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My great great great Grandparents were John Taylor and Charlotte Zanker and her great great grandfather was Jospeh Zanker 17 something but my why did he come to Billsedon ?
Zankers are a Jewish family Ashkinazi jews and I believe they came from Belgium and have many Zankers in the holocaust.
Can anyone help me find where the Zankers came from orignally what is the missing link?
I know that in 17 something there was a law passed that jewish people were allowed to live here and there were Hawkers sent out from Birmingham.
I am happy to help anyone myself as I have a good knowledge of Zankers in Billesdon but from whence they came is a full stop.My line with Zanker is Taylor another jewsih name .
Thank you do much God bless Elaine

One thread only please for the same family surname



https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/general_chat/thread/1374357

You are probably better too to put your enquiry on the find ancestors board and delete both off the general chat board

Edit also on find living board

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/living_relatives/thread/1374359

And genealogy board

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1374358?jump=1374358

Taylor isn’t a Jewish name. Originally it was an occupational one. Unless John’s ancestors anglicised theirs, they would have been called eg John (the) tailor, John (the) potter etc etc.

Have you tried https://jhse.org/about/ ?

Is this your g.g.g.grandparent's marriage? :-

First name(s) CHARLOTTE
Last name ZANKER
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1846
Registration month -
MarriageFinder ™

CHARLOTTE ZANKER married one of these people

Thomas Hunt, >>>>>John Taylor<<<<<

District Barrow upon Soar
District number -
County Leicestershire
Country England
Volume 15
Volume as transcribed 15
Page number 63
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2005

If so this is probably Charlotte's baptism:-

First name(s) Charlotte
Last name Zanker
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1817
Baptism date 16 Nov 1817
Place Billesdon
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Thomas
Father's last name Zanker
Mother's first name(s) Ann
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Kath. x

This looks like Charlotte's parent's marriage (it appears to be Anglican, not Jewish):-

First name(s) Thomas
Last name Zanker
Age -
Birth year -
Residence Willoughby Waterless
Marriage year 1817
Marriage date 03 Mar 1817
Spouse's first name(s) Ann
Spouse's last name Smith
Spouse's residence Willoughby Waterless
Denomination Anglican
Place Willoughby Waterless
County Leicestershire
Country England
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE437/3/5
Record set Leicestershire Marriages

Kath. x

This looks like Thomas's baptism (looks like he was illegitimate):-

First name(s) Thomas
Last name Zanker
Gender Male
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1794
Baptism date 28 Dec 1794
Place Billesdon
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) -
Father's last name -
Mother's first name(s) Elizabeth
Mother's last name Zanker
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Kath. x

Possibly Elizabeth's baptism (although this would make her about 30ish when Thomas was born):-

First name(s) Elizabeth
Last name Zanker
Gender Female
Birth year -
Birth place -
Baptism year 1761
Baptism date 17 May 1761
Residence Billesdon, Leicester, England
Place Billesdon
County Leicestershire
Country England
Father's first name(s) Joseph
Father's last name Zanker
Mother's first name(s) Frances
Mother's last name -
Record set England Births & Baptisms 1538-1975

Kath. x

Kath - it might be better to add to the thread on GC. There's a danger that research will be duplicated

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1374358

Possible marriage of Joseph and Frances:-

irst name(s) Joseph
Last name Zanker
Age -
Birth year -
Residence Billesdon & Rolleston
Marriage year 1759
Marriage date 16 Oct 1759
Spouse's first name(s) Frances
Spouse's last name Simms
Spouse's residence Billesdon & Rolleston
Denomination Anglican
Place Billesdon
County Leicestershire
Country England
Event type Parish Registers
Archive Record Office for Leicestershire, Leicester & Rutland
Archive reference DE2492/3
Record set Leicestershire Marriages

Kath. x

Thank you very much Kath for your help much appreciated
God bless Elaine