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JCR-UK Hosted Databases
Other
Databases
& Browsable
Lists
DATABASES
The principal
JCR-UK Database is the
ALL-UK Database, which
contains more than 390,000 records relating to Jews in the
United Kingdom, Ireland and Gibraltar.
Burials Databases hosted by
JCR-UK
In addition, the following
separate databases are hosted by JCR-UK:
●
Bradford Jewish Cemeteries
Database (a project funded by the UK Heritage
Lottery Fund) - records of burials, plus photographs of the
headstones,
with GPS coordinates and Google satellite
image showing the location of each grave in:
○
Bradford Synagogue
(Reform) Cemetery - over 200 interments, 1877 - May 2017;
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Bradford Hebrew
Congregation (Orthodox) Cemetery - over
400 interments, 1912 - May 2017.
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Bristol
Orthodox Jewish Cemeteries
Database - records of over 950 burials, plus photographs of
the extant headstones and copies of the burial certificates, where
available, in the
Bristol Hebrew
Congregation Cemeteries at Barton Road, St Phillips and
Ridgeway, Eastville (including re-internments from the Great
Gardens, Rose Street Cemetery), from 1762 to 2003.
●
Doncaster Jewish Cemetery Database
- records of burials, plus photographs of the headstones, in the
Doncaster Jewish Cemetery, Rose Hill (approximately 70
interments, 1930-2006)
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Harrogate - Stonefall Jewish Cemetery Database
- records of burials, plus photographs of
the headstones, in the
Harrogate Hebrew Congregation's
Stonefall Jewish Cemetery (approximately 180 interments or
re-interments from 1964 to 2014) and 6 Jewish servicemen buried in
the Stonefall Military Cemetery.
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Leeds - BHH Cemetery Database
- records of approximately 2,400 burials, plus photographs of
over 2,400 headstones,
with GPS coordinates and Google satellite
image showing the location of the grave,
in the
Beth Hamedrash Hagadol
(BHH)
Cemetery,
Leeds
(which also includes a number of other congregations),
Gelderd Road, Gildersome, from 1955 to 28 February 2019.
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Leeds - Hill Top Cemeteries Database
- records of nearly 3,200 burials, plus photographs of over 3,050 headstones, in the
Leeds
Hill Top Cemeteries, generally in use from
1875 to 1970 (but with some later burials).
●
Leeds
- New Farnley Cemeteries Database - records of
more than 8,800 burials, plus
photographs of over 7,750 headstones,
with GPS coordinates and Google satellite
image showing the location of the grave, in the
Leeds
New Farnley Cemeteries,
from 1896 to 28 February 2019.
●
Leeds - Sinai (Reform)
Synagogue Cemetery Database
- records of approximately 360 burials, plus photographs of 250 headstones, in the Leeds
Sinai
(Reform) Synagogue
section of the Harehills
Cemetery, Leeds, from the early 1950s to June 2014.
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Leeds - UHC Cemetery Database
- records of nearly 7,000 burials, plus
photographs of almost 5,200 headstones,
with GPS coordinates and Google satellite
image showing the location of the grave,
in the
United Hebrew Congregation
(UHC) Cemetery,
Leeds
(which also includes a
number of other congregations), Gelderd Road, Gildersome, from 1840 to
28 February 2019.
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London -
Edmonton Federation Cemetery Records - burial
records of the
Federation of Synagogues' cemetery at Edmonton, London N18
(over 36,800 records, from the opening of the cemetery in 1890
until May 2018), made available to the public by the Federation,
through JGSGB and JCR-UK.
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London -
Rainham
Federation Cemetery Records - burial
records of the
Federation of Synagogues' cemetery at Rainham, Essex (over
25,800 records, from
the opening of the cemetery in 1938 until May 2018), made available to the public by the Federation,
through JGSGB and JCR-UK.
●
Sunderland Jewish Cemeteries
Database - records of nearly 1,500
burials, including over 1,260 photographs of headstones and graves,
with GPS coordinates and Google satellite
image showing the location of each grave, in all three Jewish
sections of
Sunderland's
Bishopwearmouth Cemetery (1856 to May 2019).
●
Swansea Jewish Cemeteries
Database - burial records of the
Swansea Hebrew Congregation's two cemeteries, the only Jewish
cemeteries in
Swansea,
including GPS coordinates for each individual grave
(accurate to about one metre) together with a button which, when clicked, brings up a Google satellite image of the cemetery showing the location of the grave.
The database covers burials to December 2017 at the following
cemeteries:
○
Old Cemetery, Townhill, generally in use from 1768
until mid-1970s - nearly 950 records, with 735 headstone
photographs;
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Oystermouth Cemetery, opened 1975 - nearly 200 records, with 175 headstone
photographs.
Burial Databases affiliated to
JCR-UK
The following
databases are affiliated to JCR-UK:
● The Database of the
Glasgow
Hebrew Burial Society (which manages the Riddrie, Sandymount and
Glenduffhill Jewish Cemeteries), now part of
Scottish Jewish Cemeteries,
is affiliated to JCR-UK.
This latter database includes burials at all cemeteries in Scotland..
●
Leicester - Gilroes Jewish Cemetery Database
- The Jewish Gilroes
website (a project funded by the UK Heritage Lottery
Fund) is affiliated to JCR-UK. The database contains records of
approximately 820 burials, plus photographs of all extant headstones, in Gilroes Jewish Cemetery
of the Orthodox Leicester
Hebrew Congregation, from 1902 to present.
Congregation Birth & Death Registers
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Bristol Hebrew Congregation Birth & Death Register (1829-1893)
-
Records of all entries in the
Bristol Hebrew
Congregation Birth and Death Register
from 1829 to 1893, including, in each case, a scanned image of the
corresponding page of the Register.
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BROWSABLE LISTS
on JCR-UK and affiliated pages
Deaths & Burials, including Tombstone Inscriptions and
Lists of Persons Buried
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Jewish
Civilian Deaths during World War II
- Names and details extracted primarily from the
Commonwealth War Graves Commission's (CWGC's) Register of Civilian
War Dead, the selection has been made on the basis of name, together
with some additional sources. Compiled by Harold Pollins.
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Douglas
(Isle of Man) Borough Cemetery, Jewish Section
-
Tombstone inscriptions (listed alphabetically), with ancillary information of
73 burials
(1940 to 2016) in the Jewish section of the Douglas Borough Cemetery
in the
Isle of Man
(plus two
burials in Knockaloe, 1916 and 1917) in browsable form, compiled
by Harold Pollins. These records (currently 1940 to 2005 only - 67 records) are also included in the
ALL-UK Database.
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Exeter Old Jewish Cemetery
- Tombstone inscriptions
(1807 to 1958), in most instances with images, in the Old Jewish Cemetery in
Exeter, mostly compiled by Michael Adler (a section of Rabbi
Dr. Bernard Susser's "Jewish Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W.
England - Studies in Anglo-Jewish History No. 3"). Available on-line by JCR-UK as
part of the
Exeter Synagogue Archive.
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Exeter - Exwick Cemetery, Jewish
Section
- Layout Plan of the Jewish Section of the Exwick Cemetery
(Exeter),
together with images of all tombstones from opening of cemetery
(1992) to May 2016.
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London -
Cheshunt Jewish Cemetery (Adath Yisrael) - Records of the
Adath Yisrael Burial Society (UOHC) listing (in alphabetical
order) those interred in the Cheshunt Cemetery (Adath Yisrael
Section), showing the name of the deceased, date of death and grave
location. (On the website of
JGSGB, a
partner in JCR-UK.)
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London - Enfield Jewish Cemetery -
Surnames A - L;
Surnames M - Z - Records of
the
Adath Yisrael Burial Society (UOHC) listing (in alphabetical
order) those interred in the Enfield Adath Yisrael Cemetery. The lists show the name of
the deceased, date of
death and grave location. (On the website of
JGSGB, a
partner in JCR-UK.)
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Falmouth Jewish Cemetery
- Tombstone inscriptions (approximately 1734 to 1913) in the Jewish Cemetery in
Falmouth, transcribed by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser (a section of Rabbi Susser's "Jewish
Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W. England - Studies in Anglo-Jewish History No. 3").
Available on-line by JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
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Paignton Cemetery, Jewish Section - A layout of the
Jewish Section of the Paignton Cemetery,
Torbay,
showing the position of each tombstone and the name of the person
interred.
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Penzance Jewish Cemetery
- Tombstone inscriptions
(1848 to 1964) in the Jewish Cemetery in
Penzance, transcribed by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser
(a section of Rabbi Susser's "Jewish Tombstone Inscriptions in S. W. England - Studies in Anglo-Jewish History No. 3").
Available on-line by JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
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Plymouth Hoe Old Jewish Cemetery
- Tombstone inscriptions
(approximately 1763 to 1867) in the Old Jewish Cemetery on
Plymouth
Hoe, edited by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser.
Available on-line by JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
Census List
●
Manchester 1871 Census Jewish Surnames - List (in
alphabetical order) of surname, taken from the UK Census of 1 April
1871, of those in the Manchester area thought to be Jewish. (On the website of
JGSGB, a
partner in JCR-UK.) For full census details of those in list,
search the
ALL-UK Database.
Circumcision (or Milah) Registers
(All of the following were
transcribed by Rabbi Dr. Bernard Susser and are available on-line by JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.))
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Register of Asher Asher (1861-1865) - The
Circumcision Register of Asher Asher records circumcisions, primarily
in London, from 1861 to 1864.
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Register of Joseph Joseph (1784-1834) - The
Circumcision Register of Joseph Joseph of
Plymouth records circumcisions, primarily on members of his own
family and close friends, from 1784 to 1834.
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Register of Myer Solomon (1782-1839) -
The Circumcision Register of Myer Solomon of the
Western Synagogue
(previously of the
New Synagogue) records circumcisions, primarily in London, from 1782 to 1839.
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Register
from Edinburgh (1831-1838) - This
Circumcision Register from
Edinburgh, Scotland records circumcisions from 1731 to 1838.
Marriage Records
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Grimsby Hebrew Congregation - Marriage Records
-
Detailed list of
Grimsby Hebrew Congregation
marriages from 1875 to 1921 (109 records).
Membership & Subscriber Lists
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Bristol Hebrew Congregation - Membership
Lists
- Lists of Members of the
Bristol Hebrew Congregation
who made donations for the
years 1910, 1911, 1912, 1937, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1955 and 1959.
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London -
Bayswater
Synagogue - Original Seatholders
- List of the names and addresses of the Original Seatholders of the
Bayswater Synagogue
(founded 1863).
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London -
Hendon Synagogue - 1939 Seatholders
- List of the
names and addresses of the Seatholders (including Lady Members) of the
Hendon Synagogue, issued by
the Synagogue in March 1939 (including names of Ministers, Officers,
Board of Management, Representatives and Local Jewish
Organisations).
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London -
Society of Chanting Psalms and Visiting the Sick - Subscribers - List (in
alphabetical order) of the subscribers to the Society of Chanting
Psalms and Visiting the Sick, associated with the
Princelet Street Synagogue
in London's East End. (On the website of
JGSGB,
a partner in JCR-UK.) These details are also included in the
ALL-UK Database.
Naturalisation Lists
●
Merthyr Tidfil Jewish
Community - List of Naturalised Citizens
- List of
Naturalised citizens in
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, primarily from 1884 to 1906.
Rabbis, Ministers and Officers
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National -
Chief Rabbis of the United Kingdom (of the
United Hebrew Congregation of the Commonwealth).
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Barrow-in-Furness
Synagogue - Honorary Offices
-
Lists of Officers and Ministers of the
Barrow-in-Furness Synagogue, and other communal leaders,
extracted from Jewish Year Books, 1901 to
1993.
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Bristol Hebrew Congregation - Ministers
-
List of Ministers of the
Bristol Hebrew
Congregation
from 1765 to 2016.
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Bristol Hebrew Congregation - Officers
- List of Officers of the
Bristol Hebrew
Congregation
from 1824 to 2002.
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London -
Bayswater
Synagogue - Ministers and Cantors
- List of Ministers and Cantors of the
Bayswater Synagogue
from 1863 to 1938.
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London -
Bayswater
Synagogue - Wardens
- List of Wardens of the
Bayswater Synagogue
from 1864 to
1937.
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London -
Hendon Synagogue - Honorary Officers
- List of Wardens and Financial Representatives of the
Hendon Synagogue
from 1926 to
1978.
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London -
Spanish & Portugues Jews' Congregation - Office of Haham or Senior
Rabbi
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London -
Union of Orthodox Hebrew Congregations - Office of Av Beis Din
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London -
West London
Synagogue - Ministers
- List and Photographs of Ministers of the West
London Synagogue of British Jews
from 1840 to current (2014).
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London -
West London
Synagogue - Wardens
- List of Synagogue Wardens of the
West
London Synagogue of British Jews
from 1842 to current (2014).
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Plymouth Synagogue - Religious
Officials - List of Religious Officials of the
Plymouth Synagogue
from 1764 to 1981.
Available on-line by JCR-UK as part of the
Susser Archive.
School Lists
●
Merthyr Tidfil Jewish
Community - Caedraw School Register
- Register of Jewish pupils of Caedraw School,
Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, during various periods from 1875 to 1944.
Page created: 6 August 2014
Page most recently amended: 3 May 2024
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