Family history stories and articles
If you are new to genealogy these articles will be useful guides to getting you started on your own research. Mostly these articles are based on my own family research. If you are a member of my extended family you will find stories about some of our shared ancestors here.
Introducing my families
My most comprehensive research has been on the Norden family some of whose members became early British settlers in South Africa - unusual as such for they were Jewish.
I am interested in these families and those into which they married:
- Chapman of Padstow, Swansea and Liverpool and Pennell of Swansea and Liverpool - maternal grandmother
- Heimann of Luegde and South Africa and Norden of London and South Africa - maternal grandfather
- Gold of Zgierz and Lodz Poland and Najding - paternal grandmother
- Birnbaum of Zgierz and Lodz Poland - paternal grandfather
Index of names in my family tree
Copyright:All the trees are available on this website so that other descendants may share the information freely for personal use but not for commercial purposes or publication. Please contact me if you are able to make any corrections or additions to the information displayed. Family members interested to know more about particular characters are welcome to email me. I have extensive notes on some. hazel.dakers@blueyonder.co.uk
Acknowledgements:I am indebted to a great many other people, fellow genealogists and members of the extended family, for the information I have gathered. Gathering it together and turning it from data to knowledge, as well as happy days in archives, has been my contribution. It is the best information I have but doubtless there are errors for which I apologise. I will update the tree from time to time.
Sites of interest
Andrew Dakers| Ray Dakers | JGSGB | Free Gen Databases |
Map: London gen resources | Leo Birnbaum I Leo Birnbaum Obituary