THE RISE OF PROVINCIAL JEWRY

APPENDIX

TABLE OF PROVINCIAL JEWISH COMMUNITIES

Place	First mention of Jews	Traditional foundation or first mention of community	Jewish Population 1847	Synagogue seating or attendance 1851	Seat holders or members 1854	Source
BATH	1736	c.1800	50	30	13	a, e
BEDFORD	1785	1803		20		b
BIRMINGHAM	1718	1730	679	300	210 (2)	a, b, c
Boston	1779					f
BRIGHTON	1766	1800	150	55	31	c, e
BRISTOL	1753	b. 1753	150 adults	180	46	b, c, e
CAMBRlDGE	1732	c. 1774				f
CANTERBURY	1750, b. 1742	1760	106	30	13	a, c
CARDlFF	1797	1840			9	f
CHATHAM		c. 1750	189	54	32	a, c
CHELTENHAM	1749	1824	71 (+25)	70	14	a, c
CORK		1731				f
COVENTRY	c. 1775	c. 1800				f
DOVER	b. 1762	c. 1770	31	60	12	a, b
DUBLIN	c. 1660	1689, 1822	150	42		b, c
EDINBURGH	1691	1795	107			c
EXETER	b. 1735	1728, 1763	c. 175	52	17	a, b
FALMOUTH		1740, 1766	50	8	6	a, b, c
GLASGOW	1812	1823	128			c
GLOUCESTER	b.1765	b.1784				f
HULL	b.1770	b.1810	65	74	80	b
IPSWICH	b.1750	1741, 1792	9	10	9	a, b
JERSEY etc	1765	1843	47			c
KING'S LYNN	1747	1747				f
LEEDS	c.1750	c.1820	17	86	19	f
LIVERPOOL	c.1750	c.1750	c.1850	530 (3)	160 (2)	b, c
MANCHESTER		c.1780		360 (2)	166	b, c
NEWCASTLE	1775	1830	69	50	15	a, b, c
NORWICH	c.1750	1700, 1813	7 members	30	30	a
NOTTINGHAM	1763	1822	6	27	35	f
OXFORD	1733	1841	20	10		f
PENZANCE	1784	1740, 1807	51	30	6	a, b, c
PLYMOUTH	1740	1752	205	150	42	c
PORTSMOUTH	1742	1746	22 members	160	66	c
RAMSGATE	1786	1833	45			a, b
SHEERNESS		1790	13	35	15	a, b
SHEFFIELD	c.1790	1838	56	27	42	a, b
SOUTHAMPTON	1782	1833		57	16	c
SUNDERLAND	1791	1768, 1781		34 (2)	27	f
SWANSEA	1741	1768	133	42	19	c
WOOLWICH	1817	1840				a
YARMOUTH	c.1760	1801	48	30	12	c

 

Key

 

a.--Account in Jewish Chronicle, 1842;

b--Margoliouth's History, 1851;

c.--vote in Chief Rabbinate election, 1844;

d.--Census of 1851;

e.--Statistics in Jewish Chronicle, 23.vii, 1847;

f.---other sources, if not known from the above.

 

Figures in brackets in the later columns indicate the number of synagogues, when more than one; dubious dates and data are in italic. The figure in column v. indicates allotted synagogue seating or attendance on a specified day, whichever was greater.