Received from the generousity of the list admin for GLA __________________________________________________________________ In the 'Cambrian' newspaper dated 31st January 1879, page 5, there is a detailed account of the wedding at Goat Street Synagogue, Swansea of Mr Morris FREEDMAN, South African Merchant, and Miss Jenny FREEDMAN, of 17 Northampton Place Swansea, daughter of the late Mr S. FREEDMAN of Dowlais. Surnames appearing among the bridesmaids and guests, who came from as far afield as Tredegar, Cardiff, Newport, Gloucester, Bristol and London, were JACOBS, LYONS, BLAIBERG, BIRNSTEIN, RAPHAEL, COHEN, HARRIS and PRAG, as well as FREEDMAN. The Rabbi was Rev LEVENSON, who conducted the ceremony in Hebrew but gave an address of helpful advice to the bride and groom in English. Apparently crowds wanting to see the event were so numerous that three policemen were needed to control them, and to ensure that only guests with tickets were allowed in, including the newspaper reporter. The 'Cambrian' local newspaper has a searchable index on-line from 1804 to about 1877 at www.swansea.gov.uk/cambrian . It will probably be a few months before this item appears in the index. Copies of the newspaper on microfilm are held at West Glamorgan Archives and at Colindale Newspaper Library, and bound volumes of a number of years including 1879 at Swansea Museum, though prior appointment is necessary to see the latter. Jeff list admin, Glamorgan list