Vințu de Jos (Hung: Alvinc): Israelite community, births 1850-1886
Description:
This item is a birth register used by the Jewish community of Vințu de Jos, known at the time as Alvinc, in Hungarian (also spelled Alwincz and several other variations). Many of the families recorded here lived in Vurpăr (Borberek). The book is entirely in German, both printed headings and handwritten entries, with the exception of subsequent notes, generally recording the death of the individual, in Hungarian or Romanian. The data recorded is name of parents; occupation ("position") of father; residence; name of child; birth and brith date; gender; whether legitimate or not; officiant who gave the name (Namengeber); witnesses; midwife; other comments.