Clara Jacobs

1873 - 1945  (71 years)   Has 19 ancestors and 11 descendants in this family tree.

Henry Jacobs

Abt 1833 - 1911  (78 years)

Birth	Abt 1833	St James Westminster district, London, England
Died	31 Mar 1911	Frien Barnet, London, England
	Age: 79y
	Cause: Senile Dementia & Brights Disease
	Address: Colney Hatch Asylum
Buried	7 Apr 1911	Lambeth, London, England
Father	Moses Jacobs,   b. Abt 1794, Whitechapel, London, England
Mother	Sarah Levy,   b. Abt 1793, St Martin in the Fields, London, England
Married	31 Jul 1815	London, England
Family 1	Ellen Silverstone,   b. Abt 1835, Paddington, London, England
Children	1. Hannah Jacobs,   b. 8 Dec 1854, Boyle, Kentucky, USA   2. Morris Henry Jacobs,   b. Abt 1856, Kentucky, USA   3. Sarah Jacobs,   b. 28 Jan 1859, Brighton, Sussex, England   4. Matilda Rebecca Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1860 and Dec 1860, Brighton, Sussex, England   5. David Jacobs,   b. 6 Oct 1862, Brighton, Sussex, England   6. Catherine Jacobs,   b. Between Apr 1864 and Jun 1864, Brighton, Sussex, England   7. Leah Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1865 and Sep 1865, Brighton, Sussex, England   8. Adeline Phillipa Jacobs,   b. 25 Feb 1867, Brighton, Sussex, England   9. Jacob Jacobs,   b. Abt 1869, Brighton, Sussex, England   10. Elizabeth Constance Jacobs,   b. Between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872, Brighton, Sussex, England   11. Lewis Jacobs,   b. Abt 1873, London, England
Family 2	Elizabeth Twine,   b. 23 Jun 1851, Clapham, Surrey, England
Children	1. Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England   2. Alice Jacobs,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Holborn, London, England   3. Charles Jacobs,   b. Abt 1877, Holborn, London, England   4. Annie Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1879 and Sep 1879, Soho, Westminster, London, England   5. Minnie Jacobs,   b. Abt 1880, Bermondsey, London, England   6. John Jacobs,   b. 30 Oct 1881, Holborn, London, England   7. Florence Rachel Jacobs,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England

Elizabeth Twine

1851 - 1890  (39 years)

Birth	23 Jun 1851	Clapham, Surrey, England
Christened	20 Jul 1851	Clapham, Surrey, England
Died	4 Oct 1890	Holborn, London, England
	Age: 39y
	Cause: Cardiac Arrest
	Address: 47 Eagle Street, Red Lion Square
Father	William Twine,   b. 1 Jan 1814, Clapham, Surrey, England
Mother	Elizabeth Armstrong,   b. Abt 1816, Walton, Surrey, England
Married	19 Apr 1835	Lambeth, London, England
	Address: St Mary's
Family	Henry Jacobs,   b. Abt 1833, St James Westminster district, London, England
Children	1. Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England   2. Alice Jacobs,   b. 30 Mar 1874, Holborn, London, England   3. Charles Jacobs,   b. Abt 1877, Holborn, London, England   4. Annie Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1879 and Sep 1879, Soho, Westminster, London, England   5. Minnie Jacobs,   b. Abt 1880, Bermondsey, London, England   6. John Jacobs,   b. 30 Oct 1881, Holborn, London, England   7. Florence Rachel Jacobs,   b. 3 Oct 1882, Soho, Westminster, London, England

William John Purssey

1874 - 1945  (70 years)

Birth	Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874	Holborn, London, England
	Address: Eagle Street
Died	Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945	Hendon, Middlesex, England
	Age: 70y
Father	William John Purssey,   b. Abt 1844, Hoxton, London, England
Mother	Isabella (Elizabeth) Juby,   b. Between Jan 1847 and Mar 1847, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England
Married	Between Oct 1886 and Dec 1886
Family	Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Children	1. Clara Elizabeth Purssey,   b. 20 May 1902, Holborn, London, England   2. Edith Purssey,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Holborn, London, England   3. Elsie Purssey,   b. 5 Sep 1913, Holborn, London, England

Clara Elizabeth Purssey

1902 -

Birth	20 May 1902	Holborn, London, England
	Address: Harpur Street
Christened	4 Jun 1902	Camden Town, London, England
Father	William John Purssey,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Family	Hayden Morris Hussey,   b. 20 Nov 1902, West Ham, London, England
Married	Between Apr 1932 and Jun 1932	Holborn, London, England
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Edith Purssey

1904 - 1980  (75 years)

Birth	19 Jul 1904	Holborn, London, England
	Address: East Street
Died	Between Jan 1980 and Mar 1980	Thanet, Kent, England
	Age: 75y
Father	William John Purssey,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
Family	Alfred Henry Furneau,   b. Between Oct 1903 and Dec 1903, St Pancras, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1933 and Sep 1933	Islington, London, England
Children	1. Living   2. Living   3. Living

Elsie Purssey

1913 -

Birth	5 Sep 1913	Holborn, London, England
	Address: East Street
Father	William John Purssey,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England
Mother	Clara Jacobs,   b. Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England
	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street

• Name	Clara Jacobs
  Birth	Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873	Brighton, Sussex, England   [1, 2]
  	1881 Census gives her birth as London but BMD gives Brighton and this date fits with her age in 1911 Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Female
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Strand, Westminster, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 6y
  	Address: 33 Stanhope Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Daughter
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Brighton, Sussex, England   [4]
  	Age: 17y
  	Address: 33 Park Crescent
  	Relation to Head of House: Servant Cook Family is Corfield
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Brighton, Sussex, England
  	Cook
  	Age: 17y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Brighton, Sussex, England   [5]
  	Age: 25y
  	Address: 11 Maiden Lane
  	Relation to Head of House: Servant Waitress
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Brighton, Sussex, England
  	Waitress
  	Age: 25y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Holborn, London, England   [6]
  	Age: 37y
  	Address: 34 East Street
  	Married 9 years 2 children, both living
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Holborn, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 45y 1m
  	Address: 35 Millman Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife Charwoman Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (2) 7, 15
  Ancestor Count	21
  Descendant Count	11
  Reference Number	BR 1662a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	C0E415E6B0AD40309109FEBF05FE860E5AAD
  Death	Between Jan 1945 and Mar 1945	Edmonton, London, England   [8]
  	Age: 71y
  	Brenda Poulson pointed me in the right direction for this as she knew that William & Clara died close together. Note the death is indexed as Clara E Purssey Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4333	Jacobs
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry Jacobs,   b. Abt 1833, St James Westminster district, London, England d. 31 Mar 1911, Frien Barnet, London, England (Age 78 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Twine,   b. 23 Jun 1851, Clapham, Surrey, England d. 4 Oct 1890, Holborn, London, England (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F424	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William John Purssey,   b. Between Oct 1874 and Dec 1874, Holborn, London, England d. Between Jul 1945 and Sep 1945, Hendon, Middlesex, England (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	4 Aug 1901	Holborn, London, England   [9, 10]
  	Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street
  	He is a Packer Married as C of E
  Children	1. Clara Elizabeth Purssey,   b. 20 May 1902, Holborn, London, England   2. Edith Purssey,   b. 19 Jul 1904, Holborn, London, England d. Between Jan 1980 and Mar 1980, Thanet, Kent, England (Age 75 years)   3. Elsie Purssey,   b. 5 Sep 1913, Holborn, London, England
  Family ID	F1528	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Between Jul 1873 and Sep 1873 - Brighton, Sussex, England Census - Age: 6y,Address: 33 Stanhope Street - 3 Apr 1881 - Strand, Westminster, London, England Census - Age: 17y,Address: 33 Park Crescent - 5 Apr 1891 - Brighton, Sussex, England Occupation - Cook,Age: 17y - 5 Apr 1891 - Brighton, Sussex, England Census - Age: 25y,Address: 11 Maiden Lane - 31 Mar 1901 - Brighton, Sussex, England Occupation - Waitress,Age: 25y - 31 Mar 1901 - Brighton, Sussex, England Marriage - Address: He: 47 Eagle Street, She: 46 Eagle Street - 4 Aug 1901 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 37y,Address: 34 East Street - 2 Apr 1911 - Holborn, London, England Census - Age: 45y 1m,Address: 35 Millman Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Holborn, London, England Death - Age: 71y - Between Jan 1945 and Mar 1945 - Edmonton, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2182] 1881 Census - RG 11/0336 F43 P33 - Silverstone, Ellen, Jacobs, Henry & Elizabeth, Bef Jan 2020. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 5 Feb 2011, 1873 JAS Brighton 2b 194. [S2182] 1881 Census - RG 11/0336 F43 P33 - Silverstone, Ellen, Jacobs, Henry & Elizabeth, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2488] 1891 Census - RG 12/0809 F008 P10 - Jacobs, Clara, 5 Feb 2011. [S2489] 1901 Census - RG 13/0244 F052 P11 - Jacobs, Clara, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2487] 1911 Census - RG 14 PN1198 RG78 PN41 RD14 SD1 ED2 SN185 - Purssey, William John, 5 Feb 2011. [S3882] 1921 Census RG15-01268-0121 - Purssey, William J, 2 Apr 2023. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 7 Feb 2011, 1945 JFM Edmonton 3a 1250. [S2490] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Clar & Purssey, William, 5 Feb 2011. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 5 Feb 2011, 1901 JAS London C 1c 5.