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Extract from papers on
Provincial Jewry in Victorian Britain
Papers prepared by Dr. (later Prof.) Aubrey Newman
for a conference at University College, London,
convened on 6 July 1975 by the
Jewish Historical Society of England
(Reproduced here with Prof. Newman's kind consent)
SOUTHAMPTON (Hampshire)
(For the Community's early history, see
"Southampton" in Cecil Roth's "The Rise of Provincial
Jewry", 1950)
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Published Data |
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A - The community was in existence in 1833. In 1845 there were ten
Ba'ale Batim and seven seatholders. In 1851 there were fifty seven appropriated seatholders,
and seven actual attendees at services, with an estimated [Jewish] population of
75. |
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1874[a] |
Synagogue, Albion Place. Synagogue erected in 1865. It has seat
accommodation for 60 gentlemen and 40 ladies.
Hebrew Sabbath School. Number of Pupils, 20.
Society
for the Relief of the Poor.
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1901[b] |
20 Jewish
families. 1900 - 4
marriages and 4 burials.
Synagogue, Albion Place, High Street. Founded 1864. Seatholders,
20.
Jewish
Poor Relief Fund
(founded 1876).
Hebrew and
Religious Classes Twenty-two children attend the school (12 boys
and 10 Girls).
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[A - Primarily from
The Rise of Provincial Jewry (1950), by Cecil Roth]
[a -
The Jewish Directory for 1874, by Asher I. Myers]
[b - Jewish Year Book] |
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Board of Deputies returns |
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births |
marriages |
burials |
seatholders |
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1852 |
1 (F) |
0 |
0 |
13 |
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1860 |
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2 |
1 |
18 |
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1870 |
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0 |
2 |
23 |
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1880 |
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1 |
1 |
22 |
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1890 |
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0 |
2 |
15 |
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1900 |
4 |
4 |
4 |
20 |
Provincial Jewry in Victorian
Britain - List of Contents
Southampton Hebrew Congregation homepage
Southampton Jewish Community homepage
Paper first published on JCR-UK: 10 December 2004
Latest revision: 14 May 2021
Reformatted by David Shulman
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