Myer Rosenberg (1902 - 1972)

Myer Rosenberg, (known to his 2nd family as George and nicknamed Rosie), is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Abraham Rosenberg (1874 - 1944) and Nellie Reuis (1875 - 1949)

Born: 1 January 1902 in Cheetham, Manchester, England

Birth certificate for Myer Rosenberg, born 1 January 1902. His family was residing at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England

Photos of Myer Rosenberg

Hebrew name: Meir son of Avraham

Married (1): 

• Cecilia Elizabeth Jenkin in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1930. Myer was 28 and Cecilia 22 years old

Myer Rosenberg and Cecilia Jenkin

Children

Their only child was born in 1931 when Myer was 29 and Cecilia 23 years old. 

• Harold Myer Rowe 1931 -

Married (2): 

• Jessie Veronica Brokenborough in Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia on 17 July 1941. Myer was 39 and Jessie was one day short of her 18th birthday

Jessie Brokenborough

Children

Their first child was born in 1941 when Myer was 39 and Cecilia 18 years old. Their final child was born when Myer was 49 and Cecilia 28 years old

• Trevor Milton Rosenberg 1941 - 1960
• Barry Raymond Rosenberg 1943 - 1984
• Larrida June Rosenberg 1945 - 2006
• Leslie Malcolm Rosenberg 1945 - 2006
• Harold Neville Rosenberg 1951 -

Occupation
In 1927 Myer was listed on the electoral roll as a farm labourer, in 1928 as a farmhand, in 1931 as a motor driver; in 1934 as a sales manager, in 1937 as sales, in 1943 - 1949 as a grocer, in 1954 as a paymaster and 1963 - 1972 as a clerk. His occupation on his death certificate was listed as a first aid officer

Census details

1911

Myer and his family were living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester, England in a seven roomed house. His father Abraham is 38 and a cap manufacturer employer. His mother 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

Migration to Australia

Pages from Myer's passport for his trip to Australia in 1924

Myer sailed from London, England on 21 September 1923,, arriving in Fremantle, Western Australia via Colombo, on 25 October 1923 and Melbourne, Victoria on 1 November 1923. He was 21 and was a first class passenger on the "Omar", a steamship on the Orient Line, with his occupation listed as a traveller

Electoral Roll

Sample Australian Electoral Roll; 1931 and Myer and Cecilia were living at 2 Plimsoll Grove in Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and his occupation was given as a motor driver

In Australia, Myer is listed as living in the following locations according to the Australian Electoral Roll:

• 1927: Callignee, Traralgon, Gippsland, Victoria
• 1928: Lancaster, Kyabram, Victoria
• 1931: 2 Plimsoll Grove, Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria
• 1934: 20 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria
• 1937: Yarram Yarram, Gippsland, Victoria
• 1943 - 1949: 6 Red Rock Circuit, Glen Davis, NSW, 2846
• 1954 - 1958: Carey Avenue, Wallerawang, NSW
• 1958 - 1972: 6 Bellevue Hill, Portland, Lithgow, NSW

Death
22 December 1972, at almost 71 years of age at the Lithgow District Hospital from a coronary occlusion

Death certificate for Myer Rosenberg. His usual place of residence was given as 12 Hume Avenue, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia. His place of birth is incorrectly given as London, England

Myer is buried in the Church of England section of the Portland General Cemetery, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

Residences

At the time of Myer's birth the family were living at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. The property may or may not still exist

In the 1911 census Myer 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

In 1931 Myer and Cecilia are living at 2 Plimsoll Grove in Fairfield, Melbourne, Australia

In 1934 Myer and Cecilia are living at 20 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria. It no longer exists and the properties here are now office buildings

From 1952 - 1978 Myer and Jessie lived at  6 Bellevue Hill, Portland, Lithgow, NSW

At the time of his death in 1972, Myer was living at 12 Hume Ave, Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia