My Family history

Sunday, 18 October 2026

Sarah (Sadie) Berg (1903 - 2004)

Sarah Berg, usually known as Sadie, is the wife of Eli Morris, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Levin family HERE. Morris family HERE

Parents: Abraham Berg (1871 - 1960) and Esther Caplan (1875 -1958)

Tombstones for Esther and Abraham. They are both buried in the Springwood cemetery, Liverpool, Englandfind

Born: 15 September 1903 in Dubrowa, Poland

Hebrew name: Sara daughter of Abraham Yitzchak

Siblings

Gladys Berg (1901 - 1998) married Maurice Wiseman (1901 - 1977) in Liverpool, England in (July - September) 1930
Maurice (born Morris) Berg (1905 - 1966) married Rachel (Raie) Silverstone (1913 - 1987) in Sheffield, England in (April - June) 1948
Eva Berg (1906 - 1995) married Wolfe Lander (1906 - 1976) in Liverpool, England in (April - June) 1931
Simon Berg (1908 - 2004) married Esther Fidler (1914 - 2006) in Southport, England in (April - June) 1940
Miriam Berg (1911 - 2006) married 1) Myer Cohen in London England in (January - March) 1943 and 2) Maurice Taylor in Liverpool, England on (April - June) 1954
Myer Berg (1912 - 1991) married Elspeth Norcliffe (Nee Newall) (1915 - 1995) in Liverpool, England in (April - June) 1945
Louis Berg (1914 - 1988) married Jacqueline Lipkin (1925 - ) in Liverpool, England in (April - June) 1946
Reuben Berg (1918 - 2018) married Anita Morgenstern (1924 - 2017) in Manchester, England in (April - June) 1948

Migration: The family came to England from what is now Poland in 1905 or 1906

Occupation: Owned a clothing business

PRESTON GOWNS, LTD.

Private company. Registered Oct. 18 (1935). Capital £100 in £1 shares. Objects: To carry on the business of ladies or gentlemen's costumiers, tailors. clothiers, outfitters. &c. The directors are Eli Morris and Mrs. Sadie Morris, both of San Remo. Dudlow-gardens. Liverpool 18, directors of Carrol (Preston), Ltd. Registered office. 154h. Friargate, Preston. (Liverpool Daily Post, 21 October 1935, p. 2)

Evening Express, Liverpool Thu, Oct 19, 1950 ·Page 5

Married: Eli Morris in (January - March) 1932 in the Hope Place synagogue, Liverpool, England. Eli was 38 and Sadie 27

Children

Their first child was born in 1936 when Eli was about 43 and Sadie was around 32. Their second and final child was born in 1940 when Eli was 46 and Sadie 36

Naomi (Norma) Morris 1936 - 1985
Vivienne Deborah Morris 1940 -

Census details

1911

In 1911 the family are living at 8 Anson Street, Liverpool, England. Sadie's father is age 38 and a cabinet maker. His wife Esther is age 36. The children at home are Gladys age 10, Sahara (Sadies) age 8, Morris (Maurice) age 6, Eva age 4, Simon age 2 and Miriam age 1 year old.

1921

In the 1921 census the family are living at 194 Stanley Road, Liverpool, England. Abraham is now 50 and still a cabinet maker. Esther is age 46, Gladys age 20, Sarah age 18 years and 9 months and her employment status is listed as household duties. Morris (Maurice) is age 16, Eva is 14, Simon is 13, Miriam is 11, Myer is 9, Louis is 7 and Reuben is 2 years and 10 months old. 11 persons in a 5 room house!

1939 Register

In the 1939 Register Eli and Sadie are living at 1 Dudlow Gardens, Liverpool, England. Eli is a proprietor of a ladies' fashion shop. The two children are redacted and living with them is his sister Leah and a domestic servant whose name may be Käthe Apfel and who is 28 years old

Electoral Register

1938/9

Eli and Sadie in the 1938/9 electoral register (nos 974 and 975)

Death

13 April 2004 age 100 in Merton, Surrey, England. She is buried in the Randalls Park Cemetery and crematorium in Leatherhead, Surry, England

Residences

In 1911 the family were living at 8 Anson Street, Liverpool, England. The dwelling no longer exists

In 1921 the family were living at 194 Stanley road, Liverpool, England. The dwelling no longer exists

In 1939 Eli and Sadie and their children are living at 1 Dudlow Gardens, Liverpool, England

Friday, 9 October 2026

Eli Morris (1893 - 1956)

Eli Morris, sometimes known as Elijah / Elisha, is my 1st cousin 2x removed. Levin family HERE. Morris family HERE

Parents: Jacob Morris (1870 - 1947) and Rachel Levin (1873 - 1952)

Tombstones for Jacob and Rachel. Jacob is buried in Nahalat Yitzhak Cemetery, Givatayim, Tel Aviv, Israel and Rachel in the Rice Lane cemetery, Liverpool, England

Born: 7 September 1893 in Liverpool, England

Hebrew name: Eliyahu son of Yaacov Menachem

Siblings

Gertrude (Gertie) Morris (1897 - 1948)
Isaac Morris (1898 - 1984) married Rachel (Ray) Goldberg (1899 - 1982) in 1928 in Jerusalem, Palestine
Abraham (Abe) Morris (1901 - 1968) married 1) Ethel (Ettie) Mitchell (1909 - 1964) on 6 March 1930 in Johannesburg, South Africa and 2) Vera Wellcome Herman (1912 - 2001) on 25 April 1965 in Johannesburg, South Africa
Amelia (Millie) Morris (1903 - 1981) married Norman Davis (1897 - 1991) on 2 April 1925 in Liverpool, England
Leah (Lily) Morris (1907 - 2001) married Shaul Hareli (Goldberg) (1906 - 1996) on 4 December 1945 in Bat Yam, Palestine

Naturalization

Eli's father Jacob and his siblings became British citizens in 1902 when Jacob was age 32. Jacob's occupation is listed as a butcher and his children are Elijah age 8, Gertrude age 5, Isaac age 4 and Abraham age 10 months.

Migration to Palestine

According to Eli's nephew, David Morris, sometime before World War I, Jacob sent Eli to Palestine to attend the Mikveh Israel School, which was known as an agricultural studies institution. However Eli "did not find his place in the country", and returned to England.

Occupation: A draper then by 1939 a ladies' tailor and later a costumer

PRESTON GOWNS, LTD.

Married: Sarah (Sadie) Berg in (January - March) 1932 in the Hope Place synagogue, Liverpool, England. Eli was 38 and Sadie 27

Children

Their first child was born in 1936 when Eli was about 43 and Sadie was around 32. Their second and final child was born in 1940 when Eli was 46 and Sadie 36

Naomi (Norma) Morris 1936 - 1985
Vivienne Deborah Morris 1940 -

Census details

1901

Eli's parents Jacob and Rachel are married and living at 30 Fairclough Road, Liverpool, England. Jacob is 30, a butcher on his own account and working from home. Rachel is 26. The children are Elijah age 7, Gertrude age 4, Isaac age 2 and living with them is Jacob's sister Dinah age 22 and a machine knitter

1911

In 1911 the family is living at 29 Paddington Lane, Liverpool, England in a house with 5 living rooms. Jacob is 39 and still a butcher on his own account working from home but he is now also listed as a dealer, so maybe he is now in the wholesale trade? Rachel is 36 and the children are Elijah age 17 and a picture framer and enlargement canvasser, Gertrude age 14, Isaac age 12, Abraham age 9, Emelia age 7 and Leah age 3. The census return also lists one child who has died. I don't know their name but as they were not listed in the 1901 census they must have been born and died between 1893 (after their marriage in late 1892) and 1901 or 1901 and 1911. There is also a housemaid, Elizabeth Curran age 21

1921

In the 1921 census taken on 19 June 1921 the family is living in a house with eight rooms at 154 Grove Street, Liverpool, England. Jacob is age 50 years and two months and is now a draper on his own account operating from home. His place of birth is given as Panevezy, Kovno, Lithuania. Rachel is age 46 years and seven months and is listed as being born in Svisloch, Grodno. The children are Eli age 27 and nine months and a draper on his own account operating from home, Abraham age 19 years and eight months and a wholesale boot warehouse assistant for H. Hyman leather factors, Amelia age 17 years and six months and Leah age 13 years and 7 months. Both Amelia and Leah are attending educational institutions

1939 Register

Electoral Register

1938/9

Eli and Sadie in the 1938/9 electoral register (nos 974 and 975)

Zionism

Liverpool Daily Post Thu, Mar 31, 1927 ·Page 8 (click on it to enlarge). The mourners included

Liverpool Daily Post Thu, Dec 06, 1928 ·Page 11 (click on it to enlarge). The mourners included M. Greenberg and Eli Morris (president and vice-president respectively of the Liverpool Zionist Central Council). Moss Greenberg was my great grandfather

LIverpool Daily Post Tuesday, October 01, 1929, p. 10 (click on it to enlarge)

Although Eli had returned to England after his unsuccessful attempt to settle in Palestine, he retained a strong interest in Zionism. By March 1927, he was vice-president of the Liverpool Zionist Central Council, an indication of his standing within the city's Zionist movement. At a meeting in December 1928, he expressed the hope that greater understanding of Zionism would attract support from across the Jewish community.

Following the violent disturbances in Palestine in August 1929, Eli became honorary secretary of the Palestine Emergency Fund Committee, formed to coordinate relief efforts among Liverpool's Jews. In a letter published in the Liverpool Daily Post on 1 October, he appealed for urgent donations to relieve the suffering caused by the disturbances. The committee's honorary treasurer was J. Boyars of 26 Croxteth Road.

Dangerous driving - 1934

BOOTLE MAN'S DRIVING OFFENCE

Eli Morris, aged 41, of Catherine-street, Bootle, who stated that he had a business in Preston, was fined £3 at the Ormskirk Police Court yesterday, for driving without due care and attention.

It was stated that on the Preston main road he cut out from behind a car driven by Mr. J. H. Lintern, of Mont-clair-drive, Mossley Hill, Liverpool. He was confronted with traffic coming in the opposite direction, and he then pulled in front of Mr. Lintern's car. Mr. Lintern applied the brakes to avoid an accident. Morris then accelerated and went on.

The police patrol stated that they had to travel at a fast speed to overtake Morris, who told them he was late, and in a hurry.

Defendant said he travelled almost daily to business in Preston, and knew the road well. It was perfectly safe to pass at the point he did, and in passing he gave ample clearance for the traffic. (Liverpool Daily Post, Saturday, September 08, 1934)

Death

19 August 1956 in Liverpool, England age 62. He is buried in the Rice Lane Cemetery there, plot B23:09

Tombstone for Eli Morris. "In loving memory of a beloved husband and father Eli Morris who departed this life on 19th August 1956 - 12th Elul 5716 aged 62 years. Sadly mourned by his sorrowing wife, daughters, brothers and sisters. May his dear soul rest in eternal peace"