Reuben Levi (1893 - 1916 )

Reuben Levi, also known as Reuben Levy, is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Samuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

Born: (July to September) 1893 in Manchester, England

Census details

1901

Reuben's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia

1911

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

War Service

Reuben enlisted during World War 1 as a private in the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders, 1/8th (The Argyllshire) Battalion (regimental number no 2940) on 28 January 1915 under the name Reuben Levy and served in France from 1 May 1915

Service Record

War medalsReuben was awarded the 1914-1915 Star medal (awarded to those who served in any theatre of war outside the United Kingdom between 5 August 1914 and 31 December 1915), The Victory medal (awarded to all those who entered a theatre of War on World War 1) and the British medal (a campaign medal for all those who served in World War 1)

Death

Died of wounds received as part of 152nd Brigade, 51st (Highland) Division attack on Beaumont Hamel on 13th November 1916. This was the last large-scale assault of the 1916 Battle of the Somme, France
BURIALContay British Cemetery, Contay, Somme, France, Plot VIII, Row E, Grave 29

Residence

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

Jacob Levi (1892 - 1961)

Jacob Levi is my maternal 1st cousin 3x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Samuel Levi and Rachael Rosenberg

Born: 22 November 1891 in Manchester, England

Married: He probably married Jane Segal (born 1900 in Manchester) in Manchester, England in (July - September) 1921 

Census details

1901

Jacob's parents, Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia

1911

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

Jacob is living at 45 Stocks Street Manchester. He is listed as a boarder, age 29 years and 7 months and working as a financier's clerk. He is living with the Solomon family, Morris and leah and their children Joseph and Clara. Also living there is their Morris's sister-in-law, Jinnie Segal age 29 and a widow. As Jacob married Jane Segal around this time it is possible he is also related to the Solomon family in some way

Death
Probably died on 26 February 1961 age 69 in Manchester, England

Probate

Jacob Levi Probate 7 June 1961. His address was listed as 105 Wheatland Lane, Wallasey, Cheshire and the beneficiary was Abraham Levy, a retired outfitter. The value of his effects was £105 12s

Residence

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

Samuel Levi (1871 - 1939)

Samuel Levi is the husband of Rachael Rosenberg, my maternal 3x great aunt. Rosenberg family tree Here

Born: 1871 in Russia

Hebrew name: Shmuel Brich son of Moshe 

Married: Rachel Rosenberg in Manchester, England in (April to June) 1890

Children

Their first child was born in 1892 when Samuel was 21 and Rachael 20. Their last child was born in 1904 when Samuel was 33 and Rachael 32

• Jacob Levi 1892 -  (probably 1961)
• Reuben Levi 1893 - 1916
• Isabella Levi 1894 - 1974
• Julius Levi 1896 - 1980
• Sophia Levi 1899 - 1967
• Taubie Levi 1901 - 1951
• Florence Levi 1904 - 1978

Occupation: Grocer and baker

Census details

1891

Samuel and Rachael are living with her parents at 5 Fernie St., Manchester, England. Rachael's father, Harris is a grocer, age 61 and her mother Toby is now 64. Sam Levi age 20, is a grocer and Rachael Levi (Nee Rosenberg) is age 19

1901

Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia

1911

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, Julius age 25, Sophia age 21, Tilly age 19, and Florrie age 17

Death
26 June 1939  in Manchester, England at 68 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

The loving memory of Samuel Levi, who died 26th June 1939, aged 69 years. Deeply mourned by his children, grandchildren, relatives and friends. May His Soul Rest in Peace (MHSRIP)

Hebrew translation: Here [lies] buried / a man flawless and reputable / Shmuel Brich son of Moshe / died 9th Tamuz 5699 / may his soul be bound in the bond of [eternal] life.

Note: A word about the deceased's second given name, which appears here as בריך Brich [with a guttural ch]. Typical of many UK gravestones, the letters are attached rather than engraved. We thus very often encounter letters that, in time, fall away. This does not seem to be the case here – there does not appear to be any evidence of such erosion that might have caused the vav to turn into a yod, ברוך to בריך. Given then that the intended spelling was בריך [and not an error], it may be that this name was intended to convey a widespread [to this day] Hassidic-Yiddish pronunciation of Baruch as Boreech.

Articles

LEVEN MAN SENT FOR TRIAL ON TWENTY-NINE-YEAR- OLD CHARGE

Allegations in Manchester Court

Arrested over a week ago in Methil on a twenty-nine-year-old warrant granted by a dead Stipendiary, Aaron Fox, furniture dealer, of Glebe Street, Leven, was committed for trial at Manchester yesterday charged with stealing money and jewellery, the property of a Manchester baker by when he was employed. He was charged on a warrant granted by the late Mr Francis J. Headlam in May, 1890, with the theft of £20 in cash, two watches, and other jewellery of the total value of £100 from Mr Samuel Levi who, at the time of the alleged offence, was a baker in Cheetham Hill Road.

Fox, it was stated, was Mr Levi's only employee, and worked nightly as a baker, leaving the premises in Cheetham Hill Road about 8 a.m. each day. On May 14, 1898, Mr and Mrs Levi instead of rising early as usual, slept until about 9 am Upon awakening, Mr Levi could not find his trousers. He went downstairs and found them in a dough mixing tub in the bakehouse in the basement. The pockets had been rifled.

Later it was found that some bread in the oven had been burnt to a cinder, while pieces of dough were scattered about the bakehouse. A safe in the sitting-room had been rifled. Fox was missing, and was not traced until last Saturday week. Mr and Mrs Levi said that their late rising on the day in question was due to their having been drugged.

Mr H. D. Judson, solicitor for defendant, again submitted that there was no evidence on which a jury would convict, "None of the missing goods were traced to him. It is only suspicion," said Mr Judson. The Stipendiary pointed out that he went away with wages owing to him, and nothing more was heard of him for twenty-nine years. Accused formally pleaded not guilty, and on the Stipendiary committing him for trial at the Sessions he applied for bail. The Stipendiary recalled that when arrested accused said he ran away from Manchester because of his wife. Mr Jadson - His wife has found him again as the result of these recent proceedings. Bail was granted in two sureties of £100 each. Courier and Argus 15 Apr 1924 p. 4 

30-YEAR-OLD CHARGE FAILS.

LEVEN MAN FOUND NOT GUILTY OF THEFT.

"There are fifty holes in this case, and it would be unsafe in the last degree to, rely the on the recollection of what happened thirty years ago," said the Recorder at Manchester Sessions when Aaron Fox, aged 55, a furniture dealer, of Glebe Street, Leven, Fife, was found not guilty of stealing £28 in cash and jewellery to the value of £90 from Samuel Levi, a baker, of Cheetham Hill, his employer, in May, 1895. Fox was dis charged. Dundee Courier 28 May 1924

SAMUEL LEVI, (Late H. Woolfe), Agent for Berlin, Leeds, and Manchester Motzas. Also all kinds of the very best London Cakes and Groceries. All country orders will receive my best attention, and will be promptly delivered. If you wish to be satisfied with your orders, I advise you to send your instructions early to the above address, Samuel Levi, 64, CHEETHAM HILL ROAD, MANCHESTER. Jewish Chronicle 28 Feb 1896.

Residence

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

Rachael Rosenberg (1872 - 1928)

Rachael Rosenberg is my maternal 3x great aunt. Written as Rachel on her tombstone. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Harris Rosenberg and Toby (Taube)

Born: 1872 probably in Valkevish, Suwalki Province, Russia (now Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania)

Hebrew name: Rasha, daughter of Tsvi

Migration: Rachael came with her family to England as a child sometime between 1872 and 1876 (infant to 4 years)

Married: Samuel Levi in Manchester, England in (April to June) 1890

Children

Their first child was born in 1892 when Samuel was 21 and Rachael 20. Their last child was born in 1904 when Samuel was 33 and Rachael 32

• Jacob Levi 1892 -  (probably 1961)
• Reuben Levi 1893 - 1916
• Isabella Levi 1894 - 1974
• Julius Levi 1896 - 1980
• Sophia Levi 1899 - 1967
• Taubie Levi 1901 - 1951
• Florence Levi 1904 - 1978

Census details

1881

The family is at 5 Fernie St., Manchester, England. Harris is a grocer, age 51 and Toby is listed as 50 but was actually 54. The children, all born in Poland Russia, are given as Minnie age 23, Rose age 15 and Rachael age 9, the latter two both listed as scholars (at school). The family shared the house with Harris's married daughter Minnie Baum (Nee Rosenberg) and her husband Asher Baum and their two children Annie age 3 and Jane age 1

1891
The family is still at 5 Fernie St., Manchester, England. Harris is still a grocer, age 61 and Toby is now 64. Living with them is their son-in-law Sam Levi age 20, a grocer and his wife Rachael Levi (Nee Rosenberg) age 19

1901

Samuel and Rachael are living at 64 Cheetham Rd, Manchester, England. Samuel is 30 and running a grocery shop and Rachael is 29. Their children, all born in Manchester, are Jacob age 9, Reuben age 8, Isabella age 6, Julius age 5, Sophia age 1 and with them is Sahar Glick, age 14 and listed as a niece, born in Russia

1911

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, Julius age 25, Sophia age 21, Tilly age 19, and Florrie age 17

Death
28 May 1928 in Manchester, England at 56 years of age. Buried in the Urmston Jewish Cemetery, Urmston, Metropolitan Borough of Trafford, Greater Manchester, England

Sacred to the memory of Rachel levi who departed this life May 28th 1928 in her 57th year. Sincerely mourned by her sorrowing husband, sons, daughters, grandchildren, son-in-law, daughters-in-law and relatives. May Her Dear Soul Rest in Peace

Hebrew translation: Rasha daughter of Zvi. Died on 9 Sivan 5688, 56 years old, for the sorrow of her husband, sons, daughters and all her family

Place of Birth

Rose Rosenberg was probably born in 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

Residence

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

Rose Rosenberg (1866 - ?)

Rose Rosenberg is my maternal 3x great aunt. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Harris Rosenberg and Toby (Taube)

Born: 1866 probably in Valkevish, Suwalki Province, Russia (now Vilkaviškis in south-western Lithuania)

Migration: Rose came with her family to England as a child sometime between 1872 and 1876 (age 6 to 10 years)

Census details

1881

The family is at 5 Fernie St., Manchester, England. Harris is a grocer, age 51 and Toby is listed as 50 but was actually 54. The children, all born in Poland Russia, are given as Minnie age 23, Rose age 15 and Rachael age 9, the latter two both listed as scholars (at school). The family shared the house with Harris's married daughter Minnie Baum (Nee Rosenberg) and her husband Asher Baum and their two children Annie age 3 and Jane age 1

Post 1881

I can't find Rose after 1881 in Manchester. Presumably she got married and had children but the trail has gone cold

Place of Birth

Rose Rosenberg was probably born in 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

Cecelie Bertha Perlin (1906 - 1990)

Cecelie Bertha Perlin is the wife of Harold Malcolm Rowe, my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here

Parents: Frank Perlin (1874 - 1913) and Minnie Greenberg (1890 - )

Born: 4 February 1906 in St Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Migration

England to St John's Newfoundland, aboard the Mongolian departing on 4 June 1912. Cecelie, her brother Louis and her parents Frank and Mrs Perlin  travelled 1st class 

St John's, Newfoundland to Glasgow, Scotland aboard the Mongolian arriving on 21 May 1913. Cecelie age 7, her brother Louis age 5 and her mother Minnie age 27  travelled 1st class, Her father Frank had died at St Johns, Newfoundland on 9 February 1913 but was buried in Garnethill Hebrew Burial Ground, Glasgow, Glasgow City, Scotland, United Kingdom.

Married: Malcolm Harold Rowe (Rosenberg) in Liverpool, England in (April - June) 1928

Children:

Their only child was born in 1932 when Malcolm was 33 and Cecelie was 26

• Anne Frances Rowe 1932 - 2022

Census details

1921

In 1921 Cecelie is a boarder at Minerva College, Hollybank, Leicester, England. Her place of birth is given as Glasgow

1939 Register

In 1939 Malcolm and his wife Cecelie are living at 22 The Ridgeway, Hendon, London and his occupation is listed as a government clothing manufacturer

Death
14 January 1990 in London, England, at 83 years of age. Buried at Edgwarebury Cemetery, London, England plot no W1-5-17U

Tombstone for Malcolm and Cecelie

פיינ

ר' מאיר בן ר' יוסף - Meir, son of Joseph

IN EVER LOVING MEMORY OF A GENTLE HUSBAND AND FATHER, HAROLD MALCOLM ROWE WHO PASSED PEACEFULLY AWAY ON THE 28TH MAY 1978 AGED 78 YEARS.

DEEPLY MOURNED AND ALWAYS REMEMBERED BY HIS DEVOTED WIFE CECELIE, DAUGHTER ANN. RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.

A MAN OF PEACE. "GOLDEN IS OUR LOVE. THE LORD IS WITH ME. I WILL NOT FEAR:

RE-UNITED WITH HIS ADORED WIFE CECELIE WHO PASSED AWAY WITH TRAGIC SUDDENESS ON THE 14th JANUARY 1990.

HER GENTLE LOVING GUIDANCE AND GENEROUS SPIRIT WILL BE TREASURED FOREVER BY HER DEVOTED DAUGHTER ANN AND ALL WHO LOVED HER.

RECEIVE HER SOUL WITH MERCY INTO THE HOME OF THE BLESSED, SO SHE MAY REJOICE ETERNALLY.

Probate

Cecelie Bertha Rowe of 11 Fairacres, Roehampton Lane, London, England. Her date of probate is 12 April 1990 and the stated value is not exceeding £100,000

Residences

At the time of her death Cecelie was living at 11 Fairacres, Roehampton Lane, London, England.