Henry JACOBS

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 1611a
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, London, England; : 20y; Address: Petticoat Lane
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, St Botolphs, London, England; : 35y; Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
• Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, St Botolphs, London, England; Butcher; : 35y
• Miscellaneous: 22 Oct 1856, Aldgate, London, England; Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
• Census: 7 Apr 1861
• Court Case: 23 Apr 1861, Aldgate, London, England; Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
• Census: 2 Apr 1871, Aldgate, London, England; : 58y; Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
• Occupation: 2 Apr 1871, Aldgate, London, England; Butcher; : 58y
• Census: 3 Apr 1881, Aldgate, London, England; : 68y; Address: 4 & 34 Duke Street
• Occupation: 3 Apr 1881, Aldgate, London, England; Butcher; : 68y

Notes:

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Butcher. Father living with him.

Miscellaneous:
Freedom of the City Admission Papers
Lists Henry as a Butcher and his father as John Jacobs, Butcher

Census:
Not found but wife is shown as a butcher and he is in prison by the 23rd April for Debt.
Looked in the 1861 census of the prison but couldn't see him. [12/06/2010]

Court Case:
Article in London Gazette. In Debtors Prison.

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Head
Widower
Butcher


Census:
Relation to Head of House: Father
Butcher
Living with his daughter, Sarah Swaebe who is head of the house. Wife's sister also there.

Died:
Death Certificate, courtesy Richard Martin
Occupation: Formerly Butcher (Master)
Cause of death: Cancer of pylorus (scirrhies, Exhaustion)
Registered by: Solomon Jacobs, son, 117 Albion Rd, Stoke Newington
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London Jewish Chronicle Index 1880 - 1889
JACOBS 18-May-1888 D On 10th May at the residence of his daughter, 34 Duke St., Henry Jacobs, aged 78

[Jewish Chronicle Birth Marriage and Death announcements 1880-1889
http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/jc1880s.htm]

Henry married Rebecca ISAACS on 28 Nov 1841 in London, England. Rebecca (daughter of Judah ISAACS and Sarah [ISAACS]) was born between 1821 and 1823 in Holland; died on 19 May 1863 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Married:
He was a butcher, she was a tailoress
He signed his name, she made her mark
His address: 27 1/2 Duke St.
Her address: 13 Harrow Alley, Houndsditch
Married in the Jewish Religion

1. Sarah JACOBS was born on 21 May 1843 in Aldgate, London, England; died on 1 Apr 1897 in Houndsditch, London, England.
2. Phillis JACOBS was born on 15 Jun 1845 in Houndsditch, London, England; died on 10 Nov 1917 in Lambeth, London, England.
3. Jane JACOBS was born on 16 Dec 1846 in Aldgate, London, England; died on 19 Apr 1926 in Brixton, London, England.
4. Judah JACOBS was born between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848; died on 10 Aug 1850 in Aldgate, London, England.
5. John JACOBS was born about 1850 in Aldgate, London, England.
6. Michael JACOBS was born between Jan 1852 and Mar 1852 in Aldgate, London, England.
7. Julia JACOBS was born between Oct 1853 and Dec 1853 in Aldgate, London, England; died on 14 Feb 1925 in London, England.
8. Amelia (Milly) JACOBS was born on 17 Aug 1855 in Aldgate, London, England; died on 1 Nov 1938 in East Ham, Essex, England.
9. Judah JACOBS was born on 25 Jun 1858 in East London, England; died on 19 Feb 1919 in Bayswater, London, England.
10. Solomon JACOBS was born on 18 Jun 1861 in Portsoken, London, England; died on 23 Apr 1924 in Southwark, London, England.

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Jacob Jacobs
• Reference Number: BR 0011a
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, Tower Hamlets, London, England; : 65y; Address: Petticoat Lane
• Occupation: 6 Jun 1841, Tower Hamlets, London, England; Butcher; : 65y
• Census: 30 Mar 1851, St Botolphs, London, England; : 82y; Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
• Occupation: 30 Mar 1851, St Botolphs, London, England; Retired Butcher; : 82y

Notes:

Census:
Butcher - listed as John

Census:
Relation to Head of House: Father
Widower.
Retired butcher.
Living with son's family.

Jacob married Phillis JACOBS on 18 Nov 1795 in London, England. Phillis (daughter of Hirsh WASSERTRAGER) was born in 1776 in Middlesex, England; died on 29 Sep 1844 in Whitechapel, London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: Phillis Wassertrager
• Reference Number: BR 0011b
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Census: 6 Jun 1841, London, England; : 65y; Address: Petticoat Lane

Notes:

Died:
Middlesex Street used to be Petticoat Lane
Husband's name given as Angel, but death wasn't registered by him.
Note from June Keating: "My cousin, John Keating, used to talk about Angelo (also referred to as Angel)Jacobs. He reckoned that he came to NZ with his brother, They were both amateur artists and a painting of his was in his mother's possession but no-one seems to know what happened to it."

Other Events and Attributes:

• Name: David Letson [Litzen]
• Reference Number: BR 0039aP
• Reference Number: BR-J
• Court Case: 11 Oct 1775, London, England; Address: Duke's Place
• Court Case: 8 Feb 1777, Southwark, London, England
• Court Case: 12 Sep 1781, London, England; Address: Old Bailey
• Court Case: 6 Sep 1791, London, England; : 70y
• Court Case: 12 Sep 1798, London, England
• Court Case: 1 Jul 1801, London, England; : 75y; Address: Petticoat Lane area.

Notes:

The name Litzen is placed by Hyamson on the Henry Jacobs family tree as the original family surname for David Jacobs. In the Great Synagogue Records transcribed by Angela Shire she writes the name as LETSON and there are several names recorded under marriages and births where the Letson name appears.

Phil Kirby did further research and came to the belief that the surname is LITZEN which is German and also a town name in what was Western Prussia. The town still exists. 47?52'00.0"N 10?25'00.0"E

Philip believes that David Litzen moved around the Polish/German areas and came to the UK probably to escape the Polish pogroms.
Philip has also looked at the Polish History and the Russian history and have a pretty good idea about the changing influences on Jews in those areas.

If you look on Familysearch site ( the Mormons) you can see the family name Litzen and it is usually Swedish/German/Finnish.

Philip thinks David Litzen changed his name to Jacobs for business reasons and also because it was easier to pronounce.

When his wife was buried in 1807 at Ducking Pond Lane the burial records list her as being the wife of JACOBS David (David b. Coppel Letson)
Ducking Pond Lane is shown on the 1830 map as Ducking Pond Row and the burial ground on North Street (modern Brady Street)

Court Case:
David was offered and bought 7 watches.
Discovered they were stolen and reported it to one of Sir John Fielding's Officers.


Court Case:
David Jacobs accused of stealing two remnants of ribbons when he visited the shop of Joseph Collins, haberdasher, of Southwark, on the pretext of making a purchase

Unfortunately we don't know the outcome.

Found in A2A by Phil Kirby
FILE - Epiphany Sessions 1777xxx - ref. QS2/6/1777/Eph/ - date: 1777
- ref. QS2/6/1777/Eph/58 - date: 1777
Kept at Surrey History Centre, Woking

Court Case:
This is an unconfirmed entry but bearing in mind david;s predliction for Ribbon, it seems that this is likely to be the right person.

Court Case:
This is unconfirmed, but the name age and description fit.
Name: David Jacobs
Aged: 70
Description: 5f. 3 in. dark Eyes Black hair Sallow Complex
Born: Germany
Occupation: Merchant
From: New Prison
Committed by: Pechell
Crime: Stealing various Goods out of the Shop of Mr Braggs.
Tried: 12th
Before whom: Baron Hotham
Sentence: Not Guilty



Court Case:
Although the trial is in the name of SAMUEL Jacobs, this is in fact David. This information came from his record at Newgate Prison in 1801.

Court Case:
David was accused of the theft of some ribbon. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in Newgate Prison. He was reported to be not of sound mind - Could he have been suffering from Dementia of Alzheimers?

His record at Newgate also states that he was charged as Samuel Jacobs in 1798.

David was accused of the theft of some ribbon. He was found guilty and sentenced to 12 months in Newgate Prison. He was reported to be not of sound mind - Could he have been suffering from Dementia of Alzheimers?

His record at Newgate also states that he was charged as Samuel Jacobs in 1798.

In the Criminal Registers he also has the aliases of Barnet and Thos Church. [Ancestry England & Wales, Criminal Registers, 1791-1892]

David married Jane [JACOBS] before 1768. Jane was born before 1752; died in Aug 1807 in London, England; was buried on 24 Aug 1807 in London, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0039bP
• Reference Number: BR-J

Notes:

Buried:
Spouse: David Jacobs (David b. Coppel Letson)

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: J 0171a

Other Events and Attributes:

• Reference Number: BR 0838aP
• Reference Number: BR-J

Notes:

Birth:
Note that Jacob Litzen/Litzin/Letsen etc. is NOT the son of Peter L?tzen (1685-1756) and Malena Broder?en (1675-1758)
He did not marry Maria Magdalena Kecheler (Born 1709)

Note added 26/02/2022