Dovid and Marta Schotness

The Davnob Information Centre has recently enhanced old photos of Dovid and Marta Schotness - they were the parents of Bubba Noble. Dovid arrived in London sometime after 1883 (when Bubba Ray was born in Kishinev). Marta joined him four years later (before 1889, when Auntie Leah was born in London).   So the photos are of the maternal grandparents of Lou, Zig, Charlie and Bernie Noble.

We now know that Bubba Noble (Ray Noble) was born Elka-Rasa Shokhness in Kishinev in 1884. Her parents (above) were recorded as Duvid and Motlya Shokhness, and their fathers as (respectively) David and Leib-Yitsik.