Elizabeth Rebecca Rosenberg is my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here
Parents: Moses Rosenberg (1852 - 1915) and Leah (1854 - 1892)
Born: 1872 in Valkivish, Russia
Hebrew name: Basha Rivka, daughter of Moshe
Migration: Betsy came to England with her family in 1874 as an infant (age 2)
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Tombstone for Betsy Rebecca Jackson. In loving memory of Betsy Rebecca Jackson who died 30th March 1939, NIssan 10th 5699 Aged 67 years. Deeply mourned by her daughter, son-in-law, grandchildren and relatives. May her soul rest in peace
Betsy Rosenberg Probate 20 April 1939. Her place of residence was, 90 Wellington Street, East Broughton, Manchester, England and the value of her effects was £195 11s. 7d. Her beneficiary was her daughter Fanny Leah Wise
Betsy Rosenberg was born in Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania
It is a city in southwestern Lithuania. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, on a bank of Šeimena River. The city got its name from the Vilkauja River, a tributary to Šeimena. Until 1941 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis and their local collaborators. The whole Jewish population was killed in a single day after the entry of the Germans into the city.
The town was granted city rights in 1670 by the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jan Kazimierz, which was one of the first times such privileges were granted to a place in Lithuania. The coat of arms of the town was most likely borrowed from the Pac family, as the owner of the village at the time, Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac, was also the Chancellor of Lithuania.
It remained in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795 when, in the First Partition of Poland it became part of Kingdom of Prussia (the region in which the town is located was split between Prussia and Russia) until 1807. At this time the town was incorporated into the Duchy of Warsaw and merged into the Białystok region. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815 the region switched hands again and became part of Russia, and then Congress Poland, as part of the Augustów, and later Suwałki, district.
According to tradition, Jews were living in this area in the 14th century and a synagogue was built at the beginning of the 16th. By the 19th century a flourishing Jewish community had developed. Between 1823 and 1862 no new Jews were permitted to settle in Vilkaviškis, which was near the border with Germany, under the czarist legislation restricting Jewish settlement in border towns. Nevertheless, the community numbered 4,417 in 1856 (as against 834 Christians), 3,480 in 1897 (60% of the total population), 3,206 in 1923 (44%), and 3,609 in 1939 (45%). The majority were occupied in commerce and crafts. Some derived their livelihood from agriculture and garden plots close to the town. The sizable brushmaking industry in Vilkaviškis was predominantly Jewish and employed hundreds of Jewish workers.
Synagogue in Vilkaviškis
In the 1881 census Betsy and her family were at 39 Clift Street, Manchester, England
In 1911 the family were living at 70 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, England
In 1939 at the time of her death her address was given as 90 Wellington Street, East Broughton, Manchester, England
Married: Woolfe Jackson in Manchester, England in (April - June) 1891
Children
Their first child was born in 1892 when Betsy was 20 and Woolfe 21. Their last child was born in 1894 when Betsy was 22 and Woolfe 23
- Fanny Leah Jackson 1892 - 1968
- Louis Jackson 1894 - ?
Census details
1881
Betsy and her family are living at 39 Cliff Street, Manchester, England. Her father Moses is a cap maker, age 28 and her mother 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
1881
Betsy and her family are living at 39 Cliff Street, Manchester, England. Her father Moses is a cap maker, age 28 and her mother 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 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 Betsy age 19 a cap maker, Abraham age 18, a cap clerk, Joseph age 15 a cap traveller, Rachael age 14, Ephraim age 9, Annie age 4 and Lena age 3.
1901
Betsy and Woolfe are married and living at 2 Bowling Green Bank, Chester, England. Woolfe is age 29 and a furniture dealer and financier. Betsy is 28 and their children Fanny and Louis are 9 and 7 respectively. Living with them is Beatrice Jones, age 18 and a housemaid; her brother-in-law Tobias Peachman age 52 and his son Louis age 19
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1911
The family are living at 70 Plymouth Grove, Manchester. Woolfe is 39 and a financiar, pawnbroker Betsy is 38, Fanny is 19 and Louis is 17. Their servant is Ellen Elkington, age 44 and a widow. Betsy is listed as having given birth to 4 children, two of which are still alive.
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1921
Betsy Rebecca Jackson, age 49 and listed as born in Valkavist, Russia, is living with her daughter and son-in-law, Fanny and Phillip Wise, at 15 Kings Close, Manchester, England. Philip is a ladies tailor age 32, Fanny is age 29 and their child is Wilfred age 4 years and 7 months.
Death
30 March 1939 at Salford Royal Hospital, Manchester, Lancashire, England, at 67 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England
Hebrew translation:
"Here is buried
Basha Rivka, daughter of Moshe, may her memory be a blessing
Passed away 10 Nisan 5699
May her soul be bound up in the bond of life"
Basha Rivka, daughter of Moshe, may her memory be a blessing
Passed away 10 Nisan 5699
May her soul be bound up in the bond of life"
Probate
Place of Birth
It is a city in southwestern Lithuania. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, on a bank of Šeimena River. The city got its name from the Vilkauja River, a tributary to Šeimena. Until 1941 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis and their local collaborators. The whole Jewish population was killed in a single day after the entry of the Germans into the city.
The town was granted city rights in 1670 by the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jan Kazimierz, which was one of the first times such privileges were granted to a place in Lithuania. The coat of arms of the town was most likely borrowed from the Pac family, as the owner of the village at the time, Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac, was also the Chancellor of Lithuania.
It remained in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795 when, in the First Partition of Poland it became part of Kingdom of Prussia (the region in which the town is located was split between Prussia and Russia) until 1807. At this time the town was incorporated into the Duchy of Warsaw and merged into the Białystok region. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815 the region switched hands again and became part of Russia, and then Congress Poland, as part of the Augustów, and later Suwałki, district.
According to tradition, Jews were living in this area in the 14th century and a synagogue was built at the beginning of the 16th. By the 19th century a flourishing Jewish community had developed. Between 1823 and 1862 no new Jews were permitted to settle in Vilkaviškis, which was near the border with Germany, under the czarist legislation restricting Jewish settlement in border towns. Nevertheless, the community numbered 4,417 in 1856 (as against 834 Christians), 3,480 in 1897 (60% of the total population), 3,206 in 1923 (44%), and 3,609 in 1939 (45%). The majority were occupied in commerce and crafts. Some derived their livelihood from agriculture and garden plots close to the town. The sizable brushmaking industry in Vilkaviškis was predominantly Jewish and employed hundreds of Jewish workers.
Residences
In the 1891 census Betsy and her family were at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England
