Naomi Leon

Does anyone have any experience of researching at the *Archivo General de la Administración (General Administration Archive) in Alcalá de Henares*, outside Madrid please? I am interested in hiring someone to carry out some research into the *BARCILON family* on my behalf in the *vital records collection of the Spanish Consul in Alexandria, Egypt*. Any tips gratefully received.

**Researching Spanish Jews in Egypt (surname: BARCILON)**Does anyone have any tips about researching Jews of Spanish nationality in Egypt? I am researching a family names **BARCILON** who lived mostly in Alexandria. I have had some previous success obtaining vital records for Jews of French, Italian and Swiss nationality in Egypt by contacting the respective consuls. However, the Spanish consul in...

I am researching a supposedly Jewish family from the Leeds/ Bradford area. Apparently there is a rabbi somewhere in the family history and certain Jewish customs/ phrases have been passed down the family although they are no longer practising. The family names were LEEDHAM, BAILEY and HASLAM. I was initially dubious about a Jewish connection but have recently found a tiny clue that might bear th...

Hello, I am hoping for some guidance researching a Jewish family in Amsterdam who I believe to be of Sephardic origin (but may be Ashkenazi - I would be interested in your thoughts about this). The family name is LIEST. I am attaching one of the earliest original records I have about the family - the marriage certificate of Meijer Moses LIEST and Judic Moses VEERJONG from 1844.Moses is listed as a...

Hello all,I'm wondering if anyone has access to the published Bevis Marks Records? I would like to see a transcribed copy of the marriage of Abraham Haim VANANO and Sarah DE MATTOS which I believe took place on 11 Jun 1798. I wonder whether someone might be kind enough to send me a scan of the relevant page, please?I am also looking for evidence of the birth of their daughter Rachel VANANO who I...