Alexander Cohen

Abt 1817 -

• Name	Alexander Cohen
  Birth	Abt 1817	Westminster, London, England   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	30 Mar 1851	Westminster, London, England   [1]
  	Age: 34y
  	Address: 4 Medway Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Rag Merchant
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	Westminster, London, England
  	Rag Merchant
  	Age: 34y
  Reference Number	BR 0981b
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I4715	Jacobs
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2024

  
  

  Family	Rachel Jacobs,   b. Abt 1820, Westminster, London, England
  Marriage	10 Dec 1845	London, England   [2, 3]
  	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 1817 - Westminster, London, England Marriage - 10 Dec 1845 - London, England Census - Age: 34y,Address: 4 Medway Street - 30 Mar 1851 - Westminster, London, England Occupation - Rag Merchant,Age: 34y - 30 Mar 1851 - Westminster, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2555] 1851 Census - HO 107/1479 F467 P03 - Cohen, Rachel, 21 Mar 2011. [S3299] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Rachel - Cohen, Alexander, 22 Feb 2020. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 20 Mar 2011, 1845 OND Strand 1 395.