30 April 1802 Census, Neuenburg, Chortitza, South Russia

Inventory of Odessa Archives, Fund (Collection) 6, Inventory 1, File 98

Extracted by Tim Janzen

  • zipped GEDCOM file of Neuenburg 1802 census (original format)

    This site makes available a census taken on 30 April 1802 of the village of Neuenburg in the Chortitza Colony in South Russia. The census was compiled under the direction of Johan Martens who was mayor of the village at that time. The census lists the names and ages of 127 residents of Neuenburg as well as statistical data concerning their possessions. The original document was written in German and may be found on frames 181 to 191 of File #98 of the microfilm of selected files from Odessa Archives, Fund 6, Inventory 1.

    This census appears to have been part of a series of censuses that were taken at the same time for all of the villages of the Chortitza Colony. However, the only other village for which we currently have data from this 1802 census is the village of Neuendorf. The census for the village of Neuendorf has been previously published on pages 254 to 256 in Benjamin H. Unruh's book Die niederländisch-niederdeutschen Hintergründe der mennonitischen Ostwanderungen im 16., 18. und 19. Jahrhundert.

    The data from this census is available for review as a table of the original census data and as a database in the form of a gedcom file in which the ages of the people mentioned in the census have been converted into approximate years of birth. In the both the table and the gedcom file I have spelled the names as they appear in the original document. To search the gedcom file most effectively I suggest researchers import the gedcom file into the Brothers Keeper program and conduct searches using the name codes as found in Grandma database. I have added the information about any children listed in the 1802 census who were born after the 1801 Chortitza Colony census was taken to the gedcom files of the merged 1801-1802 Chortitza Colony census data that are also available on this web site.

    Researchers interested in reviewing this data already integrated into the data from the 1801 and 1802 Chortitza censuses and from the 1809 and 1814 vaccination lists should download and search the gedcom file of the merged 1801-1814 Chortitza Colony documents database first.

    If you have any questions about any of this data feel free to contact me.

    Tim Janzen
    12367 SE Ridgecrest Rd.
    Portland, OR 97236
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    1Johan Hübert 56, a carpenter and a linen weaver and was experienced in other similar manual skills.; wife Susana 32; first son Phillip 9; second son Johan 7; third son Abraham 3; first daughter Susana 5; second daughter Cathirina 9 weeks.
    6 horses, 23 cattle, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    2Isaac Lehn 27, weaver; wife Cathirina 30; son Cornelius Entz 9; second son Jacob 6 months; first daughter Susana 5; second daughter Cathirina 3.
    3 horses, 11 cattle, 1 pig, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    3Abraham Wiensz 31; wife Helena 23; first daughter Helena 2; second daughter Elisabeth 6 months.
    3 horses, 5 cattle, 1 wagon.
    4Gerhard Kaler 45; wife Anna 34; daughter Anna 1; Cathirina Reimers 12, relative
    4 horses, 9 cattle, 1 wagon.
    5Bernhard Jantzen 26, tailor; wife Cathirina 31; daughter Maria 5.
    5 horses, 10 cattle, 1 wagon.
    6Daniel Löwen 50; wife Maria 36; first son Daniel 7; second son Frantz 3; daughter Judit 18.
    4 horses, 13 cattle, ½ plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    7George Krahn 28; wife Maria 23; son Abraham 3; Diedrich Klassen 17, relative
    7 horses, 21 cattle, 1 pig, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    8Jacob Neyfelt 30; wife Cathirina 51; daughter Cathirina 10.
    5 horses, 11 cattle, ½ plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    9Peter Döll 41, weaver; wife Anna 36; son Heinrich 3; daughter Anna 10.
    9 horses, 14 cattle, 1 plow, 2 harrows, 1 wagon.
    10Abrahan Krahn 36, weaver; wife Cathirina 52; son Isaac Vriesen 19; Gerhard Krahn 22, brother; Frantz Löwen 19, domestic servant; Maria Jantzen 9, relative; Maria Löwen 19, domestic maid.
    12 horses, 50 cattle, 2 pigs, 1 plow, 2 harrows, 2 wagons, 2 spinning wheels.
    11Johan Martens 41; wife Magaretha 41; first son Jacob 16; second son Johan 13; third son Gerhard 4; first daughter Christina 14; second son Magaretha 11; third son Jartraud 9; fourth son Maria 6 months.
    9 horses, 24 cattle, 2 pigs, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    12Frantz Barckman 40; wife Maria 40; first son Frantz 17; second son Wilhelm 10; third son Abraham 3 weeks; first daughter Maria 8; second daughter Cathirina 6; third daughter Anna 2.
    8 horses, 13 cattle, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    13Johan Dyck 48; wife Maria 45; first son Johan 11; second son Abraham 9; first daughter Maria 7; second daughter Helena 3.
    3 horses, 5 cattle, 2 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    14Abraham Dyck 41; wife Sara 34.
    2 horses, 14 cattle, 1 pig, ½ plow, 1 wagon.
    Phillip Dyck 69, he recently left; wife Helena 40.
    1 horse, 9 cattle, ½ plow, 1 spinning wheel.
    15Abraham Jantzen 44; wife Magaretha 25; first daughter Cathirina 2; second daughter Magaretha 6 months.
    2 horses, 4 cattle, 1 wagon.
    16Peter Teichröws 41; wife Helena 38; first son Peter 9; second son Phillip 4; daughter Helena 1.
    4 horses, 13 cattle, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    17Gerhard Wiensz 33; wife Aganetha 41; son Jacob Warkentin 17; second son Gerhard 9; first daughter Aganetha 7; second daughter Maria 5.
    3 horses, 11 cattle, 1 wagon.
    18Peter Fröse 48; wife Maria 37; son Johan 2; Aron Peters 16, relative; daughter Maria 18; second daughter Helena 4.
    7 horses, 13 cattle, 1 plow, 2 harrows, 1 wagon, 2 spinning wheels.
    19Jacob Dörcksen 30; wife Cathirina 29; Heinrich Wieb 10, young domestic servant; first daughter Elisabeth 9; second daughter Maria 3.
    4 horses, 16 cattle, 1 pig, 1 wagon.
    20Jacob Lehn 60; wife Susana 64; Aron Lehn 4 ½, grandchild; Pauel Wieb 23, domestic servant; Aganetha Löwen 23, domestic maid.
    4 horses, 17 cattle, 8 pigs, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    21Heinrich Epp 46; wife Susana 21; first son Heinrich 18; second son Cornelius 6; third son Johan 4 weeks; first daughter Cathirina 8; second daughter Magaretha 2.
    7 horses, 19 cattle, 7 sheep, 7 pigs, 1 plow, 1 harrow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    22Phillip Dyck 22; wife Elisabeth 31; first son Frantz Peters 6; second son Jacob 1; daughter Elisabeth 4.
    4 horses, 11 cattle, 1 plow, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.
    23Peter Reimer 29 carpenter; wife Corlina 23; daughter Anna 2; second daughter Helena 6 months; Helena Fröse 16, domestic maid; Cornelius Drydiger 25, lodging at this home; wife Anna 27; daughter Helena 3; Isaac Klassen 25; Johan Peters 21.
    7 horses, 16 cattle, 4 sheep, 1 wagon, 1 spinning wheel.

    Totals recorded by Mayor Johan Martens on April 30, 1802 in Neuenburg: 59 males, 68 females, 123 horses, 352 cattle, 11 sheep, 23 pigs, 11 plows, 13 harrows, 25 wagons, 18 spinning wheels.

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