1771 Körmend Census

The following information has been taken from LDS microfilm #1529696, 1771 census of Vas (Castriferrus) megye pages 197-198.  An abridged form of this data is included in JewishGen's All-Hungary Database/Other Census Records.

A note regarding currency (information summarized from Wikipedia): 
     Between 1754 and 1892 the unit of currency for the Austro-Hungarian empire was the gulden or forint (Hungary).  A gulden was defined as 1/2 of a Conventionsthaler, or 1/20 of a Cologne Mark.
     A Cologne Mark was a unit of weight introduced in the late 15th century equal to 233.856 grams.  It was used as a standard for weighing metals and came to be used as the base for a number of currency standards including the coinage sytems of the Holy Roman Empire, including the Conventionsthaler which was defined as 1/10 of a Cogone Mark.
     In Hungary, the gulden, or forint was divided into 60 krajczár.  Silver coins were issued in the amounts of 3, 5, 10, 20 and 30 krajczár, and 1/2 an 1 Conventionsthaler.  In 1794, minting these silver coins ceased.
     I don't know how to convert the monetary amounts listed here to modern dollars.  If anyone can help me with this, please contact the webmaster at <KPeter3434@aol.com>

The Tolerance Tax (information summarized from JewishGen Hungary SIG Census Records 1770-1850):
     The notorious Tolerance Tax 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.  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.

A note regarding names: 
     It appears most of the names on this census are given names and patronymics, where the first name listed is the given name and the second name listed is the patronymic, i.e. "Martin (son of) Jakab".  Based on this, it is possible to surmise (though not to prove) that there are several sets of siblings present in Körmend in 1771: Lazarus and Abrahamus sons of Mandl; Abrahamus and Jacobus sons of Han.; Hersl and Jakab sons of Geczl; Martin and Samuel sons of Jakab; and Isack and Moises sons of Lebl.  I do not know if proximity in enumeration is an indicator of relatedness or not.  All names are listed in the order they were given in the census.
     The only two surnames that appear seem to be SNAJDER and KHELNER. 

Name
Marital Status
Residential Status
# of male children; ages
# of female children; ages
# of servants; ages
Religion of servants
Tolerance tax
Private tax
Occupation
Martin Jakab
married
born in Hungary
-
three; 15, 10, 8
-
-
23.20
140.00

Samuel Hersl
married
born in Hungary one; 11
one; 1
one; 15
Jewish
2.00
25.00

Josephus Lezser
married
born in Hungary three; 11, 9, 8
one; 14
-
-
-
10.00

Salamon Isack
married
born in Hungary one; 1
-
-
-
1.00
8.00
beggar
Isack Lebl?
married
born in Hungary four; 17, 15, 10, 1 1/2
-
one; 18
Jewish
23.20
140.00

Lazarus Mandl
married
born in Hungary two; 15, 3
two; 12, 1 1/2
one; 18
Jewish
23.20
140.00

Abrahamus Han.
married
born in Hungary three; 4, 2, 1 1/2
two; 11, 9
-
-
6.00
25.00

Jacobus Han.
married
born in Hungary one; 4
one; 2
one; 15
Jewish
6.00
14.00

Abrahamus Mandl
married
born in Hungary four; 18, 16, 6, 2
two; 13, 9
-
-
4.30
140.00

Khapl. Snajder
married
born in Hungary three; 14, 13, 9
-
-
-
2.00
15.00

Hersl Geczl
married
born in Hungary one; 3
one; 1 1/2


2.60
10.00

Jakab Geczl
married
born in Hungary one; 2
-
one; 13
Jewish
4.12
10.00

Samuel Jakab
married
born in Hungary one; 6
one; 1
-
-
0.30
12.00

Samuel Hajam
married
born in Hungary three; 7, 5, 1
two;12, 4
-
-
3.00
15.00

Joseff Khelner
married
born in Hungary one; 16
one; 8
-
-
1.00
12.00

Moises Lebl
married
born in Hungary -
-
-
-
4.12
10.00

Jakab Gerstl
married
born in Hungary -
-
-
-
2.30
-



1774 Körmend census

     The following information has been taken from LDS microfilm #1529698, 1774 census of Vas (Castriferrus) megye pages  183/184 and 187/188.  An abridged form of this data is included in JewishGen's All-Hungary Database/Other Census Records.


Name of father
Name of wife
Number of male children age 16 or older
Number of male children under age 16
Number of female children age 16 or older
Number of female children under age 16
Number of male relatives age 16 or older
Number of male relatives under age 16
Number of female relatives age 16 or older
Number of female relatives under age 16
Number and gender of Jewish servants
Number and gender of Christian servants
Laurent Mandl
Helena
one
one
'-
two
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
one; male
Martin Jacob
Anna
'-
'-
'-
two
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
Isac Lebl
Anna
one
three
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
one; male
Jacob Moyses
Anna
'-
one
'-
two
'-
'-
'-
'-
one; male
one; female


Name of father
Name of wife
Number of male children age 16 or older
Number of male children under age 16
Number of female children age 16 or older
Number of female children under age 16
Number of male relatives age 16 or older
Number of male relatives under age 16
Number of female relatives age 16 or older
Number of female relatives under age 16
Number and gender of Jewish servants
Number and gender of Christian servants
Occupation
Mathias Gaspar
Catharina
'-
two
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Salamon Abraham
Catharina
'-
three
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Abraham Mandl
Eva
one
two
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Salamon Kakst?/Kabob?
Helena
'-
one
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Jacobus Harn
Juditha
'-
one
'-
one
'-
'-
one
'-
one; male
'-
'-
Jacobus Rozmon?
Helena
'-
one
'-
two
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
tailor
Jacob Mair
Marianna
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Jacob David
Marianna
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Isaac Salamon
Anna
'-
two
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
Hiersl Samuel
Anna
'-
two
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
one; female
one; male
'-
Abraham Hain?/Ham?
Anna
'-
three
'-
three
'-
'-
'-
'-
one; male
'-
'-
Mathias Jacob
Anna
'-
'-
'-
'-
'-
one
'-
'-
'-
'-
Ritual Slaughterer


     Comparing the two, it is possible to start tracking families.  Families that appear on both censuses include Laurent/Lazarus Mandl, Martin Jacob/Jakab, Isac/Isack Lebl,  Abraham/Abrahamus Han/Ham, Jacobus Harn/Han.,  and Abrahamus/Abraham Mandl.
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