West Prussian Land Register 1772/73 - Komra-Kz (R. Drefs)
Published by the Odessa Digital Library - 21 Jun 1999
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Copyright 1999, Reuben R. Drefs
Published with the kind permission of Dr. Peter Woerster of the
Herder-Institut, Marburg, and edited by Marty McMahon, June 1999,
revised 3 Aug, 1999.
This is one of 18 files of surnames. Due to the size of the
orginal data file, 15+ megabytes, we have created 16 smaller files
covering the alphabet. All files are named "kk-x.txt" with the
"x" being replaced with the letter of the 1st surname listed. - MM
Content and Access:
On page 188 of Walther Maas’ book, „Zur Siedlungskunde Westpreussens 1466-1772,“
Georg Dabinnus was mentioned as one of the first researchers who had viewed and
published general reports of the 1772 land registry of Frederick the Great.
Maas suggested actual names were preserved from this West Prussian land
registry. Through discussion with genealogists in Germany the filmed documents
of the 1772 West Prussia land registry called Kontributionskataster or KK, were
discovered at the Marburg State Archives, Marburg, Germany. Copies of the
microfilms were purchased by R. Reuben Drefs in 1996. These microfilms were
digitized onto CDs in 2006 and in September 2009 all microfilms and CDs of the
West Prussian land registration were given to the Germans from Russia Heritage
Society, Bismarck, ND.
The KK was filmed off typed sheets already extracted from the German script in
the 1920’s. Additional statistical information is on the film but was not
extracted onto this database. Generally, in addition to the full name of the
head of household there are 7 columns of data:
Number of adult males in household
Wife, listed as a statistic (1 or left blank)
Number of boys over/under 12
Number of girls over/under 12
Number of male hired workers
Number of female hired workers
Total number of persons in household.
If you discover a surname which interests you, from which you wish to receive
the additional statistical family data, contact the Germans from Russia Heritage
Society, Bismarck, ND. The Netze District 1772 land registration has been
added to the holdings of the Germans from Russia Heritage Society. Please click
on the appropriate land records in this directory to view the Netze District
1772 land registration.
In summary I would advise that the importance of this land registry lies in
finding the surname and the town/village of the surname. My hope is that this
document might give some early clue regarding the town in which your ancestor
lived in the year 1772 that will lead you to verify the information through
church records or other sources. Following below is a more formal description
of the history of the KK. - RRD
Introduction:
After the occupation of West Prussia and the District of the Netze River by
Prussia during the first partition of Poland in the year 1772, the Geheime
Finanzrat Rembert Roden was ordered by Frederick the Great to prepare a land
survey of these territories. The land survey should produce the necessary
foundation for the introduction of the Prussian taxation system in the new
territory. In the years 1772/73 three commissions with about 60 officials and 40
surveyors were occupied with this work. For each town a land register was
established which could contain up to 91 items.
This was largely a head of household registration and not a poll tax or one that
counted every person. Thus the listing of names is restricted to the head of
household at the time of the registration. Most head of households were male
although there are a few women listed. The most frequent enumeration of women
comes as widow and thus lists the surname of the deceased husband.
Unfortunately, many women are listed without a surname, this is also the case
with male Jews, and to some extent people with Polish heritage. An important
aspect of this land tax register is the listing of children. The number of
children living in 1772 are numerically indicated, most of the time designated
as over and under 12 years of age.
Additional information about this data in a separate introduction in English,
German, and Polish. The reader is encouraged to read this introductory material
to gain a much greater understanding of this data.
LAST NAME, FIRST TOWN, Govern. Off., COUNTY, SECTION NO, Film Pge, REG#, REMARKS;
Kremp, Stan., Stuhmsdorf, Stuhm 18113120 6043 3385 132;
Krempa, Albert Robakau Putzig Neustadt 18011050 6037 842 105;
Krempa, Albert Robakau Putzig Putzig 18011050 6037 20 89;
Krempa, Frantz Ziegenfuss Stuhm 18113118 6043 2888 209;
Krempa, Joh. Posselin Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 745 6;
Krempa, Joh. Postohlin Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 745 6;
Krempa, Joh. Postohlin Christburg Stuhm 18113030 6040 590 3622;
Krempa, Marten Skorzewen Amt Karthaus 18011009 6034 335 337;
Krempa, Marten Skowzewen Karthaus Kreis Karthaus up to 1919 18011009 6037 313 337 County in 1939: Danzig-Land;
Krempec, George Mosgowin Kulm 18113052 6039 492 522;