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Category: Translation - Russian
Approval Date: 10/11/2026 2:02 PM
Family Surname: Kroomer / Krumer
Country: Latvia
Town: Kreutzburg, now Krustpils
Date of Image: 1897 census

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1897 Russian Empire census, from the Latvian Government Archive.
I am trying to trace my family heritage, and I think this may be them, but ChatGPT is struggling to translate. I am asking for a literal Cyrillic transcription plus English translation, with uncertain letters marked.

Thanks

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10/13/2026 10:21 AM

1. Круммер Хава Хаймовна. Хозяйка (семьи, глава семьи). 40 лет. Замужем. Мещанка. Родилась в Кур… Губернии Та… уезде. Неграмотная. Домовладелица.
2. Круммер Гессель (?) Шевиевич. Сын. 19 лет. Холостой. Мещанин. Родился здесь. Грамотный по-еврейски. Обучался дома. (Непонятное совсем слово, даже кто записывал поставил знак вопроса)?, Торговец, разносчик.
3. Крумер Келя Шевиовна. Дочь. 17 лет. Мещанка. Родилась здесь. Грамотная по-еврейски. Обучалась дома. Портниха- одиночка.
4. Крумер Хая Шевиовна. Дочь. 15 лет. Мещанка. Родилась здесь. Неграмотная. Портниха- одиночка.
5. Крумер Фейга Шевиовна. Дочь. 12 лет. Мещанка. Родилась здесь. Неграмотная. При отце.
6. Крумер Таугиня (?) Веня Шевиовна. Дочь. 8 лет. Мещанка. Родилась здесь. Неграмотная. При отце.
У всех: вероисповедание- иудейское; родной язык- еврейский; живут – здесь; родились – здесь (кроме Хавы, хозяйки).
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1. Krummer Khava Khaimovna. Head of household (family head). 40 years old. Married. *Meshchanka* (member of the urban lower-middle class). Born in Kur... Governorate, Ta... District. Illiterate. Homeowner.
2. Krummer Gessel (?) Shevievich. Son. 19 years old. Unmarried. *Meshchanin*. Born here. Literate in Yiddish/Hebrew. Educated at home. (A completely illegible word; even the recorder placed a question mark next to it). Merchant, peddler.
3. Krummer Kelya Shevievna. Daughter. 17 years old. *Meshchanka*. Born here. Literate in Yiddish/Hebrew. Educated at home. Seamstress (working independently).
4. Krummer Khaya Shevievna. Daughter. 15 years old. *Meshchanka*. Born here. Illiterate. Seamstress (working independently).
5. Krummer Feyga Shevievna. Daughter. 12 years old. *Meshchanka*. Born here. Illiterate. Lives with father.
6. Krummer Tauginya (?) Venya Shevievna. Daughter. 8 years old. *Meshchanka*. Born here. Illiterate. Lives with father.

For all: religion—Jewish; native language—Yiddish; place of residence—here; place of birth—here (except for Khava, the head of household).
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