Simon Bernard Glynn is the husband of Esther Reizel Levin, my 2x great aunt. Levin family HERE. Glynn family HERE
Born: 15 May 1874 in Kamenitz, Grodno, Belarus. Dates of birth as per the 1939 register. However his naturalization papers suggest he was born in 1877 and his tombstone suggests 1875
Esther and Simon's two daughters who reached adulthood, Lily (on left) and Minnie Glynn in around 1910
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Tombstone for Simon Glynn. In loving memory of Simon Glynn passed away 14 June 1955 aged 80 years. Deeply mourned by his dear wife, daughters, sons-in-law, sister, grandchildren, relatives and friends. May his dear soul rest in peace (Abbr.)
(Jewish Chronicle, November 1921)
Hebrew name: Shimon Dov son of Avraham
Naturalization:
Simon and his children Minnie and Freda became naturalised British citizens on 15 August 1902. The family were living at 79 Soho Street, Liverpool, England at the time
Occupation: Simon worked in the clothing industry on his own account, initially as a shopkeeper, then a tailer's cutter, then a woolen merchant and he also established the Erskine clothing factory, which is still in existence
Married:
1) Esther Reizel Levin in (January - March) 1898 in Liverpool, England. Simon was 23 and Esther 20
Children
Their first child was born in 1898 when Simon was 24 and Esther 21. Their last child was born in 1903 when Simon was 29 and Esther 26
- Minnie Glynn 1896 - 1980
- Gertrude Glynn 1900 - 1901
- Freda Glynn 1901 - 1903
- Leah (Lily) Glynn 1903 - 1981
Married:
2) Following Esther's death on November 1921, Simon married a widow, Fanny Green, nee Yaffe in Liverpool, England on 3 February 1928. Simon was 51 and Fanny was 39
Census details
1901
Esther and Simon are married and the family are living at 79 Soho Street, Liverpool, England. Simon is age 26 and working at home on his own account as a clothier shop keeper. Esther is age 24 and their daughter Minnie is age 2
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1911
The family are living in a 6 room house at 48 Erskine street, Liverpool, England. Simon is age 35 and a tailor's cutter working from home on his own account. Esther is age 34 and the two children, Minnie age 12 and Leah age 7 are both at school
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1921
The family in the 1921 census taken on 21 June are living at 6 Cairns street, Liverpool, England. Simon is age 46 years and 9 months and a wholesale clothing manufacturer and merchant. He is an employer with his premises at 1 Islington Square, Liverpool. Esther is age 44 years and 3 months and the two children are Minnie age 22 years and 7 months and Lily age 17 years and 11 months. Also living with them is Elizabeth Brown, a domestic servant age 57 years and 4 months
Death
14 June 1955 (24 Sivan 5715) in Southport, England. He is buried in the Duke street cemetery, Southport, England
Hebrew translation: Here is buried Mr. Shimon Dov son of Mr. Abraham, may his memory be for a blessing. Passed away 24 Sivan 5715
May his soul be bound up in the bond of life
May his soul be bound up in the bond of life
Obituary
(Jewish Chronicle, November 1921)
Place of Birth
Esther Levin was born in Sislowitz in the Grodno Province of Belarus
SVISLOCH (Pol. Swisłocz ), town in Grodno district, Belarus; within Poland before 1795 and between the two world wars. A number of Jews settled there at the beginning of the 18th century on the invitation of the owners of the locality, the princes of Tyszkiewicz. In 1752 the Council of Lithuania imposed a poll tax of 215 zlotys on the Svisloch community, which numbered 220 in 1766. Until the middle of the 19th century the Jews of Svisloch earned their livelihood mainly from trade in timber and grain, shopkeeping, and crafts; they later also engaged in innkeeping and the lease of public houses. After a great fire, in which most of the Jewish shops were destroyed, the fairs were no longer held in Svisloch and the Jews were deprived of their principal sources of livelihood. Around 1870 Jews began to pioneer in the tanning industry and improved methods of manufacture with the assistance of German experts whom they invited. By the end of the 19th century a number of tanneries had been established in Svisloch, which employed hundreds of workers. Many Jews from the surrounding areas went there in search of employment. As early as the middle of the 19th century Jewish craftsmen in Svisloch attempted to organize themselves into guilds. At the beginning of the 20th century the Bund Movement developed in Svisloch and it embraced the whole of the Jewish working populace (tanners, tailors, shoemakers, carpenters. smiths, and bakers), who organized strikes for the amelioration of working conditions in tanneries and factories. In 1905 the workers' organization was established for Jewish self-defense against pogroms.
Residences
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