Frank Keizner (1902 - 1982)

Frank Keizner is the husband of Adeline Dinah Abrahamson who is the sister of Dorothy Sophia Abrahamson, the 2nd wife of my maternal grandfather Marcus Levin. Abrahamson family HERE

Parents: Asher keizner (1865 - 1930) and Annie (1873 - 1955)

Born: 9 November 1902 in Torporow, Austria

Migration: The family came to England sometime before 1911 when Frank was a young boy

Occupation: Master furrier

Married: 

1) Adeline Dinah Abrahamson in (January - March) 1932 in Manchester, England. They had no children and the marriage was dissolved in 1933

2) Dora Manis in (April to June) 1937 in Stepney, London, England

Children:

• Janet Keizner 1942 -

Census details

1911
Frank and his family are living at 28 Great Garden Street, Whitechapel, London, England in a 3 room house. His father, Asher Keizner, is 42 years old and a manufacturing furrier on his own account and his mother, Anny, who is 36 years old. The children are Isaac, who is 16 years old, Emanuel who is 11 years old, Frank who is 9 and Fanny, who is 3 years old. All the family are listed as born in Austria except Emanuel and Fanny



1939 Register
In the 1939 register Frank is living at 54 Mansel Street, Swansea, Wales. He is a master furrier and he is living with his wife Dara

World War 2

Frank, was born in Austria in 1902 and here is his exemption from internment as an enemy alien dated November 1939. His address is given as 54 Devons Road, Stepney, London, England and his occupation is a furrier on his own account

Death
28 November 1982 in Chiltern and Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire, England at 80 years of age. He is buried in the Rainham Jewish Cemetery, London, England, Plot N, 12 19

Probate

Frank Keizner Probate 17 March 1983. He was living at 34 Missenden Road, Chesham, Buckinghamshire England and the value of his probate did not exceed £25,000. The probate states that he was last seen alive on 28 November 1982 and his body was found on 10 December 1982

 
Residences

In September 1939 Frank and his second wife Dara are living at 54 Mansel Street, Swansea, Wales

In November 1939 Frank and Dora are listed as living at 54 Devon Street, Stepney London, England

Taubie Levi (1901 - 1951)

Taubie Levi, also known as Tessie in the 1939 register and as Tilly in the 1921 census, is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Samuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

Born: 10 December 1901 in Manchester, England

Hebrew name: Taube daughter of Shmuel Baruch

Occupation: A clothing finisher

Census details

1911

Taubie's parents 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 who is a dispenser (chemist / pharmacist), Sophia age 21 who is an assistant of some sort, Tilly age 19 and a finisher, and Florrie age 17 is also a finisher. Both Taubie and Florrie are working at J Weinberg and Sons, which was a waterproof garment manufacturer

1939 Register

In 1939 Taubie (listed as Tillie) is living with her sisters Sophia and Florence at 54 Greenhill Road, Manchester, England. Sophia is a shop assistant, Tillie is a clothing or textile finisher and Florence is a buttonhole machinist

Death

21 May 1951 in Manchester, England at 49 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

In cherished memory of our sister Taubie Levi, who passed away 21st May 1951, aged 49 years. Deeply mourned by her devoted brothers, sisters, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, nephews, nieces, relatives and friends. May Her Dear Soul Rest in Peace (Abbreviation). Loved and respected by all

Hebrew translation: Here is buried Taube, daughter of Mr. Shmuel Baruch, passed away 15 Iyar 5711. May her soul be bound up in the bond of life.

Residences

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

In 1921 the family are living at 96 Stocks Street, Manchester, England. The property no longer exists

In 1939 Taubie is living at 54 Greenhill Road, Cheetham Hill, Manchester, England

Myer Rosenberg (1902 - 1972)

Myer Rosenberg, (known to his 2nd family as George and nicknamed Rosie), is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Abraham Rosenberg (1874 - 1944) and Nellie Reuis (1875 - 1949)

Born: 1 January 1902 in Cheetham, Manchester, England

Birth certificate for Myer Rosenberg, born 1 January 1902. His family was residing at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England

Photos of Myer Rosenberg

Hebrew name: Meir son of Avraham

Married (1): 

• Cecilia Elizabeth Jenkin in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1930. Myer was 28 and Cecilia 22 years old

Myer Rosenberg and Cecilia Jenkin

Children

Their only child was born in 1931 when Myer was 29 and Cecilia 23 years old. 

• Harold Myer Rowe 1931 -

Married (2): 

• Jessie Veronica Brokenborough in Rylstone, New South Wales, Australia on 17 July 1941. Myer was 39 and Jessie was one day short of her 18th birthday

Jessie Brokenborough

Children

Their first child was born in 1941 when Myer was 39 and Cecilia 18 years old. Their final child was born when Myer was 49 and Cecilia 28 years old

• Trevor Milton Rosenberg 1941 - 1960
• Barry Raymond Rosenberg 1943 - 1984
• Larrida June Rosenberg 1945 - 2006
• Leslie Malcolm Rosenberg 1945 - 2006
• Harold Neville Rosenberg 1951 -

Occupation
In 1927 Myer was listed on the electoral roll as a farm labourer, in 1928 as a farmhand, in 1931 as a motor driver; in 1934 as a sales manager, in 1937 as sales, in 1943 - 1949 as a grocer, in 1954 as a paymaster and 1963 - 1972 as a clerk. His occupation on his death certificate was listed as a first aid officer

Census details

1911

Myer and his family were living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester, England in a seven roomed house. His father Abraham is 38 and a cap manufacturer employer. His mother Nellie is 36. Their children are Florrie age 13, Sydney age 12, Harry age 10, Myer age 9, Hannah age 4 and Gertie age 11 months. All the children are born in Manchester. Living with them is their cousin Thebe Moses, age 36 and born in Liverpool

1921

The family are living at Lea Hurst, Water Park Road, Broughton Park, Salford, Manchester, England. The parents, Abraham and Nellie along with their youngest children Hannah and Gertie, were not in England or Wales on census night. Sydney is almost 23 and a manager in the family cap factory which is located at 10 Back Balloon street in Manchester. Myer, age 18 years and 6 months, is doing watch making for H. Harris and the maid is Louisa Goodman, age 39 years and 8 months

Migration to Australia

Pages from Myer's passport for his trip to Australia in 1924

Myer sailed from London, England on 21 September 1923,, arriving in Fremantle, Western Australia via Colombo, on 25 October 1923 and Melbourne, Victoria on 1 November 1923. He was 21 and was a first class passenger on the "Omar", a steamship on the Orient Line, with his occupation listed as a traveller

Electoral Roll

Sample Australian Electoral Roll; 1931 and Myer and Cecilia were living at 2 Plimsoll Grove in Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia and his occupation was given as a motor driver

In Australia, Myer is listed as living in the following locations according to the Australian Electoral Roll:

• 1927: Callignee, Traralgon, Gippsland, Victoria
• 1928: Lancaster, Kyabram, Victoria
• 1931: 2 Plimsoll Grove, Fairfield, Melbourne, Victoria
• 1934: 20 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria
• 1937: Yarram Yarram, Gippsland, Victoria
• 1943 - 1949: 6 Red Rock Circuit, Glen Davis, NSW, 2846
• 1954 - 1958: Carey Avenue, Wallerawang, NSW
• 1958 - 1972: 6 Bellevue Hill, Portland, Lithgow, NSW

Death
22 December 1972, at almost 71 years of age at the Lithgow District Hospital from a coronary occlusion

Death certificate for Myer Rosenberg. His usual place of residence was given as 12 Hume Avenue, Wallerawang, NSW, Australia. His place of birth is incorrectly given as London, England

Myer is buried in the Church of England section of the Portland General Cemetery, Lithgow, NSW, Australia

Residences

At the time of Myer's birth the family were living at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. The property may or may not still exist

In the 1911 census Myer and his family were living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester. The house appears to no longer exist, for it is now a primary school

In 1931 Myer and Cecilia are living at 2 Plimsoll Grove in Fairfield, Melbourne, Australia

In 1934 Myer and Cecilia are living at 20 Ellingworth Parade, Box Hill, Melbourne, Victoria. It no longer exists and the properties here are now office buildings

From 1952 - 1978 Myer and Jessie lived at  6 Bellevue Hill, Portland, Lithgow, NSW

At the time of his death in 1972, Myer was living at 12 Hume Ave, Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia

Annie Yewdall (1902 - 1918)

Annie Yewdall is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Yewdall family tree Here

Parents: Albert Yewdall (1875 - 1935) and Rachel Rosenberg (1877 - 1936)

Born: (Oct - Dec) 1902 in Leeds, England

Census details

1911

Annie's parents, Albert and Ray are living at 9 Lovell Rd, Leeds, England. He is age 35 and a general dealer in jewellery. Rachel is 33. Their children are Lena age 14, Edith age 12, Lionel age 10, Annie age 8, Theresa age 6, and Muriel age 2. They have a two domestic servants, Ellen Donlevy age 42 and Agnes Walker age 16

Death
30 October 1918 at age 15 in leeds, England. Buried in the Hilltop Jewish Cemetery Section UHT_D, Row I, Plot 25

Tombstone for Lionel Yewdall. In Loving memory of Annie Yewdall who died on 30 October 1918 aged 15 years. Deeply mourned by her parents and her sisters and brothers and by all who knew her. MHDSRIP

Document

Yewdall - On the 30th of October Annie Yewdall, aged 15, dearly beloved daughter of Mr and Mrs A. Yewdall, "Ashbourne" Chapeltown Rd, Leeds. Deeply mourned by her sorowing parents, sisters, brother, relatives and friends. May he dear soul rest in peace. Jewish Chronicle death announcement 8 November 1918