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JACOBS FAMILY
« on: Monday 03 August 09 06:45 BST (UK) »


Can any help me discover any information regarding William Jacobs born between 1823- 1832 Gravesend, Kent.  He migrated to Australia and married in 1851. 

Several descendants have mentioned a  possible Jewish connection.   Was there a jewish community living in Kent?
Whitehouse,Yorkshire.  Spencer and McMillin -Leceistershire. Skerratt - Staffordshire Cartlidge- Staffordshire Dyer - Wiltshire

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Re: JACOBS FAMILY
« Reply #1 on: Monday 03 August 09 07:44 BST (UK) »
The parish records for Medway including Gravesend are available to view online:

http://www.rootschat.com/links/0bl/


But they will not help if he was Jewish.  There was certainly a thriving Jewish community in Kent, see:

http://www.chathamshul.org.uk/history.html

Have you found William on the 1841 & 1851 census?
Middx - VAUS, ROBERTS, EVERSFIELD, INMAN, STAR, HOLBECK, WYATT, BICKFORD, SMITH, REDWOOD
Hants - SMALL, HAMMERTON, GRIST, FRYER, TRODD, DAGWELL, PARKER, WOODFORD, CROUTEAR, BECK, BENDELL, KEEPING, HARDING, BULL
Kent - BAYLY, BORER, MITCHELL, PLANE, VERNON, FARRANCE, CHAPMAN, MEDHURST, LOMAX, WYATT, IDEN
Devon - TOPE, BICKFORD, FOSTER
YKS - QUIRK, McGUIRE, BENN
Nott/Derbs - SLACK
Herts - BARNES
L'pool- PLUMBE
 All UK census information Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk

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Re: JACOBS FAMILY
« Reply #2 on: Monday 03 August 09 23:05 BST (UK) »
  Thank you for the websites.  I have looked at the 1841 English Census but haven't been able to definitely locate him.  William had migrated to Australia and was married by 1851.
Whitehouse,Yorkshire.  Spencer and McMillin -Leceistershire. Skerratt - Staffordshire Cartlidge- Staffordshire Dyer - Wiltshire
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