The Riga Rabbinate vital records and the 1897 Census
Метрические книги раввинатов Латвии

תיעוד שנעשה על-ידי רבנים והנמצא בריגה

TRANSLATIONS of the birth, marriage, divorce and death records in Latvia



My Grandfather Zalman- Eliokim Usdin,
 born in Vishki, Vitebsk gub.( Russia)  in 1889.
Died in Paris,  France in 1971.
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Translitteration and translation from Russian made by Christine Usdin..
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Photos of  the people stated on the records ( last update: November 17, 2012)
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Click on the initials of the towns:
Aiz- Bau- Dag- Dan- Dau- Dvi- Fri- Gaz  Gla- Gol- Gos- Gri- HasIll- Jak- Jau- Jek- Jel- Kra- Kul- Lib- Lie - Liv- Lud- Mal- Mit- Pil- Pre- Rez- Rie- Rib- RigRos- Sab- Sam- Sas- Sil- Su-TalTuk- Val- Var- Ven- Vil- Vin- Vis- Win

1897 Census:
* Vishki
* Dvinsk 
* Riga( work in progress)

Latvia vital records( on May 11, 2013, 137698 translated records)

Aizpute( Hasenpoth, Gazenpot)/А́йзпуте( Газенпот )/  אייזפוט

*Births registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856 - 1857/ 1858/ 1860 - 1861/ 1862/ 1864 - 1865/ 1866 - 1867/ 1868 - 1869/1870 - 1871/ 1872 -  1873/ 1875 -  1876/ 1877 -  1878/ 1879 - 1880/ 1881 - 1882/ 1883 - 1884/ 1885 -  1886/ 1887 -  1888/ 1889 - 1890/ 1891 - 1892/ 1893 - 1894 -1895 - 1896/ 1897 -  1899 -1900 - 1901/ 1902/ 1903- 1904/1905-  1914/ 1915/ 1921
From 1854 to 1921: 2812 translated birth records.


*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857/ 1858  -1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864/ 1865 - 1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870/ 1871 - 1872/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875 -  1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-  1881/ 1882/ 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1887 -  1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 - 1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896/ 1897/ 1898/ 1899 -  1900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1903/ 1904/ 1905
From 1854 to 1905: 649 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
From 1856 to 1894
From 1856 to 1894: 17 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857/ 1858 - 1860/ 1861/ 1862 - 1864/ 1865/ 1866 - 1867/ 1868/ 1869 -  1870/ 1871/ 1872-  1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876/ 1877 -  1878/ 1879/ 1880/ 1881/ 1882 - 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1887 - 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 -  1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896 - 1897/ 1898/ 1899/ 1900 -  1901 -1902 -1903 -1904 - 1905
From 1854 to 1905: 1367 translated death records.

Altogether for Aizpute, 4845 translated records.

Bauska/ Бауска /  באוסקה 

*Births registers
1854-1855-1856-1857-1858-1859-1860-1862-1863-1864-1865-1866-1867-1868-1869-
1870-1871-1872-1873-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1896-1897-1900-1901-1902-1903-1904-1905
From 1854 to 1905: 4460 translated birth records.

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855-  1856/ 1857/ 1858 - 1859/1860/1861- 1863/ 1864/ 1865- 1866/ 1867/ 1868  - 1869/ 1870/ 1871  -  1872/ 1873/ 1874-  1875/ 1876/ 1878- 1879/ 1890/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894  -1895/1896/1897/1898-  1899/1900/1901/1902-  1903/1904/1905
From 1854 to 1905: 841 translated marriage records


*Divorces registers
From 1854 to 1902
From 1854 to 1902: 72 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1854/ 1855-  1856/ 1857  - 1858/1859 - 1861/1862 - 1863/1864 - 1865/1866 - 1867/ 1868- 1869/ 1870-  1871/1872 -1873/ 1874-1875/1876- 1877/ 1878-  1879/ 1880- 1881/ 1882-  1883/ 1884-  1885/1886-  1887/1888-  1889/1890-  1891/1892  -1893/1894- 1895/1896- 1897/1898- 1899/1900- 1901/1902/1903 - 1904/1905
From 1854 to 1905: 3632 translated death records.

Altogether for Bauska, 9005 translated records.


Dvinsk
Двинск/Да́угавпилс/ Динабург /  דוינסק 


*Births registers
-
1868-1869-1870-1872-1873-1874-1875-1878-1887-1889-
1890-1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1898-1899-1903-1905- 1906- 1908
From 1868 to 1908: 14542 translated birth records.

*Marriages registers
1868-1869-1871-1875-1878-1889-1894-1904-1906- 1907
From 1868 to 1907: 1632 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1867-1869-1874 -1890
From 1867 to 1890: 72 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
 1870-1872-1876-1877-1878-1888-1894- 1897-1901-1905
From 1870 to 1908: 4344 translated death records.

Altogether for Dvinsk, 20590 translated records.
 
     
Dvinsk. The 1897 Census
 
33500 translated records

-Altogether Dvinsk Vital records and the 1897 Census: 54000 translated records-


* The Dvinsk Rabbis, Cantors and Ritual Slaughterers
* Doctors, feldshers, dentists and pharmacists

* The houses of prostitution

* List of the Jews who lived in Dvinsk, but were born or/ and registered in Vishki.
* List of teachers, melameds and pupils in Dvinsk 
* List of watchmakers in Dvinsk

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Gazenpot( see Aizpute)/ Газенпот/   גאזנפוט ראה אייזפוט




Glazmanka/ Dankere/ Gostini/  Глазманкa/ Гостини/ Данкерe /  גלזמנקה/דנקרה/גוסטיני

*Births registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1897- 1899- 1904-  1905-  1906/ 1908/ 1909
From 1889 to 1909: 589 translated birth records.

*Marriages registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 1897- 1899- 1900- 1901- 1902- 1904- 1905- 1906/ 1908/ 1909
From 1889 to 1909: 177 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1893- 1894- 1902- 1905  - No divorce-
From 1893 to 1905: 0 translated divorce record

*Deaths registers
1889- 1890- 1893- 1894- 18961897 - 1899- 1902- 1904- 1906/ 1909
From 1889 to 1909: 170 translated death records.

Altogether for Glazmanka, 936 translated records.

Goldingen/   Голдинген /  Кулдигеa/  גולדינגן ראה קודילגה    
see Kudilga

Griva/   Грива/  גריבה 

*Births, Marriages and Divorces registers
1896/ 1903/ 1905/ 1906/ 1907- 1911 - 1890/ 1893/ 1903
From 1896 to 1903: 429 translated birth, marriage and death records.


*Divorces registers
1879/ 1890
From 1879 to 1890: 9 translated divorce records



*Deaths registers
1890- 1900- 1911
From 1890 to 1911: 146 translated death records.

Altogether for Griva, 585 translated records.


Hasenpoth( see Aizpute)/    Газенпот/Айзпуте /   האסנפוט ראה אייזפוט


Jakobstadt/ Jekabpils/   Якобштат / Екабпилс /  יעקבשטאט /ייקבפילס

*Births registers
1857-1859-1867-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893- 1907
From 1857 to 1907: 1574 translated birth records.

*Marriages registers
1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890- 1891-1892- 1893
From 1876 to 1893: 260 translated marriage records

*Deaths registers
1870-1876-1877-1878-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-
1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893
From 1870 to 1893: 818 translated death records.

Altogether for Jacobstadt, 2652 translated records.

Jaunjelgava/ Friedrichstadt /   Яунелгавe/ Фридрихштадт/   יאונגלבה /פרידריכשטאט 


*Births registers
1838- 1841- 1847
From 1838 to 1847: 181 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1838- 1841- 1847
From 1838 to 1847: 48 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1838
1838: translated 4 divorce records

*Deaths registers
18381847
From 1838 to 1847: 57 translated death records.

Altogether for Jaunjelgava, 290 translated records.

Jelgava/   Елгавa( Митау, Либава )/  יאלגבה
 

( translations started on April 17, 2011 and finished on July 10, 2011)

*Births registers
1854- 1855 - 1857- 1858- 1862- 1864- 1865- 18661867- 18681869- 18701871- 1872-  1873- 1874- 1875- 1876- 1877- 1878- 1879- 1880- 1881- 1882- 1883- 1886- 1887- 1888- 1889- 1892- 1895- 19001902- 1903- 1908-   1919/ 1920/ 1921
From 1854 to 1921: 6305 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1854 - 1856 - 1857 - 1858 - 1859 - 1860 - 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864 -1865 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 - 1875 - 1877 - 1878 - 1879 - 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1884 - 1886 - 1887 - 1889 - 1890 -1891 - 1893 - 1895 - 1896 - 1897 - 1919/ 1920/ 1921
From 1854 to 1921: 1689 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
No divorce records

*Deaths registers
1855 -1856 -1857 - 1858 - 1859 - 1860- 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864 - 1865 - 1866 - 1867 - 1868 - 1869- 1870- 1871- 1873- 1874- 1875 - 1878  - 1879 - 1880 - 1881 - 1882 - 1883 - 1885 - 1887 - 1890 - 1891 - 1892 -1895 - 1896 - 1897 -1903- 1906- 19091919/ 1920/ 1921
From 1855 to 1921:  translated 4935 death records

Altogether for Jelgava, 12929 translated records.

- The Mitau adressbook. 1892. 

Kudilga (Goldingen)  Кулдигa (Голдинген) / ( קודילגה (גולדינגן

*Births registers
1854- 1856
From 1854 to 1856:151  translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1856
From 1854 to 1856: 37 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1854/ 1856 (only one divorce and in 1854)

*Deaths registers
1854- 1856
From 1854 o 1856:  translated 98 death records

Altogether for Kuldiga, 287 translated records.
 
Liepaja/Libava/Libau/    Либаве/ Лиепая/  ליפייה  ליבאו/ליבוה/
 
 


*Births registers
1836-1837-1838-1839-1840-1841-1842-1843-1844-1845-1846-1847-1848-1849-1850-1851-1852-
1853-1854-1857-1858-1859-1860-1861-1862-1863-1864-1865-1866-1867-1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-
1873-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-
1891-1892-1893-1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903-1904-1905-  1906- 1907- 1908- 1909- 1915
From 1836 to 1915:12050  translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856/ 1857 - 1858/ 1859/ 1860/ 1861- 1862/ 1863/ 1864/ 1865 - 1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870/
1871
- 1872/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876- 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880/ 1881-1884  -1885/ 1886/ 1887/ 1888/ 1889
 - 1890/ 1891/ 1892/1893/1894 - 1895/ 1896/ 1897/ 1898/1899 - 1900/ 1901/1902   -  1903/ 1904/ 1905-  1906
From 1854 to 1906: 1549 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
From 1877 to 1905-  From 1906 to 1909
From 1877 to 1909: 137 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1854/1855/ 1856  -1857/ 1858/ 1859 - 1860/1861/1862 - 1863/ 1864/ 1865  - 1866/ 1867/ 1868  - 1869/ 1870/
1871
-  1872/ 1873/ 1874   -1875 / 1876/ 1877  - 1878/ 1879/ 1880   -1881/ 1882/1883 - 1884/ 1885/ 1886  - 1887/ 1888/ 1889-
1890/ 1891/ 1892  - 1893/ 1894  - 1895/ 1896/ 18971898/ 1899/ 1900 -  1901/ 1902/ 1903  - 1904/ 1905  - 1906
From 1854 to 1906: 3706 translated death records

Altogether for Liepaja, 17442 translated records.

The Libau adressbook. 1892
Libau Calender for the Year 1916 - Property List



Ludza/   Лудзa/  לודז'ה
 


*Births registers
1867- 1868- 1869- 1870- 1872- 1875- 1894
From 1867 to 1894: 273  translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1868/1872
From 1868 to 1872: 9 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1867- 1868- 1869- 1870- 1875. No divorces

*Deaths registers
1867- 1868- 1875- 1893
From 1867 to 1893: 72 translated death records

Altogether for Ludza, 354 translated records.


Malta(Silmala)/   Малтa (Силмала) /  (מטלה (סילמאלה
 

*Births and Marriages  registers
1872/ 1895
From 1872 to 1895: 60 translated birth and marriage records
(no divorce , no death on the Raduraksti records from 1871 to 1891)

Mitau/   Митау/ Елгавa/   (מיטאו (ראה ילגבה
See Jelgava

Mitava
See Jelgava


Piltene/    Пилтене/  פילטנה

*Births registers
1854/ 1878/ 1879/ 1887/ 1889
From 1854 to 1889:135  translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1878/ 1879/ 1889 ( The 1884, 1887 and 1888 records on Raduraksti are for Vindava, not Piletene)
From 1878 to 1889: 25 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1854( no divorce)

*Deaths registers
1878/ 1887/ 1888/1889/ 1901( in the Libava records on Raduraksti)
From 1878 to 1901: 60 translated death records

Altogether for Piltene, 220 translated records.


Rezekne ( Rositten,Rezhitsa)/    Резекне(  Розиттен, Режица) /  רזקנה (רוזיטטן ,רזיצ'שה


*Births registers
-1871/1879/1880-1882-1884-1885-1887-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-
1897-1899-1900-1902
From 1871 to 1902: 3290 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
-1868/1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876-1878-1879-1880-
1882-1884-1885-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-1897-
1900-1902-1904
From 1868 to 1904:1075  translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
Translation
From 1872 to 1895: 60 translated marriage records

*Deaths registers
-1865-1866-1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876-1877-1878/1879-1880-
1882-1884-1885-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1895-1896-1897-1900-1902
From 1865 to 1902: 2859 translated death records

Altogether for Rezekne, 7284 translated records.



Riebini/ Ribinishki

*Births registers
1870/ 1871/ 1872/ 1874/ 1875/ 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-   1882/ 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1886/ 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891-   1898/ 1899/ 1900/ 1902/ 1903/ 1904/ 1905
From 1870 to 1905: 399 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
from 1870 to 1903
From 1870 to 1903:49  translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1870/ 1872/ 1874/ 1875( No divorce)

*Deaths registers
1870/ 1882/ 1884/ 1898/ 1899/ 1900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1904
From 1870 to 1904: 63  translated death records

Altogether for Riebini, 511 translated records.

The Riga Rabbinate vital records

Birth registers
1854- 1855- 1856- 1857- 1858- 1859- 1860- 1861- 1862- 1863
1864- 1865-1866-1867-1868-1869 - 1870 - 1871- 1872- 1873
1874- 1875-1876( from January to June)- 1876( from July to December)1877( from January to June)-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883
1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893
1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903
1904-1905
From 1854 to 1872: 4653 translated birth records.

Marriage registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856- 1857/ 1858/ 1859- 1860/ 1861/ 1862
1863/ 1864/ 1865- 1866/ 1867/1868 - 1869/1870/1871- 1872/1873/
1874
- 1875/ 1876/ 18771878/ 1879-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883
1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893
1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903
1904-1905
From 1854 to 1877: 1217 translated marriage records.

Divorce registers
From 1855 to 1882    
From 1883 to 1909
From 1854 to 1909: 698 translated divorce records.



Death registers
1854/ 1855/ 1856- 1857/ 1858/ 1859- 1860/1861 - 1862/ 1863
1864/ 1865-1866-1867-1868-1869- 1870- 1871- 1872- 1873
1874- 18751876-1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883
1884-1885-1886-1887-1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893
1894-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903
1904-1905
From 1854 to 1872: 3054 translated death records.

Lifland( Riga district) records from 1867 to 1895:
Translation
From 1867 to 1895: 405 translated Lifland records.

The first census of the entire Russian Empire. 1897. Riga
Translation
The 1897 Census: 3355 translated records.( until Part 18 included)

Altogether for Riga on March 27, 2013, 13887 translated records



Sabile( Yiddish: Schabeln, German: Zabeln) /Сабиле( Цабель) /   סאבילה,  באידיש שאבאלן , בגרמנית זאבלן    


*Births registers
1860/ 1861- 1864/ 1865- 1866/ 1867- 1868/1869- 1870/1871- 1872/
1873
- 1874/1876- 1877-1881- 1882/ 1883- 1884/ 1885- 1890- 1891- 1894- 1899- 1900
From 1860 to 1900: 1009 translated birth records



*Marriages registers
1859/1864/1865/1866/1867/1870- 1872/
1874/1876/1877
- 1880//1881//1882/ 18841885/ 1894/ 1899/ 1900/ 1901/ 1903
From 1859 to 1903: 161 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1859-1864-1865-1866-1867-1869-1870-1871- 1872-1873-
1874( only one divorce during these years)

*Deaths registers
1859/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864- 1865/ 1866/ 1867/ 18691872/
1873/ 1876/ 1877
- 1879/ 1880/ 1881/ 1882- 1883/ 1884/ 1885/ 1889/ 1890-  1894/ 1901/ 1903/ 1913
From 1859 to 1913: 420 translated death records

Altogether for Sabile, 1590 translated records.

Saldus( Fraenburg)/ Салдус( Фрауэнбург) /  ( סלודס ( פרינבורג
 

*Births registers
1876( in the Sabiles records), 1879( in the Sabiles records)
From 1876 to 1879:  translated birth records

*Deaths registers
1879( in the Sabiles records)
In 1879:  translated death records

Altogether for Saldus,  translated records.



Samaskas/   
 

see Valdemarpils

Sassmacken
see Valdemarpils


Subate, Ilukste and Griva/   Субате, Илуксте и Грива/  סובאט , אילוקסט וגריבה

*Births registers
1857- 1858- 1859-1860- 1861- 1864- 1879- 1911(only Griva)
From 1857 to 1911:685 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1865/ 1890/ 1893/ 1903
From 1865 to 1903: 89 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1879/ 1890
From 1879 to 1890: 9 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1890- 1900- 1911 (these records are only for Griva)
From 1890 to 1911:147  translated death records

Altogether for Subate, 930 translated records.

Tukums, Tukkum/   Тукумс/  טוקומס ,טוקום

*Births registers
1853/ 1854/ 1855 -  1866-  1867-  1868 /1869 /1870-  1876-  1877- 1878 -1881- 1882 -1883 - 1884- 1886- 1887- 1888- 1891- 1892- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899
From 1853 to 1899: 2331 translated birth records


*Marriages registers
1853/ 1854/ 1866/ 1867/ 1868-  1869/ 1870/ 1876/ 1877-   1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883-  1884/ 1885/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894/1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898
From 1853 to 1898: 454 translated marriage records


*Divorces registers
From 1865 to 1893
From 1865 to 1893: 33 translated divorce records


*Deaths registers
1853/ 1854/ 1855- 1865/ 1866-  1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870- 1874/ 1876/ 1877-  1880/ 1881/ 1882- 1883/ 1884/ 1885- 1886/ 1887/ 1888- 1890/ 1891/ 1892- 1893/ 1894/ 1895/ 1896- 1897/ 1898/ 1901
From 1853 to 1901: translated 1406 death records

Altogether for Tukkum, 4224 translated records.


Valdemarpils/Samaskas/Sassmacken/  Валдемарпилс / Самаскa/  ואלדאמרפילס/סאמאסכן/סאמאסקן
 


*Births registers
1860 -1861-1862-1863  -1864 -1865-1866 -1867 -1868-1869 -1870 -1871 -1872 -1873-
1874-1875-1876 -1877-1878-1879-1880-1881-1882-1883-1884-1885-1886-
1888-1889-1890-1891-1892-1893-1895-1896-1897-1898-1899-1900-1901-1902-1903-
1904-1905
From 1860 to 1905:1766 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863/ 1864-   1866/ 1867/ 1868/ 1869/ 1870- 1871/ 1872/ 1873/
1874/ 1875
-   1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1881 / 1882/ 1883-   1884/ 1885/ 1886/
1888/ 1889
-  1890/1891/1892/1895/1896/1897/1903/
1904/1905

From 1860 to 1905:327 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
from 1866 to 1888
From 1866 to 1888: 11 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1861/1862  -1863/ 1864/ 1865/ 1866- 1867/ 1868/ 1869 -1870/ 1871/ 1872 - 1873/
 1874/ 1875
- 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879  - 1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883 - 1884/ 1885/ 1886/
1887
- 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1892 - 1896/ 1897/ 1899/ 1900/ 1902/
1905

From 1861 to 1905: 727 translated death records

Altogether for Valdemarpils, 2821 translated records.


Varaklani/    Вараклани/  ואראקלני

*Births registers
1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876- 1882/ 1883/1884/ 1885/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892 -1895-1896/ 1902-1901-1903-1905
From 1868 to 1905: 964 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1869/1871/1872-1874/1875-1876/1877/1878/1879/1880-1882/1884/1890/1891/1892
-1885/1887/1888/1897/ 1895/1897/1901/1902
From 1869 to 1902:192  translated marriage records

 *Divorces registers
1871-1884-1885-1889
From 1871 to 1889: 5 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1868-1869-1870-1871-1872-1874-1875-1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879/ 1880-1882-1884/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891/ 1892-1885/ 1887/ 1888/1895
From 1868 to 1895: 504  translated death records

Altogether for Varaklani, 1665 translated records.

Ventspils( Vindava, Windau)/   Ве́нтспилсe( Виндава ) /    ( ונטספילס (וינדווי וינדאו
( translations started on July 10, 2011, finished on August 8, 2011)

*Births registers
1854- 1855 - 18561857- 1858- 1859- 1860- 1861- 1862- 1863- 1864- 1865- 18681869- 187018721873- 1874- 1875- 1876- 1877- 1878- 1879- 1880- 1881- 1882- 1883- 1884- 1885- 1886- 18871889- 1890- 1891- 1892- 1893- 1894- 1895- 1896- 1897- 1898- 1899- 1900- 1901- 1902- 1903- 1904- 1905- 1906- 1908- 1909
From 1854 to 1909: 2494 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
1854/ 1855 / 1856/ 1857/ 1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 1863- 1864/ 1865/ 1866/  1867/ 1868/  1869-  1870/ 1871/ 1872/  1873/ 1874/ 1875- 1876/ 1877/ 1878/ 1879- 1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1883- 1888/ 1889/ 1890/ 1891- 1892/ 1893/ 1894/ 1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898/ 18991900/ 1901/ 1902/ 1904-  1906/ 1907/ 1908/ 1909
From 1854 to 1909:390 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1880/ 1881/ 1882/ 1886/ 1891/ 1894/ 1900
From 1880 to 1900: 8 translated divorce records

*Deaths registers
1854/ 1858/ 1859/ 1860/ 1861/ 1862/ 18641865/ 1866/  18671868/  1869/ 18701871/ 1872/ 1873- 1874/ 1875/ 1876- 1877/ 1878/ 18791882/ 1884/ 1886- 1887/ 1888/ 1889- 1890/ 1891/ 1892- 1893/ 1894/1895- 1896/ 1897/ 1898- 1899/ 1900/ 1901- 1903/ 1904/ 1905-  1907/ 1908/ 1909
From 1854 to 1909: 926 translated death records

Altogether for Ventspils, 3818 translated records.




Vilaka( Marienhausen)/  Вилакa ( Мариенгаузен) /  וילקה
 


*Births registers
1871/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1878/ 1880
From 1871 to 1880:75  translated birth records


*Marriages registers
1871/ 1873/ 1874/ 1875/ 1878
From 1871 to 1878:13 translated marriage records

*Divorces registers
1871- 1872- 1874  No divorces in these records

*Deaths registers
1871- 1873- 1874- 1875- 1878 (only one death and in 1874)
In 1874:1  translated marriage records

Altogether for Vilaka, 14 translated records.


Vishki/   Вишки /   וישקי

*Births registers
- from 1889 to 1904 (many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908
From 1889 to 1908: 403 translated birth records

*Marriages registers
- from 1889 to 1904 (many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908
From 1889 to 1908: 71 translated marriage records

*Deaths registers
- from 1891 to 1904(many records are missing)
- from 1905 to 1908
From 1891 to 1908: 103 translated death records
Altogether for Vishki, 577 translated records

*The 1897 Census of Vishki
 - translation
72 translated records

-Altogether Vishki Vital records and the 1897 Census: 649 translated records-


*The 1897 Census:
-
Alterman in Dvinsk
 -
Jewelsohn( Evelsohn) of  Riga
- Levenshtein in Goldingen
- Tzivian in Dvinsk
- Usdin in Dvinsk and Kraslava
- Sherman in Dvinsk
- Druk and Lotkin in Kreutzburg

* Some names
- Alterman of Vishki, Dvinsk and Rezekne( Some came from Ludza)

* The Jewish cemetery of Vishki
- Tombstones(photos and transcriptions)

* Vishki (In Russian. На Русском)
"Было такое местечко"

*
Vishki Phone Book. 1940
The Vishki phone book

 
Jewish cemeteries in Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraina

- The  Jewish cemetery of Vishki ( Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Vishki. Video, that I took in May 2008( so moving...)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Dagda ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of  Livani ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Preili ( Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kraslava ( Latvia)
- The Jewish cemetery of Rezekne (Latvia)
- Map of the Jewish cemeteries in East Latvia  
 - The Jewish cemetery of Ludza (Latvia).Edited and scanned by Zeeva Levy and Chaim Freedman.
- The Jewish cemetery of  Gostini
(Latvia). 
- The Jewish cemetery of Talsi (Latvia)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Kelme ( Lithuania)
- The  Jewish cemetery of Seduva ( Lithuania)
- The Jewish cemetery of Siauliai (Lithuania)
- The Ternivka mass grave site and the little cemetery (Ukraina)

 Sites

- Vishki site/ Usdin/ Alterman
- The Usdin and Alterman victims of the Holocaust by bullets in Latvia
 

 
Diaries and remembrances

-
Das tragische Schicksal des Genoch Dumesh in Vishky in 1941 und den Kriegstagebücher von Kurt Marien (in German)
- Le destin tragique de Genoch Dumesh a Vishky en 1941 et le journal de guerre de Kurt Marien ( in french)
- The tragic fate of the Genoch Dumesh  in Vishky in 1941 and the war diaries of Kurt Marien ( in english)

- The incredible story, that happened to me with the Rabbi of Kazan, Russia, Rabbi Gorelik, the Grandson of  the late Rabbi Nathan Barkan of Riga.
Watch here.

- The diary of a young Jew, Samuel Alterman.Vishki. June/ July 1941
- Le poele, ou le journal d'un jeune Juif, Samuel Alterman, en Juin/ Juillet1941.
- Le journal de Sheina Gram. Preili 1941(" the diary of Sheina Gram" in french)
- The memoirs of Samuel Abbey Harrison( english)
- Les mémoires de Samuel Abbey Harrison( français)


 Archives

-
Промышленники Витебской губернии за 1902г.
-  Industrialists in the Vitebsk province for 1902.

 Special pages

Photographic studios in pre-revolutionary Russia( Фотографические ателье дореволюционной  России)