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The 1914  Tax Records: A Directory of Vilkaviškis Residents

"This index represents a snapshot of the Vilkaviškis community on the eve of the First World War. Compiled from the Imperial Russian tax records of 1914, these names document the heads of households, merchants, and tradespeople who lived and worked in the town just before the mass expulsions of 1915.

Each entry includes the individual’s name, their father’s name (patronymic), and their registered address or plot number. From the bustling shops of Bazarnaya Square to the residential courtyards of Vilenskaya Street, these records allow us to map the community house-by-house.

As you explore the alphabetical tabs below, you are walking through the streets of a world that was about to change forever. Many of these families would later become the 'Returnees' seen in our later records, fighting to reclaim these very homes after the war."

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"Vilkaviškis Market Square

The commercial and residential hub where many of the families listed in the 1914 records lived, traded, and gathered.

Follow these links to see the streets where your ancestors lived 

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This site was built by Ralph Salinger with the help of Google Gemini A.I.

​All historical images and research on this site are part of the Ralph Salinger Digital Archive.

 

Visitors and researchers are welcome to use these materials for personal, genealogical, or educational purposes, provided that proper attribution and credit are given to this website."

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If you have any comments, suggestions or questions please contact me at: myjewishvilkaviskis@gmail.com

My appreciation to the Board of Litvak Special Interest Group for their permission to use certain of their databases.

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