Official
Aleksandir Efendi
Armenian Christian (Ermeni). Born in Erzurum in 1839/40 (AH 1255). On record 1878 to 1890, 9 annual entries. Death recorded 1889/90.
Archive reference 0002_0459; 918
Life#
Aleksandir Efendi was born in Erzurum in 1839/40 (AH 1255). The record gives the community as Armenian Christian (Ermeni).
Schooling recorded: Ermeni Millet Mektebi (Armenian community school), with 4 years of schooling recorded, at a place worded Erzurum. The record marks no qualification (diploma, certificate, training or decoration). Languages recorded, with the skill words of the record: Armenian, with Kitabet; French, with Kitabet; Turkish, with Kitabet.
First work is recorded in Erzurum in 1862/63 (AH 1279): Rusumat Kalemi. The official was then about 23 years old. The first-salary field gives 500 kuruş a month. At the first annual entry, in 1878, the official was about 39 years old.
The first annual entry, for 1878, shows Sandık Emaneti in Erzurum, with 900 kuruş a month. In 1878/79 the record shows Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini in Erzurum, the salary going from 900 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Sandık Emaneti in Erzurum). In 1881/82 the record shows Ticaret Mahkemsi Riyaseti in Sivas, the salary going from 2,000 to 750 kuruş a month (before: Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini in Erzurum). In 1882/83 the record shows Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini in Erzurum, the salary going from 750 to 1,800 kuruş a month (before: Ticaret Mahkemsi Riyaseti in Sivas). In 1883/84 the record shows 2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti in Trabzon, the salary going from 1,800 to 2,000 kuruş a month (before: Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini in Erzurum). In 1884/85 the record shows Sandık Emaneti in Erzurum, with 2,000 kuruş a month (before: 2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti in Trabzon). The title field holds the status words Azil for 1880/81 and Vefat for 1889/90. No annual entry is recorded for 1885 to 1889.
The highest salary, 2,000 kuruş a month, is first recorded in 1878/79 as Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini. 91 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less. The median salary of all officials that year was 600 kuruş. Over 7 years with a salary the median is 2,000 kuruş a month, with 3 rises and 1 cut. The largest rise, 1,100 kuruş, is seen in 1878/79. From the first salary to the last the salary grew by 12.08 per cent a year on average. The last salary is recorded in 1884/85, when 92 per cent of the other officials with a recorded salary that year earned less.
A death is recorded under 1889/90 (AH 1307): the year of the annual list that holds the status word Vefat, not a date of death.
Record#
Personal
- Born
- 1839/40 (AH 1255)
- Birthplace
- Erzurum
- Community
- Armenian Christian (Ermeni)
- Nationality as recorded
- ermeni
- Death recorded
- 1889/90 (AH 1307)the year of the annual list with the word Vefat, not a date of death
Education
- Community school
- Ermeni Millet Mektebi (4 years)Armenian community school; place of the school as worded: Erzurum
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Armenian
- Kitabetwriting
- French
- Kitabetwriting
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- 1862/63 (AH 1279)
- Place
- Erzurum
- First job as worded
- Rusumat Kalemi
- Age at first work (workbook field)
- 24
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 500
- First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month)
- 500
Career#
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1862/63AH 1279 | Rusumat Kalemifirst work | Erzurum | 500first-salary field |
| 1878AH 1295 | Sandık Emaneti | Erzurum | 900 |
| 1878 to 1880AH 1296 to 1297 | Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini | Erzurum | 2,000 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Azildismissal (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Ticaret Mahkemsi Riyaseti | Sivas | 750 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini | Erzurum | 1,800 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti | Trabzon | 2,000 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sandık Emaneti | Erzurum | 2,000 |
| No annual entry: 1885 to 1889 (AH 1303 to 1306) | |||
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Vefatdeath (a note on status, not a job) | ||
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Death recorded | ||
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.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878 | 900 | 600 | 74% | |
| 1878/79 | 2,000 | 600 | 91% | |
| 1879/80 | 2,000 | 500 | 93% | |
| 1881/82 | 750 | 500 | 74% | |
| 1882/83 | 1,800 | 500 | 1,600 | 92% |
| 1883/84 | 2,000 | 500 | 2,000 | 92% |
| 1884/85 | 2,000 | 500 | 92% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Choose a row to mark its years in the charts and its place on the map.
Recorded with#
Recorded in the same place in the same years
- Ali Rıza EfendiErzurum, 5 shared years
- Haci Lutfullah BeyErzurum, 4 shared years
- ismail Hakki EfendiErzurum, 4 shared years
- Ali Tevfik EfendiErzurum, 4 shared years
- Mehmet Hayrettin EfendiErzurum, 3 shared years
58 officials in all. Officials recorded in Erzurum
Same school recorded
- Arganyan Karekin EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295)
- Dikran Rasim EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878 (AH 1295)
- Alfo EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Balyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1877/78 (AH 1294)
- Andon Yaldızyan EfendiErmeni Millet Mektebi, first annual entry 1878/79 (AH 1296)
85 officials in all. Officials with Ermeni Millet Mektebi recorded
Same birthplace
- Mehmet İzzet EfendiErzurum, born 1837/38 (AH 1253)
- Ali EfendiErzurum, born 1841/42 (AH 1257)
- Osman Vafi EfendiErzurum, born 1834/35 (AH 1250)
- İbrahim Ethem EfendiErzurum, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
- Mehmet Şerif EfendiErzurum, born 1844/45 (AH 1260)
55 officials in all. Officials born in Erzurum
Full record
Annual entries (9)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1878AH 1295 | Sandık Emaneti | Erzurum | 900 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1878/79AH 1296 | Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini | Erzurum | 2,000 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1879/80AH 1297 | Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini | Erzurum | 2,000 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1880/81AH 1298 | Azil | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 0002_0459; 918 | ||
| 1881/82AH 1299 | Ticaret Mahkemsi Riyaseti | Sivas | 750 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1882/83AH 1300 | Bidayet Mahkemesi Muavini | Erzurum | 1,800 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1883/84AH 1301 | 2. Bidayet Mahkemesi Riyaseti | Trabzon | 2,000 | Justice (Adliye) | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1884/85AH 1302 | Sandık Emaneti | Erzurum | 2,000 | Other | Cross-ministry personnel workbook | 0002_0459; 918 |
| 1889/90AH 1307 | Vefat | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Earlier annual personnel extract | 0002_0459; 918 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
Sources and original values (23)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | Aleksandir Efendi | Linked personnel workbook |
| Birth year (AH) | 1255 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace | erzurum | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: district (kaza) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: sancak | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Birthplace: province (vilayet) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Province of birth | erzurum | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | hristiyan | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Nationality or community | ermeni | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Schooling | ||
| School | ermeni millet mektebi | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Place of the school | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of schooling | 4 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1279 | Earlier annual personnel extract; Linked personnel workbook |
| First work: place | erzurum | Earlier annual personnel extract; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: district (kaza) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: sancak | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First work: province (vilayet) | Erzurum | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First job as worded | Rusumat Kalemi | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Age at first work (workbook field) | 24 | Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 500 | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First-job salary of the original workbook (kuruş a month) | 500 | Linked personnel workbook; Cross-ministry personnel workbook |
| Status | ||
| Death recorded under the year (AH) | 1307 | Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy); Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy) |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract (original copy)
- A copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read for the title wording of each year. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death.
- Earlier annual personnel extract (parallel copy)
- A second copy of the earlier annual personnel file, read in the same way. A death taken from it is the status word Vefat in the title field of one annual list: the year is the year of that list, not a date of death. Two copies that agree are one piece of evidence, not two.
- Cross-ministry personnel workbook
- A personnel workbook with the annual entries in institutions other than the Post and Telegraph (justice, land registry, customs, police and others), with the same annual fields as the personnel workbook.
- 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.
- Linked personnel workbook
- The original personnel workbook, from which selected fields on background and first work are taken.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.