Find Your Ancestors in the 1897 Census
Explore Russian Empire census records from present-day Latvia
Not all records are recognized with equal accuracy. We recommend verifying against original documents.
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Search records through surname variations, exact matches, and filters.
Connection Explorer
Graphs help find similar surname variants and visualize how families spread across parishes and towns.
How it works
Document Recognition
Scanned census sheets are processed by text recognition models.
Automatic Verification
Recognized surnames are checked by algorithms, and records with possible errors are flagged for additional review.
Manual Correction
Records flagged by automatic verification are corrected to improve data accuracy.
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