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I have an american friend whose finding it difficult to research her family line in uk.She has access to USA web for geneology.
She tells me her grandparents came to Britain/London around 1895.Prior to that they had lived in Lithoania(apologies for dire spelling) and were eastern european Russian Jews.
The Whitechapel area was of some significance as it was where they resided once in uk.
The surname is very unusal and her way of spelling is SCOLNIK which means scolar in Hebrew but like alot of names they get altered and changed over time mainly because of illiteracy or the new home country couldnt spell it or pronounce it correctly.
If anyone has any info we would be really grateful.
I realise its a long shot but hey worth a stab in the dark I guess.
Thanx-ever-so

Any first names?

1901 census - household transcription
Person: SCKOLNICK, Israel
Address: 194, Dwellings, Brady Street, Whitechapel

SCKOLNICK, Israel Head Married M 23 1878 Cabinet Maker
Russia Russ Subj VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Charney Wife Married F 23 1878
Russia Russ Subj VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Bella Daughter F 1 (1 YRS 6 MOS) 1900
Wh'chapel
London VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Bessa Daughter F 0 (3 MOS) 1901
Wh'chapel
London VIEW
BERGER, Betsa Boarder Single F 28 1873 Tailoress
Russia Russ Subj

1901 census - household transcription
Person: SCOLONICK, Abraham
Address: 13, Wilkes Street, Spitalfields
SCOLONICK, Abraham Head Married M 41 1860 Cap Maker
Russia (Foreign Subj) VIEW
SCOLONICK, Annie Wife Married F 28 1873
Russia (Foreign Subj) VIEW
DUBINSKY, Zula Boarder Single M 22 1879 Cigarette Maker
Russia (Foreign Subj) VIEW
ROGLIASKY, Zula Boarder Single M 28 1873 Tailor
Russia (Foreign Subj)

1911 census - household transcription
Person: SCOLNICK, Leah
Address: 1 Freeman St Whitechapel
SCOLNICK, Leah Head Widow F 35 1876 Charwoman Russia Resident VIEW
SCOLNICK, Annie Single F 8 1903 School London Whitechapel VIEW
SCOLNICK, Rachal Single F 4 1907 School London Spitalfields VIEW
SCOLNICK, Joe M 10 1901 School London Whitchapel

Until we have first names it is just a stab in the dark.

two possible death come up using phonetic search on freebmd, assuming he kept Israel as first name

Deaths Dec 1912 (>99%)
Saloonick Israel 70 Kensington 1a 172

Deaths Jun 1924 (>99%)

Skolnick Israel 66 Whitechapel 1c 196

that second one seems to match age wise with

Israel Skolnik
Age: 42
Estimated birth year: abt 1859
Relation: Head
Spouse's name: Betsy
Gender: Male
Where born: Rus Russian Subject

Civil parish: St George in The East
Ecclesiastical parish: St George in the East
County/Island: London
Country: England

Street Address:

Registration district: St George in the East
Sub-registration district: St George North

Israel Skolnik 42
Betsy Skolnik 43
Morris Skolnik 14
Katie Skolnik 11
Ruby Skolnik 4
Israel Sugarman 40

1911 census - household transcription
Person: SCOLNICK, Israel
Address: 6 Cannon St Road E

SCOLNICK, Israel Head Married M 53 1858 Draper Russia Resident VIEW
SCOLNICK, Betsy Wife Married
36 years F 53 1858 Russia Resident VIEW
SCOLNICK, Morris Son Single M 23 1888 Traveller Russia Resident VIEW
SCOLNICK, Kate Daughter Single F 20 1891 Dressmaker Russia Resident VIEW
SCOLNICK, Reuben Son M 14 1897 School Part Time London Whitechapel VIEW
BERMAN, Woolf Visitor Married M 55 1856 Traveller Russia Resident

Thankyou so much to those of you that found out so much on this Family-looks very promising indeed.I notice the surname has altered slightly although doesnt come as a surprise as Im aware quite a few Jews from the netherlands changed their surnames for ease when they arrived in Uk.

Ive printed off the ifo will scan to a file and email her with your findings.

Once again thank you so much to all you researchers shes going to be chuffed to pieces.

Births Dec 1899 (>99%)
Skulnik Bella Whitechapel 1c 263

So this is almost definitely your friends family.
The 1911 I posted is 20 years older.


I will see if we can add a bit more.


1901 census - household transcription
Person: SCKOLNICK, Israel
Address: 194, Dwellings, Brady Street, Whitechapel

SCKOLNICK, Israel Head Married M 23 1878 Cabinet Maker
Russia Russ Subj VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Charney Wife Married F 23 1878
Russia Russ Subj VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Bella Daughter F 1 (1 YRS 6 MOS) 1900
Wh'chapel
London VIEW
SCKOLNICK, Bessa Daughter F 0 (3 MOS) 1901
Wh'chapel
London VIEW
BERGER, Betsa Boarder Single F 28 1873 Tailoress
Russia Russ Subj

I cannot find them on 1911.

I do recall that there is a site specialising in Jewish genealogy but cannot remember the name.

GREaT NEWS-HAVE SCANNED TO FILE TH DATA YOU KINDLY RESEARCHED.
My friend confirmed the Israel & Charney must be the correct family as she said Bella and Bessa were her Auntys she was interested to find out her grandfather had not be born at this time.

She is gob smacked at the info you managed to come up with so quickly.

Ive tried looking at the census for them 1901 to view the actual page but doesnt come up for some reason.

How Ironic though that my friend has settled in France now and married a French chap who is a "EBENIST" which in french is a cabinet maker and a pretty damned good one at that and that was the job of her great grandfather.

Thanx ever-so once again.

So who was her grand father? That may help me find them 1911.

Have found Jewish Genealogical society have emailed info to friend and awaiting her grandfathers name also.

They must have called Bessa the name Betty but aware some brits even were called by their middle names during 1900`s and later for what reason I have no idea.
Again no surprise as Betty doesnt really sound Jewish perhaps they hoped the children would intergrate more with British names.

Too many coincidences for this not to be the right family.

Elizabeth is a jewish name though.

Births Mar 1901 (>99%)

SKULNIK Betsy Whitechapel 1c 298

Apologies friend has had to go to the states so awaiting the name of her grandfather.I may have to await her return in a weeks time.She was so surprised to find out her grandparents were related !!!!