Minsk 1838 - age discrepancies between census and army draft books

Minsk Army Recruits Census 1838

This is another interesting list from Minsk, Minsk district as recorded on September 13, 1838.

It comes from the letter sent from Minsk Financial Committee of Finance Ministry to the Jewish community of Minsk. The letter informed that during checking of census data received from community on March 3, 1838 (Document #42) and comparing this data with current 3-year list* it found in one book many people whose information contains various errors. The letter proceeds with details. However in addition to this there were also age discrepancies between two documents. People listed below were attached to this list. Community thus is tasked to start compiling next list of recruits at once and explain all discrepancies.

Notes: There must have been an additional census in 1838 since the previous main census took place in 1834. Authorities maintained family lists of men coming of age who could be drafted in the army. These lists typically spanned three year period. Typically all males from the family were recorded. The book mentioned above is one such list for the period of 1838-1840.

Source: YIVO. Minsk Jewish Community Council, 1825-1917. Jewish conscription, Jewish conscription, 1838 April-1839 October. Part 1.

# in draftee book	Last name	First Name	Father's name	Age in draftee book	Age in census	Notes
100	Belnik	Zelik	Yuda	20	17	1st army recruit office
123	Fishbein	Movsha	Mordukh	40	22
75	Lapkik	Yankel	Nokhim	17	19
2	Serebriannyi	Josel	Khaim	22	27
128	Ushland (Ooshland)	Pavel	Abram	51	55
90	Vigdorchik	Vigdor	Yokhel	1/4	1/2	his son Yokhel
20	Yablenik	Abram	Kiva	47	43
118	Beilin	Mordukh		21	12	2nd army recruit office
60	Goldin	Geshel	Peisakh	15	12
9	Gor	Evel	Vulf	38	32
11	Khaimov	Girsh	Vulf	38	36
109	Khuris	Leiser	Aron	44	41
31	Kugel	Zelik	Khaim	12	2	2nd son of Khaim Kugel son of Itsko.
70	Levin	Meer	Vulf	8	6
25	Rubenchik	Yankel	Itsko	45	54
14	Rosenberg	Aron	Itsko	38	28
50	Shreidel	Ellia	Yankel	18	17	son of Yankel son of Nokhemia
5	Yakubson	Itsko	Abram	1/2	1/4	2nd son of Abram son of Yankel.
"	Yakubson	Yosel	Yankel	41	45
2	Ziglin	Kalman	Abram	28	22
53	Beilin	Gerts	Aron	23	17	3rd army recruit office
76	Berkovich	Abram	Shmuila	35	25
16	Garmiza	Zelik	Borukh	20	21
73	Glaikhengauz	Dovid	Yuda	36	35
104	Glaikhengauz	Leiba	Abram	38	54
75	Kapil	Leiba	Abram	44	46
31	Kleidman	Berko	Leib	50	51
54	Marshak	Itsko	Movsha	62	66
23	Meltser	Yankel	Vulf	63	65
113	Meerov	Girsh	Leib	30	33
8	Pons	Aron	Gerts	11	16
-	Pons	Nevekh		9	3	Aron's brother
18	Rubenchik	Faibish	Yuda	32	36
6	Sonkin	Leiser	Srol	25	12
36	Chertov	Nota	Eli	33	34	4th army recruit office
71	Eidelman	Leiba	Yevno	11	4
27	Fishkin	Yankel	Girsh	36	33
89	Kishis	Yankel	Zusman	15	16	he is a grandson of Berko Kishis son of Ovsey.
47	Nukovich	Leiba	Mordukh	29	33
43	Tonis	Ellia	Sholom	16	10
-	Trakht	Abram	Mordukh	33	29
47	Adlivannik	Yankel		5	4	5th army recruit office. nephew to Iser Adlivannik son of Mordukh.
52	Baran/Barin(?)	Shmuilo	Berko	35	38
7	Brotman	Movsha		28	38
16	Chertov	Khon	Meer	1	1/2
	Chertov	Movsha	Faibish	64	51
39	Gordon	Leiba	Girsh	54	58
88	Gutmanov	Gatov	Mordukh	3.5	3/4
34	Kaplan	Azriel	Nevekh	44	45
48	Levin	Shevel	Zelik	28	29
	Levin	Nota	Shevel	6	2	son of the above
131	Liakhovskiy	Berko	Leib	29	24
169	Solomonov	Yevzor	Shlema	30	36
14	Vykhodets	Osher	Movsha	16	10
23	Barshch	Ovsey	Itsko	17	6	6th army recruit office
122	Berkovich	Shmuilo	Leib	53	54
129	Berman	Meer	Zisel	1	1.5
138	Chertok	Gendel	Azriel	10	9
158	Erkhin	Leiba	Movsha	36	63
9	Fuks	Shimon	Aron	18	13
77	Grishponov	Shmuilo	Shmuilo	48	4
69	Indek	Leiba	Girsh	3	4
5	Levitman	Leiba		6	16
-	Levitman	Iosel		4	6
97	Ovsianik	Khaim	Kalman	36	38
31	Shchirin	Gerson	Girsh	43	34
79	Venzel	Leiba	Aron	34	43
107	Vysotskiy	Abramko	Girsh	3.5	3
66	Yushna	Berko	Abram	46	45
118	Zuperman	Movsha	Girsh	28	21