Myra Judith Shatz / Sharpes (1935 - 1998)

Myra Judith Shatz is the grand daughter of Fanny Leah Levinson, who was the sister-in-law of Minnie Glynn, my 1st cousin 2x removed. Levinson family HERE. Glynn family HERE. Endbinder family HERE. After her father's death her mother changed their surname to Sharpes

Parents: Eli Shatz (1904 - 1944) and Eunice Ruck (1909 - 1984)

Tombstones for her parents Eli and Eunice. Eli is buried in the Townhill Cemetery, Swansea, Wales, section C, Row 11, Plot 2 and Eunice is buried in the Eli Jewish Cemetery in Cardiff, Wales, section A, Row A, Grave 16

Born: 21 February 1935 in Swansea, Wales

Hebrew name: Miriam Yehudit, daughter of Eliyahu

Occupation: Teacher

Married: Joseph Michael Glass in (April to June) 1960 in Swansea, Wales. Myra was age 25 and Joseph age 26

Children

Their first child was born in 1961 when Myra was 26 and Joseph 28. Their last child was born in 1965 when Myra was 29 and Joseph 31

• Jonathan Henry Neil Glass 1961 -
• Eleanor R Glass 1963 -
• Benjamin Daniel Glass 1965 -

Census details

1939 Register

In the 1939 register Myra's parents Eunice and Eli are living at 35 Myrtle Grove, Swansea, Wales. Myra's details are redated

ST. HELENS Primary School pupils Omar El Zanaty, Mumin Choudhary, Nasima Begum, Monara Begum, and Korisa Miah, in the wheelhouse of the Mumbles lifeboat Ethel Anne Measures, with teacher Mrs. Myra Glass and lifeboat head launcher Mr. Terry James. (South Wales Evening Post
Swansea, Wales · Saturday, October 21, 1989)

Electoral Register

1957

In the 1957 electoral register Myra Judith Sharpes and her mother Eunice Sharpes are listed as living at 35 Myrtle Grove, Swansea, Wales

1964

In the 1964 electoral register Myra and her husband Joseph are listed as living at 601 Gower Road, Upper Killay, a village outside Swansea Wales

Death

4 January 1998 (6 Tevet 5758) in Swansea, Wales age 62. She is buried in the Jewish section of Oystermouth Cemetery, Swansea, Wales

Cemetery record for Myra Glass

Tombstone for Myra Glass: "In memory of Myra Judith Glass died 4th Jan. 1998, aged 62 years. A loving wife, mother and grandmother who is sadly missed"

Hebrew translation: "Here is buried
The dear woman Miriam Yehudit, daughter of Mr. Eliyahu
Passed away 6 Tevet 5758
May her soul be bound up in the bond of life"

Residences

Myra grew up at 35 Myrtle Grove, Swansea, Wales 

In the 1964 electoral register Myra and her husband Joseph are listed as living at 601 Gower Road, Upper Killay, a village outside Swansea Wales

Michael C Sheldon (Schulman) (1935 - 1999)

Michael C Schulman, who had his name changed by deed poll in 1943 to Michael C 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: 18 March 1935 in Manchester, England

On 20 August 1943 his 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: 

• Christine McNally in Middleton in (July - September) 1972. Michael was 37 and Christine was 25
• Patricia Eaton in Basford, Nottinghamshire in (July - September) 1980. Michael was 45

1939 Register

In 1939 Michael'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
June 2009 in Manchester, at 64 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