Lewis Marcus Lyons (1894 - 1953)

Lewis Marcus Lyons is the brother of Brenda Margaret Lyons, known as Peggy, who was the wife of my maternal great uncle, Simon Bernard Levin. Lyons family tree HERE

Parents: Abraham Lyons (1861 - 1933) and Augusta Lillian Wilks (1873 - 1934)

Tombstones for Abraham and Augusta Lyons, both buried in Townhill Cemetery, Swansea, Wales

Born: 30 April 1894 in Swansea, Wales

Occupation: Managing director of a radio and wireless company for 33 years. His brother Claude established an electronics firm in Liverpool in 1918. Lewis, joined him in the business in November 1919, taking charge of the accounting and administrative side of the operation. Two years later, in 1921, the business was turned into a partnership. The firm was incorporated as Claude Lyons Ltd in 1927, the shareholders and management comprising Claude and Lewis Lyons, Cedric Smith and Alfred Kneen as Company Secretary.

Married: Tillie Rubin in (July to September) 1924 in Liverpool, England. They had no children

Census details

1901

Lewis's parents, Abraham and Augusta are living at 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 39, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 28. The children are Gladys Ella age 8, Lewis Marcus age 6, Claude Lipman age 5 and Dorothy Winifred age 3. They have two helpers, Eunice Williams age 20, the cook and Margaret Jones also age 20 and a nurse

1911
The family are still at "Milverton", 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales. Abraham is 49, a pawnbroker and jeweler and has his own shop. Augusta is 37 and is an antique dealer also with her own shop. The children are Gladys Ella age 18, Lewis Marcus age 16, Claude Lipman age 15, Dorothy Winifred age 13, and Brenda Margaret age 1 year old. They have two servants, Elizabeth McIndoor, a widow age 41 who is the cook and Elizabeth Lewis age 21 who is the housemaid. The house has 12 rooms

1939

Lewis and Tillie are living at 'Beech Lodge" Allerton Road, Liverpool, England. Lewis is the managing director of a wireless and electrical company. Also living on the property are the Peters family, undertaking domestic and gardening duties

Electoral register extract

An electoral register from 1935

Lewis, his wife Tillie and his sisters Brenda (Peggy) and Gladys are all living at 8 York Avenue, Liverpool, England

Lewis Lyons

Travel

Lewis travelled from Liverpool to Boston, USA on the 'Britannic' for business, arriving 16 September 1934. He gave his occupation as a radio distributer

Lewis and Tillie travelled from Southampton to New York on 10 June 1946 aboard the "Argentina", arriving on 18 June 1946

Death

1 September 1953 in Liverpool, England at 59 years of age. Buried in the Broadgreen Cemetery, Liverpool, England, plot no L-02-006. He was buried on 2 September 1953

Liverpool Jewish Burial Record for Lewis Lyons

Tombstone inscription: In loving memory of Lewis Marcus Lyons who passed away 1 September 1953. Deeply mourned and sadly missed by his wife Tillie, family and friends. His days were days of pleasantness and all the ...

Obituary

Lewis Marcus Lyons, chairman of the board of Claude Lyons, Ltd., died on September Ist at the age of 59. He had been with the company for 33 years. Claude Lyons also suffered earlier this year the loss of another director, Louis Cedric Smith, who was also chief engineer. He was 65 years old. WIRELESS WORLD, December 1953, p. 586

Probate

Lewis Marcus Lyons Probate dated 5 November 1953. He was living at The Bungalow, 233 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool. The value of his estate was £22,297 7s and his beneficiaries were his wife Tillie, his son-in-law Simon Bernard Levin and Alfred Gell Kneen

Residences

Lewis lived at 52 Walter Road, Swansea, Wales from some time before 1901 until his move to Liverpool, England 

In the 1920s and 1930s Lewis and Tillie were living at 8 York Avenue, Liverpool, England

In 1939 Lewis and Tillie were living at 'Beech Lodge', Allerton Road, Liverpool, England. Beech Lodge was the home of tobacco manufacturer Thomas H. Cope (1866-1913) in 1891 and engineer's cashier Robert Dickinson (1841-1917) in 1911. It was demolished c.1970

Lewis and Tillie then lived at 233 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England

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

Parents: Samuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

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

Louis Jackson (1894 - ?)

Louis Jackson is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Woolfe Jackson (1871 - 1911) and Betsy Rebecca Rosenberg (1872 - 1939)

Born: 1894 in Crewe, Cheshire, England

Married:  ?

Children

• Winnie Jackson
• a boy

Census details

1901

Louis's parents, Betsy and Woolfe are 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

1911

Louis and his 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

Death ?

Residence

In 1911 Louis and his family were living at 70 Plymouth Grove, Manchester, England

Albert Jacob Berson (1894 - 1961)

Albert Jacob Berson is the husband of Lena Yewdall, my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Yewdall family tree Here

Parents: Myer Louis Berson (1855 - 1922) and Rachel Dinah Blashkey (1857 - 1952)

Born: 21 November 1894 in Leeds, England

Hebrew name: Avraham Yaakov

Married: Lena Yewdall in Leeds, England on 21 June 1921

Children

Their first child was born in 1924 when Lena was 27 and Albert 29. Their last child was born in 1929 when Albert was 34 and Lena was 31

• Myer Louis Berson 1924 - 1986
• Barbara Berson 1929 - 2005

Occupation: Jeweller's clerk, ladies retail outfitter

Census details

1901

Albert's parents are Myer, age 45 and a tobacco manufacturer and Rachel age 42, both born in Russia. The children, all born in Leeds, are William age 16, Mathew age 13, Bernard age 4, Annie age 21, Lizzie age 19 and Eva age 10

1911

Albert's parents are Myer, age 54 and a tobacconist and Rachel age 52, both born in Russia. The children still at home, all born in Leeds, are Mathew age 22, Elizabeth age 24, Eva Leah age 20, Albert age 16 and Bernard age 14. Albert is a clerk in a Jewellers

1939 register

In 1939 Albert and Lena are living at 6 Montagu Drive, Leeds. Albert is a Ladies retail outfitter. Their children are Myer Louis age 15 and Barbara age 10

Death
30 July 1961 in Bradford, England, at 66 years of age. I can't uncover any further details

Probate

29 June 1965. £188 to his daughter Barbara Jackson

Residences

In 1939 the family were at 6 Montagu Drive Leeds, England

At the time of his death he was listed as living at 30 Meadow Park Drive, Stanningley, Pudsey, Yorkshire, England