Tuesday, 13 May 2025

Anna Glembovsky (1891 - 1972)

Anna Glembovsky, known as Annie, is the sister of Simon Bernard Glynn, born Simon Bernard Glembovsky, the husband of 1) Esther Reizel Levin, my 2x great aunt and 2) Fannie Gould (Nee Yaffe). Glynn family HERE

Parents: Abraham Glembovsky and Minnie Levin

Born: 22 July 1891 in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus

Hebrew name: Chanah daughter of Yerachmiel

Siblings:

Chart showing Annie's siblings and parents 

Married: 
Benjamin Gould before 1914, probably in Kamenitz, Grodno, Belarus. 

Note that Benjamin and his sister-in-law, Fannie Glynn, previously Gould, born Yaffe, shared a common surname. It is highly probable that Fannie's 1st husband and Benjamin were closely related but I am yet to confirm this

Children
Their first child was born in 1914 most probably in Kamenitz, Grodno, Belarus and their second and final child was born in 1921 in Liverpool, England 

Census details
1921
The family in the 1921 census taken on 21 June of that year are living in a seven-room house at 180 Grove Street, Liverpool, England. Benjamin Gould is 31 and two months and a wholesale clothier. He is an employer operating out of premises at 36 St Anne Street, Liverpool. Annie is 30 years and 11 months and their daughter Minnie is 7 years and 2 months.



1939 Register
In 1939 the family are living at 18 Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, England. Benjamin is a wholesale clothier and their son Arnold is living with them. Also living with them is her married daughter Minnie with her husband Berko Rubin and their redacted child Robert Stephen Rubin


Photographs
Annie visiting Glembovsky relatives in Santa Fe, Argentina, Passover 1949. David Glembovski is at head of the table and is daughter Beatrix is on his knee. Annie is 2nd from the right

Annie's nephew Herschel Levinson at back. L-R, Annie Gould (Nee Glynn / Glembovsky), her niece Minnie Levinson (Nee Glynn) and Minnie's daughter Estelle Levinson. Probably taken sometime in the mid to late 1940s

Death
22 January 1972 (6 Shvat 5722) at age 80. She was buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot no 008.003 on 25 January 1972

Cemetery record for Annie Gould

Tombstone for Annie Gould: "Also Annie his beloved wife who passed away 22nd of January 1972 aged 80 years. Sadly missed by all her family"

Hebrew translation: Chana daughter of Yerachmiel. Died on Shabbat 6 Shvat 5722


Death announcement
A letter from my grandfather to my mother dated 25 January 1972 mentioning Annie's death: "Annie Gould has died after a long lingering useless period of life and we are off to Broadgreen this afternoon. The original members of the family are getting few and far between - one knows not the second generation - the usual lament of the (ahem) old."

Probate
GOULD Annie of 266 Greenhill Rd Liverpool died 22 January 1972 Administration Liverpool 13 February £17381

Place of Birth

Annie was born in Kamenitz, Grodno, Russian Empire, nowadays known as Kamyanyets, Belarus

Kamyenyets or Kamyanyets (Belarusian: Камянец), is a town in Brest Region, Belarus. It serves as the administrative center of Kamyenyets District.The town is located in the northwestern corner of Brest Region on the Lyasnaya River, about 40 kilometres north from Brest. The Leśna Prawa river flows through the town. In 2002, its population was approximately 9,000. The Jewish Population was 2,722 in 1897.

Jews likely settled in Kamyanyets in the 16th or early 17th century, during a time when many towns in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth welcomed Jewish settlers. By the 18th and 19th centuries, Kamyanyets had an organized Jewish community with a synagogue, schools, and various religious and social institutions. Jews played a significant role in the town's economy, often working as merchants, artisans, and traders. The Jewish population grew and established a vibrant community, including Hasidic influences. After World War I, the area became part of the Second Polish Republic. Despite growing antisemitism, the Jewish community in Kamyanyets remained active, with political and cultural organizations such as Zionist groups and Hebrew schools. Germany invaded the Soviet Union in June 1941, and Kamyanyets was occupied shortly after. In 1942, most of the Jewish population of Kamyanyets was murdered during the Holocaust, either in local massacres or deportations to extermination camps. 

Residences

In the 1921 census the family are living at 180 Grove Street, Liverpool, England. The property no longer exists


In the 1921 census Benjamin's wholesale clothing business is listed as being at 36 St Anne Street, Liverpool, England


In the 1939 register the family is living at 18 Beauclair Drive, Liverpool, England


In her probate Annie's address was given as 266 Greenhill Road, Liverpool, England. It is also the address given for her husband Benjamin in his probate in 1947 so they had been there for several decades
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