Edward Lawrence Levy^[1]

1828 - 1892  (64 years)

• Name	Edward Lawrence Levy
  Birth	1828	City of London, England   [2, 3, 4]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Westminster, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 14y
  	Address: 18-17 Norfolk Street
  Court Case	22 Jan 1846	London, England   [6]
  	Involves an insolvency case of a man called Gibbs
  Court Case	9 Aug 1847	London, England   [7]
  	Bill swindling
  Court Case	16 Dec 1849  [8]
  	This is a very complex court case but from it we learn that Edward has a brother called William and an uncle called Henry Levy
  Census	7 Apr 1861	St Pancras, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 33y
  	Address: 44 Burton Court
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Solicitor Also has a visitor: Frances Nathan, aged 72
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	St Pancras, London, England
  	Solicitor
  	Age: 33y
  Court Case	1870	London, England   [9]
  	Charged with fraud in 1870. Age about 42. He is referred to as having been a solicitor in Bow Street in 1865. Reference is made to Levy having a brother in Australia. Mentions that he had been in Paris. Not Guilty. (Ref: t18700711-582)
  Court Case	3 Jul 1870	London, England   [10]
  Court Case	1874	London, England
  	He appears as a witness in the Old Bailey records in 1874 as Managing Clerk to a solicitor called Lind (Ref: t18740817-516)
  Court Case	1879	London, England
  	Charged with fraud in 1879. Age about 53. "He is again indicted" refers to an earlier event. Another mention of Paris, with several witnesses coming to England to testify. Reference to a son, Daniel Levy who is a clerk with Messrs Fisher. Guilty - 18 months imprisonment. (Ref: t18790526-562)
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Kensington, London, England   [11]
  	Age: 53y
  	Address: 38 Lancaster Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Accountant
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Kensington, London, England
  	Accountant
  	Age: 53y
  Court Case	1882	London, England
  	Charged with perverting the course of justice by suborning person to commit perjury. 1882 aged about 58. Also charged are his sons Daniel (28) and Henry Levy (26) and two other men. Edward: Guilty, 5 years prison. Daniel & Henry: Guilty, 12 months hard labour
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Highbury, London, England   [12]
  	Age: 64y
  	Address: 14 Beresford Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head As Edward Lewis Financial Agent
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Highbury, London, England
  	Financial Agent
  	Age: 64y
  Reference Number	BR 1692b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	20 Oct 1892	Middlesex, England   [13]
  	Age: 63y 5m 6d
  	Address: Wormwood Scrubs Prison
  	As Frederick Lewis Address: 14 Beresford Road, Canonbury, Middlesex Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4533	Jacobs
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Lawrence Levy,   b. Abt 1803, Tower Hamlets, London, England d. 28 Oct 1873, Barnes, Middlesex, England (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Jacobs,   b. Abt 1805, Whitechapel, London, England d. 29 Sep 1874, Barnes, Middlesex, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	29 Mar 1826	London, England   [3]
  Family ID	F1472	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Levy,   b. 9 Aug 1828, Surrey, England d. 16 Jul 1891, Canonbury, London, England (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	22 Aug 1850	London, England   [14, 15]
  	GSM 110/10 Edward and Charlotte were 1st cousins. Their mothers were sisters.
  Children	1. Amelia Levy,   b. 7 Aug 1851, London, England   2. William Levy,   b. 14 Feb 1853, London, England   3. Daniel Levy,   b. Between Oct 1854 and Dec 1854, Middlesex, England   4. Henry Levy,   b. Between Apr 1856 and Jun 1856, London, England   5. Constance Levy,   b. Between Oct 1857 and Dec 1857, London, England   6. Augustus Levy,   b. 26 Mar 1859, St Pancras, London, England   7. Edward Levy,   b. Between Jul 1860 and Sep 1860, London, England   8. Frederic David Levy,   b. Between Jul 1862 and Sep 1862, Middlesex, England   9. Albert Septimus Levy,   b. Between Oct 1864 and Dec 1864, Middlesex, England   10. Emelie Levy,   b. Abt 1866, Clerkenwell, London, England   11. Nathaniel Octavins Levy,   b. Between Jul 1866 and Sep 1866, Middlesex, England
  Family ID	F1470	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1828 - City of London, England Census - Age: 14y,Address: 18-17 Norfolk Street - 6 Jun 1841 - Westminster, London, England Court Case - 22 Jan 1846 - London, England Court Case - 9 Aug 1847 - London, England Marriage - 22 Aug 1850 - London, England Census - Age: 33y,Address: 44 Burton Court - 7 Apr 1861 - St Pancras, London, England Occupation - Solicitor,Age: 33y - 7 Apr 1861 - St Pancras, London, England Court Case - 1870 - London, England Court Case - 3 Jul 1870 - London, England Court Case - 1874 - London, England Court Case - 1879 - London, England Census - Age: 53y,Address: 38 Lancaster Road - 3 Apr 1881 - Kensington, London, England Occupation - Accountant,Age: 53y - 3 Apr 1881 - Kensington, London, England Court Case - 1882 - London, England Census - Age: 64y,Address: 14 Beresford Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Highbury, London, England Occupation - Financial Agent,Age: 64y - 5 Apr 1891 - Highbury, London, England Death - Age: 63y 5m 6d,Address: Wormwood Scrubs Prison - 20 Oct 1892 - Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Also known as Lewis Levy (source Carol Freeman) Received email from Robert Ward [Sept 2009] My wife is descended from one of Edward Lawrence Levy's uncles, Charles Lewis (they changed their name from Levy to Lewis), who was her GG Grandfather. Edward Lawrence Levy was the son of Lawrence Levy who was a Sheriff's Officer for Middlesex and also dabbled in the theatre - he owned the lease of the Victoria theatre at one point. Edward Lawrence was articled to my wife's ancestor Charles Lewis (as stated in the case of Gibbs 1846 as reported in The Daily News, 22 January 1846). The case of Levite v Lewis (see The Times, 21st June, 1864) illustrates the break down of the relationship with his uncle, probably as a result of Edward Lawrence's unprofessional behaviour. I haven't yet finished ploughing through all the newspaper reports of Edward Lawrence's frauds, but he certainly seems to have achieved notoriety. This whole wider branch of the Levy family is interesting and its members appear in the press many times from around 1820 into the 1890s, usually relating to their money lending, professional and unprofessional activities, and through their marriages they have close links with the top professional classes and aristocracy, but analysing and recording it all is a large undertaking. Robert Ward has found references to Edward Lawrence Levy in the Old Bailey records. I carried out a search and found four entries (2 of which mention sons): Charged with fraud in 1870. Age about 42. He is referred to as having been a solicitor in Bow Street in 1865. Reference is made to Levy having a brother in Australia. Mentions that he had been in Paris. Not Guilty. (Ref: t18700711-582) He appears as a witness in the Old Bailey records in 1874 as Managing Clerk to a solicitor called Lind (Ref: t18740817-516) Charged with fraud in 1879. Age about 53. "He is again indicted" refers to an earlier event. Another mention of Paris, with several witnesses coming to England to testify. Reference to a son, Daniel Levy who is a clerk with Messrs Fisher. Guilty - 18 months imprisonment. (Ref: t18790526-562) Charged with perverting the course of justice by suborning person to commit perjury. 1882 aged about 58. Also charged are his sons Daniel (28) and Henry Levy (26) and two other men. Edward: Guilty, 5 years prison. Daniel & Henry: Guilty, 12 months hard labour Edward had been put into prison in 1892 so he lived but a short while during imprisonment

  
  

• Sources

  [S2313] Carol Freeman's Database. Record updated from... [S2317] 1881 Census - RG 11/0037 F80 P13 - Levy, Edward Lawrence, Bef 6 Nov 2019, Described as Accountant. Names and births of children are from this source, . [S2313] Carol Freeman's Database, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2308] 1861 Census - RG 9/0103 F117 P05 - Levy, Edward Lawrence, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S3155] 1841 Census - HO 107-0731 B02 F16 P24 - Levy, Lawrence, 12 Apr 2016. [S2677] Court Case - Levy, Edward, Lawrence - Levy, Mrs (nee Rebecca Jacobs), 17 Sep 2011. [S2679] Court Case - Levy, Edward Lawrence - Bill Swindling, 17 Sep 2011. [S2666] Newspaper Cutting - Levy, Edward Lawrence, 30 Jul 2011. [S2676] Arrest - Levy, Edward Lawrence.jpg, 17 Sep 2011. [S2681] Court Case - Levy, Lawrence - Disappearance, 18 Sep 2011. [S4262] 1881 Census RG 11 - 0037 F80 P13 - Levy, Edward Lawrence, 12 Feb 2022. [S2545] 1891 Census - RG 12/0173 F88 P44 - Levy, Edward Lawrence, 23 Feb 2011. [S2543] Will - Index - Levy, Edward L aka Lewis, Edward, 23 Feb 2011, No suitable GRO found. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 13 Aug 2009, 1850 JAS St Lukes 2 326. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, 12 Apr 2016, GSMa 110/101.