Osman Chelebij and brother, Second Lieutenant Memisha (Member of the Crimean Tatar Elite)
Title:
Osman Chelebij and brother, Second Lieutenant Memisha
Subject:
Tavrida noble register entry
Rank:
[Father held rank of Lieutenant and Titular Councillor.]
Year of Inscription:
1832
Inscription Note:
Inscribed in part 2 of the rodoslovnaia kniga (reserved for those whose noble status was defined by military service).
Birth Date:
1783
Family & Background:
Osman (49) was married but had no children at the time of inscription. He and his brother were the sons of the late Abdulla Chelebi, who served as a lieutenant in the Crimean Beshlej Division. When the division was liquidated, Abdulla attained the rank of Titular Councillor.
Service Record:
Osman served in the chancellery of Governor Dmitrij Mertvago in 1807. He attained the rank of 14th class in 1808 in recognition of his work forming the Tatar regiments and transferred to the bureau of the Karasubazar city police on 31 December 1811, where he rose from provincial secretery to Titular Councillor in December 1817. He was discharged from service due to illness in May 1822. Memisha held military rank.
Residence & Property:
Osman resided in Karasubazar, Simferopol uezd, where he owned settled villages covering some 8,000 desiatinas. He owned an additional 3,000 desiatinas in Feodosiia uezd. He was the owner of two houses, two orchards, two khans, and two lavki in the city of Karasubazar.
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