The Knowles Collection

Jewish Genealogy &gt; Knowles Collection

The Knowles Collection is five databases that include records of the Jewish people. The five databases are:


 * Jews of The British Isles
 * Jews of North America
 * Jews of Europe
 * Jews of South America and The Caribbean
 * Jews of Africa and the Orient.

The great advantage of the Knowles Collection is that it links together into family groups, thousands of individual Jews (over 300,000 as of October 2011). Until now, these records were available only at the Family History Library, or from private archives or individuals.

Current totals for the Knowles Collection (as of 3 Jan 2012)

- Africa and the Orient                                                 7,141 people - British Isles                                                                124,666 people - Europe                                                                       49,698 people - North America                                                           105,759 people - South America and the Caribbean                            6,578 people

Updates about the collection, and helpful clues for research can be found at knowlescollection.blogspot.com.

This record contains

 * Surname and forenames (continually being added)
 * Links to ancestors
 * Dates where available
 * Places where available
 * Source citations where available
 * Notes where available

Before using this record know

 * Name of person to search for
 * Approximate year of birth
 * Where the person lived

Where to access the collection
Search this collection through the FamilySearch Community Treeswebsite. Look for the section on Knowles Collection. .

You can still download GEDCOM's of each part of this collection at the classic FamilySearch site.

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp?page=home/welcome/site_resources.asp%3FwhichResourcePage=Jewish

If you don't have the PAF software, download it for free by clicking onPAF v5.2 (Personal Ancestral File). If you have another genealogy software program, open the collection by clicking the Gedcom Format link.

How to search the record

 * Search by the name of your ancestor
 * View the sources
 * View the notes

Tips
It is possible that as families moved throughout the world they found themselves in the records of different countries. Therefore, it is wise to check multiple database for your ancestors.

The collection is constantly being added to, so it should be checked at regular intervals.

#REDIRECT The Knowles Collection: the Jews of the British Isles