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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)
WOLVERHAMPTON (Staffordshire)
Published Data |
A - There was a community in 1850, and in 1851 was listed in
having 20 appropriated seats, an estimated [Jewish] population of between 50 and
100. |
1874[a] |
Synagogue, Fryer Street. Founded 1858. Seat rentals from
£1. 6s. to £10 per annum per annum. Income 1872 £203. 13s.
11d. Expenditure, 1872 £173. 11s. 8d.
School,
Snow Hill. Founded 1 May 1872. Number of Pupils, 40. Income 1872
£100. Expenditure, 1872 £85.
Hebrew
Benevolent Society. Founded May 1872. Income 1872 £14. 6s. Expenditure, 1872
£9. 5s.
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1901[b] |
35 Jewish
families. 1900 4
marriages.
Synagogue, Fryer Street. Founded 1858 seatholders 43. Annual income and
expenditure, £200.
Benevolent
Society and Shabbat Meal Society
(founded 1867). 150 people were relieved during the last year with money and
food, the income and expenditure being £20.
Hebrew School
(founded 1858) There are 40 (30 boys 10 girls).
Branch of
Orphan Aid
Society.
Chevra
Talmud Torah
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[a -
The Jewish Directory for 1874, by Asher I. Myers]
[b - Jewish Year Book] |
Board of Deputies returns |
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births |
marriages |
burials |
seatholders |
1856 |
5 (2M) |
1 |
2 |
25 |
1860 |
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4 |
1 |
28 |
1870 |
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2 |
3 |
26 |
1880 |
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1 |
0 |
30 |
1890 |
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2 |
0 |
38 |
1900 |
no return |
4 |
No register |
43 |
Provincial Jewry in Victorian
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Wolverhampton Jewish Congregation and Community home page
Paper first published on JCR-UK: 7 December 2015
Page most recently amended: 8 January 2016
Formatted by David Shulman
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