Searching for information on the Shushan/Soussan/Sussan family - מחפש אינפורמציה על משפחת שושן/סוסן

Hi Nisim,

BMD records for Algeria (1830-1918) can be searched online here. There are quite a few SOUSSAN and CHOUCHAN. Experiment with multiple spellings, as names were spelled in literally hundreds of different variations. The ANOM site has registers until 1918 but indexes for them only until 1904. Members of CGJ have access to some additional indexes to these records, beyond 1904.

French "Archives Nationales d'Outremer" might keep additional relevant records, e.g. passports issued to French citizens/subjects in Algeria, although probably not accessible online.

If your ancestors were French nationals when arriving in Israel from Algeria or Morocco, they might have registered for French consular protection. Members of CGJ have access to an online index of French consular protection in Jerusalem which includes a SOUSSAN from Algeria (although not a Shlomo or Aaron). In general, French consular archives are kept in Centre des Archives Diplomatiques de Nantes. The fonds for French consular agencies in Israel might also include other relevant documents, e.g. passports kept or stamped for French nationals, passenger lists, etc.

Finally French consular BMD records might hold relevant information, either for Morocco or for Israel - these can be browsed on microfilm at the Centre des Archives Diplomatiques de la Courneuve near Paris.

Hope this helps, Thierry