England Census?

Question

when my great grand father came over to Minnesota from England he was listed as being hebrew ( http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=nypl%2c&rank=0&gsfn=myer&gsln=freedman&sx=&gs1co=3251%2cEngland&gs1pl=1%2cAll+Counties&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&fh=0&recid=24834131&recoff=1+2 ). He was Myer Freedman., but in the 1891 england census http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=uki1891%2c&rank=0&gsfn=myer&gsln=freedman&sx=&gs1co=3251%2cEngland&gs1pl=1%2cAll+Counties&year=&yearend=&sbo=0&sbor=&ufr=0&wp=4%3b_80000002%3b_80000003&srchb=r&prox=1&ti=0&ti.si=0&gss=angs-d&o_iid=21416&o_lid=21416&fh=3&recid=8668012&recoff=1+2
it says that he was going to the church st. thomas. Does this mean he is not hebrew? btw on the ship manifest what does it say his cousins name was?

Answer 1

If any one in England was born in a certain geographical area, he or she lived within the confines of both a civil and ecclesiastical parish. Since the Church of England is a state church, censuses noted the ecclesiastical parish, although the individuals counted didn't necessarily have to be parishioners. They could be Jewish, Roman Catholic, or a member of a dissenting congregation, for example, Methodists, Baptists, or the Society of Friends (Quakers). A link to the original document from the National Archives notes that Morris Freedman, Myer's dad, was a butcher from Russia.

Answer 2

The cousin's name appears to be A. Vinitsky, 600 Roberts Street, St. Paul, MN.
This appears to be a Russian name.