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by Rabito
Thu Feb 18, 2010 8:15 pm
Forum: Archived General Discussion
Topic: Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Re: Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel

Thank you peterd that looks like him.
Its very close to all the places he's mentioned as his birth place and indeed there is a Fighting Cocks nearby.

I wonder why I never found it when I searched the census online...

Cheers
by Rabito
Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:20 pm
Forum: Archived General Discussion
Topic: Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Re: Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel

Thank you very much - that certainly looks interesting.
I'll follow that up tomorrow.
Cheers
by Rabito
Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:05 pm
Forum: Miscellaneous
Topic: First name variations
Replies: 9
Views: 2690

Re: First name variations

I had an aunt called Margaret who was always known as Bunty.
No idea whether this is traditional or just a nickname
by Rabito
Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:57 pm
Forum: Archived General Discussion
Topic: Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel
Replies: 7
Views: 1408

Possible Jewish connections - Solomon, Israel

The family I am researching has no known Jewish connections in living memory but I am uncovering names that suggest I may need to find out how to search Jewish records and maybe immigration records from the late 1800's On one side of the family I have a Robert Israel WALKER born about 1860. He has s...
by Rabito
Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:25 pm
Forum: The Archive
Topic: Hi Everyone
Replies: 5
Views: 1076

Hi Everyone

I spent quite a lot of time researching my family history back in the late 80's/early 90's, and have recently started on my partners family in Yorkshire. Wow things have changed considerably in the intervening years. So much more is now available online and I no longer have to visit london for the G...

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