Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs

1896 - 1975  (78 years)   Has 14 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

Solomon Jacobs

1861 - 1924  (62 years)

Birth	18 Jun 1861	Portsoken, London, England
	Age: 60y
	Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
Died	23 Apr 1924	Southwark, London, England
	Age: 63y
	Address: 'The Cross Keys', Blackfriars Road
Father	Henry Jacobs,   b. Between 1816 and 1821, Ratcliffe, London, England
Mother	Rebecca Isaacs,   b. Between 1821 and 1823, Holland
Married	28 Nov 1841	London, England
	Address: 13 Harrow Alley
Family	Mary Helena Flynn,   b. Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Kensington, London, England
Children	1. Frederick Alfred Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1894 and Dec 1894, Lambeth, London, England   2. Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England   3. Phillis Muriel Jacobs,   b. 7 Jun 1898, Lambeth, London, England   4. Violet Edith (Edie) Jacobs,   b. 6 Aug 1904, Lambeth, London, England

Mary Helena Flynn

1865 -

Birth	Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Father	Unknown Flynn
Mother	Unknown [Flynn]
Family	Solomon Jacobs,   b. 18 Jun 1861, Portsoken, London, England
Married	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Kensington, London, England
Children	1. Frederick Alfred Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1894 and Dec 1894, Lambeth, London, England   2. Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England   3. Phillis Muriel Jacobs,   b. 7 Jun 1898, Lambeth, London, England   4. Violet Edith (Edie) Jacobs,   b. 6 Aug 1904, Lambeth, London, England

Thomas Herbert Sherry

1885 - 1962  (76 years)

Birth	3 Feb 1885	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Christened	6 Mar 1887	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died	Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962	Cheshire, England
	Age: 76y
Family	Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England
Married	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
Children	1. Lee Keith Sherry,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England

Lee Keith Sherry

1918 - 1981  (62 years)

Birth	2 Dec 1918	Lambeth, London, England
	Address: 130a Brixton Road
Died	6 Jul 1981	Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England
	Age: 63y
	Address: 25 Powells Orchard
Father	Thomas Herbert Sherry,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Mother	Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England
Married	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England

• Name	Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs  [1]
  Birth	29 Mar 1896	Lambeth, London, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  *AKA	Dorothy La Martine
  *AKA	Teddie Sherry
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Brixton, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 5y
  	Address: 3 Solon New Road
  	As Dorothy Edwards
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Lambeth, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 15y
  	Address: 12 Josephine Avenue
  	Professional
  Passport	31 Aug 1918	London, England   [3]
  	Age: 22y
  	Address: American Embassy
  	Issue of Passport No. 9943 She lists her professional name as Dorothy La Martine A photograph is attached but is not very clear
  Passport	6 Oct 1919	London, England   [6]
  	Age: 23y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	She lists her professional name as Dorothy La Martine
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Brixton, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 25y 3m
  	Address: 1300 Brixton Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Music Hall Profession As Dorothy La Martine [Indexed Lamartine] Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (1) 3 Gives place of birth as Loughborough, London
  Passenger List	1 Mar 1927	London, England   [8]
  	Age: 30y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Arrivin in Southampton from Rio de Janeiro Ship: Almanzora Profession: Theatrical Listed as American Citizen
  Passenger List	31 May 1928	London, England   [9]
  	Age: 32y
  	Address: 130a Brixton Road
  	Arriving in London from Melbourne Ship: Moldavia Occupation: Theatrical Citizenship: American
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Lambeth, London, England   [10]
  	Age: 43y
  	Address: 84 Vassall Road, Oval
  	Born: 29/03/1896 Unpaid Domestic Duties - Travelling Married - husband not present Also in the house Edwin William Curry who was the Theatrical agent who looked after their professional bookings. He was originally listed using his professional name of Teddy Carlton.
  Ancestor Count	14
  Descendant Count	1
  Reference Number	BR 1703a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	513F15843FD349239E2DDED5F54816A51DBA
  Death	Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975	Chester, Cheshire, England   [11]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4620	Jacobs
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	Solomon Jacobs,   b. 18 Jun 1861, Portsoken, London, England d. 23 Apr 1924, Southwark, London, England (Age 62 years)
  Mother	Mary Helena Flynn,   b. Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Kensington, London, England   [12, 13]
  	Kensington Registry Office
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Thomas Herbert Sherry,   b. 3 Feb 1885, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA d. Between Jan 1962 and Mar 1962, Cheshire, England (Age 76 years)
  Marriage	8 Jun 1916	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1, 14]
  	She married as Dorothy Jacobs
  Notes	The notes received from Ann Tong indicate that they had no children, however they had a son in 1918. [1] Thomas and Dorothy performed various dance routines, especially on stairs. They were billed as Herbert La Martine and Teddie Sherry. There are numerous entries in theatre adverts in various papers. Sometimes Thomas is just listed withour Dorothy, at other times they had extra dancers with them. Care must be taken not to confuse him with another performer using the same name. The 'other' Herbert La Martine was performing earlier than ours. Information received from Barbara Wise in 2024 links them with the Carden Arms pub in Tilston, Cheshire during the 1950s - I have yet to find any documentary proof of the [DS 18/04/2024]
  Children	1. Lee Keith Sherry,   b. 2 Dec 1918, Lambeth, London, England d. 6 Jul 1981, Handbridge, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F1506	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Mar 1896 - Lambeth, London, England Census - Age: 5y,Address: 3 Solon New Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Brixton, London, England Census - Age: 15y,Address: 12 Josephine Avenue - 2 Apr 1911 - Lambeth, London, England Marriage - 8 Jun 1916 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Passport - Age: 22y,Address: American Embassy - 31 Aug 1918 - London, England Passport - Age: 23y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 6 Oct 1919 - London, England Census - Age: 25y 3m,Address: 1300 Brixton Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Brixton, London, England Passenger List - Age: 30y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 1 Mar 1927 - London, England Passenger List - Age: 32y,Address: 130a Brixton Road - 31 May 1928 - London, England Census - Age: 43y,Address: 84 Vassall Road, Oval - 29 Sep 1939 - Lambeth, London, England Death - Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975 - Chester, Cheshire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Sherry, Thomas - Jacobs, Dorothy Photo courtesy of Barbara Wise
  		Dorothy Sherry (Passport photo 1918) Media Date: 1918

  
  

• Sources

  [S2367] Ann Tong's Notes, 16 Jul 2010. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1896 AMJ Lambeth 1d 457. [S5499] Passport - Sherry, Dorothy - 1918, 18 Apr 2024. [S2438] 1901 Census - RG 13/0425 F058 P07 - Jacobs, Solomon (as Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. As Dorothy Edwards [S2439] 1911 Census - RG 14-2100 RD25 SD5 ED1 SN304 - Jacobs, Solomon (as Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. As Dorothy Edwards [S5500] Passport - Sherry, Dorothy - 1919, 18 Apr 2024. [S6025] 1921 Census RG 15_02101_0777 - La Martine (Sherry), Thomas Herbert, 5 Jan 2025. [S5501] Passenger List - Sherry, Thomas (1927), 18 Apr 2024. [S5502] Passenger List - Sherry, Thomas (1928), 18 Apr 2024. [S5497] 1939 Nat Reg RG101-0347_0347H_016 - Sherry, Dorothy, 18 Apr 2024. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 18 Apr 2024, 1975 JFM Chester 35 15. [S2367] Ann Tong's Notes, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1885 OND Kensington 1A 332. He is using Edward as middle name. The indexing has been mis-read for her as 1A 832 - it is a poor image. Still needs confirmation. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1916 AMJ W Derby 8B 957.