Dinah Israel (1888 - 1970)

Dinah Israel, is the wife of Abraham Baum, my maternal great great uncle. In the late 1920s he changed his name to Arthur Abraham Bourne. Baum family tree Here. Rosenberg family Here

Parents: Barnett Israel (1860 - 1934) and Elizabeth (1863 - ?). Several members of the family later changed their surname from Israel to Bennett

Born: 7 November 1888 in London, England

Married: Abraham Baum on 13 February 1923 in London, England. Abraham was 33 years old and Dinah was 34 years old. They had no children and separated sometime in 1929 but never divorced

Census details

1891

In 1891 the family are living at 174 Brick Lane in Bethnal Green, London, England. Dinah's parents are Barnett, a picture frame manufacturer and Elizabeth, both age 31 and the children are Mary age 9, Joseph age 8, Dinah age 4 and Nathan age 1 and a half. Living with them is Barnett's mother Hannah age 52 and Fanny Dyan, age 19, a tailoress and listed as a sister-in-law

1901

In 1901 the family are still living at 174 Brick Lane in Bethnal Green, London, England. Barnett, age 41 is still a picture frame manufacturer and Elizabeth, now known as betsy, is age 39. The children are Mary age 20, Joseph age 18, Dinah age 13 and Nathan age 11, Abraham age 8, Ettie age 6, Henry age 5. Barnett's mother Hannah is now listed as Annie, age 60 and living with them is a boarder, J Babinsky age 30, who is a picture frame maker and presumably working in the family business

1911

The family are now living at 60 Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill, London, England. Barnett and Betsy are both listed as 49 years of age. They have been married for 30 years and have had 11 children, 6 still living and 5 who have died. Barnett is now a waterproof garment maker. Living with them are their children Joseph age 27, Abraham age 18, Henry age 11, Mary age 28 who is now a widow (her husband William Jaffa died on 2 September 1908), Dinah age 21 and a milliner and Ettie age 16. Also living with them is Mary's son Leslie Jaffa age 3 and Lena Hollingsworth, a servant age 42

1939 Register

In 1939 Dinah has returned to England from North America and while still married to her husband they appear to have separated.  She is living at 4 Cheltenham Ave, Liverpool, England. She is working as a draper's assistant and living with her brother Henry, his wife Dinah and their children Bernard and Maurice. Also living there is her mother Betsy and her sister Mary Jaffa

Naturalization

Dinah and her family were naturalised in 1896

Migration to Canada and the USA

Canada

Abraham and Dinah entered Canada aboard the Megantic on 30 August 1924 and were going to stay in Montreal with her brother Joseph Israel Bennett (1883 - 1963)

Return to the UK

Dinah appears to have returned to the UK on 22 June 1929 when she landed in Southampton aboard the Duchess of Bedford

Dinah then returned to Canada later that year, transiting in New York where she arrived on 28 October 1929

Dinah then returned to London on 4 May 1936 aboard the Ascania, this time for good

USA

Arthur's application for American citizenship in New York on 26 July 1939. Arthur entered the USA in Swanton, Vermont from Montreal, Canada aboard the Highway on 30 August 1930. While Dinah is mentioned as his wife (with an incorrect date of birth), there is no evidence of her ever coming with him to the USA in 1930

Death
11 July 1970 in London, England at 81 years of age. She is buried at Willesden United Synagogue Cemetery, London, England, plot no LX, 37, 58

Probate

Dinah Israel Bourne probate. Her address was given as 58 West End Lane, London, England. She died on 11 July 1970 and her probate on 2 July 1971 was valued at £15,351

Residences

In 1891 the family are living at 174 Brick Lane in Bethnal Green, London, England. The property is no longer in existence

In 1911 the family are living at 60 Ravensdale Road, Stamford Hill, London, England

In 1939 Dinah is living at 2 Cheltenham Avenue, Liverpool, England

At the time of her death in 1970 Dinah is living at 58 West End Lane, London, England