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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 3/18/2026 2:51 PM
Family Surname: Kalinsky
Country: Lithuania
Town: Zelva
Date of Image: 1858

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This is a revision list done in 1858. It is indexed on JewishGen with the surname translated as Kalinsk. I'd like a translation of the names. But I'm most interested in the reason why the son, who was 6 in 1850 (the last revision) does not appear in 1858, because of something that happened in 1855. The index says "Unknown", but sometimes there's a reason given: either that he died or was recruited into the army. Or maybe it only says "went away." Please translate.

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3/18/2026 5:51 PM

41.14. Вульф Елиящевич Калинмск (Каменск) ,в 1850- 41 год, в 1858- 49 лет.
Его сын Елияш, в 1850 году- 6 лет, неизвестно с 1855 года.
Мои личные рассуждения:
Если в 1850 году ему было 6 лет, то в 1855-м ему исполнилось 11 лет. Это критический возраст для еврейских семей того периода. С 12 лет мальчиков могли забирать в кантонисты. Пометка об «отлучке» именно в 11 лет часто была способом спасти ребенка от рекрутчины: его физически прятали, а по документам он числился «пропавшим».
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41.14. Wulf Eliashevich Kalinmsk (Kamensk), 41 in 1850, 49 in 1858.

His son Eliash, 6 in 1850, unknown since 1855.

My personal speculation:

If he was 6 in 1850, then he turned 11 in 1855. This was a critical age for Jewish families of that period. Boys could be recruited as cantonists from the age of 12. Being marked "absent" at age 11 was often a way to save a child from conscription: they were physically hidden, and their documents listed them as "missing."
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