The old Jewish Cemetery in Organ\u2019s Passage Gloucester was finally cleared in 1938 when the land was transferred to Gloucester Council for use as a children\u2019s recreation ground, and the remains transferred to the separate section in the new Gloucester Corporation Cemetery at Colney Hill<\/p>\n
The first burial in the Organ\u2019s Passage ground took place in 1784\u00a0\u00a0 http:\/\/www.cemeteryscribes.com\/getperson.php?personID=I11616&tree=Cemeteries<\/a><\/p>\n and the last, some 100 years later in 1886<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.cemeteryscribes.com\/getperson.php?personID=I11647&tree=Cemeteries<\/a><\/p>\n In the early part of this period, Gloucester was still a busy port, but the difficulties of navigating the shallow tidal stretch of the River Severn approaching the city appears to have acted as a deterrent to foreign-going vessels, which possibly explains why the Gloucester Community, which drew its members from quite a wide area and included the long established Levy family of Ross on Wye http:\/\/www.cemeteryscribes.com\/getperson.php?personID=I11632&tree=Cemeteries<\/a><\/p>\n and the Myer family of Hereford, never grew to match those in other ports around the country, such as Portsmouth, Plymouth, and Southampton.<\/p>\n However, although small, the community was surprisingly well documented; see<\/p>\n http:\/\/www.jewishgen.org\/jcr-uk\/susser\/provincialjewry\/exeteripsw.htm<\/a><\/p>\n