria Theresa (1740-1780), the Jews were heavily taxed for the privilege of remaining in the empire, and were threatened with expulsion if they did not pay. While the formula for calculating the taxes seems to have varied over time and location, it appears that size of household, occupation, and income-producing assets were taken into consideration.

The JewishGen Hungarian Research Division became aware of the records created by the Locotenential Council of Hungary, when one of its members, Bob Hanscom, received a reply from the Magyar Országos Levéltár (Hungarian National Archives) in response to his request for information regarding available records for Trencsén (today, Trenčín, Slovakia). At that time we learned that C 55 Departamentum Judeorum included census records for Trenčín city: 1798, 1818, and 1821 and Trenčín county: 1795, 1809, 1814, 1818, 1820, and 1821. Bob Hanscom obtained paper copies of these records and agreed to head a transcription project. Additional information about the National Archives of Hungary can be found at http://www.mol.gov.hu. Information about the Locotenential Council can be found under "Description of Holdings".

Members of H-SIG previously had transcribed other early census and tax list records from various sources. These data have been available as static files on the H-SIG website. These records have been reformatted to the H-SIG standard 'Other Census' format and are included in this searchable database. H-SIG also anticipates adding additional records in the future.

As a second phase of the project, Census records for all other Hungarian counties are being added to those of Árva, Liptó, Máramaros, Moson, Nógrád, Sáros, Szabólcs, Szepes, Trencsén, and Zemplén — the counties comprising the original database. This phase of the project is being coordinated by Eric Bloch. As new Census records are acquired, these will be transcribed and added to the database.

Information in the Original Data

Because these records were created in different parts of the Austrian Empire over many decades, the information varies by year and location. These records generally contain less information than the 1828, 1848 and 1869 census records. At a minimum the records include the given names and surname of the head of household (although prior to about 1800, most 'surnames' listed in the records are really patronymics). They often also indicate whether the household included a father, mother, widow, the number of sons and/or daughters, and also sometimes the presence of other blood relatives and servants.

Oftentimes additional information was included, such as occupation, birthplace, and income producing assets such as livestock, farm land, gardens, and vineyards. One of the more interesting bits of data in the records is whether the individual was born in the Kingdom of Hungary, or not; and if not, how long they had resided in Hungary.

For tax lists, the tax assessment of each household was shown, oftentimes with an indication of the status and condition of the household (whether poor, vagrants, or servants), and sometimes with further comments. Column headings for the different types of lists varied depending on the purpose, time and place of the list. Most appeared in the Latin language. Some used pre-printed headings, but most used handwritten headings.

Except for a few cases where we have identified rabbis, cantors, and shochets, most of the occupations and other financial details and descriptions of individuals that were included in the census were not transcribed, since they were in Latin and would have added considerable complication to our transcription efforts. If you are successful in finding an ancestor, we encourage you to obtain the microfilm and view the original record yourself to obtain this additional information.

Database Format

It is important to note that this database is intended to be an index of available records, and therefore only some of the data in the original record may be included. Searchers should also be aware that the data is transcribed as written, and thus unexpected or erroneous spelling of names and towns may be due to the spelling in the original records. Researchers are encouraged to verify entries by reviewing the original data themselves. If transcription errors are found, please notify the coordinator so corrections can be made to the index database.

The database includes the following fields:

Page Number: These are handwritten numbers that appear to have been added to the record books many years after the original data was recorded.
Record Number: This is the entry number recorded with each name listed on the original census. If the field is blank, it is an indication that there was no record/entry number in the original census. This record number should not be confused with house number.
Name: First Name (Given Name) and Last Name (Surname).
Relationship: The relationship between the head of the household and the individual listed. This field is generally left blank in head-of-household-only census records.
Town: This town is the town of residence listed on the census.
District: The járás (district) of the town.
County: The megye (county) of the town.
Year: The year the census took place.
Comments: This field is used to list other available information that the transcriber chose to transcribe, for example the presence of other family members, occupation, birth date or birthplace.
Reference: The reference to the source of the data such as the specific reference at the Hungarian National Archives or the LDS microfilm number.

As a general rule, the transcribers did not include diacritical marks for place names, surnames and given names.

Creation of the Database

The database was assembled by volunteers from the JewishGen Hungarian Research Division, serving as transcribers, data entry, and validators, and we thank them for their hard work.

We wish to thank the Magyar Országos Levéltár (Hungarian National Archives) for granting permission to create this index. We also thank the transcribers, as without their donation of time and effort this index would not exist. Lastly we thank the team from JewishGen: Warren Blatt, Michael Tobias, Avraham Groll, Logan Kleinwaks, and former team-member Joyce Field.

Records in the Database

The database currently contains 126,840 records, as follows:

County (megye)	Contents	Transcriber(s)	# of Entries
Abaúj (Abaúj-Torna since 1881)	1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 538 entries 1848 Kaschau Population Census: 40 entries 1850 Kaschau Population Census: 686 entries 1841-1851 Kassa Jewish Register: 120 entries 1867 Kaschau Population Census: 502 entries 1875 Kassa Jewish Register: 1,858 entries	Peter Absolon, Eric Bloch	3,744
Arad	1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 133 entries	Eric Bloch	133
Árva	1774-75 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 52 entries 1850 Nameszto and Trstena járás Lists	Jaki Erdoes and Gary Luke	1,927
Bács-Bodrog	1773-74 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 167 entries	Eric Bloch	167
Baranya	1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 65 entries 1850 Census: 373 entries	Eric Bloch J. Petersen	438
Bereg	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 103 entries 1772 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 67 entries 1832 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 425 entries 1842 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,094 entries	J. Petersen, Adam Smith, Michael Taub, and others	1,689
Bihar	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 90 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 175 entries 1775 Tolerance Tax: 86 entries 1816 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 613 entries 1820/21 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 185 entries	Alex Miller, Eric Bloch, Henry Wellisch	1,149
Borsod	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 246 entries 1781 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 42 entries 1782 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 245 entries	Shaul Berger, Don Seligman	533
Csanád	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 35 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 50 entries	Henry Wellisch	85
Esztergom	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 75 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 108 entries 1775 Tolerance Tax: 56 entries	Shaul Berger	239
Fejér (Alba)	1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 253 entries	Eric Bloch	253
Györ (Jaur)	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 78 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 104 entries	Eric Bloch	182
Hajdúság	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 4 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 8 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 8 entries	Eric Bloch	20
Hont	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 11 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1 entry	Eric Bloch	12
Komárom	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 187 entries 1774 Tolerance Tax / Conscriptio Judaeorum: 488 entries Oct 1774 Supplemental Information: 12 entries Dec 1774 Tolerance Tax: 150 entries Jan 1775 Tolerance Tax: 152 entries Feb 1775 Tolerance Tax: 153 entries Apr 1775 Tolerance Tax: 152 entries Jun 1775 Tolerance Tax: 153 entries Jul 1775 Tolerance Tax: 153 entries Aug 1775 Tolerance Tax: 153 entries Oct 1775 Tolerance Tax: 150 entries	Eric Bloch	1,903
Liptó	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 56 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 90 entries 1781 Tolerance Tax / Conscriptio Judaeorum: 103 entries 1794 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 53 entries 1808 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 92 entries 1818 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 96 entries 1822 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 131 entries 1831/2 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 142 entries	Dan Haas, J. Petersen, Michael Taub, and others	763
Máramaros	Names from Sighet Census Lists - 1728, 1768, 1818, 1830	Dr. Menachem (Nachi) Keren	156
Máramaros	Karŕcsonfalva (Kretchinev) - 1830	Dolph Klein	72
Máramaros	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 257 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 397 entries 1774 Tolerance Tax: 350 entries 1775 Tolerance Tax: 332 entries 1775/76 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 104 entries 1781 Tolerance Tax: 416 entries 1782 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 437 entries 1798 List of Jews in certain towns of Maramaros Co.: 156 entries 1779/80 Tolerance Tax: 412 entries 1794 Tolerance Tax: 146 entries 1794 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 99 entries 1795 Tolerance Tax: 598 entries 1795 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 108 entries 1813-1818 Tolerance Tax: 949 entries 1818 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,120 entries 1820/21 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 350 entries 1820/21 List of Jews Who Immigrated From Poland: 167 entries 1821 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 110 entries 1821/22 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 877 entries 1822 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 50 entries 1824 Tolerance Tax: 47 entries 1826 Tolerance Tax, Szigeth: 68 entries 1827 Tolerance Tax: 365 entries 1828? Tolerance Tax: 34 entries 1828 List of 192 Taxpayers for Sighet [identified as Jewish]: 85 entries 1829 Tolerance Tax: 37 entries 1835 Tolerance Tax: 265 entries 1838 Tolerance Tax: 912 entries 1841-1843 Tolerance Tax: 1,308 entries	Renate Bielefeld, Sandy Malek, Michael Taub, Erica Wiesel, Dan Haas, and others	10,545
Moson	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 236 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 575 entries 1778/81 Tolerance Tax: 73 entries entries 1782 Enumeration of the Jews: 1,000 entries 1792 Tolerance Tax: 413 entries 1795 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 227 entries 1801 Tolerance Tax: 258 entries 1808 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 354 entries 1817 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 303 entries 1821 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 432 entries 1830/31 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 313 entries 1835 Tolerance Tax: 571 entries 1838 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 310 entries 1839 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 122 entries 1840 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 199 entries 1842 Conscriptio Judaeorum & Tolerance Tax: 734 entries 1844 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 317 entries 1846 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 444 entries	Henry Wellisch, and others	6,881
Nógrád	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 112 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 218 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 150 entries 1781 Tolerance Tax: 193 entries 1782 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 223 entries 1794 Liquidatio ‘Tolerance Tax’: 751 entries 1795 Tolerance Tax: 507 entries 1801 Tolerance Tax: 48 entries 1802 Tolerance Tax: 287 entries 1821 Tolerance Tax: 136 entries 1818/19 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 185 entries 1819/20 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 96 entries 1820/21 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 168 entries 1829 Tolerance Tax: 80 entries 1830 Tolerance Tax: 49 entries 1833 Tolerance Tax: 65 entries 1838 Tolerance Tax: 56 entries 1839 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 78 entries 1840 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 131 entries	Shaul Berger, J. Petersen, Don Seligman, and others	3,533
Nyitra	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 233 entries 1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 927 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,917 entries 1841 Szenica and vicinity Family Lists : 2,946 entries	Henry Wellisch, Judy Petersen, Eric Bloch	6,023
Pest-Pilis-Solt	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 495 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,117 entries 1781 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,110 entries 1782 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Other: 858 entries 1785 Tolerance Tax: 41 entries 1786 Tolerance Tax: 18 entries 1788 Tolerance Tax: 1,176 entries 1792 Tolerance Tax: 422 entries 1793 Tolerance Tax, Other: 818 entries 1795 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax, Other: 1,072 entries 1796 Tolerance Tax: 12 entries 1798 Tolerance Tax: 436 entries 1801/02 Tolerance Tax: 65 entries 1811 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 102 entries 1812 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 478 entries 1817 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 856 entries 1818 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax: 638 entries 1819/20 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 340 entries 1820/21 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,422 entries 1820 Pest Jewish Family List: 2077 entries 1821/22 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 759 entries 1821-32 Tolerance Tax: 1,637 entries 1830/31 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,310 entries 1831/32 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax: 1,193 entries 1832/33 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 86 entries 1833 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax: 1,015 entries 1833/34 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 80 entries 1834 Tolerance Tax, Other: 30 entries 1834/35 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 82 entries 1834-38 Tolerance Tax: 28 entries 1837 Tolerance Tax: 64 entries 1838 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax: 1,776 entries 1839 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,052 entries 1840 Conscriptio Judaeorum, Tolerance Tax: 1,415 entries 1841 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 723 entries 1842 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 565 entries 1842/43 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 680 entries 1843 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 545 entries 1844 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 308 entries 1845 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 757 entries 1846 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 107 entries 1857 Family List for Waitzen (Vacz): 831 entries	Shaul Berger, Eric Bloch, Judy Petersen, Mort Rumberg, Errol Schneegurt, Michael Taub, and Henry Wellisch,	28,596
Pozsony	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 711 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 245 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,191 entries Post-1850 Family Lists from Rabbinical Records: 1,388 entries	Henry Wellisch	3,535
Sáros	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 222 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 416 entries 1781 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,390 entries 1796 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 414 entries 1819/20 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 695 entries 1830/31 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 523 entries 1831/32 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 413 entries 1832 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 245 entries 1782-1856 various Conscriptio Judaeorum/Tolerance Tax for Bartfa: 2,544 entries 1798-1846 various Conscriptio Judaeorum/Tolerance Tax for Eperjes: 246 entries 1798-1832/33 various Conscriptio Judaeorum for Szeben: 25 entries	J. Petersen, Tom Venetianer, Henry Wellisch, Eric Bloch, and others	7,133
Somogy	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 201 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 641 entries	Henry Wellisch	842
Sopron	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 695 entries 1772 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 29 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 909 entries 1836 Family List: 929 entries	Eric Bloch, Henry Wellisch	2,562
Szabolcs	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 324 entries Pre-1894 Bokony List: 246 entries	Eric Bloch, Michael Taub	570
Szatmár	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 301 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 556 entries 1879 List of Jews in Szinyer Varalja district; 95 entries 1885 list of Jews in Szinyer Varalja district: 512 entries	Dan Haas, Sandy Malek, and others	1,464
Szepes	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 53 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 81 entries 1782 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 53 entries 1786/77 Tolerance Tax: 50 entries 1787/78 Tolerance Tax: 44 entries 1787/92 Tolerance Tax: 29 entries 1788/89 Tolerance Tax: 42 entries 1789/90 Tolerance Tax: 37 entries 1790/91 Tolerance Tax: 35 entries 1791/92 Tolerance Tax: 33 entries 1792/93 Tolerance Tax: 31 entries 1793/94 Tolerance Tax: 31 entries 1794/95 Tolerance Tax: 28 entries 1808 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 311 entries 1816/17 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 224 entries 1820/21 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 222 entries 1825 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 197 entries 1829 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 222 entries 1829/30 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 42 entries 1830/31 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 468 entries 1831/32 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 121 entries 1832 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 142 entries 1833/34 Tolerance Tax: 300 entries 1834/35 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 492 entries 1835/36 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 423 entries 1835 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 206 entries 1836 Tolerance Tax: 795 entries 1838 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 881 entries	Shaul Berger, Rebecca Fenning, Geri Wahrman Raichel, Lynn Saul, Michael Taub, Tom Venetianer, and others	5,631
Tolna	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 258 entries 1773 Tolerance Tax: 254 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 453 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 64 entries	Henry Wellisch	1,029
Torna	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 12 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 13 entries	Henry Wellisch	25
Trencsén	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 515 entries 1771 Tolerance Tax: 30 entries 1773 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 503 entries 1795 — all of Trencsén County: 1316 entries 1798 — Trencsén City only: 91 entries 1808 — Pucho only: 30 entries 1808 — all of Trencsén County: 1,153 entries 1814 — some portions of Trencsén County: 187 entries 1818 — all of Trencsén County (family): 1,248 entries 1818 — all of Trencsén County (financial): 1,165 entries 1819 (1820) — Bittse only: 16 entries 1821 — Trencsén City only: 97 entries 1821 — Trencsén County: 1,140 entries Post1851 Zsolna only: 299 entries Post1881 Zsolna only: 185 entries	Bob Hanscom (Coordinator), Joyce Eastman, Sam Vass, Henry Wellisch, Judy Young, and Steve Zepnick.	8,596
Turócz	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 27 entries 1773 Tolerance Tax: 21 entries	Henry Wellisch	48
Ugocsa	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 62 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 141 entries 1775 Tolerance Tax: 78 entries	Henry Wellisch	281
Ung	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 158 entries 1775 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 334 entries	Michael Taub	492
Vas (Castriferrus)	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 351 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 560 entries	J. Petersen	911
Veszprém	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 374 entries	Henry Wellisch	374
Zala	1770 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 262 entries 1774 Tolerance Tax: 285 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,584 entries	Eric Bloch	2,131
Zemplén	1771 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 563 entries 1774 Conscriptio Judaeorum: 1,074 entries 1805 List of Jews from Galicia living in Homona District: 12 entries 1805 List of Jews in Sztakcsin District: 53 entries 1805 List of Jews in Goroginy and Megyaszo districts: 39 entries 1805 List of Jews in Patak District: 213 entries 1806 List of Jews in Sztropko District: 490 entries 1806/7 Papina District Jewish census: 168 entries 1806 List of Jews in Patak District: entries 187 1806 List of Jews in Sztakcsin District: 131 entries 1806 List of Jews in Tokaj District: 277 entries 1806 List of Jews in Galszets [Galszecs] District: 158 entries 1807 List of Jews in Megyaszo District: 14 entries 1807 partial List of Jews in Szerencs District: 13 entries 1807 List of Jews in Göröginy District: 99 entries 1807 List of Jews in Zemplen District: 118 entries 1808 List of Jews in Tarkany District: 69 entries 1808 List of Jews in Hommona District: 209 entries 1808 Homonna járás (district) List: 157 entries 1811 Tax List of Arendators and Jews: 3,069 entries 1807-1811 Tax List: 231 entries 1814 Tolerance Tax: 19 entries 1821-22 Conscriptio Arendatorum: 1,776 entries 1854 Galszecs járás (district) Conscriptio Judaeorum: 3,037 entries 1851 Tolcsva List: 707 entries	Cherie Korer, J. Petersen, Sam Schleman, Tom Venetianer, Henry Wellisch	12,176
Zemplén	Jewish Names from the 1811/1812 Renters and Taxpayers Census	Alex Miller	3,040

Notes On Searching the Database

The Hungarian Census Records Database can be searched via the JewishGen Hungary Database interface.

The database is searchable by community (town name), surname, and/or given name, using any of several options:

"Phonetically Like" (Beider-Morse Phonetic Matching),
"Sounds Like" (Daitch-Mokotoff Soundex),
"Starts with" (Prefix wildcard),
"Is Exactly" (Exact spelling),
"Fuzzy Match" (Damerau–Levenshtein distance),
"Global Text" search.

The last search type, "Global Text", performs a search of all fields. This search can be used to find records containing a particular search term, such as a county (megye) or district (járás) name, or LDS microfilm number. To do a "Global Text" search, select "Any Field" from the "Data Type" pulldown.

If you are searching for a hyphenated town name or county, you must enter only the name before the hyphen or after the hyphen, but not both. At this time, the search engine is not capable of handling hyphenated names. JewishGen technicians are working on this issue.


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