Russia, Zhytomyr, Metrical Books, 1795-1916
Birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial records are taken from metrical books kept by the churches in the Zhytomyr area of Ukraine, while it was a part of the Russian Empire, 1795-1916.
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Russia, Zhytomyr, Metrical Books
What is in This Collection?
This colleciton contains index & images of records of birth, baptism, marriage, death, and burial from metrical books kept by the churches in the Zhytomyr area of Ukraine, while it was a part of the Volhynian Governorate of the Russian Empire.
Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.
Reading These Records
These records are written in Russian. For help reading them see: FamilySearch Learning Center videos:What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
Baptism
- Child's name
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Parent's names
- Parent's occupations
- Parent's residence
- Baptismal date
- Baptismal place
- Names of godparents
Marriage
- Names of bride and groom
- Their ages or birthdates
- Their birthplaces
- Their residences
- Their occupations
- Their marital status
- Parent's or father's names
- Names of witnesses
- Marriage place
Burial
- Deceased's name
- Date of death
- Age or birthdate
- Residence
- Occupation
- Cause of death
- Spouse or father's name
- Burial place
- Burial date
Collection Details
Record Type: Vital
2,955,479 Records
7,267,505 Personas
592,675 Images
Language
Russian
Location of Original Records
Zhytomyr Regional Archive, Ukraine
Cite This Collection
"Россия, Житомир, метрические книги, 1795–1916", Database. FamilySearch. https://familysearch.org : 8 August 2026.
