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Latest revision or update: 20 February 2013
Town of Darlington
The town of Darlington, in the North East of England, has a population of about 100,000
and is in the
county borough of Darlington, a unitary authority since 1997. Prior to
then, Darlington was a district of County
Durham. The present boundaries were formed in 1974
by the merger of the old borough of Darlington and the rural district of
Darlington. It lies on the river Skerne near the
confluence with the river Tees. The world's first railway line, opened in 1825,
ran from Darlington to Stockton.
Darlington Jewish Community
Only one Jewish congregation, the Darlington Hebrew Congregation,
currently exists in Darlington, although there was an earlier
congregation founded in about 1884 and which became defunct in about 1894.
Congregation Data
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Name:
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Darlington Hebrew Congregation |
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Address: |
13 Bloomfield Road, Darlington |
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Former Address: |
9 Victoria Road, Darlington (from early 1930's) and prior thereto,
Prospect Chambers, Bondgate, Darlington |
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Current Status: |
Active |
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Date Opened: |
1904 |
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Ritual: |
Reform |
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Affiliation: |
Associated Community with the Reform Synagogues of Great Britain |
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Marriage Certification: |
Group: WLS (West London Synagogue);
Appears in 1998 General Registrar Official List: Yes;
Registration District: Darlington. |
Articles on the Darlington Jewish Community
Press Reports regarding the Darlington Jewish Community 1871-1910
Earliest-Known
Jewish Inhabitants
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1841 Census
HO107/303/25/8 Page 11 Archer Street,
Darlington, Durham |
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DAVIS
SIMMONS
ASHER
MASPERO [or MASPERS?] |
Lewis
Henry
Gerson
Peter |
25
20
20
25 |
Trav. Jeweller
Trav. Jeweller
Trav. Jeweller
Trav. Jeweller |
Foreign
Foreign
Foreign
Foreign |
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Reputed first Jewish child born in Darlington |
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Samuel
Briski, June quarter Darlington 10a 17. Brit Milah 23
March 1872. Father Jacob. Source: Arnold Levy, History of the
Sunderland Jewish Community, 1755-1955, 1955, p. 293. |
Jewish Population Data
1881
1909
1915
1919
1934
1946
1955
1990
2004 |
29
86
86
89
82
98
195
80
40 |
(Olsover's
The Jewish Communities of North-East England)
(The Jewish Year Book 1910)
(The Jewish Year Book 1916)
(The Jewish Year Book 1920)
(The Jewish Year Book 1935)
(The Jewish Year Book 1947)
(The Jewish Year Book 1956)
(The Jewish Year Book 1991)
(The Jewish Year Book 2005) |
Other Darlington Jewish Information
Bibliography
Darlington Cemetery Information
- IAJGS Cemetery Project
Jewish Congregations in County
Durham
Jewish Communities of England home page
Explanations of Terms Used
