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Some interesting facts about Grodno Gubernia
1887 GRODNO GUBERNIYA TOTALS:
Grodno Uezd and Guberniya Population = Totals by
Religion in 1887
| Religion | total in towns | total in uezd | total in gubernya | ||||||
| men | women | men | women | men | women | ||||
| Orthodox | 25321 | 14607 | 357204 | 363677 | 382525 | 358284 | |||
| Catholic | 21325 | 20028 | 150543 | 147363 | 171868 | 167391 | |||
| Protestant | 1527 | 1485 | 4363 | 4480 | 5891 | 5965 | |||
| Jewish | 80738 | 77606 | 57677 | 59962 | 138415 | 137568 | |||
| Mohammedan | 865 | 345 | 380 | 405 | 1245 | 750 | |||
| Total | 129776 | 114071 | 570167 | 55887 | 669958 | 669958 | |||
Grodno Guberniya Population by Social
Class in 1887:
| Title of the Estates | Total in towns | Total in Uezd | Total in Guberniya<= /FONT> | |||||||
| men | women | men | women | men | women | |||||
| Nobility | 1) hereditary | 1295 | 1379 | 3728 | 3856 | 5023 | 5235 | |||
| 2) personal | 746 | 894 | 629 | 672 | 1375 | 1566 | ||||
| Clergy | 1) Orthodox "White" | 102 | 116 | 935 | 1922 | 1037 | 1138 | |||
| 1) Orthodox "Monkish" | 10 | 11 | 20 | 30 | 11 | |||||
| 2) Catholic "White" | 38 | 67 | 105 | |||||||
| 2) Catholic "Monkish" | 9 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 13 | |||||
| 3) | ||||||||||
| 4) | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 7 | ||||
| 5) Jewish | 77 | 65 | 124 | 170 | 201 | 235 | ||||
| 6) Moslem | 4 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | |||||
| Urban Estates | 1) Citizens (hereditary) | 78 | 97 | 66 | 71 | 144 | 168 | |||
| 1) Citizens (personal) | 59 | 52 | 85 | 87 | 144 | 139 | ||||
| 2) Merchants | 800 | 794 | 317 | 386 | 1117 | 1181 | ||||
| 3) Middle-class | 95110 | 99222 | 79797 | 82679 | 174907 | 181871 | ||||
| 4) | 6144 | 5017 | 801 | 713 | 6945 | 5730 | ||||
| Rural Estates | 1) State peasants | 678 | 594 | 167212 | 165220 | 167890 | 165814 | |||
| 2) Settlers | 97 | 100 | 3503 | 3468 | 3600 | 3568 | ||||
| 3) Peasants-proprietors | 168 | 224 | 267901 | 267081 | 268069 | 267305 | ||||
| 4) town peasants | 46 | 51 | 46 | 51 | ||||||
| 5) Free people | ||||||||||
| 6) | 35 | 38 | 35 | 38 | ||||||
| Military Estates | 1) regular troops | 18044 | 857 | 4946 | 69 | 22990 | 926 | |||
| 2) irregular troops | 4 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | ||||
| 3) | 2816 | 1709 | 18409 | 11437 | 21225 | 13146 | ||||
| 4) retired lower ranks | 1793 | 1593 | 13036 | 10127 | 14829 | 11720 | ||||
| 5) soldiers' children | 384 | 392 | 5631 | 6146 | 6014 | 6538 | ||||
| Foreign | VI. Foreign Subjects | 1091 | 724 | 2316 | 2067 | 3407 | 2791 | |||
| VII. People who do not belong above<= /TD> | 178 | 160 | 603 | 600 | 781 | 760 | ||||
| TOTAL | 129776 | 114071 | 540167 | 55887 | 699943 | 669958 | ||||
Livestock in all Grodno towns and in all Grodno uezds in 1884:
Horses: 4355/150978
Cattle: 6471/482811
Sheep, simple: 3143/527426
Sheep with thin fleece: 111077
Pigs: 6946/326947
Goats: 758/3421
Donkeys/mules: 6/53
Total livestock in towns: 21679
Total livestock in uezds: 1,602,713
Total Grodno Guberniya Livestock in 1884:
Horses: 155333
Cattle: 489282
Sheep, simple: 530569
Sheep with thin fleece: 111077
Pigs: 333893
Goats: 4179
Donkeys/mules: 59
Total livestock: 1,624,392
Buildings in all of Grodno Guberniya in 1887: stone/wood
Habitations =96public: 58/47
- church/monastery: 31/79
- social: 29/105
- private: 1,387/17,601
Public shop: 4/12
Social shop: 10/56
Private shop: 39/104
Social store: 122/67
Private store: 1,289/1,010
Theater: 3/2
Total: 2972/19,083
DIRECTORY OF LANDMANSCHAFTEN ORGANIZATIONS
(List edited from published sources) found at http://www.jewishgen.org/in= fofiles/landshaf.txt
Grodno. Yosef Struvolski, 6 Lamdan, Ramat Gan 52443.
Grodno. Moshe Alperstein, 126 Haroe, Ramat Gan 52375.
Grodno. Akiva Alexandrovitch, 52, Welzman, Tel Aviv 62155.
Grodno. Yaacov Naor, 30 Hazohar, Tel Aviv 62914.
Grodno. Mr. Yurl Kostyn, 240 Dizengoff, Tel Aviv 631156.
Grodno. Yitzhak Draznlk, 8 Krasky, aarat Gan 52378.
Grodno. Doliner Family', 141 Rothschild, Petah Tlkva.
Grodno. Yosef Strovinsky, 6 Lamdan, Ramat Gan.
Grodno. Yitzhak Dresnik, 8 Krassky Street, Ramat Gan.
Homsk. Maasha Liberman, 58 Ibn Gabirol Street; Tel Aviv 64362. (Kobrin ue= zd)
Kobrin, Dr. 1. Bilitzki, 8 A. Birenbaum Street, Tel Aviv 62302.
Kobrin, Bill George, 26 Borochov Street, Givatayim 53205.
Lida. Abba Landau, 34 Krasod Street, Holon.
Novogrudok. Mr. Rodnitzki, 14 Natan Street, Ramat Gan 52450.
Novogrudok. Dov Cohen, 6 Hagivah Street, Ramat Hasharon.
Ostro. Haim Finkel, 9 Hashomron Street, Holon 58265.
Ostrow. Yaffa Gratz, 61 Hovevei Zion Street, Tel Aviv 63343.
----OSTROV POLNOCNY is near Krynki but which is Ostro vs. Ostrow is unkno= wn.
Polish Immigrants Association (for information on landsmanshaftn) (03)225= 078, (03) 228205.Ponibaz. Aida Bronne, 11/6 Ben Zion Avenue.
Slomniki. Irit Vishlitzki, 32 Hamayan Street, Givatayim 53376.
Slonim. Zvi Shaft, P.0. Box 494, Givatayim 53203.
Sokolke. Benzion Hassid, 16 Ein Gedi Street, Givatayim.
Suchowola. H. Tikotzky, 15 Lochamei Sinai Street, Ramat Gan 52373. ---Sokolski uezd.
Yanov Bialistki. Yona Greenspan, 29 Zeitlin St., Tel Aviv.
Yanov Bialitotski. Shoshana Mazor, 22 Gordon St., Ra'anana.
Yanov near but west of Brest is called Yanov Podlaski and Yanev Shedletzki.
