City philistine book

City philistine book - a document in which information about urban residents ( inhabitants ) was recorded:

• “Real urban inhabitants” (home and landowners);
• guild merchants ;
• "Guild" (masters, apprentices and students of various crafts);
• “Nonresident and foreign guests”;
• eminent citizens (city and public figures, scientists, bankers , etc. );
• Posadsky (all other residents of the city).

In the philistine book were written:

• name, middle name and last name of the average person;
• age;
• marital status: single, married (then data about his wife were recorded), or widows;
• information about children (names, gender, age);
• property status;
• location;
• professional and social responsibilities.

Maintaining the town philistine book was determined by the city ​​regulations of 1785 .