Wednesday 18 January 2023

Abraham Rosenberg (1874 - 1944)

Abraham Rosenberg is my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Moses Rosenberg (1852 - 1915) and Leah (1854 - 1892)

Born: 1874 in Poland (In the 1881 census his place of birth is given as Poland; in the 1891 census it is given as Manchester, England; 1901 and 1911 census it is listed Russia).

Abraham Rosenberg (supplied by the family)

Hebrew name: Shmuel Aba son of Moshe

Married: Nellie Reuis in Manchester, England on 14 August 1898. Abraham was 24 and Nellie 23 years old

Migration: Abraham came to England with his family as an infant

Children
Their first child was born in 1897 when Abraham was 23 and Nellie 22. Their last child was born in 1910 when Abraham was 36 and Nellie 35

Occupation: Cap manufacturer

Census details
1881
Abraham and his family are 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
Abraham and his family are now living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Moses is a cap manufacturer age 40 and Leah is listed as 39, both born in Russia, Poland. The children living at home are Betsey age 19 a cap maker, Abraham age 18, a cap clerk, Joseph age 15 a cap traveller, Ephraim age 9, Annie age 4 and Lena age 3.



1901
Abraham and Nellie are married and living at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. Abraham is 28 and a cap manufacturer employee, so still working in his father's business. Nellie is 26. Both parents are born in Russia. Their children are Florrie age 3, Sydney age 2 and Harry age 1. Living with them is a domestic servant, Mary Spencer age 24



1911
Abraham and Nellie are now living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester in a seven roomed house. Abraham is 38 and still a cap manufacturer, but now an employer. Nellie is 36. Their children are Florrie age 13, Sydney age 12, Harry age 10, Myer age 9, Hannah age 4 and Gertie age 11 months. All the children are born in Manchester. Living with them is their cousin Thebe Moses, age 36 and born in Liverpool


1921
The family are living at Lea Hurst, Water Park Road, Broughton Park, Salford, Manchester, England. The parents, Abraham and Nellie along with their youngest children Hannah and Gertie, were not in England or Wales on census night. Sydney is almost 23 and a manager in the family cap factory which is located at 10 Back Balloon street in Manchester. Myer, age 18 years and 6 months, is doing watch making for H. Harris and the maid is Louisa Goodman, age 39 years and 8 months



Canada
On 18 August 1932 Abraham and Nellie travelled to Montreal, Canada for a 3 month visit staying with their son Harry. Their ship the Antonia departed from Liverpool






They returned to Liverpool from Montreal on 6 November 1932 aboard the Antonia


Death
7 February 1944 in Montreal, Canada, at 70 years of age. Buried at Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada, grave no 1245

In memory of a beloved husband and father Abraham Rosenberg Apr 8, 1872 - Feb 7, 1944. Hebrew translation: "Here is buried Shmuel Aba son of Moshe. Died 13th of Shevat, 5704. May his soul be bound in the bond of eternal life."

Residences

In the 1891 census Abraham and his family were living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. In the 1901 census Abraham is married and he and Nellie and there children are now living in a separate terrace house down the road at 49 Elizabeth street

In the 1911 census Abraham and his family were living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester. The house appears to no longer exist, for it is now a primary school
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