Vivian Lewis (1923 - 2018)

Vivian Lewis is the daughter of Cecilia Levinson, the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Glynn family HERE. Levinson family HERE. 

Parents: Harris Lewis (1886 - 1977) and Cecilia Levinson (1898 - 1957)

Born: 31 December 1923 in Manchester, England

Hebrew Name: Chaya daughter of Hoshea

Married: Alan Glass in (April to June) 1947 in Manchester, England. Vivian was 23 and Alan age 29

Children

Their daughter was born in 1948 when Alan was 30 and Vivian 24. There was also a younger son who became a general practitioner but I don't know his name

• Alison Margot Glass 1948 -

Census details

1939 Register

In 1939 Vivian's parents Harris and Cecilia are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England. Harris is a property owner and agent, Cecilia is a housewife and Vivian is at school. The redacted line beneath is her brother Lucien A Lewis born in Manchester in (July to September) 1930 

Death

7 March 2018, at Altrincham, Chester, England at age 94. She is buried in the Southern Cemetery, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy, Manchester, England

Tombstone for Vivian Glass: "Vivian Glass 1923 - 2018 a much loved wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother. A compassionate lady who was steeped in the arts"

Hebrew translation "Chaya daughter of Hoshea"

Residences

In the 1939 register Vivian and her family are living at 5 Old Hall Road, Salford, Manchester, England

Towards the end of her life Vivian was living at Flat 6 Westwood Lodge, Leicester Road Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire, England

Sylvia Abrahamson (1923 - 2025 )

Sylvia Abrahamson is the sister of Dorothy Sophia Abrahamson, the 2nd wife of my maternal grandfather Marcus Levin. Abrahamson family HERE

Parents: Louis Abrahamson (1877 - 1957) and Rachel (Ettie) Joseph (1881 - 1951)

Tombstones for Sylvia's parents, Louis and Ettie. They are both buried in the Rainsough Jewish cemetery, Manchester, England

Born: (April - June) 1923 in Manchester, England

Married: Stanley Kaplan in (January - March) 1949 in Manchester, England. Sylvia was 25 years old and Stanley was 23. Stanley changed his surname to Copley sometime after his marriage but before the birth of his daughter in 1951

Children:

Their first child was born when Stanley was 25 and Sylvia  was 27. Their second and last child was born when Stanley was 34 and Sylvia 35

• Sheila Copley 1951 - 
• Jonathan Copley 1958 -

Sylvia

Biography

Sylvia was an ARP (Air Raid Precautions) warden during World War 2. She trained as a teacher at age 42, teaching adults English, including in prisons.

Death

Sylvia passed away on the 9th June 2025, age 102, at the Jewish Care Home in Barnet, North London where she had been for a few weeks. She had become increasingly frail since she broke her hip some months earlier. Her funeral was on 10th June 2025 at the Great western Cemetery in Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England

Jessie Veronica Brokenborough (1923 - 1999)

Jessie Veronica Brokenborough, is the 2nd wife of Myer Rosenberg, my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: James Joseph Brokenborough (1892 - 1946) and Mary Jane Cole (1901 - 1973)

Born: 18 July 1923 in Wellington, NSW, Australia

Married: Myer Rosenberg in Rylstone, NSW, Australia 17 July 1941. Myer was 39 and Veronica was one day short of her 18th birthday

Jessie Brokenborough

Children

Their first child was born in 1941 when Myer was 39 and Veronica 18 years old. Their final child was born in 1951 when Myer was 49 and Veronica 28

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

Death
9 April 1999, age 75 years of age in Lithgow, NSW, Australia. 

Jessie is buried in the Lithgow General Cemetery, non-denominational portion, Columbarium Row F Foot Arm 280. 

In loving memory of our dearly loved mother grandmother great grandmother. Jessie Rosenberg 18.7.23 - 9.4.99. Loved and remembered always. "In God's Care"

Residences

From 1952 till around 1972, Jessie and Myer lived at  6 Bellevue Hill, Portland, Lithgow, NSW

From around 1972 onwards, Jessie was living at 12 Hume Ave, Wallerawang, New South Wales, Australia