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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ownedbybear, post: 386508, member: 29&quot;]Yup, JP is a magistrate. It&#039;s a volunteer role and you do not need to be a lawyer. They can&#039;t conduct marriages, you need a registrar or whatever for that. </p><p><br /></p><p>Manchester has a largeish Jewish commnity of VERY long standing. They were and are well off and back in the day had extensive connections with the textiles and garment industries. Most of the ones I know are of Russian origin, but from way back. Some anglicised their names totally - one of my closest friends was Harris before she married, but her great great whatevers came from Russia in the early 19th. </p><p><br /></p><p>The Midland is a splendid red Victorian wool or cotton hotel. It went a bit shabby for a bit,but got refurbished a few years ago. Lovely place, part of the whole show off municipal and commercial centre that shows just how prosperous 19th C Manchester was. </p><p><br /></p><p>Nice bit on names here: <a href="https://www.avotaynuonline.com/2008/10/jewish-surnames-adopted-in-various-regions-of-the-russian-empire-by-alexander-beider-2/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.avotaynuonline.com/2008/10/jewish-surnames-adopted-in-various-regions-of-the-russian-empire-by-alexander-beider-2/" rel="nofollow">https://www.avotaynuonline.com/2008/10/jewish-surnames-adopted-in-various-regions-of-the-russian-empire-by-alexander-beider-2/</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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