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The article is “The Activities of a Jewish Merchant House in Bengal (1786-1798): A Contribution to the History of London Jews in India” by Walter J. Fischel. 1964
If allowed on here I can post a...

Regarding the birth date of George Elliot, for now I just have him as b before 1778 but that is a guess.
I currently have some enforced time off work as I have broken my ankle (not a serious...

Hi again Phillip,
I will ring Brookwood again next week re the Louisa Elliot aged 73 just in case they have any more details on her.

Re George Elliot a DNA match cousin found a newspaper clipping...

Yes I’m beginning to realise this- it seems shortsighted and unnecessary, surely it can’t be that hard to keep correct records, after all they did it for the archaeological report and they do it for...

Well done with your important work regarding our Jewish ancestors- it is so good to know that these people are not forgotten. I for one am extremely grateful for all you have done as I had no idea,...

I have just rung Brookwood Cemetery who were extremely pleasant and helpful. She firstly confirmed that the year 2000 reburials from St Luke’s Old St London were indeed interred at Brookwood. She did...

Hi Phillip thank you for replying so quickly. I found a piece about St Luke’s Church London on Wikipedia which mentions: “in preparation for the conversion of the church into a music centre, the...

Hi again after all this time! Sorry it has been so long but my work in the NHS got very busy. I believe that Louisa Salamons Elliott was reburied in Brookwood cemetary.

Hi again Phillip, finally I have a bit more time to concentrate on my family tree and am reading back on all your notes on here. I hope you’re well, and I really appreciate your research!

Many apologies for my absence, I have had a period of sickness and it has got very busy at work in the run up to Christmas. I will be back to researching my Jewish roots hopefully with renewed vigour...

On Ancestry.com I found an unassisted passenger list which has John Levien, another Mr John Levien, Mrs Levien and a Mrs Saunders, with 2 children arriving in Port Jackson New South Wales on 7th...

Thank you Phillip, I have just now been trying to read the letters on Findmypast- the writing is very difficult to read so I will try again tomorrow after my eyes have had a rest.
That’s fascinating...

Thank you I have had a look at poor John James Levien. That is really a pretty harsh sentence for just issuing a dodgy cheque. I notice that it says his trial was attended by “a number of persons of...

I am reading Diamonds & Coral: Anglo-Dutch Jews and 18th Century Trade by Gedalia Yogev. It reminds us that there are 18 boxes of letters kept at the British Archives containing thousands of letters....

Yes that is interesting Phillip, and possibly points to clues as to why why so many of the family, including Hester Maria’s Preger aunts, were out there.
So William Page Ashburner was a Ships’...

Thank you Phillip, I have read your blog and it’s looking good!
It sets out the information very clearly and I can see that it will be very good for anyone researching this line.
As usual I am not...

[QUOTE=phillip;676073]Amanda
You can see my blog on Louisa Salomons on Cemetery Scribes website. Gaby Laws posted it today and kindly added a picture of St.Luke's Finsbury.

Hi Phillip, do you...

Ok I have re-read the paper and it definitely states that Louisa (Salomons) Elliot was buried in a lead coffin which was found in bay 3 of the Church Crypt. The coffin was found intact therefore...

Ah ok thank you Phillip so they were two Jews marrying each other, thank you for clarifying that. In that case, according to the obituary, at least some of her family did go to some lengths to...

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Sidney Lindo Levien’s wife Cecilia nee Phillips was buried in what looks like a Jewish Cemetery in Montego Bay Union Street in 1865
Source: Ancestry.com from “The Jews of Jamaica; Tombstone...

That’s great news about the blog Phillip, I would be very interested to read that.

Regarding the article, I will happily re-read tomorrow. I agree it’s not very clear where exactly Louisa...

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Re Sidney Lindo Levien: I read the very detailed obituary about him (Daily Gleaner, published Kingston Jamaica, Friday 27th September 1895 page 2 col 7). He was a businessman, journalist,...

Thanks so much again Phillip, I am hoping to look at the records again this weekend. In the meantime I bought a copy of Diamonds and Coral, which is fascinating and I was surprised at just how much...

There is a strong connection with Australia I see. I did wonder why William Page Ashburner and Hester Maria (daughter of Israel and Hester) went to Tasmania to buy land, a long shot but maybe Hester...

On Page 19 it says ....The refurbishment work included the underpinning of the external walls, the provision of a new roof, conservation of the structure and the clearance of the crypt and part of...