Rachel JACOBS

Abt 1820 -

• Name	Rachel JACOBS
  Birth	Abt 1820	Westminster, London, England   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census	6 Jun 1841	Westminster, London, England   [1]
  	Age: 20y
  	Address: Tyler Street
  	Living with grandmother & uncle
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Westminster, London, England   [2]
  	Age: 31y
  	Address: 4 Medway Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Wife
  Census	7 Apr 1861	St John The Evangelist, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 41y
  	Address: 4 Midway Street, Westminster
  	Relation to Head of House: Head This census is a bit of a mess, but should be interpreted as Rachel Cohen Head 41 M Marine Store Dealer Angel Cohen Son 14 U Milcah Jacobs Mother 64 Wid Marine Store Dealer Leah Jacobs Sister 25 U Dressmaker Sister, Leah, and mother living with her Written as R Cohen and age is in the male column Child, Angle is right age for Angel but age is in female column Bear in mind that the pronunciation of Angel would probably be with a hard 'G' thus the enumerator may well have written it accordingly.
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	St John The Evangelist, London, England
  	Marine Store Dealer
  	Age: 41y
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Finsbury, London, England   [4]
  	Age: 51y
  	Address: 49 Copenhagen Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Rag Wardrobe Dealer Rag Wardrobe Dealer Married but husband not with her
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	Finsbury, London, England
  	Rag Wardrobe Dealer
  	Age: 51y
  Reference Number	BR 0981a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I4713	Jacobs
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2022

  
  

  Father	Lewis JACOBS,   b. Abt 1792, Spitalfields, London, England d. Between Jul 1853 and Sep 1853, Westminster, London, England (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Milcah LEVY,   b. Abt 1796, Middlesex, England d. 2 May 1867, London, England (Age 71 years)
  Marriage	13 Sep 1815	London, England   [5, 6]
  	Groom's Hebrew name was Eliezer Lipman Bride's Hebrew name was Malkah Note that according to FindMyPast, Boyd's Marriage Index records the year as 1819. Great Synagogue gives 1813
  Family ID	F1275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alexander COHEN,   b. Abt 1817, Westminster, London, England
  Marriage	10 Dec 1845	London, England   [7, 8]
  	Address: 21 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden
  	Maiden Lane Synagogue [Ashkenazi] His father just listed as 'Dead' His occupation is Rag Merchant Both give their ages as 'of Full Age' His address: 5 St Anns Street, Wetsminster Her address: 4 Tyler Street, St James [Same address as 1841 census] ============================================= There are many Ancestry Trees that have Rachel marrying Jonas Lipman in 1849. However this seems to be an example of the 'Copy & Paste Disease' that seems prevalent on Ancestry these days. The Jacobs-Lipman marriage certificate clearly shows that Rachael's father is Judah Jacobs, whereas the Jacobs-Cohen certificate names Lewis Jacobs, Glassdealer as her father. More details can be found on the Jacobs Tree website:- https://jacobstree.co.uk/2020/02/22/rachael-jacobs-b-circa-1820/ [22/02/2020] Note that Isaac Harris, who was one of the witnesses, is the great-great grandfather of contributor Anne Harris-Piccoli. [12/04/2020]
  Children	1. Angel COHEN,   b. Between Oct 1846 and Dec 1846, Westminster, London, England   2. Lewis COHEN,   b. Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848, Westminster, London, England d. Between Jul 1848 and Sep 1848, Westminster, London, England (Age 0 years)   3. Esther COHEN,   b. Between Jan 1851 and Mar 1851, London, England
  Family ID	F1539	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1820 - Westminster, London, England Census - Age: 20y,Address: Tyler Street - 6 Jun 1841 - Westminster, London, England Marriage - Address: 21 Maiden Lane, Covent Garden - 10 Dec 1845 - London, England Census - Age: 31y,Address: 4 Medway Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Westminster, London, England Census - Age: 41y,Address: 4 Midway Street, Westminster - 7 Apr 1861 - St John The Evangelist, London, England Occupation - Marine Store Dealer,Age: 41y - 7 Apr 1861 - St John The Evangelist, London, England Census - Age: 51y,Address: 49 Copenhagen Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Finsbury, London, England Occupation - Rag Wardrobe Dealer,Age: 51y - 2 Apr 1871 - Finsbury, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  There are many Ancestry Trees that have Rachel marrying Jonas Lipman in 1849. However this seems to be an example of the 'Copy & Paste Disease' that seems prevalent on Ancestry these days. The Jacobs-Lipman marriage certificate clearly shows that Rachael's father is Judah Jacobs, whereas the Jacobs-Cohen certificate names Lewis Jacobs, Glassdealer as her father. More details can be found on the Jacobs Tree website:- https://jacobstree.co.uk/2020/02/22/rachael-jacobs-b-circa-1820/ [22/02/2020]

  
  

• Sources

  [S2553] 1841 Census - HO 107/0735 B01 F005 P02 - Levy, Lewis, 21 Mar 2011. [S2555] 1851 Census - HO 107/1479 F467 P03 - Cohen, Rachel, 21 Mar 2011. [S2157] 1861 Census - RG 9/0009 F039 P03 - Jacobs, Milcah, 16 Feb 2020. [S2556] 1851 Census - RG 10/0259 F062 P45 - Cohen, Rachel, 21 Mar 2011. [S2244] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Lewis [Z071] & Levi, Malcha, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Bef 6 Nov 2019. GSM 165/*1* [S3299] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Rachel - Cohen, Alexander, 22 Feb 2020. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 20 Mar 2011, 1845 OND Strand 1 395.