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Henry (Harry) Cohen

Henry (Harry) Cohen

Male 1881 - 1933  (52 years)    Has 9 ancestors and 3 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Henry (Harry) Cohen 
    Birth 28 Jan 1881  Aldgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Address: 7 King Street, Aldgate 
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Age: 1m 
    Address: 7 Kings St. St James Dukes Place 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Whitechapel, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 12y 
    Address: 8 Tewksbury Building 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
      Scholar
      As Harry
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Stepney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Age: 20y 
    Address: 126 Sutton Street 
    • Boot Maker
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  Stepney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Boot Maker 
    Age: 20y 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Mile End Old Town, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age: 30y 
    Address: 85 White Horse Lane 
    • Boot trade
      Married 10 years
      2 children, both living
    Enlisted 17 Aug 1917  Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 36y 
    Address: 76 Harford Street 
    • Bootmaker
      Gives age as 36yrs 11mns
      13th Batallion Yorkshires
    Demobbed 8 Feb 1919  Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6
    Age: 39y 
    Address: 76 Harford Street 
    • See Military Record page 07
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Age: 42y 6m 
    Address: 430 Mile End Road 
    • Relation to Head of House: Head
      Boot & Shoe Dealer - Employer
      Carry Woolf is described as Niece rather than adopted child
    Death 29 Apr 1933  Stepney, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8
    Age: 53y 
    Cause: Myocardial degeneration; Emphysema; Asthma 
    Address: London Jewish Hospital 
    • Reported by A Cohen, son
      159 High Street, Homeston E9
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Newpspaper Entry May 1933  Homerton, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Address: 159 High Street 
    • Jewish Chronicle
      Death Notice
      Confirms Carrie as adopted daughter
      Confirms Henry as eldest son of Amelia & the late Isaiah Cohen
    Reference Number BR 0990a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Person ID I4112  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father Isaiah Cohen,   b. 15 Feb 1853, Southwark, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1919, Mile End Old Town, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 66 years) 
    Mother Amelia (Milly) Jacobs,   b. 17 Aug 1855, Aldgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Nov 1938, East Ham, Essex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 4 Jun 1879  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [10
    Address: He: 7 King Street, Aldgate She: King Street, Aldgate 
    • Isaiah's father was dead by this time.
    Family ID F1297  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Annie Dickey,   b. 15 Dec 1880, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 28 Dec 1902  Mile End Old Town, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [5, 6, 11
    Address: East London Synagogue 
    • See Military Record - Page 11
    Children 
     1. Caroline Woolf,   b. 27 Feb 1905, Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [Father: Adopted]  [Mother: Adopted]
     2. Amelia (Millie) Cohen,   b. 25 Sep 1905, Mile End Old Town, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
     3. Abraham Cohen,   b. 26 Apr 1907, Mile End, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F1619  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 2 Feb 2022 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address: 7 King Street, Aldgate - 28 Jan 1881 - Aldgate, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 1m,Address: 7 Kings St. St James Dukes Place - 3 Apr 1881 - London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 12y,Address: 8 Tewksbury Building - 5 Apr 1891 - Whitechapel, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 20y,Address: 126 Sutton Street - 31 Mar 1901 - Stepney, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Boot Maker,Age: 20y - 31 Mar 1901 - Stepney, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: East London Synagogue - 28 Dec 1902 - Mile End Old Town, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 30y,Address: 85 White Horse Lane - 2 Apr 1911 - Mile End Old Town, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEnlisted - Age: 36y,Address: 76 Harford Street - 17 Aug 1917 - Mile End, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDemobbed - Age: 39y,Address: 76 Harford Street - 8 Feb 1919 - Mile End, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 42y 6m,Address: 430 Mile End Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Mile End, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 53y,Cause: Myocardial degeneration; Emphysema; Asthma,Address: London Jewish Hospital - 29 Apr 1933 - Stepney, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNewpspaper Entry - Address: 159 High Street - May 1933 - Homerton, London, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S2161] Birth Cert - Cohen, Henry, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    2. [S2160] 1881 Census - RG 11/0381 F46 P25 - Cohen, Isaiah, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    3. [S2863] 1891 Census - RG 12/0280 F68 P12 - Cohen, Isaiah, 15 Oct 2015.

    4. [S2864] 1901 Census - RG 13/0312 F 130 P07 - Cohen, Isaiah, 15 Oct 2015.

    5. [S2917] 1911 Census - RG 14-01605-0265 - Cohen, Henry, 18 Oct 2015.

    6. [S4102] Military Record - Cohen, Henry (Harry), 30 Jan 2022.

    7. [S5489] 1921 Census RG15_01639_0017 - Cohen, Henry (Harry), 12 Apr 2024.

    8. [S2918] Death Cert - Cohen, Henry, 18 Oct 2015.

    9. [S2919] Death Notice - Cohen, Henry, 18 Oct 2015.

    10. [S2159] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Amelia Z107, Bef 6 Nov 2019.

    11. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 18 Oct 2015, 1902 OND Mile End 1c 955.