BlackSea Research Project

Braila

Greek community

Table 1

Composition of the Greek population of Braila by place of origin (1914)

Source: Greek Legation, Bucharest/Register of the Greek Consulate at Braila, 1914-1917.

Table 2

Composition of the Greek population of Braila by profession (1914)

Profession	Number	Percentage	Observations
Workers	397	17,4%	Workers, porters, builders.
Employees	379	16,6%	Shop assistants, foremen etc.
Ship-captains	298	13,1%
Seafarers	282	12,35%	Sailors, engineers, pilots, etc.
Large scale merchants/shipowners/industrialists	196	8,6%	This category includes also 35 ship-owners, 6 industrialists, 16 merchants-brokers, two bankers.
No data provided	161	7%
Bakers	123	5,4%
Small scale traders	122	5,3%	Butchers, milk traders, grocers etc.
Various	100	4,4%
Artisans	80	3,5%	Carpenters, cobblers, goldsmiths etc.
Agriculturists/peasants	73	3,2%
Coffee shop owners	50	2,2%
Servants	21	0,9%

Source: Greek Legation, Bucharest/Register of the Greek Consulate at Braila, 1914-1917.

Table 3

Composition of the Greek seafarers/sailors of Braila by place of origin (1914)

Source: Greek Legation, Bucharest/Register of the Greek Consulate at Braila, 1914-1917.

Table 4

Composition of the Greek captains (ship masters) of Braila by place of origin (1914)

Source: Greek Legation, Bucharest/Register of the Greek Consulate at Braila, 1914-1917.