A Jacobs Family History

Nancy (Ann) Cohen

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Name Nancy (Ann) Cohen Birth Abt 1811 St George East, London, England [1, 2]
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Gender Female Census 6 Jun 1841 London, England [3]
Age: 30y Address: Wentworth Street Census 30 Mar 1851 London, England [4]
Age: 42y Address: 102 Petticoat Lane - Relation to Head of House: Wife
Indexed as Nancey
Census 7 Apr 1861 London, England [5, 6]
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 [7]
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 [8, 9]
Age: 81y - Mother of Mrs S Barnett, 340 Pitt Street, Sydney
Who was Mrs S Barnett
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Person ID I4035 Jacobs Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
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 [10, 11, 12]
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
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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?
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Sources - [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.
- [S2132] 1861 Census - RG 9/0270 F061 P04 - Jacobs, John, 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 Mar 2011.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, Bef 6 Nov 2019, 1888 OND Whitechapel 1c 214.
- [S2607] Death Notice - Jacobs, Nancy, 30 May 2011.
- [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.
- [S2130] 1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra, Bef Jan 2020.