1771Kormendcensus

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

Jacobus Harn

Juditha

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

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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