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Edward Irving
Preacher and theologian. Born Dumfriesshire. Founded the Catholic Apostolic church, commonly called the "Irvingites". Arrived in London to take charge of the Gaelic Chapel in Hatton Place. He was s...
1 memorial
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Ralph Jackson
Burnt at the stake in Bow (or possibly Stratford) for his Protestant beliefs.
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Father Basil Jellicoe
Anglican vicar. Â Born Sussex, his father being a cousin of Lord Jellicoe. Worked in the slums of Somers Town, north London in the 1920s. He set up the St Pancras House Improvement Society and persu...
3 memorials
William Jenkyn, MA
Nonconformist minister. Â Born Suffolk. Â His mother was great-granddaughter of John Rogers. Â A pro-royalist, he was held in the Tower in 1651 but escaped execution. Â In 1684 he was again arrested fo...
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Jewish Board of Guardians
The Board of Guardians and Trustees for the Relief of the Jewish Poor Registered (known as the Jewish Board of Guardians) provided help for those who had been in the country for over six months. Â F...
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Jewish East End Celebration Society (JEECS)
From the picture source website: "Our aim is to raise awareness of the history and culture of London's Jewish East End, to preserve what remains and record what has now gone." Note: the symbol the...
2 memorials
Jewish expulsion and resettlement
In 1290 Edward I expelled Jews from England and for centuries, apart from those that practised their religion in secret, there were no Jews in England.  In 1657, following a petition to Cromwell an...
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Association of Jewish Refugees
The AJR provides an extensive range of social and welfare services, and grants financial assistance to Jewish victims of Nazi persecution living in Great Britain. The AJR’s plaque scheme honours p...
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