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Ottoman Empire Records-Bahto Surname-Assyrian

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Ottoman Empire Records-Bahto Surname-Assyrian

Posted: 19 Jun 2014 7:02AM GMT
Classification: Query
Surnames: Bahto
Has anyone found access to Ottoman Empire tax records that date to the turn of the 19th Century. My family members were Assyrian which is my understanding should have had them listed as tax payers to the Ottoman empire. I have read that Bahtos were in the silk business and had a close relationship with Pasha DJemal.
Many family members left Diyarbakir around 1915 if not before. I am also wondering if the Virgin Mary Church in Diyarbakir would have ancestor records as I know my 3rd great grandparents were orphans and had an arranged marriage through the church, and other relatives were married there as well.
Thanks in advance for any help.

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