Elyaho Romano

Elyaho Romano was born in Damascus (Şam) in 1877/78 (AH 1294). The record gives the community as Jewish (Musevi), the nationality as Yahudi and the father's occupation as Esnaf.

Schooling recorded: Millet Mektebi, with 4 years of schooling recorded. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration).

First work is recorded in Beyoğlu in 1894/95 (AH 1312). The official was then about 17 years old. The record gives 2 years of unpaid apprenticeship (mülazemet) before the first salary. The first-salary field gives 200 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1896/97, the official was about 19 years old.

The first annual entry, for 1896/97, shows Posta Memuru in Galata, with 200 kuruş a month. In 1898/99 the record shows Mevrude Memuru in Galata, the salary going from 200 to 260 kuruş a month (before: Posta Memuru in Galata). In 1904/05 the record shows Posta Memuru in Beirut (Beyrut), the salary going from 290 to 500 kuruş a month (before: Mevrude Memuru in Galata). No annual entry is recorded for 1902 to 1904.

The highest salary, 500 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1904/05 as Posta Memuru. 52 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 450 kuruş. Over 8 years with a salary the median is 260 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and no cuts. The largest rise, 210 kuruş, is seen in 1904/05. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 10.72 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1905/06, when 50 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.