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Leah ABRAHAMS

Leah ABRAHAMS

Female 1904 - 1984  (80 years)


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  • Name Leah ABRAHAMS 
    Nickname Lily 
    Birth Between 24 Apr 1904 and 25 Apr 1904  Hoxton, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Leah used to say that her real birthday was 24 or 25 April 1904 - more likely 24th, but she was not 100% sure. Apparently her bith certificate gave a later date. This was because birth registration was 2 shillings and 6 pence and her parents could not afford this immediately after her birth. In 194 this represented 10-15% of a unskilled worker's weekly pay.
    Gender Female 
    Note Between 1910 and 1915 
    Eldest Abrahams children. Leah, Jack & Annie Abrahams (L-R).    		 Eldest Abrahams children. Leah, Jack & Annie Abrahams (L-R).
    Estimated to be taken between 1910 and 1915. Jack is holding a cricket bat
    Census 2 Apr 1911  31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    UK census 1911    		 UK census 1911
    2 rooms (incl kitchen) at 31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London.
    1. Mark Abrahams; Head; 28; Married 9 years French Polisher; Worker; Out doors; Born: Spitalfields; British subject.
    2. Sarah Abrahams; Wife; 27; Married 9 years; Children born alive: 5; Children living: 5; Children dead: 0; Born: Bethal Green; British subject.
    3. Jack Abrahams; Son; 8; Born: Clerkenwell; British subject.
    4. Leah Abrahams; Daughter; 6; Born: Hoxton; British subject.
    5. Annie Abrahams; Daughter; 5; Born: Spitalfields; British subject.
    6. Alfred Abrahams; Son; 2-weeks (twins); Born: Spitalfields; British subject.
    7. Bessie Abrahams; Daughter; 2-weeks (twins); Born: Spitalfields; British subject.
    31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London    		 31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London
    Residence 2 Aug 1931  31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Residence 1937  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    94 Fieldgate Mansions 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    UK National Register 1939    		 UK National Register 1939
    7 {REDACTED ADDRESS}; Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England.
    1. Leah Bloch; Female; Born: 25 Apr 1904; Married; Unpaid domestic servant.
    2. Shirley H Bloch; Female; Born: 11 Jan 1937; Single; Under school age.
    Note abt. 1942 
    The Abrahams' women. circa 1942.    		 The Abrahams' women. circa 1942.
    L-R: Unknown adult, Bessie Abrahams, Henrietta Sarah Abrahams née Wells, Shirley Helen Thrale nee Block (at front holding her mother's hand), unknown child, Leah Block née Abrahams. Maybe the baby is one of Bessie's children, i.e. Patricia or Alan Lloyd?
    Medical Oct 1967  Dunstable, Bedfordshire Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Hospitalised in Luton & Dunstable hospital after being knocked down by a car 
    Occupation Luton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Worked at Shagrins factory, Luton. Did not work at husband's family business City Millinery. 
    Death 5 Aug 1984  Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Cause: Leukemia 
    Leah Block death announcement. Jewish Chronicle 17 August 1984    		 Leah Block death announcement. Jewish Chronicle 17 August 1984
    p24:

    BLOCK- Leah (Lily). Of Markham Crescent, Dunstable, wife of Henry passed away peacefully on August 5. Greatly missed by her loving husband, daughters Shirley and Lindsay, sons-in-law Robert and Ken and all her grandchildren, relatives and friends.
    Burial 7 Aug 1984  Western Cemetery, Bullscross Ride, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Agency: Dean Street Burial Society 
    Headstone of Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS    		 Headstone of Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS

    פּ״ט
    מ׳ לאה כת ר׳ מרדכי
    נפּטרה ז׳מנחם אב תשדמ״ לפּק״
    ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

    [Hebrew translation]

    Here lies
    Leah, daughter of Mordecai
    who died on 7 Av 5744.
    May her soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life.

    In loving memory of
    Leah (Lily) Block
    Died fifth Aug 1984
    7th AV 5744
    Aged 80

    Deeply mourned by her
    Devoted husband Henry, Daughters Shirley and Lindsay
    Son-in-law, Grandchildren
    Relatives and friends

    Forever in our thoughts


    Plot: X349
    Damaged headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS    		 Damaged headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS
    The damaged condition of the headstone installed in 1985, by 2021.
    Plot: X346
    Headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS, 2024    		 Headstone for Leah BLOCK née ABRAHAMS, 2024
    Following the significant deterioration of the 1985 headstone, a replacement headstone was installed in 2024 by her grandson David H Thrale.
    פּ״ט
    מ׳ לאה בת ר׳ מרדכי
    נפּטרה ז׳מנחם אב תשד׳׳מ לפּ׳׳ק
    ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

    In loving memory of
    Leah (Lily) Block
    Died 5 Aug 1984
    7 AV 5744
    Aged 80
    [Hebrew translation]

    Here lies
    Mrs. Leah, daughter of Mr Mordechai
    Passed away on the 7th of Menachem Av, 5744 (1984)
    May her soul be bound in the bond of life
    Plot: X346
    Person ID I372  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 3 Dec 2024 

    Father Marks ABRAHAMS,   b. 17 Aug 1883, 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 6 Mar 1949, Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 65 years) 
    Mother Henrietta Sarah WELLS,   b. 13 Mar 1884, Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Dec 1979, Poplar and Bethnal Green, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 95 years) 
    Marriage 23 Dec 1902  Holborn, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Agency: Holborn Registry Office 
    • A Jane Wells was a witness to the marriage of Henrietta on 23 Dec 1902. If verbal family accounts that Sarah was disowned by her family for marrying a Jew, are true, then witness Jane is more likely to have been a sister than a mother. [2]
    Marriage certificate    		 Marriage certificate
    Alt. Marriage 9 Feb 1904 
    Jewish marriage 
    Marriage Authorisation of Chief Rabbi UK    		 Marriage Authorisation of Chief Rabbi UK
    Binyamin Yacob ben Yuhuda Hersch Lieb
    Residence 23 Dec 1902-1904  20 Cyprus Street, Clerkenwell, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Family ID F184  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henry BLOCK,   b. 6 Jun 1905, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Sep 1989, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 84 years) 
    Note 5 Jul 1927 
    Henry & Leah Block on 5 July 1927.    		 Henry & Leah Block on 5 July 1927.
    On an unknown British pebble beach.
    Marriage 2 Aug 1931  Great Synagogue, 262 Commercial Road, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Henry Bloch and Leah Abrahams    		 Henry Bloch and Leah Abrahams
    Wedding day
    Wedding invitation    		 Wedding invitation
    Henry Block and Leah Abrahams
    Goides Restaurant    		 Goides Restaurant
    54 High Street Whitechapel, London E1
    Wedding breakfast invitation    		 Wedding breakfast invitation
    Note abt. 1945 
    Shirley Block and her mother Leah Block née Abrahams. circa 1945.    		 Shirley Block and her mother Leah Block née Abrahams. circa 1945.
    Children 
     1. Rodney Martin BLOCK,   b. 18 Sep 1933, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jan 1936 (Age 2 years)
    +2. Shirley Helen BLOCK,   b. 11 Jan 1937, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 2000, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +3. Lindsay Janette BLOCK
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Sep 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Between 24 Apr 1904 and 25 Apr 1904 - Hoxton, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 2 Apr 1911 - 31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Aug 1931 - 31 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1931 - Great Synagogue, 262 Commercial Road, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    94 Fieldgate Mansions - 1937 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England     		Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Sep 1939 - Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMedical - Hospitalised in Luton & Dunstable hospital after being knocked down by a car - Oct 1967 - Dunstable, Bedfordshire Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Worked at Shagrins factory, Luton. Did not work at husband's family business City Millinery. - - Luton, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: Leukemia - 5 Aug 1984 - Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Dean Street Burial Society - 7 Aug 1984 - Western Cemetery, Bullscross Ride, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 
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  • Sources 
    1. [S47] Lindsay Block.

    2. [S11] David H Thrale, 2004.

    3. [S28] Marriage certificate.

    4. [S28] Marriage certificate, 23 Dec 1902.


 

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