Genealogy

Some Jewish occupations from the 1869 Census in Nove Mesto n.V., Slovakia

In 1869, the community of Nove Mesto nad Vahom was almost 60% Jewish, which is very high.

The listing of occupations reveals, that this town was performing a very important role as a trade center for many goods, which were either produced or needed by the local population in radius of about to 20 km.

Jews had excellent trade connections with other trade centers in this part of the Europe . This can also be seen from the statistics of Jewish marriages , where the broom quite often was from another town, sometimes even as far as Galicia, Budapest, Hamburg,Vienna and other places of the Austro Hungarian monarchy.

Jews were living also in villages, but there their occupations were usually Inn keepers or Butchers.

This list of occupations is not yet complete and is only a beginning of a series, which I am working on. There are other towns in this area, which have similar history. As time will allow, I will add them to this page, along with other interesting findings.

1. Produce dealer
2. Innkeeper
3. Tanner
4. Iron dealer
5. Flour merchant
6. Agent
7. Dyer
8. Rabinate Assessor
9. Midwife
10. Barrel dealer
11. Coiffeur
12. Taylor
13. Taylor for ladies
14. Barber
15. Animal skin dealer
16. Singer
17. Coffee house proprietor
18. Dealer
19. Day laborer
20. Rabbi
21. Wine dealer
22. Leather dealer
23. Shoe maker
24. Teacher
25. Pharmacist
26. Tanner
27. Milk woman
28. Butcher
29. Baker
30. Inn keeper
31. Waiter
32. Musician
33. Sugar dealer
34. Sieve maker
35. Broker
36. Forwarder
37. Factory owner
38. Wool merchant
39. Iron and wood merchant
40. Petty dealer
41. Dealer with wooden dishes
42. Goldsmith
43. Doctor
44. Land owner- Large farmer
45. Jewish grave-digger