Ukraine, Donetsk, Confession Lists, 1868-1924
Images of lists for those living within an Orthodox congregation, their ages, and whether or not they attended confession. This is a census substitute.
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Ukraine, Donetsk, Confession Lists
What is in This Collection?
This collection contains index & images of members of orthodox parishes attending Easter confession. Confession was required of persons over seven years of age. This record can be used as a substitute for a census. Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Ukrainian. For help reading them see:- Ukraine Languages
- Ukrainian Genealogical Word List
- Russian Genealogical Word List
- Russia Handwriting
What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
- Person's name
- Age
- Residence
- Head of household
- Relationship
- Attendance at confession
Collection Content
For additional details about these records and help using them see Ukraine, Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records.
Sample Images
Inventory
This table lists each title from the FamilySearch Library Catalog that has records included in this collection. The link in the FamilySearch Catalog column will open a new window where you can see all the films included on the FamilySearch Catalog record. Not all the films listed in the catalog may have been included in this collection. This collection contains 14 films/folders from 22 titles in the FamilySearch Catalog.
| City | Village | Church | FamilySearch Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|
| Artemivsk | Debal′tseve | Alexander Nevsky Church | Parish books, 1899-1920 |
| Artemivsk | Debal′tseve | Alexander Nevsky Church | Confessional statements, 1900-1902 |
| Artemivsk | Horlivka | Makaryevskaya Church | Parish books, 1895-1920 |
| Artemivsk | Horlivka | Makaryevskaya Church | Confessional statements, 1896-1899 |
| Artemivsk | Kodema | Church of the Transfiguration | Parish books, 1867-1923 |
| Artemivsk | Zaĭtseve | Michael the Archangel Church | Parish books, 1908-1923 |
| Marïnka | Novomykhaĭlivka | Michael the Archangel Church | Parish books, 1874-1919 |
| Mar'ïnka | Prechystivka | Osievskaya Church | Parish books, 1896-1919 |
| Oleksandrivka | Nekremenne | Aquilina Church | Parish books, 1858-1917 |
| Shakhtarsk | Dmytrivka | Nicholas Church | Parish books, 1896-1922 |
| Shakhtarsk | Manuĭlivka | Olga Church | Parish books, 1899-1917 |
| Velyka Novosilka | Staromlynivka | Trinity Church | Parish books, 1868-1919 |
| Velyka Novosilka | Staromlynivka | Trinity Church | Confessional statements, 1868-1914 |
| Volnovakha | Aleksandrinka | Ascension Church | Parish books, 1875-1919 |
| Volnovakha | Blahodatne | Annunciation Church | Parish books, 1876-1920 |
| Volnovakha | Kyrylivka | Nicholas Church | Parish books, 1866-1920 |
| Volnovakha | Mykil′ske | Vasilyevskaya Church | Parish books, 1876-1920 |
| Volnovakha | Mykolaïvka | Nicholas Church | Parish books, 1869-1921 |
| Volnovakha | Ol′gynka | Nicholas Prayer House | Parish books, 1871-1922 |
| Volnovakha | Olgynka | Nicholas Prayer House | Confessional statements, 1876-1877 |
| Volnovakha | Volnovakha | Church of the Transfiguration | Parish books, 1882-1924 |
| Volnovakha | Zachativka (near Vil′ne) | Trinity Church | Parish books, 1896-1921 |
Collection Details
Language
Ukranian
Location of Original Records
State Archive of Donetsk
"Украина, Донецкие исповедные ведомости, 1868-1924", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 17 August 2026.