MOSAIC

A project carried out by the Max-Planck-Institute for Demographic Research, Rostock/Germany Peter Teibenbacher, Diether Kramer, Wolfgang Göderle (University of Graz)

An Inventory of Austrian Census Materials, 1857-1910

The Austrian state (Cisleithania) carried out regular census- tions/characteristics, collecting and analyzing the data. Till es in the years 1857, 1869, 1880, 1869, 1900 and 1910. now it was thought that only a few of these lists/operate The census of 1869 is considered the first modern survey. had been preserved. Yet the research of the Austrian MO- The censuses counted the population and the livestock with SAIC-group has shown, that about 2 millions of personal the help of standardized schedules. The population was reg- records are still available in preserved lists (Anzeigezettel istered per dwelling units, later on per households, listing or Aufnahmsbögen), stored in different local and provin- all present persons as single entities with different charac- cial archives. The lists cover the whole territory of the later teristics like names, dates of birth, relation to the holder of Republic of Austria. Especially some towns and even some the dwelling resp. the household-head, occupation, literacy Political districts or judicial districts are completely recorded etc. During this period the K.K Central Statistical Commis- with all its municipalities resp. villages, including parts of sion advanced its methods of defining the variables/ques- Vienna.

Census 1857 Census 1880 Census 1900

Klosterneuburg Tulln Klosterneuburg Vienna Tulln Vienna Klosterneuburg Retz Retz Waidhofen an der Ybbs Ü Waidhofen an der Ybbs Waidhofen an der Ybbs Ü Gaflenz Ü Lichtenegg (Wels)

Gmunden Bad Aussee Mödling Salzburg Hohenweiler Hall in Tirol Hall in Tirol Dornbirn Ebnit Reutte Bezau

Baden Traiskirchen

Rankweil Baden District District Landeck District Landeck District Landeck Zams PichlaMürzzuschlag Graz Irdning Wieden Lassing District Mürzzuschlag Admont Oberwölz Stainz Wiesenbach Deutschlandsberg Murau Burgegg Graz St. Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld Rachau Graz & Schötl (Oberwölz Vorstadt) Aflenz Schwanberg 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer Rachau 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer Judicial District Aflenz District Graz Umgebung St. Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld Burgegg 1910 1869 1890 1857 1880 1900

Census 1869 Census 1890 Census 1910

Klosterneuburg Tulln Klosterneuburg Tulln Vienna Retz Vienna Retz Retz District Freistadt Langenlois Waidhofen an der Ybbs Ü Waidhofen an der Ybbs Waidhofen an der Ybbs Vienna Ü Gaflenz Ü Gaflenz Urfahr (Linz) Ried im Innkreis Gaflenz Bad Aussee Ried im Innkreis Hainburg

Bad Aussee Hohenweiler Hall in Tirol Hall in Tirol Dornbirn Bezau

Baden Mödling

Aflenz

Baden District District Landeck District Landeck District Landeck Mürzzuschlag Graz Irdning District Mürzzuschlag Aflenz Irdning Wolfsberg Graz Krumau Graz & Krumau Aflenz Admont Oberwölz District Knittelfeld District Graz Umgebung 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer Rachau 0 25 50 100 150 Kilometer St. Lorenzen bei Knittelfeld Burgegg Stainz District Voitsberg Burgegg

Number of Current number of Names Sex Birth Birth place Venue Religion Marital status Ordinary language Literacy (read and Physical damages dwelling persons per house- (male, female) (year, month, day) write, reading only (blind, deaf) unit hold Crown land street/place politcial district house-number (orientation) Main Profession- Firm or office Main Professional Second Professional status Ownership Presence Since when Absence If absent Remark Crown land Municipality House-number municipality house-number (conscription) profession alstatus profession status profession (land, house) (temporary, permanent (temporary, place or Politcial district Village Number of dwelling units village owner oft the house (1910) (1910) (1907) (1907) permanent) present permanent) presence

Census sheet 1869, Aufnahmsbogen, variable names Census sheet 1869, variable names Census sheet 1910, Aufnahmsbogen, variable names Census sheet 1910 variable names

current number of Names (relation) Sex Year of birth Religion Marital status Profession Professional status Venue Presence (temporary, Absence (temporary, Remark persons in the house (native, stranger) permanent) permanent)

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