Marriage Records - Risti, Estonia - 1889
Below is an example of a page of Orthodox marriage records in a column/table format. This document is from the parish of Risti, which is located in Lääne County, Estonia, today.
Below are a Russian transcription and an English translation of this marriage record. Click on any image on this page to open it in a new tab where you can zoom in and take a closer look. To see common column headings, review frequently used vocabulary, and learn more about marriage records in general, go to the Marriage Records Overview page of this tutorial.
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*The term "Kirchspiel" is German for a church parish and appears here due to German influence in the Baltic region where this record was made. The presence of a Lutheran groom on this page further reflects this German influence.
**This transliteration may not represent the original form of the name, as Estonian and Livonian place names sometimes do not decline the same way as Russian place names. In the translation document, the Estonian equivalent can be found in parentheses. For more about typical Russian declension patterns, see the Language and Grammar page of this tutorial.
- Document: "Metrical books : Bogoi︠a︡vlenskai︠a︡ Church, 1887-1890," database with images, FamilySearch (www.familysearch.org : accessed 25 April 2023), Orthodox marriage records, 1889, Risti, Revel, Russian Empire, DGS no. 7788683, image no. 801 of 991.