A Jacobs Family History

Milcah Levy

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Name Milcah Levy [1] Birth Abt 1796 Middlesex, England [2]
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Gender Female *AKA Malkah Levi Census 6 Jun 1841 Westminster, London, England [3]
Age: 45y Address: Marsham Census 30 Mar 1851 London, England [2]
Age: 55y Address: 1 Horseferry Road - Relation to Head of House: Wife
Census 7 Apr 1861 St John The Evangelist, London, England [4]
Age: 64y Address: 4 Midway Street, Westminster - Relation to Head of House: Mother
Indexed as Mitch
This census is a bit of a mess, but should be interpreted as
Rachel Cohen Head 41 M Marine Store Dealer
Angel Cohen Son 14 U
Milcah Jacobs Mother 64 Wid Marine Store Dealer
Leah Jacobs Sister 25 U Dressmaker
Ancestor Count 2 Descendant Count 68 Occupation 7 Apr 1861 St John The Evangelist, London, England Marine Store Dealer Age: 64y Reference Number BR 1404b Reference Number BR-J _UID 35D8D6E24E5C448A9EEBCA2A932CEBA10576 Death 2 May 1867 London, England [2, 5, 6]
Age: 71y Cause: Chronic Asthma Address: 90 Copenhagen Street, Islington - Listed as being widow of Lewis Jacobs, Glass Dealer. Registered by L Jacobs of 90 Copenhagen Street, Islington. Possibly her daughter Leah?
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Person ID I4017 Jacobs Last Modified 6 Jun 2025
Father Jacob Levy d. Bef 1827 Mother Elizabeth [Levy], b. Abt 1766, London, England d. 27 Jan 1847, Westminster, London, England
(Age 81 years)
Marriage Bef 1792 Family ID F1391 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Lewis Jacobs, b. Abt 1792, Spitalfields, London, England d. Between Jul 1853 and Sep 1853, Westminster, London, England
(Age 61 years)
Marriage 13 Sep 1815 London, England [7, 8]
- Groom's Hebrew name was Eliezer Lipman
Bride's Hebrew name was Malkah
Note that according to FindMyPast, Boyd's Marriage Index records the year as 1819.
Great Synagogue gives 1813
Children 1. Jane Jacobs, b. Abt 1819, Westminster, London, England d. 1819, Westminster, London, England
(Age 0 years)
2. Rachel Jacobs, b. Abt 1820, Westminster, London, England 3. David Jacobs, b. Abt 1824, London, England d. 26 Apr 1903, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age 79 years)
4. Marian Jacobs, b. Abt 1826, London, England 5. Rebekah Jacobs, b. 14 Mar 1827, London, England d. 7 Jan 1889, Ohio, USA
(Age 61 years)
6. Joseph Jacobs, b. Abt 1828, London, England 7. Amelia Jacobs, b. Abt 1830, Middlesex, England 8. Solomon Jacobs, b. Abt 1832, Middlesex, England 9. Judah Jacobs, b. Abt 1834, Middlesex, England 10. Leah Jacobs, b. Abt 1836, Middlesex, England 11. Samuel Jacobs, b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Middlesex, England Family ID F1275 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 27 May 2024
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Notes - Mentioned in father-in-law's will that was written in 1843.
Believe this might be to avoid having to give the money to her husband which would then have gone to pay his debts. - According to an email from Anne Harris-Piccoli of New York in April 2013, Milcah was known in the family as Amelia
- Mentioned in father-in-law's will that was written in 1843.
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Sources - [S439] Will - Jacobs, Philip [B305].
- [S2122] 1851 Census - HO 107/1479 F103 P32 - Jacobs, Lewis, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S2552] 1841 Census - HO 107/0737 B07 F24 P43 - Jacobs, Lewis, 19 Mar 2011.
- [S2157] 1861 Census - RG 9/0009 F039 P03 - Jacobs, Milcah, Bef Jan 2020.
- [S2162] Death Cert - Jacobs, Milcah, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, Bef 6 Nov 2019, 1867 OND Islington 1b 139.
- [S2244] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Lewis [Z071] & Levi, Malcha, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
GSM 165/*1*
- [S439] Will - Jacobs, Philip [B305].