Tobolsk Gubernia Religious Records

Siberian Tatars
Siberian Tatars (себер татарлар or сибиртатар) are an ethnic group with Turkish roots who have lived in Western Siberia since the sixth century. The adoption of Islam among the Siberian Tatars began in the fifteenth century. They profess Sunni Islam. In the sixteenth century, Russian immigrants began to settle in the area that Siberian Tatars had called home for centuries. Many Siberian Tatars who lived in the former Tobolsk gubernia belonged to the Tobolo-Irtysh group of Tatars. They lived along the basins of the Irtysh and Tobol rivers in the Omsk and Tyumen uyezdi. The group consists of the Tars, Kurdak-Sargatsk, Tobolsk, Tiumen, and Iaskolbin Tatars.

Islam Records
There are records from select mosques throughout the former Tobolsk gubernia available through FamilySearch. Most records span the early twentieth century. To locate records, follow the steps below.

District Level Record
1.There are several sets of records available at the uyezd, or district level. Click on the uyezd your ancestor lived in below to find records.


 * Yalutorovsk
 * Tara
 * Tyumen

2. From the Film/Digital Notes section, under the Note section, find the record type and year range you are looking for.