Title:

Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvár), Israelites: births 1875-1885 (Orthodox)

Description:

This register records births for the Orthodox Jewish community of Cluj. The headings are in Hungarian and German; the entries are in German until around 1880, after which they switch to Hungarian; Hebrew names are frequently included. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. Name; date; gender; parents; marital status of parents; parent residence; midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided.

Creator:

Cluj Orthodox Jewish Community

Date:

1875-1885

Format:

Textual records

Extent:

78 sheets

Language:

German; Hungarian

Provenance:

These registers were maintained by the respective Jewish community and/or local municipality and collected in the 1950s by the National Archives.

Call Number:

Colecția matricole parohiale de stare civilă, jud. Cluj; fond nr. 42; cotă 71/9

Bibliographic Citation:

Colecția matricole parohiale de stare civilă, jud. Cluj; fond nr. 42; cotă 71/9; Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcția Județeana Cluj

Repository:

Arhivele Naționale ale României, Direcţia Judeţeană Cluj, Cluj-Napoca, Str. Mihail Kogălniceanu nr. 10, cod 400084, jud. Cluj

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