Caroline Gurney | Historian and Genealogist
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Caroline Gurney

​Caroline Gurney​

  • ​​​Historian of Bristol's Jewish community.
  • Genealogist of the crews of Cutty Sark.


​Education

  • BA (Hons) in History, First Class honours, University of Bristol, 1975.
  • MLitt in Family and Local History, with Distinction, University of Dundee, 2019.
  • Researching for a PhD in History, University of Bristol, on Bristol's Jewish community during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Publications

  • 'English Counties', British Connections, 20.4 (2019), 95-98.​
  • 'English Apprenticeships', British Connections, 21.1 (2020), 7-10.
  • 'The Women's Suffrage Movement in England', British Connections, 21.1 (2020), 31-34.
  • 'Records of Illegitimacy in England', British Connections, 21.2 (2020), 69-73.
  • 'Emigration from England', British Connections, 21.2 (2020), 87-91.
  • 'Genealogy Research in Gloucestershire, Somerset, and Bristol', British Connections, 21.4 (2020), 171-176.
  • 'Genealogy Research in Hampshire, Dorset, and Wiltshire', British Connections, 22.1 (2021), 18-22.
  • 'Genealogy Research in Kent and Sussex', British Connections, 22.2 (2021), 68-72.
  • 'Genealogy Research in Berkshire and Oxfordshire', British Connections, 22.3 (2021), 129-133.
  • 'Genealogy Research in Devon and Cornwall', British Connections, 22.4 (2021), 171-175.
  • 'English Folklore: May Day', British Connections, 23.1 (2022), 5-7.
  • 'Case Study: Frederick Davis, 1821–1883', British Connections, 23.2 (2022), 55-61.
  • 'Emigration Case Study: The Man who Emigrated Twice', British Connections, 23.3 (2022), 102-106.

Professional Memberships

  • Member, Society of Genealogists
  • ​Member, Jewish Historical Society of England​

​​© Caroline Gurney, 2025