Michael Barnett has asked for help with the following: Objective: research my paternal Great Grand Father Wolf Barnett. He was born about 1824 in Prussia and died in NYC April 6, 1889. Departed from Liverpool July 13, 1869 on a ship to Manhattan, NYC. 1880 census listed as from Prussia and paint salesman. My specific query is how long he lived in England and his original surname. I understand that is was common for Jewish immigrants to adopt a surname like Barnett, Lewis, Davis. Michael Barnett. Chasseur14@yahoo.com [Please contact Michael directly if you can help him, or send a blog post to blog@jgsgb.org.uk if your reply is more general and would help other members.]
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