November 28, 2015 Matilda Rebecca Jacobs Gerry Newnham has done some research on Matilda:- As you know Henry and Ellen had 11 children and this screen shot shows the family and the main dates: Hannah and Maurice, David and Kate, Adeline and Elizabeth are fairly well recorded and don’t present any particular issues. So I have been focussing on the remaining children and this note... Categories People
November 27, 2015 The Life of Samuel Jacobs (1818 – 1885) The Life of Samuel Jacobs (1818 – 1885) Prepared by Tom Keating & Dave Simpson – June 2010 Early life We have no direct knowledge of Samuel’s early life. We can only assume it was typical of the life lead by many poor families in London at the time and according to history there was little pleasure to be had.... Categories People
November 16, 2015 Henry Jacobs (1833) as son of Moses Jacobs (1794 – 1856) Some doubts have been raised recently, November 2015, about this so this is an attempt to review the evidence. Henry Jacobs We have him in 5 censuses (1861-1901) 1861 Glass Merchant in Brighton Born: St James, Middlesex Age 28 so DOB C 1833 ... Categories People
October 12, 2015 Harry Braham Jacobs marries into the H Samuel family Some while ago it was suggested that there was a connection to the H Samuel, Jewellers, family. Click here This was first mentioned in the ‘Jottings’ section by Phil Kirby back in 2008. The connection being that Harry Braham Jacobs married Clara Samuel. I haven’t had the opportunity/inclination to follow this up until it raised its head when Shlomo Katanka... Categories People
October 7, 2015 Harry Braham Jacobs, Clara Samuel, Nathaniel Platnauer This article is based on research done by Shlomo Zatanka and Dave Simpson [Aug/Sept 2015] This information is what was known/believed at the time of writing The main focus of this article is to try and establish what happened to Harry Braham Jacobs. Harry Braham Jacobs was the son of David Jacobs and Matilda Rebecca Jacobs. He appears in... Categories People