In 1726, due the order of the Habsburg ruler Charles VI, the number
of Jewish families was limited by quota to 8,541 in Bohemia and 5,106 in
Moravia. To enforce this quota (or "numerus clausus"), a so-called
"Familianten" order was issued. According to this order, only the
first-born son of each Jewish family was given permission to marry (called
a "copulatio consensus"). The permits could also be sold if there
were no son to inherit them. The Familianten order was in force until
1848. As a result, many Jews who could not obtain marriage permits
emigrated from Bohemia and Moravia. For example, by 1900 almost half
of the Jews in Hungary were of Bohemian or Moravian descent.
One other result of the Familianten laws was that the government kept very good records of which families lived in which towns. The list of Familianten were collected in the Book of Jewish Familianten (also called "Mannschaftsbuecher" in Moravia). Records were collected in 1799 and in 1811 and updated until about 1830. Each record comprised the name of county, registration number of the family in the whole land (based on "copulatio consensus"), the registration number of family in the county (set up in 1725), name of the father, his wife, his sons and a few other family details. These records provide a very good resource for researchers investigating their family histories. For some families, up to three generations are included. See an example for Löwy Wölfner from Praschno Aujezd in Western Bohemia. The Familianten record books for Bohemia can be accessed at the Czech State Archives. For Moravia, the surviving books are not collected in one place, but are available from the various regional archives, such as in Brno or Olomouc, or in the Czech State Archives or the Jewish Museum in Prague.
Julius Müller, a professional genealogist in Prague, is in the process of compiling a database of all Jewish men listed in the Familianten registers located in the Czech State Archives in Prague. His website is located at http://www.toledot.org/kraje.html. This page contains an index to the towns in Bohemia for which Familianten records exist. Click on the highlighted region next to the town name to go to the indices for that region. If you do not know the Czech name of your ancestral town, try searching the master list with German names at http://www.jewishgen.org/austriaczech/gemeinde.htm.
The Familianten records themselves are not available on microfilm and can only be viewed at the Czech State Archives or Regional Archives where the record books are preserved. For more information on how to obtain copies or locate other Jewish records in the Czech Republic, see Getting Started With Czech-Jewish Genealogy. Also see Austria-Czech SIG's GemeindeView project, a web-based encyclopedia of the Jewish communities of Bohemia and Moravia. Send comments and corrections on this page to Austria-Czech SIG at .
A B C D E F G H I J K LM N O P Q R S T UV W X Y Z
| Adrspach | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Backov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Barchov | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Barchuvek | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Bechyne | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Becov nad Teplou | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Beharov | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Bela pod Bezdezem | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Benatky nad Jizerou | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Benesov | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Bernartice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Bernartice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Beroun | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Bestvina | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Bezdekov | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Bezdruzice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Bezno | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Bile Policany | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Blatna | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Blato | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Blinka | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Blov | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Bohostice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Bolechovice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Bor | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Borikovy | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Borovnice | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Bozejov | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Brandlin | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Brandys nad Labem | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Brandys nad Labem | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Branik | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Bratranice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Brezi | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Brezina | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Breznice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Brezno | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Brlozec | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Brnky | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Brocno | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Brodce | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Budislav | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Budov | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Budyne | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Bukova | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Bukovany | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Bustehrad | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Bysice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Bystrice nad Uhlavou | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Cachrov | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Cakovice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Cakovice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Castrov | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Cejetice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Cekanice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Celina | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Ceminy | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Cerekvice nad Bystrici | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Cerhenice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Cerhenice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Cerhonice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Cermna | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Cernetice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Cernovice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Cervena Recice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Cervene Janovice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Cervene Pecky | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Cervene Porici | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Cerveny Hradek | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Cerveny Hradek | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Cerveny Hradek | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Cerveny Ujezd | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Ceska Bela | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Ceska Lipa | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Cesky Brod | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Cesky Dub | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Cesky Sternberk | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Cestice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Chanovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Chcebuz | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Chlistov | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Chlum | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Chlum u Trebone | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Chlumec nad Cidlinou | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Chocen | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Chodov | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Chodova Plana | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Choltice | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Chomutov | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Chotec | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Chotesov | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Chotimer | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Chotoviny | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Chotysany | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Choustik | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Choustnikovo Hradiste | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Chrancovice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Chrast | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Chudenice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Chvaly | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Chvateruby | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Chynov | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Chyse | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Chysky | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Cichtice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Cim | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Cimelice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Cirkvice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Citoliby | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Citov | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Cizkov | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Cizkovice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Ckyne | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Dalovice | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Damirov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Darmysl | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Davle | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Defurovy Lazany | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Dejvice | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Destenice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Destna | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Dirna | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Dlazkovice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Dlazov | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Dlouha Lhota | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Dlouha Ves | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Dobrejovice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Dobricany | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Dobris | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Dobruska | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Dolany | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Dolejsi Krusec | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Dolni Hrachovice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Dolni Kounice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Dolni Kralovice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Dolni Lukavice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Dolni Teplice | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Domazlice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Domousice | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Domousnice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Doubi | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Doudleby nad Orlici | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Dozice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Drahenice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Drahobuz | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Drazic | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Drevikov | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Drhovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Drhovle | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Drslavice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Druhlice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Dub | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Duchcov | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Dymokury | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Elcovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Golcuv Jenikov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Grafenfield | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Habry | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Hartmanice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Heralec | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Hermanuv Mestec | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Hlavacova Lhota | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Hlizov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Hluboka nad Vltavou | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Hlubos | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Hodkov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Hojesin | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Holovousy | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Horany | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Horazdovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Horepnik | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Horetice | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Horice | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Horineves | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Horka | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Horni Berkovice | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Horni Cerekev | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Horni Kralovice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Horovice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Horsovky Tyn | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Hostice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Hostinne | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Hostomice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Hostoun | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Hradek | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Hradiste | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Hradiste | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Hrdly | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Hrebecniky | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Hresihlavy | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Hrimezdice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Hriskov | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Hrochuv Tynec | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Hruba Skala | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Hruby Rohozec | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Humpolec | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Jablonna | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Jablonne v Podjestedi | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Jankov | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Jeleni Dolni | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Jeleni Horni | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Jemniste | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Jenickova Lhota | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Jerabek | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Jerice | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Jesin | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Jetrichovice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Jevineves | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Jicin | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Jindice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Jindrichovice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Jindrichuv Hradec | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Jinonice | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Jistebnice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Kacerov | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Kacov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kamenice nad Lipou | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Kamenna | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kamenna Lhota | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Kamyk | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Kamyk nad Vltavou | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kanice | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Kardasova Recice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Karlstejn | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kasejovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Kbel | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kladruby | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Klatovy | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Klecany | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Klenova | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Klokocov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Klucke Chvalovice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kluky | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Knezice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Kocov | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Kojetice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kokorin | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kolec | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Kolesovice | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Kolin | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kolin | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kolinec | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Kolodeje nad Luznici | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Komorni Hradek | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Konarovice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Konopiste | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kopec | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Kopidlno | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Kopisty | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Koren | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Korozluky | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Kosetice | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kosmonosy | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kosor | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kosova Hora | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kost | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kostelec nad Cernymi Lesy | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kostelec nad Labem | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kostelec nad Orlici | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Kostelec u Krizku | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kostelni Briza | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Kostomlaty pod Milesovkou | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Kosumberk | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Kounice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kourim | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kout na Sumave | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Kovanice | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Kozarovice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Kozlov | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Kozolupy | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Kraselov | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Krasna Lipa | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Krasny Dvur | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Krasov | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Krasovice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Krchleby | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Kremyz | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Krinec | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Krivsoudov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Krnsko | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kropacova Vrutice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Krtenice | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Krupa Dolni | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Krupa Horni | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Krusovice | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Kuks | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Kumbursky Ujezd | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Kumbursky Ujezd | Bydzovsky | Bohemia |
| Kundratice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Kunejovice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Kunratice u Prahy | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Kuri | Budejovice | Bohemia |
| Kvetinov | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Kynsperk nad Ohri | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Labut | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Landstejn | Taborsky | Bohemia |
| Lazany | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Lazne Kynzvart | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Lcovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Ledec nad Sazavou | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Lenesice | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Lesna | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Lesna | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Lezky | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Lhotka | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Libcany | Hradecky | Bohemia |
| Libceves | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Libechov | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Libejovice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Liben | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Libesice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Libice nad Sazavou | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Libine | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Libkovice | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Liblice | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Liblin | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Libocany | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Libochovice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Liborice | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Liboun | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Lipnice nad Sazavou | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Lipno | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Lisnice | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Listany | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Listany | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Liten | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Litomysl | Chrudimsky | Bohemia |
| Litov | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Litvinov | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Lnare | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Lobec | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Lochkov | Rakovnicky | Bohemia |
| Lochovice | Berounsky | Bohemia |
| Lojovice | Kourimsky | Bohemia |
| Loket | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Louny | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Lovosice | Litomericky | Bohemia |
| Lubenec | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Luby | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Luhov | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Luka | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Lukavec | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Luzany | Klatovsky | Bohemia |
| Luzec | Zatecky | Bohemia |
| Macice | Prachensky | Bohemia |
| Mala Sitbor | Loketsky | Bohemia |
| Mala Skala | Boleslavsky | Bohemia |
| Malec | Caslavsky | Bohemia |
| Malesice | Plzensky | Bohemia |
| Malesov | Caslavsky</ |