A Jacobs Family History

Amelia Hart

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Name Amelia Hart Birth Abt 1844 London, England [1]
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Gender Female Census 30 Mar 1851 Westminster, London, England [1]
Age: 7y Address: 81 Regent Street - Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Census 2 Apr 1871 Paddington, London, England [2]
Age: 27y Address: 26 Westbourne Park Terrace - Relation to Head of House: Daughter
As Emlia Burdett
Unmarried
Actress
This is a real mixed up census.
Agnes Burdett is really Elizabeth Hart nee Jacobs
And the daugters are hers.
Julia, Amelia and Agnes are actresses using the stage name Burdett.
It is believed that they are all using the surname to help them hide from Amelia's husband Maurice Davies as he is divorving her.
See also Phil Kirby's posts at https://www.british-genealogy.com/threads/91954-AMELIA-HART-1843-1907-DAVIES-WILEMAN-COOPMAN?highlight=amelia+hart+1943
Ancestor Count 8 Descendant Count 4 Occupation 2 Apr 1871 Paddington, London, England Actress Age: 27y Reference Number BR 1032a Reference Number BR-J _UID 2AED48CA4D1A4BB2ADD746D96857C510C408 Death 4 Apr 1907 Kensington, London, England [3]
Age: 62y Address: 49 Redcliffe Square - From Jewish Chronicle 12 April 1907
On the 4 April 1907 at 49 Redcliffe Square SW after only a few hours illness, Minnie, beloved wife of Arthur F WILEMAN, mother of Mrs Ellis J DAVIS and Mr John David DAVIES
Courtesy of Phil Kirby
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Person ID I4403 Jacobs Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
Father John Hart, b. Between 1795 and 1808, Strand, Westminster, London, England d. 2 Sep 1865, Paddington, London, England
(Age 70 years)
Mother Elizabeth Jacobs, b. Abt 1800, Aldgate, London, England d. 26 Feb 1872, St Mary, Paddington, London, England
(Age 72 years)
Marriage 26 Aug 1818 London, England [4, 5]
Address: Great Synagogue, St James Dukes Place Family ID F279 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Maurice Davies Marriage 14 Sep 1864 London, England [6, 7]
Address: Hanover Square Concert Rooms - Married in the Jewish Religion by Dr N Adler, Chief Rabbi.
His occupation: Professor of Music
His address: Shrewsbury Road, Bayswater
Her address: 51 Bernard Stree, Russel Square
Divorce 8 Jun 1870 [8] Cause: Maurice sues for divorce claiming Amelia unfaithful Children 1. David Davies, b. Between Oct 1865 and Dec 1865, Kensington, London, England 2. Annie Elizabeth Davies, b. Between Jul 1867 and Sep 1867, Kensington, London, England Family ID F1413 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2021
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Sources - [S2224] 1851 Census - HO 107/1484 F85 P10-11 - Jacobs, Elizabeth & Hart, John, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S3221] 1871 Census - RG 0010/15 F20 P32 - Jacobs, Elizabeth, 19 May 2018.
- [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 19 May 2018, 1907 AMJ Kensington 1A 112.
- [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, 20 Nov 2016, GSM 182/45. Elizabeth Jacobs dau of a priv member, Beila d. of Tsebi Hirsh (Jacobs) to John Hart, Jacob s. of Benjamin.
GSM 182/45
John Hart
Yaakov ben Binyamin
father Binyamin
Elizabeth Jacobs
Bilah bat Zvi Hirsch Jacobs
father Zvi Hirsch Jacobs (privileged member) - [S4638] Marriage Entry - Jacobs, Elizabeth - Hart, John, 21 Mar 2022.
- [S2847] Marriage Cert - Davies, Maurice - Hart, Amelia, 9 Oct 2015.
- [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Bef 6 Nov 2019, 1864 JAS London City 1c 259.
- [S2956] Divorce - Davies, Maurice - Davies, Amelia, 26 Oct 2015.
- [S2224] 1851 Census - HO 107/1484 F85 P10-11 - Jacobs, Elizabeth & Hart, John, Bef 6 Nov 2019.