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Last Updated on Sunday, 03 October 2010 12:23

Welcome to this web site dedicated to the descendants of David Jacobs aka David Litzen.

This website originated because a small group of distant cousins were emailing each other regarding their research into their Jacobs ancestors. I thought that it would be sensible to gather our information together in a single database where it would be available for all to see - hence this website.

Because of the complexity, and time requirement, we have limited the database to Jacobs with only a few offshoots getting a mention. Where the information has been given, I have included each of the cousins' direct connection back to 'their' Jacobs.

Possibly the best place to start is with what I call the BIG TREE. This is a top level tree showing David Jacobs and two generations of descendents. Each cousin is listed underneath their appropriate ancestor.

We welcome all new visitors and please feel free to investigate our site and the associated database.

Credits and Acknowledgements

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Last Updated on Friday, 22 April 2011 09:58

Who to credit and who to acknowledge is difficult because we do not always know where the information has come from.

However it is possible to credit certain sources en masse

Great Synagogue and New Synangogue Transcriptions
Any reference to transcriptions from the Great and New Synagogue records, especially those referenced as GSM or GSB, have generally been obtained from the transcripts done by Angela Shire and hosted on the Synagoguescribes website which is a partner to cemeteryscribes. - see Sources on other sites for the link to both sites.

Maps
The Greenwood Map of London has been reproduced, in part, by kind permission of MOTCO Enterprises.

The Jewish Victorian - Doreen Berger
Doreen Berger granted permission for us to present partial transcripts from her two excellent books - see Sources on this site.

It is not our intent to misrepresent the work of others as our own.

If you come across anything which you feel breaches your copyright please use the 'Contact Us' link to let me know where and what the problem is. Please be as specific as you can.