Table 1. Categories of Data Sought by Muslim Metrical Books
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Births |
Marriages |
Divorces |
Deaths |
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Child’s gender |
Ages of bride and groom on the date of marriage |
The names and surnames of the husband and wife who wish to separate |
Decedent’s gender |
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Child’s given name |
Names of the groom’s father and grandfather |
The names of the husband’s and wife’s parents |
Decedent’s given name |
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Child’s birth day and month |
Names of the bride’s father and grandfather |
The name of the signatory to the agreement for the хәлегь [announcement of separation] |
Decedent’s date of death |
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Names of child’s father and mother |
Family names of the bride and groom if they exist |
Recompense offered for the bride wealth (dowery) |
Names of decedent’s father and grandfather |
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Names of child’s paternal grandfathers |
Social class to which each family belongs |
Guarantor of the bride wealth |
Decedent’s age at death |
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Names of child’s maternal grandfathers |
Marriage ritual that was followed |
The reasons for the талак or the хәлегь? [Announcements of separation] |
Decedent’s cause of death |
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Family surname |
Names of notables or of authorized persons and witnesses who bear the marriage contact and consent to the marriage |
The circumstances surrounding the separation of the couple |
Decedent’s burial site |
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Social class to which the child’s family is attached |
The amount of the dowry, how much was delivered and how much was not at the time of the marriage |
The names of the witnesses, elders, and those who authenticated the separation |
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Place where the child was born (at home; else-where) |
Who accepted the part of the dowry to be delivered at a later date, and his signature |
Domicile of the parties |
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The name of the imam who conveyed the agreement |
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Table 2. Data Records from Metrical Books, by Mosque in Kazan City
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Rank |
Mosque English Name |
Dates of Records |
Birth Records |
Marriage Records |
Divorce Records |
Death Records |
Total Records |
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Completed |
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1 |
al-Marjani |
1862-1919 |
2,975 |
2,092 |
212 |
3,211 |
8,490 |
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2 |
Apanai |
1890, 1893, 1898-1917 |
811 |
319 |
82 |
662 [no data for 1906) |
1,874 |
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3 |
Bornai |
1863-1918 |
1,675 |
810 |
323 |
1,782 |
4,590 |
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4 |
Zenger |
1870-1918 |
4,349 |
2,415 |
1,136 |
3,627 |
11,527 |
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5 |
Galiev |
1863-1918 |
3,813 |
1,597 |
529 [numerous defective records] |
4,159 |
10,098 |
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6 |
Äcem |
1880-1891, 1900-1918 |
2,356 |
1,389 |
340 |
2,945 |
7,030 |
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8 |
Soltan |
1876-1918 |
4,524 |
2,286 |
1,153 |
5,102 |
13,065 |
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Incomplete |
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7 |
Nurulla |
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77 |
77 |
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Grand Totals: |
20,503 |
10,908 |
3,775 |
21,565 |
56,751 |
Table 3. List of Religions within the Russian Empire for which Metrical Books were Maintained
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Animists/Pagans |
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Buddhist/Lamaists |
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Christians |
Catholic |
Armenian |
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Georgian |
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Roman |
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Russian Eastern |
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Ukrainian |
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Dissenting |
Dukhobor |
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Molokan |
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Old Believers |
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Skoptsy |
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Eastern Orthodox |
Armenian Orthodox |
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Belorusian Orthodox |
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Georgian Orthodox |
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Russian Orthodox |
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Ukrainian Orthodox |
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Protestant |
Adventist |
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Baptist |
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Lutheran |
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Mennonite/Calvinist |
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Pentecostal |
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Jews |
Rabbinical |
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Karaim |
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Muslims |
Supervised by the Orenburg Muslim Spiritual Directorate (OMSD) |
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Supervised b the Simferopol’ Muslim Spiritual Directorate (SMSD( |
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Supervised by the Makhachkala Muslim Spiritual Directorate (MMSD) |
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Supervised b the Tiflis Muslim Spiritual Directorate for Sunnis (TMSDSu) |
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Supervised by the Tiflis Muslim Spiritual Directorate for Shi’a (TMSDSh) |
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