A Jacobs Family History

Henry Samuel

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Name Henry Samuel Birth Abt 1824 Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]
- Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male Census 30 Mar 1851 Liverpool, Lancashire, England [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 Watchmaker Age: 16y Census 7 Apr 1861 Liverpool, Lancashire, England [1]
Age: 37y Address: 10 Paradise Street - Relation to Head of House: Head
Watchmaker employing one boy
Census 3 Apr 1881 Kensington, London, England [3]
Age: 54y Address: Redcliffe Road - Relation to Head of House: Head
Retired Silversmith
Married
Ancestor Count 2 Descendant Count 108 Death 7 May 1896 London, England [4, 5]
Probate 19 Jun 1896 London, England [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 d. 17 Apr 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
(Age 65 years)
Mother Harriet Israel, b. 1793 d. 6 Nov 1843 (Age 50 years) Marriage 12 Sep 1821 London, England [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 Marriage 30 Apr 1850 Salford, Lancashire, England [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 2. Ernest Joseph Samuel, b. Between Apr 1852 and Jun 1852, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 3. Harriet Samuel, b. Between Jan 1854 and Mar 1854, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 4. Eugenie Samuel, b. Between Jul 1855 and Sep 1855, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 5. Marian Samuel, b. Between Apr 1857 and Jun 1857, Liverpool, Lancashire, England 6. Clara Samuel, b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Liverpool, Lancashire, England d. 21 Sep 1931, West Hampstead, London, England
(Age 70 years)
7. Ida Samuel, b. Abt 1863, London, England 8. Blanche Samuel, b. Abt 1867, London, England 9. Maud Samuel, b. Between Jan 1869 and Mar 1869, London, England Family ID F1605 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 6 Jun 2025
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Sources - [S2849] 1861 Census - RG 9/2572 F51 pp06-07 - Samuel, Clara, 11 Oct 2015.
- [S2855] 1851 Census - HO 107/2181 F445 P19 - Samuel, Henry, 12 Oct 2015.
- [S2852] 1881 Census - RG 11/0046 F41 P03 - Samuel, Henry, 12 Oct 2015.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 2 Jun 2025, q2 1896 ST George Hanover Square 1A 286.
- [S6172] Will - Index - Samuel, Henry, 2 Jun 2025.
- [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, 4 Jun 2025, HSM 090.
- [S6171] Marriage Cert - Samuel, Henry - Wolf, Rachael, 2 Jun 2025.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 11 Oct 2015, 1850 AMJ Salford 20 929.
- [S2850] Marriage Notice - Samuel, Henry - Wolf, Rachel, 11 Oct 2015.
Date looks like 20th or 30th - [S6173] Divorce - Samuel, Henry - Samuel, Rachael (nee Wolf), 6 Jun 2025.
- [S2849] 1861 Census - RG 9/2572 F51 pp06-07 - Samuel, Clara, 11 Oct 2015.