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London and Middlesex / Re: ** Bockerah Family London 1788
« on: Monday 10 June 13 00:57 BST (UK)  »
I think that an Abram Boccara fled the Inquisition from italy in about 1709, but my Italian is non-existent and of course I have only an Italian language reference.
This reference is: http://books.google.com.au/books?id=0N4xrj8M27AC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
Is one of us able to read this book?
Mark

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London and Middlesex / Re: ** Bockerah Family London 1788
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 09:14 BST (UK)  »
Hi Melissa and other readers :)
It was I, sighting a tempting but tentative conclusion, who found the Uzbekistani possibility, which was suggested by lounge-floor-Solomon. Still, there are in fact Bukhara Jews, and it feels likely enough for me to accept it as a working hypothesis that the family came from Bukhara, directly or indirectly, to England at some time. I do mean to suggest that I am seeking hard evidence. Money may need to be spent, preferably by someone who actually has money.

As for whether this boy was family - he thought it likely, but then again he didn't really know any more than I. Yet we accepted that we are probably cousins.
My guess is that Bokhara may have been a use-name derived from the family's origin - perhaps the fashion for surnames was not established in Uzbekistan at that time. It might be a time consuming exercise to discover more, but I'll poke around in-between my other little jobs and see what can be done.

I'll find lounge-floor Solomon if I can, and ask him to put me in contact with his family, who might be more in a position to suggest a way to advance the enquiry. However a desirable next step might be to obtain birth records of whatever kind for Solomon Bockerah and/or for Isaac, Solomon Bockerah's brother, to see if I can find their parents' names and origins.

What efforts have already been made to find such birth records, anybody, please?

Mark

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London and Middlesex / Re: ** Bockerah Family London 1788
« on: Sunday 09 June 13 00:33 BST (UK)  »
Hi Melissa
This is my sister's interest mainly; I am helping out with a little research. However: Sarah remained in Australia, had a son, and a line of several mothers led to our own mother, in New Zealand.
I have sent a link to this thread to my sister, who will doubtless be inspired.

PS
Where did you find the link to "Bull" Bockerah, please?

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London and Middlesex / Re: ** Bockerah Family London 1788
« on: Saturday 08 June 13 16:19 BST (UK)  »
Hi :)
Solomon was my 7th-or-so grandfather. My sister told me of him 5 years ago. At the time a boy was staying on our lounge room floor. I enquired his name and nationality. He was a Bukarah Jew, his family is from Uzbekistan. (His name was Solomon!)
Mark

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