A Jacobs Family History

Henry Samuel

Henry Samuel

Male Abt 1824 - 1896  (72 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 109 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Henry Samuel 
    Birth Abt 1824  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 30 Mar 1851  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 26y 
    Address: 87 St James Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Watchmaker

      Indexed as Lasswell on Ancestry
    Occupation 30 Mar 1851  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Watchmaker 
    Age: 16y 
    Census 7 Apr 1861  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 37y 
    Address: 10 Paradise Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Watchmaker employing one boy
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 54y 
    Address: Redcliffe Road 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Retired Silversmith
      Married
    Ancestor Count
    Descendant Count 108 
    Death 7 May 1896  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5
    Probate 19 Jun 1896  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Address: "South Kensington Hotel", South Kensington 
    • Probate to: Albert Samuel, Merchant
      Effects ?1,718 6s
    Reference Number BR 4099a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    _UID 7A5E1A2C4A7A4A41B8DC98BC45A799FFD9E7 
    Person ID I6014  Jacobs
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2025 

    Father Moses Samuel,   b. 1795, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Apr 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Harriet Israel,   b. 1793   d. 6 Nov 1843 (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 12 Sep 1821  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Address: Hambro Synagogue, Bury Street St. Mary Axe 
    • His Hebrew name: Moshe Ari
      His father's Hebrew name: Menachem Nachum (Mr)
      Member. Designated 'Esq.' in English
      Her father's Hebrew name: Azreal b. Isaac Halbershtat (Halberstadt)
      Her father designated 'Israel Israel'
    Family ID F1984  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Rachael Wolf,   b. Abt 1830, Great Yarmouth, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 30 Apr 1850  Salford, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7, 8, 9
    Address: Manchester Synagogue 
    • His address: 153 Brownlow Hill, Liverpool
      Her address: 7 King Street, Manchester
      His occupation: Watch Maker
    Divorce 7 Jun 1881  [10
    • His address: 10 Redcliffe Road South, Kensington
      Her address: 2 Grittleton Road, Elgin Road, St Peter's Park, Middlesex

      Rachael applied for a divorce or reinstatement within Henry's family.
      It would appear that a 'Pre-Nup' of some kind was set up.

      There is no mention of a Decree Nisi or Decree Absolute.

      9 Children are mentioned:-
      Albert
      Sarah
      Harriet - aged 27 years or thereabouts
      Eugenie - aged 25 years or thereabout
      Marian - aged 23 years or thereabouts
      Ida - aged 18 years or thereabout
      Blanche - aged 17 years or thereabouts
      Maude - aged twelve years or thereabouts
    Children 
     1. Albert Henry Samuel,   b. Between Apr 1851 and Jun 1851, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     2. Ernest Joseph Samuel,   b. Between Apr 1852 and Jun 1852, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Harriet Samuel,   b. Between Jan 1854 and Mar 1854, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     4. Eugenie Samuel,   b. Between Jul 1855 and Sep 1855, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     5. Marian Samuel,   b. Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Clara Samuel,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1931, West Hampstead, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years)
     7. Ida Samuel,   b. Abt 1863, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     8. Blanche Samuel,   b. Abt 1867, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     9. Maud Samuel,   b. Between Jan 1869 and Mar 1869, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1605  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jun 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1824 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: Manchester Synagogue - 30 Apr 1850 - Salford, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 26y,Address: 87 St James Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Watchmaker,Age: 16y - 30 Mar 1851 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 37y,Address: 10 Paradise Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 54y,Address: Redcliffe Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Kensington, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 7 May 1896 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Address: "South Kensington Hotel", South Kensington - 19 Jun 1896 - London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2849] 1861 Census - RG 9/2572 F51 pp06-07 - Samuel, Clara, 11 Oct 2015.

    2. [S2855] 1851 Census - HO 107/2181 F445 P19 - Samuel, Henry, 12 Oct 2015.

    3. [S2852] 1881 Census - RG 11/0046 F41 P03 - Samuel, Henry, 12 Oct 2015.

    4. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 2 Jun 2025, q2 1896 ST George Hanover Square 1A 286.

    5. [S6172] Will - Index - Samuel, Henry, 2 Jun 2025.

    6. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, 4 Jun 2025, HSM 090.

    7. [S6171] Marriage Cert - Samuel, Henry - Wolf, Rachael, 2 Jun 2025.

    8. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 11 Oct 2015, 1850 AMJ Salford 20 929.

    9. [S2850] Marriage Notice - Samuel, Henry - Wolf, Rachel, 11 Oct 2015.
      Date looks like 20th or 30th

    10. [S6173] Divorce - Samuel, Henry - Samuel, Rachael (nee Wolf), 6 Jun 2025.