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Title: HELP!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jay jay on Tuesday 20 July 10 15:52 BST (UK)

As far as the Ancestry site is concerned, my relation is a European Jew.

Can anyone please tell me just how I go about trying to find his birth and possibly marriage etc.

I have absolutely no knowledge whatsoever about him until he appeared in York in 1823 (when he was 32 years old).

Also, does anyone know how reliable the Ancestry records are ..... or am I barking up a very large tree here!

Many thanks

Jay    :-\

Title: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jorose on Tuesday 20 July 10 16:59 BST (UK)

"Ancestry records" doesn't tell us much - which records in particular?

Some info on Jewish records/communities in the UK:
http://www.jewishgen.org/jcr-uk/

Title: Re: HELP!!!!!!!!!
Post by: jay jay on Tuesday 20 July 10 20:06 BST (UK)

Hi,

It was just an "is your ancestor Jewish" icon.  Was quite surprised when his name appeared, but to be honest, I had already thought that it might have ben a possibility.

It just doesn't seem to fit with City missionery and scripture reader. The only reasoning I can find for this would be if he was a political immigrant which caused him to change his name and religion.

Many thanks for your help

Jay     :D