Forum: Jewish Roots

I am trying to find out more about an Abigal Cohen (Father on 2nd marriage cert Abraham Cohen Confectioner) Also states (and on all her childrens birth certs) 1st marriage was to ? Asher who died. Literally Abigail Late Asher previously Cohen. I have a line of Asher's from who family tradition...

I wonder if anyone has any info or connection with this family. I don't have access to the earliest Bergers. Lazarus Cohen (1776-1833) Birth place unknown. A clothier. Wife unknown , but I think she might be Priscilla born 1793 Middlesex. If so then she appears in census of 1841, in Liverpool...

As a follow up to the research on my Isaac Crawcour/Simha Cohen De Lara lines I am interested in discovering data on Abraham Cohen De Lara father of Simha. In addition, I am interested to discover why a Sepahardi family ( Simha) married into a Ashkenazi family ( Isaac). These inter marriages were...

Deborah hart, my 3x great aunt married Solomon Moses in Sydney on 28/1/1835. Her parents were Asher Hart ( b 1786 London d 6/2/1860 Sydney) and Phoebe Moses (B1788 London D Sydney 1864) They married At the New Synagogue in London in 1808. Solomon was born in Shearness on the...

I will start a new thread for this reply Phillip I have a branch of Glucksteins (all living from The Lyons Tea House). I have many many Harts on my tree, including the descendants of Hyam and Brendel (nee Hart), also Josephs descended from Joseph Joseph and my great...aunt Amelia Nathan. All...

I looked again at the details of the marriage license of my great, great grandparents Samuel Cohen, and Theresa Ascher who were married in Birmingham on 5 Feb. 1868. The name of the minister on the marriage certificate is Moses Berlyn or Berlin; secretary is Moses Hollander, witness Nathan Cohen....

As a follow up to my posting regarding the will of Benjamin Hart I have received data on the parents and siblings of one of the individuals who received a bequest. He was Asher Hymen Hart who played a significant part in establishing the Melbourne Synagogue before returning to the UK where he died...

Following a visit to the Society of Genealogists London I made copies of the Colyer Ferguson records on the 'Turnpike Levy' families. I cannot vouch for the accuracy of the information but I am listing a range of data which might prove of interest to those researching the families. The key names on...

I have posted a new thread relating to Henry Morwitch and his wife Sophia Lazarus in an attempt to develop and identify the relationships between the Morwitch/Nathan and Levy/Lewis lines. This post relates to the Maurice Newton Nathan and the Edward Lawrence Levy posts. One outstanding query...

Hi, A very stupid question which I am sure has been asked several times and being Jewish I feel even more foolish but I am researching my Dutch ancestry in particular my Boam ancestry Barnett Boam (b. 1809 Amsterdam) married Frances Phillips (b. On cemetry scribes Barnett i(Isaacher Behr b...

Hi, I'm trying to order Doreen Bergers 2 Volumes from Genfair, when I click on purchase I receive "Sorry, there has been a problem processing your payment. Not a valid allowed URL", anyone else encountered this problem, know of a work-around, or make a suggestion as to another supplier? a...

This post is the beginning of a review of the relationships between the Nathan/Levy/Jacobs lines some data on which has been previously posted under "Edward Lawrence Levy-solicitor"; " Turnpike Trust Levy";"Jacobs china and glass dealers.." In particular, the following post will look at the...

Hi. I think my Gt.Gt.Gt. grandfather was born in 1788 and his parents were living in Ebenezer Square Aldgate Portsoken Ward are there any records that can confirm this, regards Kimberley

Hi After many years of searching for clues of who my 2 x Great Grandfather was Philip James Phillips, never finding his marriage (to Annie or Hannah Moss) or burial record, I have just found his son's my Great Grandfather Moses Philips burial record on line. I am hoping this might give a clue to...

Hello, this is my first time on this site, I am trying to trace my ggg grandfather Lewis Lyon I can find no record of his birth, I have though found that he was baptized in 1811 where he converted from Judaism all other records I have census etc which he says he was born in City of London 1791, has...

As a follow up to initial research made on Edward Crawcour son of Isaac Crawcour and Simha Cohen De Lara I have discovered his second 'marriage' to C ( first name unknown at present) Ward. Ward is her married name. Edward Crawcour was married first to Margaret Buchanan and they had 2 children:...

This post develops previous threads relating to Edward Crawcour alias Cartwright and the Crawcour lines. The focus of this new thread is Helen Semira Crawcour 1836-1916 daughter of Edward Crawcour 1813-1865 and Margaret Buchanan 1798-1840. The Jewish root for Helen and her brother John Isaac...

I am researching the family of Ernst SIMON of Berlin whose son Ludwig became naturalised British in 1909.

An Aaron Hart died in 1762 in Whitechapel. His wife was Rachel Cohen. His sister Bayla was married to a Simon Jonas levy. His sons were Naphtali, Hyam and Samuel. His executor was the noted financier Nathan Solomon who is believed to be a relative of his. Aaron Hart was apparently a very wealthy...

I would welcome comments on the following: The GSM 011/7 Marriage of Kitty Moses to Henry Jacobs ( Henry Jacobs of the Glass Manufacturers and Litzen line) in 1793 has her father's Hebrew name as Moshe Cohen. I have seen on National Archives Records the Sun Fire Record references to Moses Cohen...