Karel Kysilka:

 Emigration to the USA from the Policka region
in 1850 - 1890

Tables

TAB.1: Emigration from Policka District Between 1852 - 1890

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Rok

Policka

Oldris

Borova

S.Dul

Březiny

Telecí

Pusta Rybná

Kamenec

Sadek

Lacnov

Nem. Bela

Bystre

N.A..

Total.

1852

11

2

6

                   

19

1853

4

                       

4

1854

5

28

58

3

20

10

16

         

17

157

1855

1

17

2

     

22

6

   

5

   

70

1856

6

 

6

   

2

9

10

1

       

34

1857

 

1

6

3

   

1

1

       

6

18

1858- 1875

Data unavailable

1876

 

47

1877

 

20

1878

Not available for individual villages

29

1879

 

12

1880

 

54

1881

 

20

29

25

8

41

8

18

4

3

     

156

1882

1

15

 

4

2

20

2

 

1

       

45

1883

 

8

   

7

21

 

12

         

48

1884

 

18

11

4

5

5

         

4

 

47

1885

1

 

3

3

5

 

2

           

14

1886

   

4

     

6

           

10

1887

   

20

     

5

           

25

1888

7

3

3

 

6

 

8

11

         

38

1889

             

7

         

7

 

TAB. 2: Demographic structure of emigrants

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1852 - 1857

1881- 1889

Total number of applications

90

120

Probable number of emigrated persons

302

390

Number of individual emigrants

18

37

Number of families without children

8

9

Families with 1 child

15

8

Families with 2 children

18

10

Families with 3 children

7

12

Large families with more than three children

11

17

Incomplete families - one parent only.

3

6

More generation families

8

6

Families, emigrating „per parts“

-

12

TAB. 3: Age Distribution of Emigrants

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1852 - 1857

1881 - 1889

 

abs.

v %

abs.

v %

Children under 17

112

39

178

48

Persons in productive age, of which:

152

51

175

47

- 17 to 35

88

29

96

26

- 35 to 55

64

22

79

21

Persons in after-productive age over 55:

25

9

20

5

not ascertained

13

-

17

-

TAB.4: Social Distribution of Emigrants

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1852 - 1857

1881 - 1889

 

abs.

v %

abs.

v %

Peasant families:

of which

35

62

27

36

- farmers

.

.

13

 

- cottagers, familiants.

.

.

17

 

Day-laborers, hinds

7

14

23

31

Weavers

2

4

8

10

Tradesmen, journey-men and helpers

8

14

17

23

Retailers and other traders

1

2

-

 

Burghers

2

4

-

 

TAB. 5: Financial Means of the Emigrants in 1852 - 1887

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Exported amount per person in guldens (zl.):

Persons No.

%

less than 100 zl.

5

2

100 - 140 zl.

17

6

140 - 180 zl.

22

7

180 - 220 zl.

44

13

220 - 280 zl.

40

13

280 - 400 zl.

64

21

400 - 1000 zl.

24

8

more than 1000 zl.

6

2

not available:

80

28

TAB 6: The final destination

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State

Number of emigrants

Iowa

37

Minnesota

86

Nebraska

73

Wisconsin

13

nespec.

181