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Between 1840 and 1848 Matilda Hyman née Godfrey wrote 31 letters to Mrs Louis Cohen and family. The letters were written from Kingston, Jamaica, about the difficulties in receiving an inheritance from an uncle, of her marriage, and the ups and downs of business. She tells of English people she has met in Jamaica, and asks to be remembered to many friends at home in London. Explore why this Jewish lady emigrated from London and to whom she was writing.
19 June 2026
Events and Education Manager and co-organiser of All About That Place. Ruth is studying for a Masters in Genealogy, Palaeography and Heraldry at Strathclyde University. Ruth is particularly interested in late 19th and 20th Century family history, her interest in family history began with an inscribed mourning ring inherited by her Grandmother. Ruth lives in North Wales with her husband and three cats.
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