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DCS
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How can I find out about a Simon Weill who was born in Alsace, lived in the East End of London, and then got sent to French guyana as a punishment for committing a crime. I want to know who I can approach to find out the record of criminals/convicts sent to Devil's Island in French Guyana and what sort of crime Simon Weill did to warrant this punishment. Would have been in the 1800s.
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Speller (Thaxted, Prittlewell, West Ham), Thompson (East Peckham, Romford), Wright (Gt Marlow, Romford, Dagenham, Queensland Australia), Cutler (Herts), Channer (High Wycombe), Baker (Romford, Ilford, Stratford)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil's_Island
- specifically, it would have been after 1852, when the prison opened, and it appears it was used by the French government - so if he got sent there it would have been from a French court, and I'd guess the records would be in France then but I'm not sure where.
Do you know what years he was in London? There was a Simon Weill in the 1861 census of Stepney, born Colmar, with his parents:
Louis Weill, 42, shoe manufacturer, b. Colmar
Marie, wife, 46, b. dit
Simon, son, 23, shoe traveller, b. dit
Meyer, ", 22, ", "
Abraham, ", 15, ", "
Julia, dau, 14, scholar, b. "
Matthew, son, 12, ", "
Raschel, dau, 10, ", "
Susman, son, 7, ", "
Rosa Meyer, visitor, married, 32, b. Paris
Leon, visitor, 7, b. Paris
Hannah, visitor, 5, b. Whitechapel
A Simon Weill also married Mar 1864 in Whitechapel district, London - was this yours?
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Hi, thanks for your comments. This is what I have:
Marriages Mar 1901
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COHEN Fanny Mile End 1c 602
GREEN Thomas Mile End 1c 602
JACOBS Isaac Mile End 1c 602
Weill Blanche Mile End 1c 602
And, I found this lot - Blanche is 2 - Rachel Weill is on her own so hubby could have been in French Guyana then. Can't see Martha or Matthew etc - but the sister Rachel Weill could have been Simon's sister - she is from France! Their neighbours makes interesting reading - cigar makers and clothing dealers - big Jewish area by the look of it.
Household:
Name Relation Marital Status Gender Age Birthplace Occupation Disability
Rachel WEILL Wife (Head) M Female 37 London City Of, Middlesex, England
Jules WEILL Son Male 16 Mile End Stepney, Middlesex, England Boot Clicker
Sarah WEILL Daur Female 13 Stepney, Middlesex, England Scholar
Caroline WEILL Daur Female 12 Stepney, Middlesex, England Scholar
Frances WEILL Daur Female 9 Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Scholar
Joseph WEILL Son Male 7 Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Scholar
Mena WEILL Daur Female 3 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England
Blanche WEILL Daur Female 2 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England
Rachel WEILL Sister U Female 30 (B S), France Boot Trade Traveller (Com)
Woolf PHILLIPS Nephew Male 1 Mile End Old Town, Middlesex, England
Doro DORSTA Servant U Female 30 (F), Germany Domestic Serv
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Oops - forgot - Simon Weill born 22nd June
1838 Raguisham Haut-Rhin France who was the greatgrandfather
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