William Lyons (1933 - 2023)

William Lyons, known as Bill, is the son of Claude Lipman Lyons, who 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: Claude Lipman Lyons (1895 - 1975) and Rozia Jacobovitch (1901 - 1986)

Born: 5 September 1933

Occupation: Electrical engineer, scientist and Chairman of the Claude Lyons group of companies

Married: Moira

Children

• Lucy Lyons
• Deborah Lyons
• David Lyons

William Lyons

Death

21 September 2023 in London, England at 90years of age

Obituary

William (Bill) Lyons CEng FIET FInstMC SMIEEE

5th September 1933 - 21st September 2023

Mr William Lyons, former CEO of Claude Lyons Ltd, and son of founder Mr Claude Lyons, has sadly passed away.

“It was with great sadness that we heard of the passing of William Lyons, having celebrated his 90th birthday two weeks ago. William died in the early hours of 21st September 2023, comforted by his daughters Debbie and Lucy.

William was a respected long-standing colleague and friend of the Allendale Group.  He was instrumental in the smooth transition of the Claude Lyons Brand after its acquisition in 2016. We are grateful for his active involvement in the development of the new website, and for his invaluable technical knowledge and guidance over the years.”

Martin Ward - former Managing Director, Claude Lyons Ltd

Our condolences go to William’s family.

Funeral Notice

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of William (Bill) Lyons, CEng FIET FInstMC SMIEEE, father of Debbie and Lucy and grandfather of Connie, late Chairman of the Claude Lyons group of companies, Past Master Emeritus of the Scientific Instrument Makers’ Company and Past President of GAMBICA.  Bill passed away on 21st September 2023, aged 90 years, at the Marie Curie Hospice in Hampstead.

A well-respected scientist and electrical engineer, and loving husband, father and grandfather, he will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.

Flowers or donations will be welcome, thank you.

Please arrange for floral tributes to arrive at J H Kenyon Funeral Directors - Hampstead on Monday 9th October 2023 between 10:00am - 12:30pm.

Donations, in memory of William, may be made to Marie Curie Hospice.

Norma Latter 1933 -

Norma Latter, is the wife of Stanley David Levi, my maternal 2nd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Benjamin Latter (1895 - 1977) and Dollie Solomon (1900 - 1978)

Dollie and Benjamin Latter are buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Manchester, England

Born: 1933 in Manchester, England

Married: Stanley David Levi in Southport, England in (July - September) 1958

Census details

1939 Register

In 1939 the Latter family, Benjamin a watchmaker and jeweler and Dollie and their 4 children are living at 83 Bury Boulevard in Manchester, England. Also with them is Dollie's mother, Esther Solomon and a cousin, Helene Solomon. The information for the four children has been redacted as they were still alive at the time the dataset was released

Residence

At the time of her husband's death in 2003, Stanley and Norma were living at 10 Wincham Road, Sale, Cheshire, England

Sybil Adele Schulman (1933 - 2008)

Sybil Adele Schulman, who had her name changed by deed poll in 1943 to Sybil Adele Sheldon, is my maternal 4th cousin 1x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Augustus Dudley Schulman (1898 - 1967) and Hannah (Nannie) Rosenberg (1906 - 1967)

Born: (October - December) 1933 in Manchester, England

On 20 August 1943 her father Augustus changed his name by deed poll from Augustus Dudley Schulman to Dudley Sheldon and his wife and children also changed their surnames from Schulman to Sheldon

I, DUDLEY SHELDON of 30 Hereford Drive Prestwich in the county of Lancaster heretofore called and known by the name of Gustave Dudley Schulmann (known as Augustus Dudley Schulman) a natural born British subject, hereby give public notice that on the 20th day of August 1943 I formally and absolutely renounced and abandoned the use of my said names of Gustave Dudley Schulmann (known as Augustus Dudley Schulman) and assumed and adopted in place thereof the names of Dudley Sheldon; and further that such change of name is evidenced by a deed poll dated the 29th day of August 1943 under my hand and seal duly executed by me and attested and enrolled in the Enrolment Department of the Central Office of the Supreme Court of Judicature on the 6th day of September 1943.

DUDLEY SHELDON, formerly Gustave Dudley Schulmann (known as Augustus Dudley

Married: Sidney Baker in Manchester in (July - September) 1964. Sybil was 30 and Sidney 47 years old. 

Children

Their first child was born in 1969 when Sybil was 35 and Sidney 52. 

• David Ivor Baker 1969

1939 Register

In 1939 Sybil's parents Hannah and Augustus are living at 30 Hereford Drive, Prestwich, Manchester. Augustus is a commercial traveller for electrical novelties. Living with them is their daughter Sybil, their son Michael age 4 and Augustus's parents, Bernard Shulman, a retired jeweller age 75 and his wife Yetta, age 71. Also living at the property is Hugo Cohn age 55, a motor car salesman and his wife Thekla age 48

Death
2008 in Manchester, at 74 years of age. Buried in the Agecroft Jewish cemetery, Manchester, England 

Residence

In the 1939 register, Augustus and Hannah and their family are living at  30 Hereford Drive, Swinton, Manchester