Category: 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 Henry Jacobs Glass Merchant in Brighton Born: St James, Middlesex Age 28 so DOB C 1833 Wife: Ellen Born: Middlesex Age: 26 so DOB C 1835 Two of their children were...

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January 18, 2021

David Jacobs (c. 1826 – 1903)

Firstly, my thanks to Peter Crook who switched me on to David as part of a conversation regarding David’s son Sydney. Peter has also provided much of the information used to write this article. David was the 3rd son of Lewis Jacobs and Milcah Levy and to date appears to have been the most successful of all our...

People

December 6, 2014

Philip Jacobs (c. 1771 – 18- Wife

This is an update on a 2014 post. To date we have never been able to identify a wife for Philip. Back in 2014 I was contacted by Anne Piccoli asking me if I thought his wife was Wilmot Gilbert as reported on two Ancestry Trees. Anne was sceptical about the claim, especially as the surname was Jacob not Jacobs...

People

May 5, 2018

Simmonds Family Prayer Book

Simmonds Family Prayer Book This book, dated 1837, has the inscription “W Simmonds to J L Simmonds” There is some information about the book on the Blog at Synagogue Scribes: Simmonds Family Prayer Book Phil Kirby, who is now the proud owner of the book, has kindly contributed 3 pages from the Simmonds Family Prayer Book, along with the following observations....

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March 27, 2011

Levy Family

The Levy Family Based on research carried out by Phil Kirby & Dave Simpson – March 2011 This story starts with Milcah Levy who married Lewis Jacobs in 1813. We knew from her marriage certificate that her father was called Jacob Levy We already had Milcah in the 1851 census and the 1861 census but not the 1841 (She died...

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November 28, 2010

Adeline Philippa Jacobs

Adeline Phillipa Jacobs Information courtesy of Gerry Newnham and Roy Parker Adeline Phillipa JACOBS was the missing child of Henry JACOBS and Ellen SILVERSTONE until her existence was revealed in the death notice for Ellen JACOBS (nee SILVERSTONE) which appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of 7th November 1913: “JACOBS – On 6th November at 15 Hartismere-road, Fulham, Ellen Jacobs...

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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...

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March 9, 2008

John Lewis Jacobs

John Lewis Jacobs born 1816 London died 1900 Melbourne Australia John emigrated to Australia in 1834 age 18, (still looking for entry). According to a snippet from “The Jews in Victoria in the nineteenth century” he was a Vaudeville artist, copy of full book yet to be found. Nothing yet is known about any descendants or about his life in...

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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...

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October 6, 2015

Byron Jacobs

Byron Jacobs M.C., O.B.E. (Many thanks to Shlomo Katanka for his input) 1906 1918 1919 1940 Byron Jacobs was the eldest child of Harry Braham Jacobs and Clara nee Samuel. He was born in the Hendon area of London towards the end of 1889. His father was a dealer of various sorts – unfortunately he doesn’t...

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