Nellie Helfet is the sister-in-law of Sarah Ann Levin, my 2x great aunt. Helfet family HERE
Born: 26 December 1877 in Chernuch, Russian Empire, nowadays Chornukhy (Ukrainian: Чорнýхи; Russian: Чернýхи), a rural settlement in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine
Hebrew name: Nisa daughter of Yaakov
Migration: The family came to Liverpool, England in 1892 when Nellie was 15 years old
Married: Hyman Hulman in Liverpool, England in (October - December) 1895 when Hyman was was 21 and Nellie almost 18
Children
Their first child was born in 1896 when Hyman was 22 and Nellie 18. Their last child was born in 1908 when Hyman was 33 and Nellie 30
- Max Hulman 1896 - 1901
- Leah Hulman 1898 - 1987. She married Leon Judah Franks (1895 - 1981) in 1924
- John Jacob (Jack) Hulman 1902 - 1984. He married Sarah Levy (1901 - 1988) in 1923
- Amelia (Millie) Hulman 1908 - 1995. She married Leslie Greenman (1903 - 1968) in 1930
Census details
1901
The family is living at 87 St Anne Street, Liverpool, England. Hyman is age 27, a house furnisher and Nellie is age 26. The children are Max age 4 and Leah age 2. Boarding with them is Nellie's brother-in-law, Lazarus Goldsmith age 30 and Mary A Carr, a servant age 42
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1911
In 1911 the family are living at 31 Elizabeth Street, Liverpool, England in an 8 room tenament. Hyman is age 36 and a house furnisher working for himself. Nellie is age 34 and the children are Leah age 12, Jack age 8 and Amelia age 3. Living with them is Winifred Conley, a servant, age 19
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1939 Register
The family are living at 17 Eaton Avenue, Rhyl, Wales. Hyman is a furniture dealer. Living with them is their daughter Millie and her son Barry
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Electoral Register
In the 1939/40 electoral register the family are listed as living at 78 Canning Street, Liverpool, England
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Travel
In 1913 Nellie and her daughter Amelia travelled to America aboard the Adriatic to visit family in Sioux City
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In 1932 Nellie travelled to America aboard the Baltic to visit family in Sioux City. She returned on the Britannic
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In May 1939 Hyman and Nellie travelled to America aboard the Carinthia to visit family in Sioux City
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Entertainment this week honoring Mrs. H. Hulman of Liverpool, England, will include numerous family gatherings. She is a guest in the home of Mrs. S. Kroloff, 1405 W. Sixth street, where relatives were invited to an informal party Tuesday night. Mrs. Hulman is an aunt of Mrs. Kroloff.
Tuesday, Mr. and Mrs. Hulman and Mrs. Abe Walensky of Min- neapolis were guests of Mrs. Irving Levich at luncheon and a matinee party. Mrs. Hulman will be honored today when Mrs. Nate Dobrofsky entertains her luncheon and bridge club.
J. Goldsmith will fete Mr. and Mrs. Hulman at a family party this evening. Mrs. Ben Dobrofsky is planning a similar gathering for Thursday.
A dinner in the S. Dobrofsky home Friday evening and family picnic Sunday at Riverside park round out the weekend festivities in which Mr. and Mrs. Hulman will share.
Death
Liverpool Jewish Burial Record for Nellie Hulman
HULMAN-Sept. 29. passed away peacefully at 6 Menlove Gardens North, Liverpool. NELLIE, the beloved wife of the late Hyman Hulman, dearly devoted mother of Jack, Leah Franks and Millie Greenman. Interment Broadgreen Cemetery, tomorrow (Sunday). Liverpool Echo Saturday, Sep 30, 1950
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HULMAN Nellie of 6 Menlove-gardens North Liverpool 18, widow died 29 September 1950 Probate Liverpool 23 December 1950 to her son Jacob Hulman house furnisher. Effects £1,689 8s. 6d.
Poltava Region
Jews began to settle in the region during the early 17th century in the process of Jewish participation in the colonization of Ukraine. By 1610 there was a Jewish community in Berezan (to the north of Pereyaslav), and within a few decades about a dozen Jewish communities were established in the districts of *Pereyaslav and Mirgorod, of which the largest were in Pereyaslav and *Lubny. Jews engaged in commerce and the leasing of estates, flour mills, liquor distilleries, breweries, and inns. There was strong competition from Christian towns-men, and during the *Chmielnicki massacres of 1648 these communities were among the first to be destroyed. After the region came under Russian rule Jews were not permitted to live there until the first partition of Poland in 1772. Individual Jewish families, however, settled in various estates under the protection of their owners despite frequent expulsions by the authorities.
After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Jewish settlement on the eastern bank of the river Dnieper was renewed, and by 1792 there were over 700 Jews in the region, most of whom lived on estates or in villages. In 1794 this region, which then formed part of the province of Yekaterinoslav, was incorporated within the *Pale of Settlement. In 1803 there were 82 Jewish merchants and 2,030 Jews classed as townsmen living in the province of Poltava, which was formed in 1802. The community of *Kremenchug was the largest in the district, and developed in particular owing to its position on the Dnieper, the main waterway from Lithuania to the south. It accounted in 1897 for 30% of the Jews in the province. In 1847, 15,572 Jews were counted in the 18 communities of the province (which also included the Jews in the small settlements and their environs). Their numbers increased as a result of a large emigration from Lithuania and Belorussia, and were estimated at 84,000 in 1881. The census of 1897 recorded 111,417 Jews (4% of the total population) in Poltava province (the lowest percentage of Jews in all the provinces of the Pale). The Russian-Ukrainian majority had a strong assimilationist influence on the Jews in the province, who were a minority in all the towns; it was only in Kremenchug that their numbers approached half the population. On the other hand, *Chabad Ḥasidism, which penetrated from the north, was an important spiritual influence (the tomb of *Shneur Zalman of Lyady, the founder of Chabad Ḥasidism, is in *Gadyach in Poltava province).
About one half of the Jews of the province of Poltava earned their livelihood from commerce (in contrast to 38.5% in the whole of Russia), and about 30 percent were engaged in crafts and industry. Commerce was principally conducted in grain and other agricultural produce. Although some Jews owned sawmills, brick-kilns, flour mills, alcohol distilleries, and other enterprises, the overwhelming majority of the workers in them were non-Jews. During the spring of 1881 pogroms occurred in the north of the province of Poltava. In 1905 a wave of pogroms swept across 52 settlements of the province. The most severely affected were Gadyach, Kremenchug, Romny, and Zolotonosha.
During World War I thousands of refugees and Jews expelled from the battle zone arrived in the province of Poltava and found refuge in the Jewish communities. During the Civil War, the communities of the western section of the province suffered especially from pogroms by bands of Ukrainians and the "volunteer army" of A.I. *Denikin. In 1926 there were approximately 93,000 Jews in the five districts (Kremenchug, Lubny, Poltava, Priluki, Romny) of the former territory of the province of Poltava.
29 September 1950, at age 72, in Liverpool, England. She was buried on 1 October 1950 in the Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot no L 009.02
Tombstone inscription: Also Nellie Hulman, the beloved wife of the above who died the 29th September 1950, in her 73rd year. Deeply mourned by her children, daughter-in-law, sons-in-law, grandchildren and great grandchildren. May her dear soul rest in peace
Hebrew translation: Here is buried the lady Nisa the daughter of Mr. Yaakov. Died 19th of Tishrei, year תשיא. May her soul be bound with everlasting life
Funeral notice
Probate
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Place of Birth
Nellie Helfet was born in Chernuch, Russian Empire, nowadays Chornukhy (Ukrainian: Чорнýхи; Russian: Чернýхи), Chernich (Yiddish) and Chernuchi (German), a rural settlement in Lubny Raion, Poltava Oblast, central Ukraine.
Chornukhy
The earliest known Jewish community was by the end of the 18th century. In 1900 the Jewish population was 275 and in 1926 it was 366. Chornukhy was occupied by the Germans on September 17, 1941. During that month 132 Jews were shot by local police in the Chornukhy County park. The village was liberated by the Red Army on September 17, 1943. The present town population is 1,000-5,000 with fewer than 10 Jews.
Poltava Region
Jews began to settle in the region during the early 17th century in the process of Jewish participation in the colonization of Ukraine. By 1610 there was a Jewish community in Berezan (to the north of Pereyaslav), and within a few decades about a dozen Jewish communities were established in the districts of *Pereyaslav and Mirgorod, of which the largest were in Pereyaslav and *Lubny. Jews engaged in commerce and the leasing of estates, flour mills, liquor distilleries, breweries, and inns. There was strong competition from Christian towns-men, and during the *Chmielnicki massacres of 1648 these communities were among the first to be destroyed. After the region came under Russian rule Jews were not permitted to live there until the first partition of Poland in 1772. Individual Jewish families, however, settled in various estates under the protection of their owners despite frequent expulsions by the authorities.
After the first partition of Poland in 1772, Jewish settlement on the eastern bank of the river Dnieper was renewed, and by 1792 there were over 700 Jews in the region, most of whom lived on estates or in villages. In 1794 this region, which then formed part of the province of Yekaterinoslav, was incorporated within the *Pale of Settlement. In 1803 there were 82 Jewish merchants and 2,030 Jews classed as townsmen living in the province of Poltava, which was formed in 1802. The community of *Kremenchug was the largest in the district, and developed in particular owing to its position on the Dnieper, the main waterway from Lithuania to the south. It accounted in 1897 for 30% of the Jews in the province. In 1847, 15,572 Jews were counted in the 18 communities of the province (which also included the Jews in the small settlements and their environs). Their numbers increased as a result of a large emigration from Lithuania and Belorussia, and were estimated at 84,000 in 1881. The census of 1897 recorded 111,417 Jews (4% of the total population) in Poltava province (the lowest percentage of Jews in all the provinces of the Pale). The Russian-Ukrainian majority had a strong assimilationist influence on the Jews in the province, who were a minority in all the towns; it was only in Kremenchug that their numbers approached half the population. On the other hand, *Chabad Ḥasidism, which penetrated from the north, was an important spiritual influence (the tomb of *Shneur Zalman of Lyady, the founder of Chabad Ḥasidism, is in *Gadyach in Poltava province).
About one half of the Jews of the province of Poltava earned their livelihood from commerce (in contrast to 38.5% in the whole of Russia), and about 30 percent were engaged in crafts and industry. Commerce was principally conducted in grain and other agricultural produce. Although some Jews owned sawmills, brick-kilns, flour mills, alcohol distilleries, and other enterprises, the overwhelming majority of the workers in them were non-Jews. During the spring of 1881 pogroms occurred in the north of the province of Poltava. In 1905 a wave of pogroms swept across 52 settlements of the province. The most severely affected were Gadyach, Kremenchug, Romny, and Zolotonosha.
During World War I thousands of refugees and Jews expelled from the battle zone arrived in the province of Poltava and found refuge in the Jewish communities. During the Civil War, the communities of the western section of the province suffered especially from pogroms by bands of Ukrainians and the "volunteer army" of A.I. *Denikin. In 1926 there were approximately 93,000 Jews in the five districts (Kremenchug, Lubny, Poltava, Priluki, Romny) of the former territory of the province of Poltava.
Residences
In 1901 Nellie and her family at 87 St Anne Street, Liverpool, England. The property no longer exists
In 1946 the family were living at 5 Knowsley Road, Southport, England