Abraham Rosenberg (1874 - 1944)

Abraham Rosenberg is my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Moses Rosenberg (1852 - 1915) and Leah (1854 - 1892)

Born: 1874 in Poland (In the 1881 census his place of birth is given as Poland; in the 1891 census it is given as Manchester, England; 1901 and 1911 census it is listed Russia).

Abraham Rosenberg (supplied by the family)

Hebrew name: Shmuel Aba son of Moshe

Married: Nellie Reuis in Manchester, England on 14 August 1898. Abraham was 24 and Nellie 23 years old

Migration: Abraham came to England with his family as an infant

Children

Their first child was born in 1897 when Abraham was 23 and Nellie 22. Their last child was born in 1910 when Abraham was 36 and Nellie 35

• Florrie Leah Rosenberg 1897 - 1984
• Sydney Rosenberg 1898 - 1975
• Harold Rosenberg 1899 - 1975
• Myer Rosenberg 1902 - 1972
• Hannah Rosenberg 1906 - 1967
• Gertie Rosenberg 1910 - 1995

Occupation: Cap manufacturer

Census details

1881
Abraham and his family are at 39 Cliff Street, Manchester, England. Moses is a cap maker, age 28 and Leah is listed as 27, both born in Poland. The children are listed as Betsy age 9 and Abraham age 7, both born in Poland and Joseph age 5, Rachel age 3 and Philip age 1 all born in Manchester. Living with the family are Max and Minnie Mendelsohn. He is 24 and she is 22. His occupation is a traveller and they are both born in Poland. They may have been lodgers and / or relatives

1891

Abraham and his family are now living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester, England. Moses is a cap manufacturer age 40 and Leah is listed as 39, both born in Russia, Poland. The children living at home are Betsey age 19 a cap maker, Abraham age 18, a cap clerk, Joseph age 15 a cap traveller, Ephraim age 9, Annie age 4 and Lena age 3.

1901

Abraham and Nellie are married and living at 49 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. Abraham is 28 and a cap manufacturer employee, so still working in his father's business. Nellie is 26. Both parents are born in Russia. Their children are Florrie age 3, Sydney age 2 and Harry age 1. Living with them is a domestic servant, Mary Spencer age 24

1911

Abraham and Nellie are now living at 332 Bury New Road, Broughton, Manchester in a seven roomed house. Abraham is 38 and still a cap manufacturer, but now an employer. 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

Canada

On 18 August 1932 Abraham and Nellie travelled to Montreal, Canada for a 3 month visit staying with their son Harry. Their ship the Antonia departed from Liverpool

They returned to Liverpool from Montreal on 6 November 1932 aboard the Antonia

Death
7 February 1944 in Montreal, Canada, at 70 years of age. Buried at Shaar Hashomayim Cemetery, Montreal, Canada, grave no 1245

In memory of a beloved husband and father Abraham Rosenberg Apr 8, 1872 - Feb 7, 1944. Hebrew translation: "Here is buried Shmuel Aba son of Moshe. Died 13th of Shevat, 5704. May his soul be bound in the bond of eternal life."

Residences

In the 1891 census Abraham and his family were living at 32 Elizabeth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. In the 1901 census Abraham is married and he and Nellie and there children are now living in a separate terrace house down the road at 49 Elizabeth street

In the 1911 census Abraham 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

Abraham Rosenberg

Abraham Rosenberg is my 3x great uncle. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Samuel Rosenberg and Leah

Born: Unknown date in Valkevish, Suwalki Province, Russia (now Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania)

Hebrew name: Avraham 

Married: Rachel in Russia some time before 1851

Children

• Moses Rosenberg 1851 - 1915

Death
Some time before 1875 in Valkevish, Suwalki Province, Russia (now Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania)

Place of Birth

Abraham Rosenberg was born Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania

It is a city in southwestern Lithuania. It is located 25 km (16 mi) northwest from Marijampolė, on a bank of Šeimena River. The city got its name from the Vilkauja River, a tributary to Šeimena. Until 1941 the city had a large Jewish Community which was annihilated by the Nazis and their local collaborators. The whole Jewish population was killed in a single day after the entry of the Germans into the city.

The town was granted city rights in 1670 by the King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, Jan Kazimierz, which was one of the first times such privileges were granted to a place in Lithuania. The coat of arms of the town was most likely borrowed from the Pac family, as the owner of the village at the time, Krzysztof Zygmunt Pac, was also the Chancellor of Lithuania.

It remained in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth until 1795 when, in the First Partition of Poland it became part of Kingdom of Prussia (the region in which the town is located was split between Prussia and Russia) until 1807. At this time the town was incorporated into the Duchy of Warsaw and merged into the Białystok region. After Napoleon's defeat in 1815 the region switched hands again and became part of Russia, and then Congress Poland, as part of the Augustów, and later Suwałki, district.

According to tradition, Jews were living in this area in the 14th century and a synagogue was built at the beginning of the 16th. By the 19th century a flourishing Jewish community had developed. Between 1823 and 1862 no new Jews were permitted to settle in Vilkaviškis, which was near the border with Germany, under the czarist legislation restricting Jewish settlement in border towns. Nevertheless, the community numbered 4,417 in 1856 (as against 834 Christians), 3,480 in 1897 (60% of the total population), 3,206 in 1923 (44%), and 3,609 in 1939 (45%). The majority were occupied in commerce and crafts. Some derived their livelihood from agriculture and garden plots close to the town. The sizable brushmaking industry in Vilkaviškis was predominantly Jewish and employed hundreds of Jewish workers.

Synagogue in Vilkaviškis