Tuesday 28 November 2023

Jacob (Jack) Copeland (1893 - 1974)

Jack Copeland, known as Jack,  is the husband of Isabella Levi, my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Michael Copeland (1869 - 1929) and Hannah Rebecca Segal (1869 - 1933)

Born: 14 May 1893 in Manchester, England

Occupation: textile merchant

Married: Isabella (Bella) Levi in Manchester, England in (October - December) 1925

Children
Their daughter was born in 1927 when Jack was 33 and Isabella 32
  • Joan Copeland 1927 -  

Census details
1901
Jacob's parents, Michael and Rebecca are living at 33 Gravel Lane, Salford, Manchester, England. Michael and Rebecca are both age 33. He is a shoe maker, and employer, and working from home. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Esther age 11, Kate age 10, Jacob age 8, Capar age 6 and Benjamin age 4. Also living with them are two boarder's, Louis Silver age 21 and a boot maker and Jabrel Wirechofsker age 20 and a tailor


1911
Michael and Rebecca are living at 6 Granton Street, Hightown, Manchester, England in a 5 room house. Michael and Rebecca are no both age 42 and he is a job dealer in cotton goods. Their children are Esther age 21, Kate age 19, Jacob age 17 - a shop assistant in cotton goods, Casper age 25, Benjamin age 14, Leah age 9, Doris age 7, Rose age 5 and Sophy age 3


1939 Register
In 1939 Isabella and Jack are living at 98 Scholes Lane in Prestwich, Manchester, England. Jack is a textile merchant and their daughter Joan is age 12. There may be another child as well


Electoral roll
In 1934 Isabella and Jacob are listed on the Electoral roll as living at 98 Scholes Lane, Manchester, England


Travel
Isabella and Jack visited Montreal, Canada in 1957, returning aboard the ship Sylvania to Liverpool, England on 25 October 1957. Their address is given as 29 Knowsly Rd, Southport, England


Death
14 December 1979 in Manchester, England at 86 years of age

Probate
Jacob Copeland, otherwise Jack of Morris Feinman HOuse, Spath Rd, Didsbury, Manchester, England. His date of probate is 18 March 1980 and the value is £10,527

Residences


In 1911 the family are living at 33 Gravel Lane, Salford, Manchester, England. The property no longer exists

In 1939 the family are living at 98 Scholes lane, Manchester, England


In 1957 the family are living at 29 Knowsly Rd, Southport, England

Saturday 25 November 2023

Isabella Levi (1894 - 1974)

Isabella Levi, also known or recorded as Isabelle, Bella or Belle, is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here


Born: 8 October 1894 in Manchester, England

Married: Jacob (Jack) Copeland in Manchester, England in (October - December) 1925

Children
Their daughter was born in 1927 when Jack was 33 and Isabella 32
  • Joan Copeland 1927 -  

Census details
1901
Isabella's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia



1911
Samuel and Rachael are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England in a 10 room house. Samuel is 40 and a baker on his own account and Rachael is 39. Their children are Jacob age 19, Reuben age 17, Isabella age 16, Julius age 15, Sophia age 11, Taubie age 9 and Florence age 7


1921
Samuel and Rachael are living at 96 Stocks Street,Cheetham, Manchester, England in a 6 room house. Samuel is 50 and a general draper on his own account and Rachael is 49. Their children Belle age 26 and employed as a clerk, Julius age 25, Sophia age 21, Tilly age 19, and Florrie age 17



1939 Register
In 1939 Isabella and Jack are living at 98 Scholes Lane in Prestwich, Manchester, England. Jack is a textile merchant and their daughter Joan is age 12. There may be another child as well


Electoral roll
In 1934 Isabella and Jacob are listed on the Electoral roll as living at 98 Scholes Lane, Manchester, England


Travel
Isabella and Jack visited Montreal, Canada in 1957, returning aboard the ship Sylvania to Liverpool, England on 25 October 1957. Their address is given as 29 Knowsly Rd, Southport, England


Death
8 July 1974 in Blackpool, England at 79 years of age

Probate

Isabella Copeland of 62 Warren Court, Westcliffe Rd, Birkdale, Southport, England. Her date of probate is 30 September 1964 and the value is £2,739

Residences


In 1911 the family are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England

In 1939 the family are living at 98 Scholes lane, Manchester, England


In 1957 the family are living at 29 Knowsly Rd, Southport, England


At the time of her death in 1974 she is living at 62 Warren Court, Westcliffe Rd, Birkdale, Southport, England

Tuesday 21 November 2023

Reuben Levi (1893 - 1916 )

Reuben Levi, also known as Reuben Levy, is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here


Born: (July to September) 1893 in Manchester, England

Census details
1901
Reuben's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia



1911
Samuel and Rachael are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England in a 10 room house. Samuel is 40 and a baker on his own account and Rachael is 39. Their children are Jacob age 19, Reuben age 17, Isabella age 16, Julius age 15, Sophia age 11, Taubie age 9 and Florence age 7


War Service
Reuben enlisted during World War 1 as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion (regimental number no 2940) on 28 January 1915 under the name Reuben Levy and served in France from 1 May 1915

Service Record






War medals
Reuben was awarded the 1914-1915 Star medal (awarded to those who served in any theatre of war outside the United Kingdom between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915), The Victory medal (awarded to all those who entered a theatre of War on World War 1) and the British medal (a campaign medal for all those who served in World War 1)



Death
Died of wounds received as part of 152nd Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division attack on Beaumont Hamel on 13th November 1916. This was the last large-scale assault of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, France
BURIALContay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France, Plot VIII, Row E, Grave 29

Residence


In 1911 the family are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England

Friday 17 November 2023

Jacob Levi (1892 - 1961)

Jacob Levi is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

ParentsSamuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

Born: 22 November 1891 in Manchester, England

Married: He probably married Jane Segal (born 1900 in Manchester) in Manchester, England in (July - September) 1921 

Census details
1901
Jacob's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia



1911
Samuel and Rachael are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England in a 10 room house. Samuel is 40 and a baker on his own account and Rachael is 39. Their children are Jacob age 19, Reuben age 17, Isabella age 16, Julius age 15, Sophia age 11, Taubie age 9 and Florence age 7


1921
Jacob is living at 45 Stocks Street Manchester. He is listed as a boarder, age 29 years and 7 months and working as a financier's clerk. He is living with the Solomon family, Morris and leah and their children Joseph and Clara. Also living there is their Morris's sister-in-law, Jinnie Segal age 29 and a widow. As Jacob married Jane Segal around this time it is possible he is also related to the Solomon family in some way



Death
Probably died on 26 February 1961 age 69 in Manchester, England

Probate
Jacob Levi Probate 7 June 1961. His address was listed as 105 Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, Cheshire and the beneficiary was Abraham Levy, a retired outfitter. The value of his effects was £105 12s

Residence


In 1911 the family are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England

Tuesday 14 November 2023

Samuel Levi (1871 - 1939)

Samuel Levi is the husband of Rachael Rosenberg, my maternal 3x great aunt. Rosenberg family tree Here

Born: 1871 in Russia

Hebrew name: Shmuel Brich son of Moshe 

Married: Rachel Rosenberg in Manchester, England in (April to June) 1890

Children
Their first child was born in 1892 when Samuel was 21 and Rachael 20. Their last child was born in 1904 when Samuel was 33 and Rachael 32

Occupation: Grocer and baker

Census details
1891
Samuel and Rachael are living with her parents at 5 Fernie St., Manchester, England. Rachael's father, Harris is a grocer, age 61 and her mother Toby is now 64. Sam Levi age 20, is a grocer and Rachael Levi (Nee Rosenberg) is age 19


1901
Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia



1911
Samuel and Rachael are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England in a 10 room house. Samuel is 40 and a baker on his own account and Rachael is 39. Their children are Jacob age 19, Reuben age 17, Isabella age 16, Julius age 15, Sophia age 11, Taubie age 9 and Florence age 7


1921
Samuel and Rachael are living at 96 Stocks Street,Cheetham, Manchester, England in a 6 room house. Samuel is 50 and a general draper on his own account and Rachael is 49. Their children Belle age 26, Julius age 25, Sophia age 21, Tilly age 19, and Florrie age 17



Death
26 June 1939  in Manchester, England at 68 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

The loving memory of Samuel Levi, who died 26th June 1939, aged 69 years. Deeply mourned by his children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. May His Soul Rest in Peace (MHSRIP)

Hebrew translation: Here [lies] buried / a man flawless and reputable / Shmuel Brich son of Moshe / died 9th Tamuz 5699 / may his soul be bound in the bond of [eternal] life.

Note: A word about the deceased's second given name, which appears here as בריך Brich [with a guttural ch]. Typical of many UK gravestones, the letters are attached rather than engraved. We thus very often encounter letters that, in time, fall away. This does not seem to be the case here – there does not appear to be any evidence of such erosion that might have caused the vav to turn into a yod, ברוך to בריך. Given then that the intended spelling was בריך [and not an error], it may be that this name was intended to convey a widespread [to this day] Hassidic-Yiddish pronunciation of Baruch as Boreech.

Articles

LEVEN MAN SENT FOR TRIAL ON TWENTY-NINE-YEAR- OLD CHARGE

Allegations in Manchester Court

Arrested over a week ago in Methil on a twenty-nine-year-old warrant granted by a dead Stipendiary, Aaron Fox, furniture dealer, of Glebe Street, Leven, was committed for trial at Manchester yesterday charged with stealing money and jewellery, the property of a Manchester baker by when he was employed. He was charged on a warrant granted by the late Mr Francis J. Headlam in May, 1890, with the theft of £20 in cash, two watches, and other jewellery of the total value of £100 from Mr Samuel Levi who, at the time of the alleged offence, was a baker in Cheetham Hill Road.

Fox, it was stated, was Mr Levi's only employee, and worked nightly as a baker, leaving the premises in Cheetham Hill Road about 8 a.m. each day. On May 14, 1898, Mr and Mrs Levi instead of rising early as usual, slept until about 9 am Upon awakening, Mr Levi could not find his trousers. He went downstairs and found them in a dough mixing tub in the bakehouse in the basement. The pockets had been rifled.

Later it was found that some bread in the oven had been burnt to a cinder, while pieces of dough were scattered about the bakehouse. A safe in the sitting-room had been rifled. Fox was missing, and was not traced until last Saturday week. Mr and Mrs Levi said that their late rising on the day in question was due to their having been drugged.

Mr H. D. Judson, solicitor for defendant, again submitted that there was no evidence on which a jury would convict, "None of the missing goods were traced to him. It is only suspicion," said Mr Judson. The Stipendiary pointed out that he went away with wages owing to him, and nothing more was heard of him for twenty-nine years. Accused formally pleaded not guilty, and on the Stipendiary committing him for trial at the Sessions he applied for bail. The Stipendiary recalled that when arrested accused said he ran away from Manchester because of his wife. Mr Jadson - His wife has found him again as the result of these recent proceedings. Bail was granted in two sureties of £100 each. Courier and Argus 15 Apr 1924 p. 4 

30-YEAR-OLD CHARGE FAILS.

LEVEN MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF THEFT.

"There are fifty holes in this case, and it would be unsafe in the last degree to, rely the on the recollection of what happened thirty years ago," said the Recorder at Manchester Sessions when Aaron Fox, aged 55, a furniture dealer, of Glebe Street, Leven, Fife, was found not guilty of stealing £28 in cash and jewellery to the value of £90 from Samuel Levi, a baker, of Cheetham Hill, his employer, in May, 1895. Fox was dis charged. Dundee Courier 28 May 1924

SAMUEL LEVI, (Late H. Woolfe), Agent for Berlin, Leeds, and Manchester Motzas. Also all kinds of the very best London Cakes and Groceries. All country orders will receive my best attention, and will be promptly delivered. If you wish to be satisfied with your orders, I advise you to send your instructions early to the above address, Samuel Levi, 64, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER. Jewish Chronicle 28 Feb 1896.


Residence


In 1911 the family are living at 186 Cheetham Hill Rd, Manchester, England