Ezra (Houser) Jacobs

Abt 1806 - 1893  (87 years)   Has 6 ancestors and 33 descendants in this family tree.

Jacob (John) Jacobs

1776 - Aft 1851  (> 83 years)

Birth	Between 1769 and 1776	Aldgate, London, England
Died	Aft 1851
Father	David Jacobs,   b. 1727
Mother	Jane [Jacobs],   b. Bef 1752
Married	Bef 1768
Family	Phillis Jacobs,   b. 1776, Middlesex, England
Married	18 Nov 1795	London, England
Children	1. Elizabeth Jacobs   2. Child Jacobs,   b. Abt 1799   3. Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England   4. Jane Jacobs,   b. Abt 1810, London, England   5. Rebecca Jacobs,   b. Abt 1811   6. Henry Jacobs,   b. Between 1816 and 1821, Ratcliffe, London, England

Phillis Jacobs

1776 - 1844  (68 years)

Birth	1776	Middlesex, England
Died	29 Sep 1844	Whitechapel, London, England
	Age: 72y
	Cause: Mortification in the throat
	Address: 102 Middlesex Street
Father	Hirsh Wassertrager
Family	Jacob (John) Jacobs,   b. Between 1769 and 1776, Aldgate, London, England
Married	18 Nov 1795	London, England
Children	1. Elizabeth Jacobs   2. Child Jacobs,   b. Abt 1799   3. Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England   4. Jane Jacobs,   b. Abt 1810, London, England   5. Rebecca Jacobs,   b. Abt 1811   6. Henry Jacobs,   b. Between 1816 and 1821, Ratcliffe, London, England

Fanny Simmons

Family	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Married	4 Jul 1832	London, England
Children	1. David Jacobs,   b. Abt 1832, London, England

David Jacobs

Abt 1832 - 1911  (79 years)

Birth	Abt 1832	London, England
Died	28 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Age: 78y
	Cause: Bronchitis
	Address: McCrae Street
Buried	29 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Address: White Hills Cemetary
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Fanny Simmons
Married	4 Jul 1832	London, England
Family	Esther Mary Canavan,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Children	1. Humphrey James Jacobs,   b. 1875, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia   2. John Jacobs,   b. 1877, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   3. David Jacobs,   b. 1878, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   4. Robert Orr Jacobs,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia   5. Catherine Jacobs,   b. 1882, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   6. David Ezra Jacobs,   b. 1889, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   7. Amelia Jacobs,   b. 1895, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   8. James Jacobs,   b. 1897, White Hill, Victoria, Australia

Nancy (Ann) Cohen

Abt 1811 - 1888  (77 years)

Birth	Abt 1811	St George East, London, England
Died	25 Dec 1888	London, England
	Age: 81y
Family	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England
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   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

Amelia Jacobs

Abt 1839 -

Birth	Abt 1839	Whitechapel, London, England
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Jane Jacobs

1841 -

Birth	5 Jun 1841	Spitalfields, London, England
	Address: 2 Wentworth Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Rachel Jacobs

1842 -

Birth	2 Dec 1842	Spitalfields, London, England
	Address: Wentworth Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Phillis Jacobs

1844 - 1934  (89 years)

Birth	16 May 1844	Spitalfields, London, England
	Address: 2 Wentworth Street
Died	10 Jan 1934	Hackney, London, England
	Age: 86y
	Cause: Hypostatic congestion, Myocarditis, General Arterio Schlerosis
	Address: 230 High Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Aaron Jacobs

1846 -

Birth	5 Jan 1846	Whitechapel, London, England
	Address: Petticoat Lane
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Elizabeth Jacobs

1847 -

Birth	21 Nov 1847	Whitechapel, London, England
	Address: 102 Middlesex Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Myer [Morris] Jacobs

1849 -

Birth	2 Feb 1849	Whitechapel, London, England
	Address: 102 Middlesex Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

Rebecca Jacobs

1850 -

Birth	23 Oct 1850	Whitechapel, London, England
	Address: 102 Middlesex Street
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

John Jacobs

Abt 1854 -

Birth	Abt 1854	Whitechapel, London, England
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Nancy (Ann) Cohen,   b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England
Married	2 Sep 1840	London, England

• Name	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs  [1]
  Birth	Abt 1806	St George East, London, England   [2, 3]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  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
  Ancestor Count	6
  Descendant Count	33
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Whitechapel, London, England
  	Butcher
  	Age: 89y
  Reference Number	BR 0999a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	A819706DC3664F6AA1FC1A63E41DAC054CB1
  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 Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4024	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  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.