pdixon
23-04-2006, 09:13 AM
I am trying to establish whether my wife's family has Jewish ancestry. I am located in Tasmania, Australia.
The matrial surnames involved are:
Smedmore (1700s)
Wyatt (1700s)
Cooper (1700s - early 1800s)
Baker (1700s - early 1800s)
South (1800s)
Flux (1800s)
It appears that most if not all of these people had some connection with the Fawley Parish and latterly the South Stoneham Parish. That of itself is not conclusive as to the existence or otherwise of Jewish ancestry.
I would be obliged if any forum member has any knowledge of this, or, alternatively, has any ideas as to how we might investigate this further.
Peter Dixon
The matrial surnames involved are:
Smedmore (1700s)
Wyatt (1700s)
Cooper (1700s - early 1800s)
Baker (1700s - early 1800s)
South (1800s)
Flux (1800s)
It appears that most if not all of these people had some connection with the Fawley Parish and latterly the South Stoneham Parish. That of itself is not conclusive as to the existence or otherwise of Jewish ancestry.
I would be obliged if any forum member has any knowledge of this, or, alternatively, has any ideas as to how we might investigate this further.
Peter Dixon