Ezra (Houser) JACOBS

Abt 1806 - 1893  (87 years)

• Name	Ezra (Houser) JACOBS  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1806	St George East, London, England   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Tower Hamlets, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 35y
  	Address: Wentworth Street
  	Butcher
  Occupation	6 Jun 1841
  	Butcher
  	Age: 35y
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Whitechapel, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 44y
  	Address: 102 Petticoat Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Master Butcher Indexed as Ergen Jacobs
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Whitechapel, London, England
  	Master Butcher
  	Age: 44y
  Census	7 Apr 1861  [6]
  	In prison for debt - see Extracts from London Gazette On her census his wife describes herself as a widow
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Spitalfields, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 74y
  	Address: 9 Bell Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Butcher
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Spitalfields, London, England
  	Butcher
  	Age: 74y
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Whitechapel, London, England   [8]
  	Age: 89y
  	Address: 8 Bell Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Butcher Widower
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Whitechapel, London, England
  	Butcher
  	Age: 89y
  Reference Number	BR 0999a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	16 Apr 1893	Spitalfields, London, England   [9, 10]
  	Age: 92y
  	Address: 8 Bell Lane
  	Son, John, living at 67 Newington Green Road at the time. Newspaper announcement placed by son gives age as 93, BMD index gives 92
  Person ID	I4024	Jacobs
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2022

  
  

  Father	Jacob (John) JACOBS,   b. Between 1769 and 1776, Aldgate, London, England d. Aft 1851 (Age > 83 years)
  Mother	Phillis JACOBS,   b. 1776, Middlesex, England d. 29 Sep 1844, Whitechapel, London, England (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	18 Nov 1795	London, England   [11, 12]
  Family ID	F282	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Fanny SIMMONS
  Marriage	4 Jul 1832	London, England   [13]
  Children	+ 1. David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England d. 28 Jun 1911, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F1277	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

  Family 2	Nancy (Ann) COHEN,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England d. 25 Dec 1888, London, England (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1840	London, England   [14, 15, 16]
  Children	1. Amelia JACOBS,   b. Abt 1839, Whitechapel, London, England   2. Jane JACOBS,   b. 5 Jun 1841, Spitalfields, London, England   3. Rachel JACOBS,   b. 2 Dec 1842, Spitalfields, London, England   4. Phillis JACOBS,   b. 16 May 1844, Spitalfields, London, England d. 10 Jan 1934, Hackney, London, England (Age 89 years)   5. Aaron JACOBS,   b. 5 Jan 1846, Whitechapel, London, England   6. Elizabeth JACOBS,   b. 21 Nov 1847, Whitechapel, London, England   7. Myer [Morris] JACOBS,   b. 2 Feb 1849, Whitechapel, London, England   8. Rebecca JACOBS,   b. 23 Oct 1850, Whitechapel, London, England   9. John JACOBS,   b. Abt 1854, Whitechapel, London, England
  Family ID	F1278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1806 - St George East, London, England Marriage - 4 Jul 1832 - London, England Marriage - 2 Sep 1840 - London, England Census - Age: 35y,Address: Wentworth Street - 6 Jun 1841 - Tower Hamlets, London, England Census - Age: 44y,Address: 102 Petticoat Lane - 30 Mar 1851 - Whitechapel, London, England Occupation - Master Butcher,Age: 44y - 30 Mar 1851 - Whitechapel, London, England Census - Age: 74y,Address: 9 Bell Lane - 3 Apr 1881 - Spitalfields, London, England Occupation - Butcher,Age: 74y - 3 Apr 1881 - Spitalfields, London, England Census - Age: 89y,Address: 8 Bell Lane - 5 Apr 1891 - Whitechapel, London, England Occupation - Butcher,Age: 89y - 5 Apr 1891 - Whitechapel, London, England Death - Age: 92y,Address: 8 Bell Lane - 16 Apr 1893 - Spitalfields, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1861 census his wife, Nancy, says she is a widow, but the London Gazette confirms that Ezra is in prision for debt. So is this just face saving? 'Houser' is apparently a nickname. It was used by his son John when placing a death notice in the Jewish Chronicle.

  
  

• Sources

  [S2220] Death Notice - Jacobs, Ezra (Hauser). [S2130] 1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra, Bef Jan 2020. [S2131] 1851 Census - HO 107-1545 F287 P04 - Jacobs, Exra, Bef Jan 2020. [S2130] 1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2131] 1851 Census - HO 107-1545 F287 P04 - Jacobs, Exra, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S397] Extracts from the London Gazette (Relating to Jacobs), Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2608] 1881 Census - RG 11/0436 F035 P30 - Jacobs, Ezra, 30 May 2011. [S2772] 1891 Census - RG 12/0274 F69 P11 - JAcobs Phillis, 17 Nov 2013. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, Bef 6 Nov 2019, 1893 AMJ Whitechapel 1c 193. [S2220] Death Notice - Jacobs, Ezra (Hauser), 28 Jun 2011. Jewish Chronicle - 21/4/1893 Page 1 Note also that the following week (28/4/1893) there is an entry: John, Phillis and Rebecca Jacobs ...return thanks... father Ezra Jacobs Source: http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/JC1890to5EK.htm [S618] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Jacob [Z065] & Phillis Jacobs, 18 Oct 2014. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, 18 Oct 2014. Ref:- GSM 025/4 Date: 1795 [18 Nov] Groom: JACOBS, Jacob Groom Hebrew: Coppel Father Hebrew: David Letson Bride: JACOBS, Phillis Bride Hebrew: Keila Father Hebrew: Hirsh Wassertrager [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019. Ref:- GSM 282/35 Date: 1832 [4 Jul] Groom: JACOBS, Ezra Groom Hebrew: Ezra, Desc. from a Privd. Memb Father Hebrew: Jacob Coppel Bride: SIMMONS Fanny Bride Hebrew: Fegele Father Hebrew: Simon [S2141] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Ezra & Nancy Cohen, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019. Ref:- GSM 355/73 Date: 1840 [2 Sep] Groom: JACOBS, Ezra Groom Hebrew: Ezra, Desc. from a Privd. Memb Father Hebrew: Jacob Coppel Bride: COHEN Nancy (?) Bride Hebrew: Shprints Father Hebrew: Moshe Cohen [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Bef 6 Nov 2019, 1840 JAS 2 173.