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THE RISE OF PROVINCIAL JEWRY
by Cecil Roth
(published 1950)
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
The Jewish Chronicle, 1842;
b. - Margoliouth's History, 1851;
c. - vote in Chief Rabbinate election, 1844;
d. - Census of 1851;
e. - Statistics in
The 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.
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