Harris Rosenberg (1909 - 1945)

Harris Rosenberg is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here. He changed his name to Harold Rowe some time after September 1939

Parents: Ephraim Rosenberg (1881 - 1954) and Bertha Kaufman (1881 - 1959)

Born: 23 April 1909 in Manchester, England

Married: Dora Edith Barnett  in Chester, England in January 1942

Hebrew name: Tzvi son of Ephraim 

Children

• Victoria 1942 (Oct - Dec) - ?

Military Service. In 1945 Harold was a Royal Air Force (RAF) volunteer reserve flight officer, Service Number: 190277, 59 Squadron, Transport Command based at Waterbeach, Cambridgeshire. He appears to have joined the RAF in either 1940 or 1942

Census details

1911

Harris and his parents are living at 32 Petworth Street, Cheetham,  Manchester. Ephraim's age is listed as 29 years and Bertha is also 29 Years of age. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps. Their children are listed as Marcus age 3 years and Harris age 1 year. Also living with them is Mary Stone, age 49, a domestic servant

1921

Harris and his parents are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. Ephraim's age is listed as 39 years and 11 months and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months

1939 register

Harris is living with his parents Ephraim and Bertha at 23 Alverstone Road, Liverpool. Harris is a dealer manager of boots and shoes, Bertha is a housewife and Ephraim is a commercial traveller (clothing)

Death

Harold was the flight engineer on a Liberator KH125 aircraft which was flying from India to RAF Oakington. On board were five crew and twenty three passengers. The aircraft was flying in a low pressure area with thunderstorm activity. The aircraft was hit by lightning and lost several pieces on its wing before crashing into the ground near Rochefort killing all on board. He was buried at the Rochefort-Sur-Mer Naval Cemetery in France. He was 36 years old

Within the Star of David symbol –  "May his soul be bound in the bond of [eternal] life." Beneath – Here [lies] buried Tzvi son of Ephraim / died 28th Kislev 5706.

Death Notices

Jewish Chronicle, 14 December 1945 "Always a lovely boy"

Jewish Chronicle, 6 December 1946

Jewish Chronicle, 2 December 1949

Probate

Harold Rowe Probate 14 February 1950. The value of his effects was £145

Residences

In the 1921 census Harris and his family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Harris and his family were living at 26 Alverstone road, Liverpool, England

At the time of his death Harold and his family were living at 48 Vernon Rd, Chester, England

Frieda Lilian Rosenberg (1914 - 1996)

Frieda Lilian Rosenberg is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here. Her name was spelt on some documents as Freida and Freda

Parents: Ephraim Rosenberg (1881 - 1954) and Bertha Kaufman (1881 - 1959)

Born: 1 March 1914 in Manchester, England

Married: 1) Maurice Moscovitch in Manchester in (April - June) 1937. In December 1943 they changed their surname to Moss. Maurice was born in Russia on 8 September 1898 and so was 39 while Frieda was 23 at the time of their marriage. His parents were Lewis and Esther and his siblings were Rebecca, Fanny, Sarah, Isaac, Dora, Eva, Simon, Leah, Harry and Jessie. In the 1901 census Maurice was listed as Morris. He died in Manchester, England in 1957

Children

Their first child was born in 1944 when Maurice was 46 and Frieda 30. Their last child was born in 1947 when Maurice was 49 and Frieda 33

• Michael L Moss 1944 - 2012
• Howard J Moss 1947 -

Married: 2) Alexander Kershaw in Manchester on 8 January 1975 when Frieda was 61

Census details

1921

Frieda and her parents are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. Ephraim's age is listed as 39 years and 11 months and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months

1939 register

Frieda and her husband Maurice are living at 200 Parrs Wood Road, Manchester. Maurice was a civil servant and Frieda a housewife

Death
June 1996 in Manchester, England, at age 82

Letter

Letter from Frieda Moss to Dr  Anthony Joseph dated 18 October 1985 discussing family history matters including her grandmother Leah

Residences

In the 1921 census Frieda and her family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Frieda and her husband Maurice were living at 200 Parrs Wood Road, Manchester

Marcus Rosenberg (1906 - 1980)

Marcus Rosenberg is my maternal 3rd cousin 2x removed. Rosenberg family tree Here. He changed his name to Marcus Rowe some time after 1939

Parents: Ephraim Rosenberg (1881 - 1954) and Bertha Kaufman (1881 - 1959)

Born: 20 July 1907 in Manchester, England

Married: Lily Waterman in Liverpool England in (Jul - Sep)1935

Hebrew name: Mordechai son of Ephraim 

Children

• Derek

Census details

1911

Marcus and his parents, Ephraim and Bertha are living at 32 Petworth Street, Cheetham, Manchester. Bertha and Ephraim are both 29 Years of age. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps. Their children are listed as Marcus age 3 years and Harris age 1 year. Also living with them is Mary Stone, age 49, a domestic servant

1921

Marcus and his parents are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. Ephraim's age is listed as 39 years and 11 months and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months

1939 Register

In 1939 Marcus and Lily are living at 99 Menlove Ave, Liverpool. Marcus is a retail outfitter. Living with them is Lily's mother Miriam Waterman, age 72 and incapacitated

Death

Marcus Rowe died on 19 April 1980 in Liverpool and is buried in Allerton Cemetery Plot no J 2-141. He was 72

Here lies Mordechai son of Ephraim, departed on Shabbat, 3 Iyar 5740

Residences

In the 1921 census Marcus and his family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Marcus and Lily are living at 99 Menlove Avenue, Liverpool, England

Bertha Kaufman (1881 - 1959)

Bertha Kaufman is the wife of my maternal 2nd cousin 3x removed Ephraim Rosenberg. Rosenberg family tree Here. Kaufman family tree Here

Parents: Levi Kaufman (1854 - 1925), a cabinet maker and Jochabed Schock (1855 - 1948)

Born: 1881 in Manchester, England

Married: Ephraim Rosenberg in Manchester in 1906 (January - March). Ephraim and Bertha were both age 25. Bertha's brother Jacob married Ephraim's sister Annie in Manchester in 1907

Hebrew name: Brachah daughter of Levi

Children

Their first child was born in 1907 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 26. Their last child was born in 1914 when Ephraim and Bertha were both 33

• Marcus Rosenberg 1907 - ?
• Harris Rosenberg 1909 - 1945
• Frieda Lilian Rosenberg 1914 - 1996

Census details

1901

Bertha and her family are living at 7 Gore crescent, Manchester, England. She is 19 and has no occupation listed. Her brothers and sisters are Ellis age 22, Jacob age 18, Rueben age 16, Fischel age 14, Kitty age 12, Rose age 9, Hannah age 5 and Louis age 3

1911

Ephraim and Bertha are married and living at 32 Petworth Street, Cheetham,  Manchester. Bertha and Ephraim are both 29 Years of age. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a commercial traveller selling waterproofs and caps. Their children are listed as Marcus age 3 years and Harris age 1 year. Also living with them is Mary Stone, age 49, a domestic servant

1921

Ephraim and Bertha are living in a ten roomed house at 3 Northumberland street Broughton Manchester. His age is listed as 39 years and 11 months (the census was conducted on 19 June 1921) and Bertha is also 39 Years and 11 months old. Ephraim's occupation is listed as a wholesale clothing manufacturer. He is an employer and his place of work is 6 North Street, Manchester. Their children are listed as Marcus age 13 years and 11 months, Harris age 12 years and 2 months and Freida age 7 years and 3 months. Also living with them are Ephraim's sister Lena and Nellie Brown, a domestic servant age 24 years and 9 months

1939 register

Ephraim and Bertha are living at 23 Alverstone Road, Liverpool. Bertha is a housewife and Ephraim is a commercial traveller (clothing). Living with them is their son Harris

Death
8 June 1959 at 28 Gosforth Rd, Blackpool Lancashire, at 77 years of age. Buried in Springwood Cemetery, Liverpool, England

Tombstone for Bertha Rosenberg. Here is buried/ the woman Bracha daughter of Mr. Levi/ passed away 27 Tevet 5719/ [abbreviation] May her soul be bound in the bond of life."

Documents

Naturalization certificate for Levi Kaufman and his family, 13 July 1887. They were living at 92 Stocks Street, Cheethan, Manchester amd Levi was a cabinet maker

Residences

In 1887 Bertha and her family were living at 92 Stocks street Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1901 census Bertha and her family were living at 7 Gorse crescent, Manchester.

In the 1921 census Bertha and her family were living at 3 Northumberland street, Broughton, Manchester. The dwelling appears to no longer exist

In the 1939 register Ephraim and his family were living at 26 Alverstone road, Liverpool, England

Bertha and Ephraim was living at 14 Orton Rd, Wavertree, Liverpool at the time of his death in 1954