Nancy (Ann) COHEN

Abt 1811 - 1888  (77 years)   Has no ancestors but 9 descendants in this family tree.

Ezra (Houser) JACOBS

Abt 1806 - 1893  (87 years)

Birth	Abt 1806	St George East, London, England
Died	16 Apr 1893	Spitalfields, London, England
	Age: 92y
	Address: 8 Bell Lane
Father	Jacob (John) JACOBS,   b. Between 1769 and 1776, Aldgate, London, England
Mother	Phillis JACOBS,   b. 1776, Middlesex, England
Married	18 Nov 1795	London, England
Family 1	Fanny SIMMONS
Married	4 Jul 1832	London, England
Children	1. David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Family 2	Nancy (Ann) COHEN,   b. Abt 1811, 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	Nancy (Ann) COHEN
  Birth	Abt 1811	St George East, London, England   [1, 2]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	London, England   [1]
  	Age: 30y
  	Address: Wentworth Street
  Census	30 Mar 1851	London, England   [2]
  	Age: 42y
  	Address: 102 Petticoat Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Indexed as Nancey
  Census	7 Apr 1861	London, England   [3, 4]
  	Age: 51y
  	Address: 102 Middlesex St [Renamed from Petticoat Lane]
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Widow. Butcher's Widow But according to London Gazette, husband in prison for debt.
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Spitalfields, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 71y
  	Address: 9 Bell Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Descendant Count	9
  Reference Number	BR 0999c
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	98C55FE97D5F49A193482B4151ACA7B107A4
  Death	25 Dec 1888	London, England   [6, 7]
  	Age: 81y
  	Mother of Mrs S Barnett, 340 Pitt Street, Sydney Who was Mrs S Barnett Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4035	Jacobs
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2026

  
  

  Family	Ezra (Houser) JACOBS,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England d. 16 Apr 1893, Spitalfields, London, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	2 Sep 1840	London, England   [8, 9, 10]
  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	3 Jun 2026

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1811 - St George East, London, England Marriage - 2 Sep 1840 - London, England Census - Age: 30y,Address: Wentworth Street - 6 Jun 1841 - London, England Census - Age: 42y,Address: 102 Petticoat Lane - 30 Mar 1851 - London, England Census - Age: 51y,Address: 102 Middlesex St [Renamed from Petticoat Lane] - 7 Apr 1861 - London, England Census - Age: 71y,Address: 9 Bell Lane - 3 Apr 1881 - Spitalfields, London, England Death - Age: 81y - 25 Dec 1888 - London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1861 census Nancy says she is a widow, but the London Gazette confirms that husband is in prision for debt. So is this just face saving?

  
  

• Sources

  [S2130] 1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra. [S2131] 1851 Census - HO 107-1545 F287 P04 - Jacobs, Exra. [S2132] 1861 Census - RG 9/0270 F061 P04 - Jacobs, John. [S397] Extracts from the London Gazette (Relating to Jacobs). [S2608] 1881 Census - RG 11/0436 F035 P30 - Jacobs, Ezra. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1888 OND Whitechapel 1c 214. [S2607] Death Notice - Jacobs, Nancy. [S2141] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Ezra & Nancy Cohen. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire. 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, 1840 JAS 2 173.