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Ezra (Houser) JACOBS
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Name Ezra (Houser) JACOBS [1] Birth Abt 1806 St George East, London, England 
  [2, 3] - Fact Flags: Preferred
 
Gender Male Census 6 Jun 1841 Tower Hamlets, London, England 
  [2] Age: 35y Address: Wentworth Street - Butcher
 
Occupation 6 Jun 1841 Butcher Age: 35y Census 30 Mar 1851 Whitechapel, London, England 
  [3] Age: 44y Address: 102 Petticoat Lane - Relation to Head of House: Head
Master Butcher
Indexed as Ergen Jacobs 
Occupation 30 Mar 1851 Whitechapel, London, England 
 Master Butcher Age: 44y Census 7 Apr 1861 [4] - In prison for debt - see Extracts from London Gazette
On her census his wife describes herself as a widow 
Census 3 Apr 1881 Spitalfields, London, England 
  [5] Age: 74y Address: 9 Bell Lane - Relation to Head of House: Head
Butcher 
Occupation 3 Apr 1881 Spitalfields, London, England 
 Butcher Age: 74y Census 5 Apr 1891 Whitechapel, London, England 
  [6] Age: 89y Address: 8 Bell Lane - Relation to Head of House: Head
Butcher
Widower 
Ancestor Count 6 Descendant Count 33 Occupation 5 Apr 1891 Whitechapel, London, England 
 Butcher Age: 89y Reference Number BR 0999a Reference Number BR-J _UID A819706DC3664F6AA1FC1A63E41DAC054CB1 Death 16 Apr 1893 Spitalfields, London, England 
  [7, 8] Age: 92y Address: 8 Bell Lane - Son, John, living at 67 Newington Green Road at the time.
Newspaper announcement placed by son gives age as 93, BMD index gives 92
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Person ID I4024 Dave Last Modified 21 Oct 2025 
Father Jacob (John) JACOBS, b. Between 1769 and 1776, Aldgate, London, England 
d. Aft 1851 (Age > 83 years) Mother Phillis JACOBS, b. 1776, Middlesex, England 
d. 29 Sep 1844, Whitechapel, London, England 
 (Age 68 years) Marriage 18 Nov 1795 London, England 
  [9, 10] Family ID F282 Group Sheet | Family Chart 
Family 1 Fanny SIMMONS Marriage 4 Jul 1832 London, England 
  [11] Children + 1. David JACOBS, b. Abt 1832, London, England 
d. 28 Jun 1911, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia 
 (Age 79 years)Family ID F1277 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025 
Family 2 Nancy (Ann) COHEN, b. Abt 1811, St George East, London, England 
d. 25 Dec 1888, London, England 
 (Age 77 years) Marriage 2 Sep 1840 London, England 
  [12, 13, 14] Children 1. Amelia JACOBS, b. Abt 1839, Whitechapel, London, England 
2. Jane JACOBS, b. 5 Jun 1841, Spitalfields, London, England 
3. Rachel JACOBS, b. 2 Dec 1842, Spitalfields, London, England 
4. Phillis JACOBS, b. 16 May 1844, Spitalfields, London, England 
d. 10 Jan 1934, Hackney, London, England 
 (Age 89 years)5. Aaron JACOBS, b. 5 Jan 1846, Whitechapel, London, England 
6. Elizabeth JACOBS, b. 21 Nov 1847, Whitechapel, London, England 
7. Myer [Morris] JACOBS, b. 2 Feb 1849, Whitechapel, London, England 
8. Rebecca JACOBS, b. 23 Oct 1850, Whitechapel, London, England 
9. John JACOBS, b. Abt 1854, Whitechapel, London, England 
Family ID F1278 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 21 Oct 2025 
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Notes - 1861 census his wife, Nancy, says she is a widow, but the London Gazette confirms that Ezra is in prision for debt. So is this just face saving?
'Houser' is apparently a nickname. It was used by his son John when placing a death notice in the Jewish Chronicle. 
 - 1861 census his wife, Nancy, says she is a widow, but the London Gazette confirms that Ezra is in prision for debt. So is this just face saving?
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Sources - [S2220]  Death Notice - Jacobs, Ezra (Hauser). 
 - [S2130]  1841 Census - HO 107/0710 B14 F19 P04 - Jacobs, Ezra. 
 - [S2131]  1851 Census - HO 107-1545 F287 P04 - Jacobs, Exra. 
 - [S397]  Extracts from the London Gazette (Relating to Jacobs). 
 - [S2608]  1881 Census - RG 11/0436 F035 P30 - Jacobs, Ezra. 
 - [S2772]  1891 Census - RG 12/0274 F69 P11 - JAcobs Phillis. 
 - [S3241]  BMD - Death Index, 1893 AMJ Whitechapel  1c 193. 
 - [S2220]  Death Notice - Jacobs, Ezra (Hauser).
Jewish Chronicle - 21/4/1893 Page 1
Note also that the following week (28/4/1893) there is an entry:
John, Phillis and Rebecca Jacobs ...return thanks... father Ezra Jacobs
Source: http://www.jeffreymaynard.com/JC1890to5EK.htm - [S618]  Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Jacob [Z065] & Phillis Jacobs. 
 - [S2120]  Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire.
Ref:- GSM 025/4
Date: 1795 [18 Nov]
Groom: JACOBS, Jacob
Groom Hebrew: Coppel
Father Hebrew: David Letson
Bride: JACOBS, Phillis
Bride Hebrew: Keila
Father Hebrew: Hirsh Wassertrager - [S2120]  Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire.
Ref:- GSM 282/35
Date: 1832 [4 Jul]
Groom: JACOBS, Ezra
Groom Hebrew: Ezra, Desc. from a Privd. Memb
Father Hebrew: Jacob Coppel
Bride: SIMMONS Fanny
Bride Hebrew: Fegele
Father Hebrew: Simon - [S2141]  Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Ezra & Nancy Cohen. 
 - [S2120]  Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire.
Ref:- GSM 355/73
Date: 1840 [2 Sep]
Groom: JACOBS, Ezra
Groom Hebrew: Ezra, Desc. from a Privd. Memb
Father Hebrew: Jacob Coppel
Bride: COHEN Nancy (?)
Bride Hebrew: Shprints
Father Hebrew: Moshe Cohen - [S60]  BMD - Marriage Index, 1840 JAS  2 173. 
 
 - [S2220]  Death Notice - Jacobs, Ezra (Hauser). 
 

