Hi Liz, This may or may not help, but my father-in-law told us the story of how he believes that his family got their surname of Freedman. Whenever his father (my grandfather-in-law) was asked by his

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Hi Liz, This may or may not help, but my father-in-law told us the story of how he believes that his family got their surname of Freedman. Whenever his father (my grandfather-in-law) was asked by his

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Hi Linda, Have you checked the voters lists (sometimes called the electoral roll) for the adult members of the family? These lists are compiled annually and usually kept at the central library of the

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Hi Linda, Have you checked the voters lists (sometimes called the electoral roll) for the adult members of the family? These lists are compiled annually and usually kept at the central library of the

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Alex, I would start with the 1891 census, then 1901 and, finally, the 1911 - the latest for which details is available. You can find these on the British Archives site or, I believe, Ancestry. look at

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Alex, I would start with the 1891 census, then 1901 and, finally, the 1911 - the latest for which details is available. You can find these on the British Archives site or, I believe, Ancestry. look at

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Another place worth checking, after the 1911 census - which is the latest one for which detailed information is readily available, would be the annually-produced voters lists or electoral rolls. These

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Another place worth checking, after the 1911 census - which is the latest one for which detailed information is readily available, would be the annually-produced voters lists or electoral rolls. These

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Hi Ofer, Try the UK National Archives (contact details via Google). You can also order a copy of the document online at a cost of around nine pounds. This probably also includes postage. They normally

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Hi Ofer, Try the UK National Archives (contact details via Google). You can also order a copy of the document online at a cost of around nine pounds. This probably also includes postage. They normally

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Hi Robert, Have you tried looking at the registers of the Jews Temporary Shelter, which was based in the Stepney area? Contact details will be available via Google. Just a chance they might have staye

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Hi Robert, Have you tried looking at the registers of the Jews Temporary Shelter, which was based in the Stepney area? Contact details will be available via Google. Just a chance they might have staye

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Hi Shelda, As far as I am aware the UK did not keep records of immigrants in the early 20th or late 19th century. I have, myself, tried to find such records for London arrivals, checking places such a

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Hi Shelda, As far as I am aware the UK did not keep records of immigrants in the early 20th or late 19th century. I have, myself, tried to find such records for London arrivals, checking places such a

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Hi Trudy, There is no direct route, as far as I know, >from Russia to Liverpool which is on our west coast. So emigrants would have landed at an east coast port, such as London, Hull, etc and travelle

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Hi Trudy, There is no direct route, as far as I know, >from Russia to Liverpool which is on our west coast. So emigrants would have landed at an east coast port, such as London, Hull, etc and travelle

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Many cities in the UK also had cities directories, some published by the Post Office and others by a commercial firm, Kelly's. David Nathan, London UK

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Many cities in the UK also had cities directories, some published by the Post Office and others by a commercial firm, Kelly's. David Nathan, London UK

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Gay Schlesinger asked about incoming immigrant lists to the UK circa 1895-1906 and the answer is that no records exist. I spent many hours searching for my wife's paternal grandparents who, we believe

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Gay Schlesinger asked about incoming immigrant lists to the UK circa 1895-1906 and the answer is that no records exist. I spent many hours searching for my wife's paternal grandparents who, we believe

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