Friday 10 June 2022

Leah (1854 - 1892)

Leah is the 1st wife of Moses Rosenberg, my maternal 1st cousin 4x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Hirsh

Born: 1853 in Russia

Hebrew name: Frieda Leah, daughter of Tzvi (Hirsh)

Migration: Leah came to England with her family in 1874 (age 21)

Married: 

Children
Their first child was born in 1872 when Harris Moses was 20 and Leah 19. Their last child was born in 1888 when Moses was 36 and Leah 35

Census details
1881
The family is at 39 Cliff Street, Manchester, England. Moses is a cap maker, age 28 and Leah is listed as 27, both born in Poland. The children are listed as Betsy age 9 and Abraham age 7, both born in Poland and Joseph age 5, Rachel age 3 and Philip age 1 all born in Manchester. Living with the family are Max and Minnie Mendelsohn. He is 24 and she is 22. His occupation is a traveller and they are both born in Poland. They may have been lodgers and / or relatives


1891
The family is at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Moses is still a cap manufacturer age 40 and Leah is listed as 39, both born in Russia, Poland. Betsey is age 19 and a cap maker, Abraham is age 18 and a cap clerk, Joseph is age 15 and a cap traveller, Ephraim is 9, Annie is 4 and Lena is 3.



Death
1 March 1892 from influenza in Manchester at 40 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

Tombstone for Leah Rosenberg. Her age is given as 40 years. "In loving memory of our beloved mother". Frieda Leah daughter of reb Tzvi, wife of reb Moshe Rosenberg. The artwork is an image of palm fronds overhanging a grave, and the blooming flower to the right of the coffin is an allusion to eternal life. The palm tree is also a symbol of eternal life.

Residences
In the 1881 census the family were at 39 Clift Street, Manchester

In the 1891 census the family were at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester