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In the Luxembourg history journal Hémecht under the heading "Aus alten Schriften" a census of the City of Luxembourg drawn up in 1732, the original of which is now kept in the Archives of Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands in The Hague is transcribed. The document is part of the Bentinck Collection (ref. G 2 Nr. 69 I A) which was acquired by King Grand Duke William I in 1829.
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Also part III; https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/s5ksr5srq/pages/127/articles/DTL906?search=%22Aus+Alten+Schriften%22
Also Part II; https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/6v8w3dntt/pages/117/articles/DTL858?search=%22Aus+Alten+Schriften%22
Also Part I: https://viewer.eluxemburgensia.lu/ark:70795/q4wnvqwcq/pages/137/articles/DTL955?search=%22Aus+Alten+Schriften%22
I searched part I for Klein and did not find any that looked applicable.
La Ville de Luxembourg en l'an 1732
The census in question consists of three different registers, namely a) List of the Burghers and Inhabitants of the City of Luxembourg who, in execution of the ordinance of January 28th last published and posted on the same day, provided in writing the following declarations, begun on February 3rd and completed on the 11th, 1732; b) List of the Burghers and Inhabitants residing in the Lower Town known as Le Gronde, begun on February 12th, 1732; and c) List of the Burghers and Inhabitants residing in the Lower Town, known as Paffendall. The survey, comprising 139 handwritten pages with approximately 1,000 houses, was completed and drawn up in triplicate in Luxembourg on February 11th, 1732. But only one copy—signed by Justiciar C.W. Kellner—is known at this time This census had been ordered by a commission set up to complete the information about the conspiracy discovered in the city of Luxembourg in the autumn of 1730.
The last known census before this one was established in January 1688 and Father François Lascombes published it in volume IC of the Publications of the Historical Section of the Grand Ducal Institute in 1984 under the title "The City of Luxembourg during the second half of the 17th century. Dwellings and inhabitants". The first census of the city after 1732, if we ignore the Marie-Thérèse land register of 1766, is that of "Military housing during the period from 1794 to 1814" and published by Alphonse Rupprecht in the history journal Ons Hémecht from 1917 to 1928.
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The households (for the upper town) are transcribed, probably from isolated cards, in complete disorder. It was therefore first necessary to group all the inscriptions by street names. The house numbers are not given. Consequently, the sequence of inscriptions given hardly matches the sequence of houses in the respective streets. The designation of the streets corresponds to a broader concept than that of today; it concerns more neighborhoods than streets in the strict current sense. For the lower towns (Pfaffenthal and Grund), there is no indication of streets
This census, however, provides us with a wealth of interesting information for the history of the city of Luxembourg at this time. It indicates, for example, the profession, place of birth, number of children, where applicable, the number of workers employed, and the origin of domestic staff. Genealogists will therefore find useful details or additions for their research. It is regrettable that only the number, and not the names, of the "schoolchildren" is given. These were students who were housed in private homes and who attended the Jesuit College in Luxembourg
Examples from the census:
RUE DE LA BOUCHERIE
15 Jean Namor and Catherine Dumont, both natives of this town, draper merchants, they have three children, a servant from Bascharage, Marie Jeanne Noblet, his mother, widow of the late Servais Dumont, he still lives there, Henry Neumuller, native of Bourglinster, baker for 20 years, married Anne Oberländer, native of this town, and has four children.
16 Jean Nicolas Servais and Catherine Noblet, spouses, natives of this town, bourgeois tanner, with six children, two workers, one native of Prum and The other one also of the said place has two servants One native of this town and The other of Belvau in this country lodges with him Pierre Groffey native of Bastogne bourgeois draper for 25 years married Marie Poncin native of this town still lives with him his sister Anne Marie Groffay and his brother Jacques Groffay
435 The widow Cilly named Marguerithe Kusé, born in Virton, has been a bourgeois for 30 years. She has housed Philippe and Jean Massé, born in Villers devant Oswald, in her house. She has also housed François Orwal, village attorney, born in Fenting. His wife Anne Marie Hobscheid, born in Bissen, has a servant, born in Echternach, and has been a bourgeois for 9 to 10 years. She has 7 schoolchildren, born in Lorraine and this country. Finally, she has two nephews, born in Virton, in her house. One of whom is a priest, and a servant from Differdage.
Jean Dumont, bourgeois draper, born in Vervy, and Magdalene Breius, born in Wiltz, his wife having 6 children [Pge 268]
GRAND'RUE
135 Nicolas Servais, merchant bourgeois since 1716, born in Ste Marie in this province, with his childless wife, a servant, and Sir Jaques Servais, his priest brother.
136 Gabriel Strock, butcher bourgeois, born in St Marie, lives in the province and has lived in this town for about thirty-two years. His wife, Anne Marie Berchem, has no children, lives with him. His servant, born in Berenkessel in the region of Treves.
137 Jean Augustin Broucq, born in this town, notary and public prosecutor of Icelle, and his wife, Jeanne Rensonnet, born in the region of Liège, with two children, two servants born in this town, and two clerks: Theodore Schockweiler, born in this town, and Blaise Vicour from Bastogne
147 Pierre Beyren, a native of this town, a bourgeois merchant for six years, married Magdaleine Harles, also a native of this town, who have two children, a servant, a native of this town, and rented the back of his house to Claude Decloux, a native of this town, a bourgeois nail maker, and his wife Marie Jeanne Gibert, also a native of this town, have a child with an apprentice, a native of this town.
152 Rolland Collé, merchant bourgeois born in St Claude in Franche-Comté, established here for 48 years, widower, his son-in-law Jean Henry François de Neufchâteau in this province of the same profession established for a year, his wife having six children from the first marriage, a servant born in Troisvierges in this province, having as tenant Jean Berchem, merchant bourgeois born in Eych near this town, and Catherine Harles and a servant born in this town Page 620
232 Michel Bergem, native of Eych, bourgeois merchant for 24 years, and his wife Marie Catherine Harles, native of this town, has a servant also native of this town.
246 Nicolas Schmidt and Anne Elisabeth Harles, natives of this city, bourgeois merchants for 10 years, with three children
268 Theodore Fischer, native of this town, minor
293 Nicolas Vigneul, native of Virton, bourgeois since 1725, his wife Magdalene Barthé, native of this town, having 4 children, a niece for Servant, his brother-in-law, a priest, both also natives of Virton, he also has 5 schoolchildren from this region and Lorraine, and Marguerie Tiry, native of Grevenmacher, having three children and a servant, native of Tintingen, and Magnerie Fischer, their father, and lodges Jean Folchet and Anne Dispach, with one child, both natives of this town, item Mathias Docksaur, native of Kischen, Bohemia, and his wife Anne Barbe, Harles, native of this town, having three children
300 Nicolas bous bourgeois merchant born in this town His wife marie elisabethe treze born in Erpeldange with 2 children have at home The widow bous Their mother born in this town a Servant from grevenmacher lodges with them Jeanne thomas with a child born in this town Item Jean noel born in this town with his wife born in Eschweiler, plus paul Michel bourgeois shoemaker with his wife Marguerite Jaques and a child born in this town
426 Pierre Spyr, native of Strassen, notary and attorney, and Anne Catherine Hollet, native of this town, his wife, have six children and a servant, native of this town, who lives with them. Sire Laurent Hollet, priest, native of this town.
643 Antoine Trabout, native of Wurms in Italy, a bourgeois mason for 47 years, lives with his son Jean Paul Trabout, a bourgeois stone cutter, with his wife Gabriele, new natives of this town, having 3 children, plus Victor Dumont, native of Arlon, non-bourgeois, and his wife Marie Brandebourg, native of Ham, with one child.
681 Mathias Post, native of the region of Treves, bourgeois laborer for 14 years, with his wife, native of Neyerbourg, having two children
682 Philippe Klein, bourgeois carpenter, native of this city, like his wife Marie Catherine Esch, have two children page 151
690 Nicolas Nouel, native of this town, bourgeois weaver for 2 years, and Marie Rembau, native of Arlon, his wife, live with Jean Nouel, and have a small child. They have as tenant a widow named Jeanneton, native of Jean-Velter, non-bourgeois.
751 Friedrich Nollet, a bourgeois haberdasher born in Louvin, and his wife Marguerithe Harles, a native of this town, have 4 children, established for 20 years, living with him. His brother-in-law Antoine Harles, a bourgeois nail maker, born in Icy, and his wife Magdaleine Guillaume, born in Dickrig, have 2 children and a companion. [Pfaffendahl areas]
752 Henry Crigna, a widower with 4 children, a laborer, a bourgeois born in this town, has a companion and a servant.
753 Caspar Harles and his wife, born in this town, have 4 children and a niece, a professed haberdasher, established since 1707
772 Goedert fischbach native of fischbach bourgeois day laborer for 24 years with Anne Marie Dumont His wife native of this town having two children, lodges with him The widow Larue His aunt
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