The Exeter Synagogue Archives

•  The Exeter Memorbuch
  • This booklet, now at the Jewish Museum in London, lists the Hebrew names of former members of the congregation. It dates from the middle of the nineteenth century.

• EHC1: Laws of the EHC 1823 and Waste Minutes 1838-1844 (Susser Archive)
• EHC2: Congregational Ledger 1827-1840 /AJ/168/3 [MSS/221 {219?}]
• EHC3: Meat Cheque Book, Exeter Hebrew Congregation, 1828-1832 /AJ/168/1 [MSS/226]
• EHC4: Account Book of Exeter Hebrew Congregation, 1840-1863 /AJ/168/6 [MSS/224]
• EHC5: Waste Minute Book of Exeter Hebrew Congregation, 1848-1854 [This includes a Laws of the EHC (later than 1823) /AJ/168/2 [MSS/223]
• EHC6: Ledger of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation, 1855-1932 /AJ/168/5 [MSS/222]
• EHC7: Minute Book of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation 1860-1868, with some entries to1897 (photocopy only) (Susser Archive)

  There is a microfiche at Devon Record office. The original is believed to be in the Anglo-Jewish Archives.

• EHC8: Income & Expenditure Exeter Hebrew Congregation 5633-72 (1871 with entries [not continuous] to 1922) /AJ/168/4 [MSS/225]
• EHC9: Minute Book of the EHC 1909-1960 (Susser Archive)
• EHC10: Congregational Ledger of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation 1818-1827

  There is a microfiche at Devon Record office. The original is believed to be in the Anglo-Jewish Archives.

• EHC11: Pinkus of the Exeter Hebrew Congregation 1828-1839 In Yiddish, with last entries in English.

  There is a microfiche at Devon Record office. The original is believed to be in the Anglo-Jewish Archives.

References: these Archives have been reassembled from various sources, and possess different sets of reference numbers. I have renumbered the ones at present in our possession in chronological order, according to the earliest date in each document. Other numerotations are those provided by the University of Southampton and the Mocatta Library, formerly at University College, London.

• Exeter Pedlars' Certificates

Devon Record Office, Exeter: Register of Pedlars' Certificates 1871-1874. City of Exeter. [No reference number]

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