Thanks Mirium but Salome left books to her daughter Eliza signing her name as Salome. Your time is appreciated. Thanks ----- Original Message ----- From: "Miriam Pollak" <miriam_pollak@hotmail.com> To: <british-jewry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 19, 2008 8:16 PM Subject: Re: [BRITISH-JEWRY] Re finding GGGrandmothers' Maiden name > > > Dear Sheila, > > > > > > Did a quick search of a free BirthsMarriages&Death site. They have a > marriage of a William George Morton taking place in the 4th Quarter of > 1845 at Shoreditch, vol 2, page 420. There are a number of choices for > the partner (as that entry contains about 5 couples). However, I would > plump for Sophia CUFFLEY as Sophia is close to Salome (which may have been > a familar name, rather than the name she was given at birth). I hope that > this helps. > > > > > > Miriam Pollak > > > Cambridge > > > > > > PS Have a very happy Pesach. > >> From: sdi39142@bigpond.net.au >> To: british-jewry@rootsweb.com >> Date: Thu, 17 Apr 2008 16:42:02 +1000 >> Subject: [BRITISH-JEWRY] Re finding GGGrandmothers' Maiden name >> >> We have been searching for ages for our GGGranmothers Maiden name. As >> someone already asked you a similar question and the answer was to order >> a childs Birth Certificate, but the child was born in Gibraltar and we >> haven't been able to find necessary numbers to order Cert. My GGG's name >> was SALOME and left several cyrilic language books when she died. We >> wondered if she had been born Jewish, she spoke German at home. She >> married ( not sure where) her husband, WILLIAM GEORGE MORTON was >> stationed in Gibraltar in the Army and their daughter ELIZA was born >> there in 1848. They went back to the UK and SALOME died in Briton Ferry >> and was buried in NEATH Glamorganshire, in 1851. Forgive me if this is a >> too awkward request but we have to try everything, don't we? With Thanks >> from Sheila Dixon in New South Wales Australia. >> 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

Name changes were common among immigrants so I would consider Miriam's suggestion. She could have changed her name after she had children. Jackye Sullins > Thanks Miriym but Salome left books to her daughter Eliza signing her name > as Salome. Your time is appreciated. Thanks