Dear all,
I am trying to find out if my great-great-grandfather, Max RAPHAEL, had a
brother who also emigrated to England called Abraham David RAPHAEL. Max
came >from Kowal, Poland in about 1905 and settled in Darlington. Family
legend says that his brother David proceeded him. I can find no David
Raphael that fits in terms of years/location but there is an Abraham David
Raphael buried in Stockton cemetery (where Jews >from Darlington were
buried in the first half of the 20th century before Darlington had its own
Jewish cemetery) near Max's grave. A relative of mine says he remembers
'David' but when he knew him, he was already a very old man. The Abraham
David Raphael buried in Stockton was 85 when he died in 1940 so that makes
sense. There is also an Abraham Raphael listed as having a drapers
business in Darlington (where Max lived) at the beginning of the 20th
century so it all seems to fit. However, does anyone have any ideas about
finding a more conclusive link between the two men? I can't trace either
of them through available records in Poland and i don't want to make
assumptions.
Kind regards,

Inbal Livne
Edinburgh, Scotland

Researching RAPHAEL, SCHIER, SHALL, CALLER, KALER
Kowal, Kutno, Darlington, London, Mstibovo, Newcastle

What are the fathers' Hebrew names listed on their respective gravestones?

....... tom klein, toronto

In a message dated 10/4/2008 8:43:26 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
me@... writes:
<< I am trying to find out if my great-great-grandfather, Max RAPHAEL, had a
brother who also emigrated to England called Abraham David RAPHAEL. Max
came >from Kowal, Poland in about 1905 and settled in Darlington. Family
legend says that his brother David proceeded him. I can find no David
Raphael that fits in terms of years/location but there is an Abraham David
Raphael buried in Stockton cemetery (where Jews >from Darlington were
buried in the first half of the 20th century before Darlington had its own
Jewish cemetery) near Max's grave.>>

==Check their fathers' name(s) >from their tombstones. My guess is that
the David part of the name is a patronymic. It was standard in many parts
of Europe in the 19th century, before surnames were required, for a Jew
to be officially identified by his own personal name followed by his father's
personal name.

I suggest you post an inquiry at jcr-uk@... to get info
about the Darlington community's records.

Michael Bernet, New York
mbernet@...

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