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] - 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
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Person ID I4035 Jacobs Last Modified 15 Jan 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 15 Jan 2026
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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.
- [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.
- [S2130] 1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra.

