1901 census Mendelsons

[Ketzel]

In the 1901 census Tily Morgan, born in Russia, was living at 36 Bridgegate in Glasgow with various family members, including her daughter Fanny. I know that Fanny Morgan married Solomon Mendelson in Glasgow in 1897 and was therefore really Fanny Mendelson. (Her husband was in America in 1901.) Also in the 1901 census was an L. Mendelson, born in Russia, also living at 36 Bridgegate. I would really like to know whether L. was a relative of Solomon’s, but I can’t tell from the Ancestry.com transcript whether the families were living near one another. The household schedule for Tily was 140 and for L. 136. Can anyone help?

[nelmit]

Hello and welcome to Talking Scot Ketzel,

136 Bridgegate would have been a tenement building like this one at 157 Bridgegate and a more general view in 1904. So the families would have lived within the same building but in different flats/apartments.

There are more photographs at The Virtual Mitchell.
I see L Mendelson's children were born at Glasgow but at the moment I'm not finding a marriage for him there to compare parents names with those of Solomon. A look at one of the children's birth entries at SP will tell you where he married.

Did Solomon return to Scotland or did Fanny follow him out to USA?

Regards,
Annette

[momat]

Hello Ketzel,
Presuming you have not seen this .
There is a family tree on Jewish gen site that includes them.
Come back to me if I can help.

JewishGen Home Page

Paternal Grandfather:
Paternal Grandmother:
Maternal Grandfather:
Maternal Grandmother:

Father:
Harris (Tzvi Yakov) MENDELOWITZ Mother:
Bella SMOKLER
Solomon (Zalman Ha-Levi) MENDELSON
Born: 15 Sep 1875, Sveksna, Kovno, Lithuania
Spouse: Sophie ZEMBROWSKY
Born: 1882, Lithuania
Died: 1940
Children:
Max ZEMBROWSKY, Living.

Spouse: Celia

Spouse: Fanny (Reine) MORGAN
Born: 1876
Married: 17 Aug 1897, Glasgow, Scotland
Died: 26 Jul 1911
Children:
Emanuel MENDELSON Born: 19 Sep 1898. Died: 28 Jan 1972, New York.
Louis (Larry - Leib) MENDELSON Born: 18 Mar 1900. Died: 1 Oct 1971, New York.
Jessie MENDELSON Born: 17 May 1901.
David MENDELSON Born: 1903. Died: 19 Mar 1909, Rhode Island.
Rosa (Rose) MENDELSON Born: 22 Jan 1905. Married: 1926.
Barney MENDELSON Born: 10 Jan 1907, New York.
Abe MENDELSON Born: 19 Mar 1908, New York.
John F MENDELSON Born: 10 May 1910, Rhode Island.
Sadie MENDELSON Born: Nov 1911, New York. Died: 30 Mar 1913, New York.

[nelmit]

And in case you haven't seen this - here is the family that Maureen found in the 1920 census at the Bronx, New York from the beta Family Search site.

Solomon Mendelson M 44y
Sophie Mendelson F 38y
Rose Mendelson F 15y
Bernard Mendelson M 13y
Abraham Mendelson M 11y
John Mendelson M 9y
Max Zembrowsky M 9y Step Son

Regards,
Annette

[Ketzel]

Thanks very much! I wasn't aware of the tree posting on JewishGen, but when I had a look at it, I realized that nearly all the information is a result of my own research--a relative must have posted it. My research on the family has been pretty thorough. One of the things that still mystifies me is who L. Mendelson was--whether he was related to Solomon, and what became of him. He does not seem to have immigrated to the U.S. But I guess I'm not going to get any of those answers from the 1901 census.

[nelmit]

My guess at his name would be L for Lewis (if you look at Joseph's birth entry it should give his first name).

The is a marriage in 1896 at Leeds of a Lewis Mendelson and on the same page is a Dora (could this be Lora?) Baskins. I wonder if this is the couple at Glasgow in 1901.

[Ketzel]

Thanks, Annette!

I'm sorry to be such a newbie, but I don't know how to look at Joseph' birth entry. I'm about to go away until Sunday night and will not have access to a computer during that time, but I will follow up when I return, Thanks so much for your help and interest.

Elaine

[momat]

Like Annette I thought it would be DORA and here is their Marriage on
http://www.freebmd.org.uk/cgi/search.pl
Marriages Dec 1896 (>99%)
MENDELSON Lewis Leeds 9b 1024 Scan available - click to view
Marriages Dec 1896 (>99%)
Baskin Dora Leeds 9b 1024 Scan available - click to view
There is also a possible birth for their first Son Max, as a Mendle Myer that fits.

[momat]

DORA & LEWIS
A bit more information giving the names of their fathers.
Note the BRIGGATE this is LEEDS as against the BRIDGEGATE in GLASGOW !!!
25-Dec-1896 New Briggate

Bride
Groom

Surname: BASKIN
Given Name(s): Dora
Previous Surname:
Hebrew Name:
Age: 22
Condition:
Rank or Profession: Tailoress
Address: Nile St. 60
Surname: MENDELSON
Given Name(s): Lewis
Hebrew Name:
Age: 23
Condition:
Rank or Profession: ;Tailors presser
Address: Nile St. 60

Brides Father
Grooms Father

Surname: BASKIN
Given Name(s): Marks
Hebrew Name:
Condition:
Rank or Profession: Gen. dealer
Surname: MENDELSON
Given Name(s): Lazarus
Hebrew Name:
Condition:
Rank or Profession: Gen. dealer

Brides Mother


Grooms Mother

Maiden Name:
Given Name(s):
Hebrew Name:
Maiden Name:
Given Name(s):
Hebrew Name:

1st Witness


2nd Witness

Surname:
Given Name(s):
Surname:
Given Name(s):

Minister
Surname
Given Name Notes
Additional original record information


Record Source
Associated Community on the JCR-UK Site
Various Leeds Registers Leeds Community

[Ketzel]

Thanks very much to both of you! If the Leeds couple is the Glasgow couple--and there's good circumstantial evidence for it--then L. can't be Solomon's brother, because his father's name was Tzvi/Hirsh/Harris, not Lazarus. A cousin, maybe. I'm off to catch a plane...

Elaine