Then he must have had perfect pitch or the ability to detect whether a note was good or not. How fortunate that his skill was discovered and he managed to obtain work doing something like that. It would never make him rich but usually piano tuners could play pretty well. If there were piano manufacturer's in the area where he grew up then he probably worked for one or more of them as he became known. Sorry not to be more help but isn't it wonderful to have someone like that in your family? Ann Macey In misty and dull Newport Gwent

Naomi Ogin thanks for "Could it be that your uncle was blind? It was/is common for blind people to be piano tuners" but he certainly was not blind, after NZ he went to Melbourne, 1914 joined the AIF, his enlistment records him as piano tuner, awarded DCM, became a Lt, I have published his military career,. but his earlier life I do not know much about., nor do his descendants. Bryan

An uncle of mine born to a timber merchant in Jan 1890 in Dalston, Hackney, left London for Wellington in May 1908, his occupation on the manifest was "tuner" . News reports in NZ papers expand this to "piano tuner". So he must have learned the skill in Dalston as a teenager - How? His family are not known to be musical. On the web I have found an account of the job at [1]http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/piano-tuner-history.html Does anyone know anything about this as a job for a middle class Jew in London at that period? Bryan Diamond London References 1. http://www.piano-tuners.org/history/piano-tuner-history.html

The wooden pews from the Bolton Synagogue were passed to Bury Hebrew Congregation used in that community's early days in the 1960s. Regards Marcus Shapiro

May I draw to your attention the one-time mention of a new book, with which I have no connection. An Industrious Minority: a history of the Bolton Jewish Community by John Cowell and Hilary Thomas will be launched on Nov 11th. at the Menorah Synagogue in Sharston, Manchester. 'The book, 309 pages long, contains over 30 photographs, including members of the community, their childhood, their places of business, their weddings, and how they fitted into the community around them. There are 10 appendices including the origins and occupations of the Jewish community; Jewish inhabitants of Bolton and Farnworth in the 1911 census; the Officers of the synagogue; and Marriages between 1906 and 1951. There are hundreds of short biographies of those who lived in the town, as well as many who visited regularly. Market records have enabled us to build up a picture of those who ran stalls offering a variety of products, many over decades. We look at the various achievements of former Bolton Jews, including a Nobel prize winner, a professor of anthropology and a Rabbi. We also discuss the part played by the Jewish community in the life of the town, including local politics.' It is obtainable from Hilary Thomas hiltone@talktalk.net or John Cowell jcowellnix@yahoo.com or from Menorah Synagogue Judaica Shop (0161 428 7746) Price: £13.99 (plus £5. 99 postage and packing) Miriam Margolyes now in Manhattan

This works well. The URL goes to my alma mater the University of Toronto. So definitely international. Thank you everyone. Jean in Nova Scotia Jean Sent from my iPhone On 2012-10-25, at 2:27 PM, "Martha F" <martha.public.mail@verizon.net> wrote: > I believe the link I found (which is easy to read online, or can be > downloaded) is location-free: > > http://archive.org/details/surveygazetteero00bartuoft > > > Judy Lester <jlester1581@gmail.com> 10/25/2012 10:50 AM: >> Many books available online in the US are *not* accessible in the UK, >> for copyright reasons. This looks like one of them. You may be able to >> find something similar by searching here. >> >> http://books.google.com/ >> >> Judy >> London, UK >> >> On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Rosemary Rees >> <rosemary.rees1@btinternet.com> wrote: >>> Sorry to sound ungracious and ungrateful , but I can't get the links to work, either. >> Our website is at >> www.british-jewry.org.uk >> We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. >> >> British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Did not work for me in Canada Jean in Nova Scotia Jean Sent from my iPhone On 2012-10-25, at 11:50 AM, "Jackye Sullins" <jsullins@roadrunner.com> wrote: > I used the tiny url link and it worked perfectly. > > Jackye in Carlsbad > >> >> Thank you for this but google wont let me get either Best wishes, Louise > > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Just a thought - I did a Google search for Bartholomew, and it sent me to the website for "A Vision of Britain". Having used this site many times I know that I can get on it from Canada. You should be able to see all the info you need from there - as was mentioned in a previous e-mail! All the best Michele Skehill Toronto, Ontario, Canada On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM, Martha F <martha.public.mail@verizon.net> wrote: > > A simple Google search on (no quotes) "survey gazeteer British isles" > produced this: > > http://archive.org/details/surveygazetteero00bartuoft > > Martha (Schecter) Forsyth > Newton, MA, USA

Many books available online in the US are *not* accessible in the UK, for copyright reasons. This looks like one of them. You may be able to find something similar by searching here. http://books.google.com/ Judy London, UK On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Rosemary Rees <rosemary.rees1@btinternet.com> wrote: > Sorry to sound ungracious and ungrateful , but I can't get the links to work, either.

I believe the link I found (which is easy to read online, or can be downloaded) is location-free: http://archive.org/details/surveygazetteero00bartuoft Judy Lester <jlester1581@gmail.com> 10/25/2012 10:50 AM: > Many books available online in the US are *not* accessible in the UK, > for copyright reasons. This looks like one of them. You may be able to > find something similar by searching here. > > http://books.google.com/ > > Judy > London, UK > > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 1:03 PM, Rosemary Rees > <rosemary.rees1@btinternet.com> wrote: >> Sorry to sound ungracious and ungrateful , but I can't get the links to work, either. > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Sorry to sound ungracious and ungrateful , but I can't get the links to work, either. Best regards Rosemary (Settle UK) Sent from my iPhone On 25 Oct 2012, at 12:56, Andrew Jolly <asjolly@btinternet.com> wrote: > I am sorry, but I can't get either of these to work - just get Error 404 (even when combine the 2 line one into one). > > Regards > > Andrew > > > On 25 Oct 2012, at 12:30, Miriam Margolyes <yarrawa@gmail.com> wrote: > >> This might be useful. I found while idly surfing, a digitised copy of the >> survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and >> commercial, compiled from the 1901 census and the latest official returns >> from the 1901 Census published by John Bartholomew. It's very detailed & >> comprehensive; easy to read on a laptop (and there are downloads for other >> machines). It's made available on this 2-line URL by google.com >> >> https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=kSYOAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&out >> put=reader&authuser=0&hl=en >> >> I have made this into a tinyurl for convenience: >> >> http://tinyurl.com/8dkgda5 >> >> Miriam Margolyes >> now in Manhattan, USA >> >> Our website is at >> www.british-jewry.org.uk >> We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. >> >> British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you for this but google wont let me get either Best wishes, Louise -----Original Message----- From: Miriam Margolyes Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2012 12:30 PM To: BRITISH-JEWRY@rootsweb.com Subject: [BRITISH-JEWRY] U.K. GAZETTEER ONLINE & FREE This might be useful. I found while idly surfing, a digitised copy of the survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial, compiled from the 1901 census and the latest official returns from the 1901 Census published by John Bartholomew. It's very detailed & comprehensive; easy to read on a laptop (and there are downloads for other machines). It's made available on this 2-line URL by google.com https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=kSYOAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&out put=reader&authuser=0&hl=en I have made this into a tinyurl for convenience: http://tinyurl.com/8dkgda5 Miriam Margolyes now in Manhattan, USA Our website is at www.british-jewry.org.uk We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ----- No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2012.0.2221 / Virus Database: 2441/5352 - Release Date: 10/24/12

I am sorry, but I can't get either of these to work - just get Error 404 (even when combine the 2 line one into one). Regards Andrew On 25 Oct 2012, at 12:30, Miriam Margolyes <yarrawa@gmail.com> wrote: > This might be useful. I found while idly surfing, a digitised copy of the > survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and > commercial, compiled from the 1901 census and the latest official returns > from the 1901 Census published by John Bartholomew. It's very detailed & > comprehensive; easy to read on a laptop (and there are downloads for other > machines). It's made available on this 2-line URL by google.com > > https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=kSYOAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&out > put=reader&authuser=0&hl=en > > I have made this into a tinyurl for convenience: > > http://tinyurl.com/8dkgda5 > > Miriam Margolyes > now in Manhattan, USA > > Our website is at > www.british-jewry.org.uk > We update regularly. Let us know if you have ideas to offer. > > British-Jewry-admin@rootsweb.com is the address to use for help. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BRITISH-JEWRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

This might be useful. I found while idly surfing, a digitised copy of the survey gazetteer of the British Isles, topographical, statistical, and commercial, compiled from the 1901 census and the latest official returns from the 1901 Census published by John Bartholomew. It's very detailed & comprehensive; easy to read on a laptop (and there are downloads for other machines). It's made available on this 2-line URL by google.com https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=kSYOAQAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&out put=reader&authuser=0&hl=en I have made this into a tinyurl for convenience: http://tinyurl.com/8dkgda5 Miriam Margolyes now in Manhattan, USA

The URLs (large and tiny)given in the first email on this topic (Miriam) do not work for me (in Canada); however the URL given in a later email (Martha) did work. There seems to be a lot of "geographical" variation affecting the success rate. S.Barton (Alberta, Canada) On 12-10-25 07:57 AM, Martha F wrote: > A simple Google search on (no quotes) "survey gazeteer British isles" > produced this: > > http://archive.org/details/surveygazetteero00bartuoft > >

A simple Google search on (no quotes) "survey gazeteer British isles" produced this: http://archive.org/details/surveygazetteero00bartuoft Martha (Schecter) Forsyth Newton, MA, USA

Wow! It works fine for me. Maybe it only works in the US? Jocelyn in Pasadena, California

I used the tiny url link and it worked perfectly. Jackye in Carlsbad > > Thank you for this but google wont let me get either Best wishes, Louise >

Sorry for sending it in HTML before! Could SKS please send me a copy of page 14/15 of the Jewish Chronicle 6 April 1945? It contains a small article about Rowledge House hostel. Many thanks Jill Hyams Staines, Middlesex

Could SKS please send me a copy of page 14/15 of the Jewish Chronicle 6 April 1945? It contains a small article about Rowledge House hostel. Many thanks Jill Hyams Staines, Middlesex