I got quite a surprise when I obtained a copy of my gg grandads marriage certificate from1859. I already knew that he used both Saul SOLOMONS and Solomon SOLOMONS at different times, (he is shown as Saul on the certificate). What I wasn't prepared for was his fathers name, it is shown as Solomon DAVIS. This was a real surprise. Both were born in Holland and I believe it wasn't unusual for the former Dutch citizens to change their names in England as they were unable to do so in Holland. Does anybody think that Saul is using the Hebrew style of naming as in Saul son of Solomons? Was this common? I am not familiar with Jewish tradition as I am not Jewish. I still don't know where the Saul came from as in both 1841 and 1852 census returns he is shown as Solomon DAVIS the same as his father (he was second son). The others in the family are Solomons wife Rebecca DAVIS and oldest son Isaac and daughter Esther, In 1841 the children are not at the same address as the parents and are living with an Abraham DAVIS, posssibly an uncle. Solomon and Rebecca are living with Rachael MYERS (60)who I think may be Rebeccas mum. Saul married Catherine PHILLIPS in 1859 at the Great Synagogue. Her father is shown as Selig PHILLIPS and the family lived at 10 Swan Court, Aldgate. Catherine is often shown as Kitty. In 1841 the family consists of Selig and wife Ann, sons Barnett, Nathan, Zeadock?, and Phillips and daughters Eliza, Esther and Catherine. They were still at Swan Court in 1851. Selig and Ann are both shown as born in Aldgate about1800 and I believe they were part of the older established Dutch community. Do any of the above names or families mean anything to any of you? Is DAVIS a name used in Holland or was it an Anglicisation of Davids son? DAVIS was one of the family names belonging to the Dutch families established in Aldgate prior to 1800 as was PHILLIPS. Does anybody have any records of when these families arrived in England? Sorry if I have rabbitted on a bit but I would love to trace some descendants of these families. Peter Solomon North Yorkshire