West Prussian Land Register 1772/73 - L (R. Drefs) . . . . . Published by the Odessa Digital Library - 21 Jun 1999 http://pixel.cs.vt.edu/library/odessa.html This document may be freely used for personal, nonprofit purposes or linked by other WWW sites. It may also be shared with others, provided the header with copyright notice is included. However, it may not be republished in any form without permission of the copyright owner. Copyright 1999, Reuben R. Drefs - 2053 Woonsocket, Toledo, OH 43615-3753, 419-539-9378, drefs@ix.netcom.com 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 discussions with many genealogical experts in Germany the filmed documents of the 1772 land registry, called Kontributionskataster (KK), were discovered at the Marburg State Archive, Marburg, Germany. I have copies of these eleven KK films and will give these to one of the Germans from Russia institutions at a later date. 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 find a surname in a particular town which interests you which could be your ancestor, then you may e-mail me a request to check this name for more details from the film. Unfortunately, the Netze River District, an area that is especially important to Germans of Bessarabian descent, is not included in these transcriptions because we could not obtain written permission to post the Netze counties on the Internet from the Bromberg State Archive which currently holds these documents. However, I have the extracted information in my possession from three microfilms of the Netze River District Counties. 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 --------------------------- ------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------------- ----------------- ---- -------- ---------- ----------- Lepcka, Anton Schoneck Kulm 18113056 6039 715 1099 Lepcke, Ephr. Gildenfeld Amt Kl. Marienburg 18011035 6035 799 3 Lepcke, Gottfr. Gildenfeld Amt Kl. Marienburg 18011035 6035 799 3 Lepcke, Johann Baumgarten Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 724 2 Lepcke, Michel Tiegenhoff Tiegenhoff 18011058 6036 569 467 Lepcki, Stanisl. Papowo ?? Thorn 18113068 6040 215 756 Liepcke, Christ. Bruch'sche.Niederung Christburg Stuhm 18113030 6040 610 3655 Liepcke, Christ. Bruchsche Niederung Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 874 23 Lipcka, Woytek Rinnek Lautenburg ?? 18113063 6040 48 3243Lipcka, Woytek Rinnek Lautenburg Strasburg 1811306315 6041 201 3241Lipcke, Christ. Grodzink Strassburg 18113114 6042 19 62 Lipcke, Georg Oslowo Schwetz 18113105 6043 55 572 Lipcke, Georg Oslowo Schwetz 181,13105#55 6042 2310 458 Lipcke, Heinrich Figowo.Frettz Graudenz Graudenz 18113041 6040 841 1217 Lipcke, Heinrich Fretta Amt Graudenz Graudenz 18113041 6038 271 ? Lipcke, Joh. Baumgarten Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 727 2 Lipcke, Joh. Baumgarten Christburg Stuhm 18113030 6040 582 3614 Lipcke, Johann Baumgarten Amt Christburg 18113030 6038 724 2 Lipcke, Peter Bobrowo Strassburg 18113112 6043 3 519 Lipcke, Peter Bobrowo Strassburg 18113112 #3 6042 3170 146 Lipcki, Jacob Pniewitten ?? Kulm 18113068 6040 226 745 Lipcki, Mart. Orzechowo Briesen 18113061 6039 856 695 Lipscky, Albrecht Borsk Tuchel 181,13129#188 6042 1966 645 Lipscky, Johann Cziste Tuchel 181,13128#152 6042 1994 708 Lipscky, Johann Lippa Tuchel 181,13129#166 6042 1943 668 Lipscky, Joseph Cziste Tuchel 181,13128#152 6042 1994 708 Lipscky, Joseph Rayckau Mewe 18113080 6041 266 66 Lipscky, Joseph Raykau Amt Mewe-Subkau 18011057 6038 174 66 Lipscky, Joseph Raykau Mewe - Subkau 18011057 6036 635 2405 Lipscky, Mich. Rayckau Mewe 18113080 6041 266 66 Lipscky, Michel Raykau Amt Mewe-Subkau 18011057 6038 174 66 Lipscky, Michel Raykau Mewe - Subkau 18011057 6036 635 2405 Lipscky, Woyteck Kolmaga Neuenburg 18113082 6041 313 2148 Lipscky, Xstoff Lamck Tuchel 181,13129#193 6042 1971 640 Lipsinsky, Kasimir Rosenthal Mewe ?? 18113078 6040 505 2127 Lipski, ? Gr. Waplitz Amt Krone 18113031 6038 705 53 Lipski, ? Trankwitz Amt Krone 18113031 6038 702 ? Lipski, ? Trankwitz Christburg Stuhm 18113031 6040 641 3713 Lipski, Gerge Szczepanek Roggenhausen 18113093 6041 609 3028 Lipski, Gerge Szczepsnek Roggenhausen Kreis Graudenz 18113093 6043 36 667 Lipski, Johann Longk Tuchel 181,13125#81 6042 2490 828 Lipski, Johann Szczepanek Roggenhausen 18113093 6041 609 3028 Lipski, Johann Szczepanek Roggenhausen 18113093 6041 610 3027 Lipski, Johann Szczepanneck Roggenhausen Kreis Graudenz 18113093 6043 36 666 also spelled Szczepaneck Lipski, Johann Szczepsnek Roggenhausen Kreis Graudenz 18113093 6043 36 667 Lipsky, ? Cziste Kossabudda 181, 13128 6042 689 Lipsky, Albrecht Bahrendorff Niedzwietz Amt Gollub 18113037 6038 412 56 Lipsky, Albrecht Barendorff Gollub Briesen 18113037 6040 781 1319 Lipsky, Jac. Kurzentnick Kurzentnick 18113049 6039 262 813 Lipsky, Jacob Bukowice Amt Pr. Stargard 18011056 6038 166 Lipsky, Jacob Bukowiec Pr. Stargard 18011056 6036 675 1936 Lipsky, Jacob Kl. Ellerwitz Amt Graudenz Graudenz 18113042 6038 221 54 Lipsky, Jacob Kl. Ellerwitz Graudenz Graudenz 1811304254 6041 6 634 Lipsky, Jas. Polnisch Westphalen Schwetz 18113109#131 6042 1844 293 Lipsky, Joh. Langenau Oliva 18011041 6036 238 1675 Lipsky, Joh. Langenau Oliva Kreis Dzg. Hoehe 18011041 6037 581 1675 Lipsky, Joh. Oliva Oliva Kreis Dzg. Hoehe 18011041 6037 560 1677 Lipsky, Johann Oliva Oliva Kreis Dsg Hohe 18011041 6037 612 1677 Lipsky, Johann Studa Krotoschin 18113051 6039 427 862 Lipsky, Johann Studa Krottoschin 1811305128 6041 138 862 Lipsky, Joseph Kyschau Amt Kyschau 18011031 6035 617 99 Lipsky, Lucase Wdzise Kyschau Kreis Berent 18011031 6037 456 427 also Sanddorf-Weitzee *? Lipsky, Lucass Wdzize Amt Kyschau 18011031 6035 628 110 Lipsky, Martin Poledno Schwetz 181,13106 #60 6042 2320 433 Lipsky, Simon Kulitz Mewe ?? 18113078 6040 501 2123 Lipsky, Thomas Rayckau Mewe 18113080 6041 267 66 Lipsky, Thomas Raykau Amt Mewe-Subkau 18011057 6038 175 66 Lipsky, Thomas Raykau Mewe - Subkau 18011057 6036 634 2405