Although there is no known Bernard BARNETT in my family tree database, I am especially interested in the BARNETT surname from Wales, especially if the family is known to have originated in Poland (then Russia). One mystery in my wife's family was why the BARNETT surname was chosen, as both my wife's paternal grandfather and her paternal grandmother changed their surnames to BARNETT after immigration to the UK (initially to London and shortly thereafter to Swansea, Wales) but before they married! The original surnames were CHAJKIELSON and TYLZANSKA, respectively, and they separately immigrated to the UK from Suwalki, Poland (then Russia), circa 1901. Naturally, we are curious about the reference from Alan Louis regarding a BARNETT family from Wales. We would love to hear from anybody connected to that family or any other BARNETT family from Wales--especially if there are known Polish roots. Collateral lines in my wife's family include SANDLER and MYERS. Brian Neil Burg [On a very pleasant day in] Fullerton, CA, USA In a message dated 8/14/2010 7:54:16 AM Pacific Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: On a website about Leicester, Alan Young writes about nicknames: Bernard Barnett was known as "Taffy". The family came from Wales. http://www.leicesterjewishvoices.co.uk/bulletin-board.html I have no idea if this is the correct Bernard Barnett! Barbara Zimmer Virginia