Friday 10 March 2023

Freda Jacobs (1905 - 1993)

Freda Jacobs is the wife of Sydney Rosenberg, my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. At some stage after 1939 they changed their surname to Rowe. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Maurice Jacobs (1873 - 1935 ) and Ada Hollander (1878 - 1946)

Born: 22 September 1905 in Sunderland, England

Hebrew name:  Freda daughter of Meir the Levite

Married: Sydney Rosenberg in Manchester in (Jul - Sep) 1925. Sydney was 27 and Freda 20 years old

Sydney and Freda on their wedding day (supplied by the family)

Children
Their only child was born in 1927 when Sydney was 29 and Freda 22
  • Eileen A Rosenberg born in (Apr - Jun) 1927 in Salford Lancashire, England

Census details
1911
Freda and her family are living at 8 Ayalia Ave, Sunderland, England. Her father Maurice is 38, born in Sunderland and a house furnisher. Her mother Ada is 33, born in Birmingham and the children are Sarah Elizabeth age 11 and Freda age 5, borth born in Sunderland. Living with them is Elizabeth Hetherington age 44, a sick nurse and Jane Burns age 20, a servant



1939 Register
In 1939 Sydney and Freda are living at 155 Alexandra Rd, Sunderland, England. Sydney is listed as the general manager for Carter and Co House furnishers in Durham and Freda is a housewife


Sydney and Freda (supplied by the family)

Death
3 December 1993 in Sunderland, England, at 88 years of age. Buried in the Jewish section of Bishopwearmouth Cemetery, Sunderland, England, Section 3, Row 22, PLot 18

Freda Rowe Died Dec. 3rd 1993 aged 87 years. Hebrew translation "Freda daughter of Meir the Levite, peace be upon him. Died 19 Kislev 5754"

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