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    1. [BRITISH-JEWRY] HART AND JACOBS GLASS DEALERS
    2. phillip KIRBY
    3. For the two listers who have requested further information regarding possible links between their Jacobs and Hart lines and my own I am still researching my two Hart lines. Also Debbie and my other distant cousins are fantastic spotting the Jacobs lines and new relatives and I have asked them to take a look at the lister requests. With regard to my two Hart lines one was essentially involved in the boot and shoe trade in Leman Street and later Houndsditch and the other in the clothes trade in Rosemary Lane and later Hollywell Street and the Strand- I have Henry, Aaron,Moss,John, Napthali in the boot and shoe trade and Benjamin,Henry,Moss,John, Lewis, Rosa in the clothes trade. What I do not know are the names , if any, of the siblings of my two 4x great grandfathers Benjamin Hart - in the clothes trade- and Henry Hart in the shoe trade. Similarly I know nothing about the trade of my 5x great grandfather Jacob Myers. The two brothers Henry and Philip Jacobs sons of David Jacobs ( Litzen, Letson, Lietzen) were trading in Petticoat Lane in 1801 in the glass business. By the way, if any lister has looked at the Hyamson and Colyer Fergusson collections of Anglo Jewish family history they will know that there are hundreds of family trees and other data in the collections but poorly indexed other than by surname so it takes a considerable time to read the documents. Importantly, in some cases the collection records places of origin and name changes which are invaluable clues. Regards Dr Phillip Kirby Norfolk England

    01/27/2008 01:54:31