Record: Birth of Iakov Wolfson

Collection:	Odessa Vital Records
Type:	Birth
Day:	6
Month:	8
Year:	1885
Old Calendar date¹ (DD/MM/YYY):	25/07/1885
Hebrew date (DD/Month/YYYY):	25/Av/5645
Surname:	Wolfson
Given Name:	Iakov
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Sex:	M
Father / Patronymic of father:	Abram
Mother / Patronymic of mother:	Ryvka
Born Town Person / Father / Mother:	Odessa
Residence² Town Person / Father / Mother:	/Odessa
Occupation³ Town Person / Father / Mother:	/meschanin
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Circumcision conducted by / DD-MM /Old DD-MM/Hebrew Date:	Volkis
Archive: Name / Location / Fond / Opis / Delo /Page / Rec.No:	//////946

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Odessa Vital Records 1885 - Birth - 39/5/11/? (id#16)

Notes concerning the translations and the information in the documents:

1) Old Calendar Date: Russia changed its calendar from Julian to Gregorian (current western calendar) in Feb 1st 1918 that became Feb 14th. All dates previous to 2/1/1918 are recorded in Julian date and have been automatically converted to the current day/month/year. For records after 2/14/1918, old calendar date and current day/month/year will be the same.
2) Place of residence: Before the 1917 Revolution, all people within the Russian Empire were "pripisany" (assigned) to a particular administrative unit, usually "uezd". This "pripiska" did not change even if a person moved from place to place (e.g. a person from Novokonstantinov marrying in Odessa). Usually, no place of residence is indicated on the documents but the "pripiska". The information containing "place of residence" in vital records should then, be considered carefully.
3) Occupation: Vital records usually specify "social status" and not occupation. In Russian Empire, meshchanin always meant "city dweller", as opposed to "krestyanin" (rural dweller). The label of meshchan as "petty bourgeois" was an invention of the Soviet propaganda.

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