Solomon Jacobs

1861 - 1924  (62 years)

• Name	Solomon Jacobs
  Birth	18 Jun 1861	Portsoken, London, England   [1]
  	Age: 60y
  	Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  *AKA	Alfred Edwards
  *AKA	Solomon Edward Jacobs
  Census	2 Apr 1871	Aldgate, London, England   [2]
  	Age: 9y
  	Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Son Scholar
  Census	3 Apr 1881	Aldgate, London, England   [3]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: 4 & 34 Duke Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Brother Butcher
  Occupation	3 Apr 1881	Aldgate, London, England
  	Butcher
  	Age: 19y
  Residence	10 May 1888	Stoke Newington, London, England   [4]
  	Address: 117 Albion Road
  	Was present at father's death
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Brixton, London, England   [5]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: 3 Solon New Road
  	Auctioneer Living as Alfred Edwards Brother in Law and Sister in Law with the family
  Occupation	31 Mar 1901	Brixton, London, England
  	Auctioneer
  	Age: 39y
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Lambeth, London, England   [6]
  	Age: 50y
  	Address: 12 Josephine Avenue
  	As Edwards ???? Manager Married 25 years 4 children, all living
  Will	27 Nov 1911	London, England   [7]
  	Solomon was given a bequest of ?1,000 in the will of his uncle, Daniel Myers.
  Name Change	16 Jul 1916	London, England   [8]
  	Address: 56 Chiswell Street
  	Officially changed his name from Solomon Jacobs to Alfred Edwards although he had been using Alfred Edwards as his name for a number of years. See 1901 and 1911 censuses for proof.
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Hove, Sussex, England   [9]
  	Address: 28 Ayner Road
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Wine & Spirit Merchant - Employer As Alfred EDWARDS
  Reference Number	BR 1070a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Death	23 Apr 1924	Southwark, London, England   [10, 11, 12]
  	Age: 63y
  	Address: 'The Cross Keys', Blackfriars Road
  	Died in Guys Hospital Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4613	Simpson
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2024

  
  

  Father	Henry Jacobs,   b. Between 1816 and 1821, Ratcliffe, London, England d. 10 May 1888, Aldgate, London, England (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Isaacs,   b. Between 1821 and 1823, Holland d. 19 May 1863, London, England (Age 42 years)
  Marriage	28 Nov 1841	London, England   [13, 14, 15]
  	Address: 13 Harrow Alley
  	He was a butcher, she was a tailoress He signed his name, she made her mark His address: 27 1/2 Duke St. Her address: 13 Harrow Alley, Houndsditch Married in the Jewish Religion
  Family ID	F1276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Helena Flynn,   b. Between Apr 1865 and Jun 1865, West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Marriage	Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885	Kensington, London, England   [16, 17]
  	Kensington Registry Office
  Children	1. Frederick Alfred Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1894 and Dec 1894, Lambeth, London, England   2. Dorothy (Queenie) Jacobs,   b. 29 Mar 1896, Lambeth, London, England d. Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975, Chester, Cheshire, England (Age 78 years)   3. Phillis Muriel Jacobs,   b. 7 Jun 1898, Lambeth, London, England   4. Violet Edith (Edie) Jacobs,   b. 6 Aug 1904, Lambeth, London, England d. Aug 1991, Camden Town, London, England (Age 87 years)
  Family ID	F1504	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Mar 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Age: 60y,Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street - 18 Jun 1861 - Portsoken, London, England Census - Age: 9y,Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street - 2 Apr 1871 - Aldgate, London, England Census - Age: 19y,Address: 4 & 34 Duke Street - 3 Apr 1881 - Aldgate, London, England Occupation - Butcher,Age: 19y - 3 Apr 1881 - Aldgate, London, England Marriage - Between Oct 1885 and Dec 1885 - Kensington, London, England Residence - Address: 117 Albion Road - 10 May 1888 - Stoke Newington, London, England Census - Age: 39y,Address: 3 Solon New Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Brixton, London, England Occupation - Auctioneer,Age: 39y - 31 Mar 1901 - Brixton, London, England Census - Age: 50y,Address: 12 Josephine Avenue - 2 Apr 1911 - Lambeth, London, England Will - 27 Nov 1911 - London, England Name Change - Address: 56 Chiswell Street - 16 Jul 1916 - London, England Census - Address: 28 Ayner Road - 19 Jun 1921 - Hove, Sussex, England Death - Age: 63y,Address: 'The Cross Keys', Blackfriars Road - 23 Apr 1924 - Southwark, London, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S2361] Birth Cert - Jacobs, Solomon, 11 Jun 2010. [S2359] 1871 Census - RG 10/0414 F43 P13 - Jacobs, Henry, 11 Jun 2010. [S2360] 1881 Census - RG 11/0381 F34 P01 - Jacobs, Henry, 11 Jun 2010. [S2857] Death Cert - Jacobs, Henry 1888, 15 Oct 2015. [S2438] 1901 Census - RG 13/0425 F058 P07 - Jacobs, Solomon (as Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. As Alfred Edwards [S2439] 1911 Census - RG 14-2100 RD25 SD5 ED1 SN304 - Jacobs, Solomon (as Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. As Alfred Edwards [S2440] Will - Myers, Daniel - Jewish Chronicle, 25 Sep 2010. From entry in Jewish Chronicle supplied by Hilary Soper [S2441] Deed Poll - Jacobs, Solomon to Alfred Edwards, 25 Sep 2010. Document courtesy Anne Tong [S3984] 1921 Census RG15-04967-0343 - Edwards (Jacobs), Alfred (Solomon), 29 Mar 2023. [S2436] Will - Index - Jacobs, Solomon (as Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. Effects: ?3,235 14s 11d Frederick Alfred Edwards [S2437] London Gazette - Solomon Jacobs (As Alfred Edwards), 19 Sep 2010. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 7 Mar 2020, 1924 AMJ Southwark 1d 11. GRO Checked [S2856] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Henry - Isaacs, Rebecca, 15 Oct 2015. Downloaded from Richard Martin's FamilySearch tree [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire. Ref:- GSMa 007/10 Date: 1841 [28 Nov] Groom: JACOBS, Henry Groom Hebrew: Tsevi, Desc. from a Privd. Memb Father Hebrew: Jacob Bride: ISAACS, Rebecca Bride Hebrew: Rivka Father Hebrew: Yehuda [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1841 OND London 2 159. [S2367] Ann Tong's Notes, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 19 Sep 2010, 1885 OND Kensington 1A 332. He is using Edward as middle name. The indexing has been mis-read for her as 1A 832 - it is a poor image. Still needs confirmation.