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Rodrigez Efendi

Latin Catholic (Latin). Born in Istanbul (Dersaadet) in 1845 (AH 1261). On record 1864 to 1899, 36 annual entries.

Archive reference 0065_0078; 153

Life

Rodrigez Efendi was born in Istanbul in 1845 (AH 1261) into the Latin Catholic (Latin) community; the father was a teacher (muallim). In all Rodrigez knew five languages, French, Greek (Rum) and Italian in writing and Arabic and Turkish in speech; fewer than 2 per cent of the 5,211 officials knew as many.

At about 18, in 1863/64, Rodrigez began work in Istanbul, with one unpaid year as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 576 kuruş. The first annual entry, for 1864/65, places Rodrigez in Jaffa (Yafa) as an official for foreign communications (Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti). Next came Gaza (Gazze) from 1866 to 1871, then Beirut (Beyrut) from 1871 to 1880. Rodrigez then moved to Latakia (Lazkiye) from 1880 to 1887, then Beirut from 1887 to 1889. From 1889 to 1899 the annual entries place Rodrigez again in Jaffa. A career like this is rare; fewer than 7 per cent of the 775 officials whose entries span 30 years or more kept one title throughout.

Pay rose from 576 kuruş a month in 1864/65 to a peak of 720 in 1866/67, as Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Gaza, when 58 per cent of paid officials earned less. The peak lasted a single year; the next list gives 600 kuruş. Over 36 years pay ended below where it began, 400 kuruş against 576. The last annual entry is for 1898/99.

Places in order of time

Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.

All 7 stops
birthplaceplace of annual entriesmove, with the year of the first entry there
1864/651871/721880/811887/881889/901234567IstanbulJaffaGazaBeirutLatakia
  1. Istanbul (Dersaadet)

    Born 1845 (AH 1261); First work 1863/64 (AH 1280)

  2. Jaffa (Yafa)

    1864 to 1866 (AH 1281 to 1282)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    576 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  3. Gaza (Gazze)

    1866 to 1871 (AH 1283 to 1287)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    240 to 720 kuruş a month; entries in 5 years

  4. Beirut (Beyrut)

    1871 to 1880 (AH 1288 to 1297)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    570 to 600 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

  5. Latakia (Lazkiye)

    1880 to 1887 (AH 1298 to 1304)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    500 kuruş a month; entries in 7 years

  6. Beirut (Beyrut)

    1887 to 1889 (AH 1305 to 1306)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    355 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years

  7. Jaffa (Yafa)

    1889 to 1899 (AH 1307 to 1316)

    Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

    355 to 400 kuruş a month; entries in 10 years

Career and salary

All years
Monthly salary by year, kuruşsalary of the yearyears with one job titleno annual entry
02004006008001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316720 kuruşMuhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
Salary against the medians of the same year
2005001,0001865/66AH 12821867/68AH 12841869/70AH 12861871/72AH 12881873/74AH 12901875/76AH 12921877/78AH 12941878/79AH 12961880/81AH 12981882/83AH 13001884/85AH 13021886/87AH 13041888/89AH 13061890/91AH 13081892/93AH 13101894/95AH 13121896/97AH 13141898/99AH 1316This officialMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same province

Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.

The numbers of the chart
Salary of Rodrigez Efendi against the medians of the same year, kuruş a month
YearSalaryMedian, all officialsMedian, same titleMedian, same provincePaid less
1864/6557662586040%
1865/6657665058838%
1866/6772060060072058%
1867/6860060060060048%
1868/6948060057048032%
1869/7036060057660017%
1870/712406006006508%
1871/7257055057048050%
1872/7357055058553550%
1873/7457050057053551%
1874/7557053565057051%
1875/7657053070053551%
1876/77600582.560040050%
1877/7860056060050050%
187860060060050046%
1878/7960060060060047%
1879/80570500500487.558%
1880/8150050050047547%
1881/8250050050050046%
1882/8350050050050043%
1883/8450050050050043%
1884/8550050050050042%
1885/8650050050050042%
1886/8750050050050042%
1887/8835550050050019%
1888/8935550050050020%
1889/9035550050040021%
1890/91355500500377.522%
1891/9235550050050023%
1892/9340050050050029%
1893/9440050050040030%
1894/9540050050050030%
1895/9640050050045030%
1896/9740050049545032%
1897/9840050048040032%
1898/9940050049540031%

Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.

Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.

Career of Rodrigez Efendi, one row per stage
YearsTitlePlaceSalary (kuruş a month)
1863/64AH 1280First workIstanbul (Dersaadet)576first-salary field
1864 to 1866AH 1281 to 1282Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1864/65576
1865/66576
Jaffa (Yafa)576
1866 to 1871AH 1283 to 1287Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
5 entries
YearSalary
1866/67720
1867/68600
1868/69480
1869/70360
1870/71240
Gaza (Gazze)720 to 240
1871 to 1880AH 1288 to 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
10 entries
YearSalary
1871/72570
1872/73570
1873/74570
1874/75570
1875/76570
1876/77600
1877/78600
1878600
1878/79600
1879/80570
Beirut (Beyrut)570
1880 to 1887AH 1298 to 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
7 entries
YearSalary
1880/81500
1881/82500
1882/83500
1883/84500
1884/85500
1885/86500
1886/87500
Latakia (Lazkiye)500
1887 to 1889AH 1305 to 1306Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
2 entries
YearSalary
1887/88355
1888/89355
Beirut (Beyrut)355
1889 to 1899AH 1307 to 1316Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti
10 entries
YearSalary
1889/90355
1890/91355
1891/92355
1892/93400
1893/94400
1894/95400
1895/96400
1896/97400
1897/98400
1898/99400
Jaffa (Yafa)355 to 400

Record

Personal

Born
1845 (AH 1261)
Community
Latin Catholic (Latin)
Nationality as recorded
Latin
Father's occupation
Muallim

Education

Other named school
Mekteb-i Mahsusa (4 years)special school
Unpaid years (mülazemet)
1 year
Preparation route (classification of the paper)
Low
Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
NoShown as in the flag of the paper. The qualification column of the recovered extract gives yes.

The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.

Languages

Arabic
Tekellumspeaking
French
Kitabetwriting
Italian
Kitabetwriting
Greek (Rum)
Kitabetwriting. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
Turkish
Tekellumspeaking

The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.

First work

Year
1863/64 (AH 1280)
First salary field (kuruş a month)
576

Legal records

Legal record note as worded
işret / Mumaileyh işrete olan inhimakinden dolayı gece gündüz serhoşlukla imrar-ı vakt etmekte olduğundan bin üç yüz on sekiz senesi Rebiülahirinin ikisinde 17 Temmuz sene 1316 terk-i hızmet ederek açıkta kaldığı; işret / işrete inhimakinden dolayı munfasıl olup ahiren öşründen feragat eylemesiyle şehr-i Ramazan-ı şerifinin ikisinde 12 Mayıs sene 1304 Beyrut Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti'ne tayin; İşret
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records
1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316

Recorded with

Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.

Same post (job title and place), same years

Of the 8 officials who held Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in Jaffa (Yafa) in the same years, Rodrigez Efendi had the 2nd highest salary.

Same place, same years

Of the 30 officials with entries in Jaffa (Yafa) in the same years, Rodrigez Efendi had the 13th highest salary.

All 67 officials with entries in Jaffa (Yafa)

Same job title, same years

Of the 380 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti in the same years, Rodrigez Efendi had the 185th highest salary.

All 605 officials with the title Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti

Same school

Of the 38 officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa among their schools, Rodrigez Efendi had the 21st highest salary.

All 38 officials with Mekteb-i Mahsusa

Same birthplace

Of the 1,999 officials born in Istanbul, 1,997 have a recorded salary; Rodrigez Efendi had the 691st highest salary of them.

The page of Istanbul, with the 1,999 officials born there

First annual entry in the same year

Of the 40 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281), Rodrigez Efendi had the 35th highest salary.

All 40 officials whose first annual entry is for 1864/65 (AH 1281)

Full record

Annual entries (36)

Annual entries of Rodrigez Efendi
YearTitlePlaceKuruş a monthInstitutionSourceArchive reference
1864/65AH 1281Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)576Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1865/66AH 1282Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)576Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1866/67AH 1283Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiGaza (Gazze)720Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1867/68AH 1284Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiGaza (Gazze)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1868/69AH 1285Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiGaza (Gazze)480Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1869/70AH 1286Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiGaza (Gazze)360Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1870/71AH 1287Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiGaza (Gazze)240Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1871/72AH 1288Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1872/73AH 1289Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1873/74AH 1290Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1874/75AH 1291Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1875/76AH 1292Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1876/77AH 1293Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1877/78AH 1294Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1878AH 1295Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1878/79AH 1296Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)600Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1879/80AH 1297Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)570Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1880/81AH 1298Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1881/82AH 1299Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1882/83AH 1300Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1883/84AH 1301Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1884/85AH 1302Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1885/86AH 1303Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1886/87AH 1304Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiLatakia (Lazkiye)500Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1887/88AH 1305Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)355Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1888/89AH 1306Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiBeirut (Beyrut)355Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1889/90AH 1307Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)355Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1890/91AH 1308Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)355Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1891/92AH 1309Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)355Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1892/93AH 1310Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1893/94AH 1311Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1894/95AH 1312Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1895/96AH 1313Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1896/97AH 1314Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1897/98AH 1315Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
1898/99AH 1316Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye MemuriyetiJaffa (Yafa)400Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)Recovered annual personnel extract0065_0078; 153
What the sources named in this table are
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.

Sources and original values (18)

Recorded values of Rodrigez Efendi with their sources
FieldRecorded valueSource
Identity
NameRodrigez EfendiPersonnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Birth year (AH)1261Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
BirthplacedersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Province of birthdersaadetRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Father's occupationmuallimRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
ReligionHristiyanRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Nationality or communityLatinRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Schooling
SchoolMektebi MahsusaRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of schooling4Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet)1Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work
First work: year (AH)1280Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First work: Gregorian year as stored1863Recovered annual personnel extract
First work: placeistanbulRecovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
First salary field (kuruş a month)576Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract
Legal records
Legal record note as wordedişret / Mumaileyh işrete olan inhimakinden dolayı gece gündüz serhoşlukla imrar-ı vakt etmekte olduğundan bin üç yüz on sekiz senesi Rebiülahirinin ikisinde 17 Temmuz sene 1316 terk-i hızmet ederek açıkta kaldığı used on this pageLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedişret / işrete inhimakinden dolayı munfasıl olup ahiren öşründen feragat eylemesiyle şehr-i Ramazan-ı şerifinin ikisinde 12 Mayıs sene 1304 Beyrut Muhaberat-ı Ecnebiye Memuriyeti'ne tayin other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Legal record note as wordedİşret other valueLegal notes (earlier workbook copy); Legal notes (later workbook copy)
Years (AH) with a criminal-record mark in the annual records1305; 1306; 1307; 1308; 1309; 1311; 1312; 1313; 1314; 1315; 1316Later annual personnel extract
What the sources named in this table are
Legal notes (earlier workbook copy)
A workbook of notes on legal records. The wording is kept as written. It may hold an accusation or an acquittal, it is not the finding of a court, and its year is the year of the record, not the date of an event.
Legal notes (later workbook copy)
A later copy of the workbook of notes on legal records. The same wording in both copies is one note, not two.
Later annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2025. It marks single annual entries with a criminal-record flag and holds status words such as Vefat. For a death, the year is the year of the annual list in which the status word stands.
Earlier annual personnel extract
The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
Recovered annual personnel extract
The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Personnel attributes extract
The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
  • The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
  • Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
  • 30 annual entries of 36 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.

How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.

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