Bertha Kaufman (1881 - 1959)

Bertha Kaufman is the wife of my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed Ephraim Rosenberg. Rosenberg family tree Here. Kaufman family tree Here

Parents: Levi Kaufman (1854 - 1925), a cabinet maker and Jochabed Schock (1855 - 1948)

Born: 1881 in Manchester, England

Married: Ephraim Rosenberg in Manchester in 1906 (January - March). Ephraim and Bertha were both age 25. Bertha's brother Jacob married Ephraim's sister Annie in Manchester in 1907

Hebrew name: Brachah daughter of Levi

Children

Their first child was born in 1907 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 26. Their last child was born in 1914 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 33

• Marcus Rosenberg 1907 - ?
• Harris Rosenberg 1909 - 1945
• Frieda Lilian Rosenberg 1914 - 1996

Census details

1901

Bertha and her family are living at 7 Gore crescent, Manchester, England. She is 19 and has no occupation listed. Her brothers and sisters are Ellis age 22, Jacob age 18, Rueben age 16, Fischel age 14, Kitty age 12, Rose age 9, Hannah age 5 and Louis age 3

1911

Ephraim and Bertha are married and living at 32 Petworth Street, Cheetham,  Manchester. Bertha and Ephraim are both 29 Years of age. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps. Their children are listed as Marcus age 3 years and Harris age 1 year. Also living with them is Mary Stone, age 49, a domestic servant

1921

Ephraim and Bertha are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. His age is listed as 39 years and 11 months (the census was conducted on 19 June 1921) and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months

1939 register

Ephraim and Bertha are living at 23 Alverstone Road, Liverpool. Bertha is a housewife and Ephraim is a commercial traveller (clothing). Living with them is their son Harris

Death
8 June 1959 at 28 Gosforth Rd, Blackpool Lancashire, at 77 years of age. Buried in Springwood Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Tombstone for Bertha Rosenberg. Here is buried/ the woman Bracha daughter of Mr. Levi/ passed away 27 Tevet 5719/ [abbreviation] May her soul be bound in the bond of life."

Documents

Naturalization certificate for Levi Kaufman and his family, 13 July 1887. They were living at 92 Stocks Street, Cheethan, Manchester amd Levi was a cabinet maker

Residences

In 1887 Bertha and her family were living at 92 Stocks street Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1901 census Bertha and her family were living at 7 Gorse crescent, Manchester.

In the 1921 census Bertha and her family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Ephraim and his family were living at 26 Alverstone road, Liverpool, England

Bertha and Ephraim was living at 14 Orton Rd, Wavertree, Liverpool at the time of his death in 1954