David Henry JACOBS

1823 - 1904  (80 years)   Has 7 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Henry JACOBS

Abt 1793 - 1862  (69 years)

Birth	Abt 1793	London, England
Died	24 Jan 1862	Finsbury, London, England
	Age: 66y
	Address: 64 Crown Street
Father	Philip JACOBS,   b. Abt 1771, London, England
Mother	Unknown [JACOBS]
Family	Elizabeth MYERS,   b. Abt 1797, London, England
Married	15 Jan 1818	London, England
Children	+ 1. Female JACOBS   2. Philip JACOBS   3. Angel JACOBS,   b. 13 Jun 1819, Aldgate, London, England + 4. Matilda Rebecca JACOBS,   b. Between 1822 and 1824, Finsbury, London, England + 5. David Henry JACOBS,   b. 26 Oct 1823, Shoreditch, London, England + 6. Rachel JACOBS,   b. Abt 1831, London, England   7. Leah (Leonora) JACOBS,   b. Abt 1833, London, England

Elizabeth MYERS

Abt 1797 - 1877  (80 years)

Birth	Abt 1797	London, England
	Address: St Botolph
Died	30 Sep 1877	London, England
	Age: 82y
	Address: 7 Sun Street, Finsbury Square
Family	Henry JACOBS,   b. Abt 1793, London, England
Married	15 Jan 1818	London, England
Children	+ 1. Female JACOBS   2. Philip JACOBS   3. Angel JACOBS,   b. 13 Jun 1819, Aldgate, London, England + 4. Matilda Rebecca JACOBS,   b. Between 1822 and 1824, Finsbury, London, England + 5. David Henry JACOBS,   b. 26 Oct 1823, Shoreditch, London, England + 6. Rachel JACOBS,   b. Abt 1831, London, England   7. Leah (Leonora) JACOBS,   b. Abt 1833, London, England

Mary Ann BROADFOOT

Abt 1840 -

Birth	Abt 1840	Herefordshire, England
Family 1	Unknown BROADFOOT
Children	1. A. A. BROADFOOT,   b. Abt 1877, Islington, London, England
Family 2	David Henry JACOBS,   b. 26 Oct 1823, Shoreditch, London, England
Married	Between Jul 1900 and Sep 1900	Shoreditch, London, England

• Name	David Henry JACOBS
  Birth	26 Oct 1823	Shoreditch, London, England   [1, 2, 3]
  	Address: Crown Street, Finsbury Square
  	In Synagogue Scribes his father is given as Henry, Tsebi b. Uri Shirga Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Census	6 Jun 1841	London, England   [4]
  	Age: 15y
  	Address: 64 Crown Street
  	Living with Mother and Grandfather
  Census	30 Mar 1851	London, England   [5]
  	Age: 25y
  	Address: 64 Crown Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Glass Dealer
  Occupation	30 Mar 1851	London, England
  	Glass Dealer
  	Age: 25y
  Census	7 Apr 1861	Shoreditch, London, England   [1]
  	Age: 34y
  	Address: 64 Crown Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Glass Dealer
  Occupation	7 Apr 1861	Shoreditch, London, England
  	Glass Dealer
  	Age: 34y
  	Relation to Head of House: Son
  Newpspaper Entry	3 Feb 1871	Finsbury, London, England   [6]
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Jewish Chronicle announces that David was elected as Master of the Ancient Guild of Gold & Silver Wire Drawers. Believed to be the first jewish person to be elected as a Master of a City Company
  Census	2 Apr 1871	St Leonards, London, Sussex, England   [7]
  	Age: 47y
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Glass Dealer. Unmarried Mother and sister, Leah, are with him
  Occupation	2 Apr 1871	St Leonards, London, Sussex, England
  	Glass Dealer
  	Age: 47y
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Hackney, London, England   [8]
  	Age: 57y
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Glass & China Dealer
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Hackney, London, England
  	Glass & China Dealer
  	Age: 57y
  Miscellaneous	2 May 1882	Finsbury, London, England   [9]
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Bankruptcy Notice Trading as Philip Jacobs and Son Also trading as Continental Glass Company at 23 Thavies-Inn, Holborn
  Miscellaneous	16 Mar 1886	Finsbury, London, England   [10]
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Bankruptcy Notice Trading as Philip Jacobs and Son Also trading as Continental Glass Company at 23 Thavies-Inn, Holborn
  Census	5 Apr 1891	Shoreditch, London, England   [2]
  	Age: 67y
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Glass and China (Earth) Dealer Gives place of birth as 7 Sun Street
  Occupation	5 Apr 1891	Shoreditch, London, England
  	Glass & China Dealer
  	Age: 67y
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Shoreditch, London, England   [11]
  	Age: 77y
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Glass Dealer Also has wife's son A. A. Beaufort with them. Believe Beaufort may be a transcription error by the enumerator and should be Broadfoot
  Ancestor Count	9
  Miscellaneous	26 Sep 1902	Finsbury, London, England   [12]
  	Address: 7 Sun Street
  	Bankruptcy
  Burial	Aug 1904	Newham, Essex, London, England
  	Address: Plashet Jewish Cemetery, High Street North
  	Section F54 No. 5
  Death	12 Aug 1904	West Ham, London, England   [13, 14]
  	Age: 80y
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Miscellaneous	Jan 1906	New York, USA   [13]
  	Mentioned amongst numerous other family members in a summons arising from the death and will of Angel H Jacobs.
  Reference Number	BR 0825a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	8D9F9B6755C040E494396D01843ABDCBE85B
  Person ID	I3985	Dave
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

  Father	Henry JACOBS,   b. Abt 1793, London, England d. 24 Jan 1862, Finsbury, London, England (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth MYERS,   b. Abt 1797, London, England d. 30 Sep 1877, London, England (Age 80 years)
  Marriage	15 Jan 1818	London, England   [15, 16]
  Family ID	F252	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Ann BROADFOOT,   b. Abt 1840, Herefordshire, England
  Marriage	Between Jul 1900 and Sep 1900	Shoreditch, London, England   [17]
  Family ID	F3075	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2025

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Address: Crown Street, Finsbury Square - 26 Oct 1823 - Shoreditch, London, England Census - Age: 15y,Address: 64 Crown Street - 6 Jun 1841 - London, England Census - Age: 25y,Address: 64 Crown Street - 30 Mar 1851 - London, England Occupation - Glass Dealer,Age: 25y - 30 Mar 1851 - London, England Census - Age: 34y,Address: 64 Crown Street - 7 Apr 1861 - Shoreditch, London, England Occupation - Glass Dealer,Age: 34y - 7 Apr 1861 - Shoreditch, London, England Newpspaper Entry - Address: 7 Sun Street - 3 Feb 1871 - Finsbury, London, England Census - Age: 47y,Address: 7 Sun Street - 2 Apr 1871 - St Leonards, London, Sussex, England Occupation - Glass Dealer,Age: 47y - 2 Apr 1871 - St Leonards, London, Sussex, England Census - Age: 57y,Address: 7 Sun Street - 3 Apr 1881 - Hackney, London, England Occupation - Glass & China Dealer,Age: 57y - 3 Apr 1881 - Hackney, London, England Miscellaneous - Address: 7 Sun Street - 2 May 1882 - Finsbury, London, England Miscellaneous - Address: 7 Sun Street - 16 Mar 1886 - Finsbury, London, England Census - Age: 67y,Address: 7 Sun Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Shoreditch, London, England Occupation - Glass & China Dealer,Age: 67y - 5 Apr 1891 - Shoreditch, London, England Marriage - Between Jul 1900 and Sep 1900 - Shoreditch, London, England Census - Age: 77y,Address: 7 Sun Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Shoreditch, London, England Miscellaneous - Address: 7 Sun Street - 26 Sep 1902 - Finsbury, London, England Burial - Address: Plashet Jewish Cemetery, High Street North - Aug 1904 - Newham, Essex, London, England Death - Age: 80y - 12 Aug 1904 - West Ham, London, England Miscellaneous - Jan 1906 - New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  1851 Anglo-Jewry Database Subject ID: 17280 https://www.jewishgen.org/databases/c1851.php?rec=C1851c_0015303 [Need to be member (free) to see the records] Gives DOB, DOD, Burial Place, Parents, Spouse etc

  
  

• Sources

  [S2093] 1861 Census - RG 9/0230 F038 P05 - Jacobs, Henry. [S2101] 1891 Census - RG 12/0242 F130 P22 - Jacobs, David H. [S2374] Synagogue Scribes - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, Ref: NSB J012. [S2107] 1841 Census - HO 107/0706 B06 F13 P19 - Abraham, Aaron. [S2094] 1851 Census - HO 107/1533 F298 P12 - Jacobs, Henry. [S2092] Berger 1871-1880 Extracts from Jewish Newspapers. [S2105] 1871 Census - RG 10/0439 F056 P28 - Jacobs, David H. [S2106] 1881 Census - RG 11/0384 F073 P23 - Jacobs, David H. [S5559] Bankruptcy - Jacobs, David H - 02-5-1882. [S5561] Bankruptcy - Jacobs, David H - 16-03-1886. [S5558] 1901 Census RG 13-0268 F27 P45 - Jacobs, David Henry. [S5560] Bankruptcy - Jacobs, David H - 26-9-1902. [S2707] Newspaper Cutting - Jacobs, Phillip D - New York Times Summons January 1906. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 1904 JAS W. Ham 4a 118. GRO Checked [S614] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Henry [Z007] & Myers, Elizabeth. Scan from Great Synangogue register [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire, GSM 178/17. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1900 JAS Shoreditch 1C 292.