Lichtensztejn
Lekhtenshteyn
Lekhtenshtejn
Lichtenstein Family of Wloclawek Poland
The oldest photo in the family album.
The parents of either Barnett Lichtenstein or his wife Leah.
Barnett Lichtenstein
Birth : Approx 1841 Poland
Death: Approx 1886-1891
Sources of information
- 1881 census. There is a Barnett Lichtenstein boarding at 2 Plough Street, Whitechapel. Born Russia. A tailor. Age 40. Right area of London, age, occupation and ties in with the family story that he moved to the UK before the rest of his family. Lichtenstein is at this time a fairly unique name in the UK at this time- likely to be the correct Barnett Lichtenstein.
- 01/03/1886 Jewish free school admission records for his sons Samuel and Morris list their father as Barnett Lichtenstein and the address as 7 Booth Buildings.
- 1891 census for his wife Leah shows that she is widowed.
- 24/10/1900 The marriage certificate for his son Samuel lists his father as Barnett Stein (Profession Tailor. Deceased)
- Rumoured he moved to the UK first and his wife and children followed.
Leah Lichtenstein (maiden name unknown)
Birth: Approx 1845
Immigration to UK - Between 1881 census and 1/3/1886 (Jewish free school admissions)
Death: 1918 Mile End (death index Q2 1918 age 73)
Burial: Edmonton Federation Cemetery London Plot J-8
Sources of information
- 1881 census - not listed
- 1891 census - shows she is widowed, age given as 53 (does not tie up with 1901 census and death record - presume age 43). Living at 18 Princes Street (The Princelet Street Synagogue). Born 'Poland Russia'. She is living with her sons Ansel, Jacob, Charles, Morris, and Samuel. Other people living at 18 Princes Street in 1891 are Harris Leavy (synagogue beadle) and family, and Issac Cohen and family. Noted in case possible relations.
- 1901 census - shows she is still living at the Princelet Street Synagogue with her sons Morris. Her age is given as 55, Other people living at the synagogue are Davis Davitsky (synagogue beadle/Hebrew teacher and father in law to her son Samuel) and family.
- 1911 census - shows she is still living at the Princelet Street Synagogue with her son Morris and his wife Elizabeth. Her age is given as 65.
- Her grandson Bert remembered her as a lovely lady.
Ansell Morris and Samuel Lichtenstein
Samuel Lichtenstein/Stein
Birth: October 1876
Marriage 24th October 1900
Death: Q3 1953 Surrey, England
Sources of Information
- 1886 Jewish free school admission record shown on the website movinghere.org.uk shows that Samuel was born 10/76 and that his father was Barnett Davvitsky (Booth Buildings) http://www.movinghere.org.uk/deliveryfiles/LMA/LMA_4046_C_01_001_0098/0/1.pdf
- 1891 Census - Age 15. Living with his mother Leah and 4 brothers at the Princelet Street Synagogue.
- 24/10/1900 Marriage Certificate. Marriage solemnized at the Princes street synagogue. Names given as Samuel Stein and Katie Dervitsky, address 18 Princelet Street (the synagogue where they married and where her father was beadle). Witnessed by Sam's brothers Jacob and Morris. Fathers names are given as Davis Davitsky (synagogue beadle) and Barnett Stein (tailor deceased). See pages 21-25 of the synagogue records shown on ideastore.co.uk: http://www.ideastore.co.uk/en/articles/information_local_studies_and_archives_archives_online_princelet_street_marriage_register
- 1901 Census - Age 24. Tailor's Presser. Living with wife Katie 22 at 40 Lucas Street, Stepney.
- 1911 Census - Age 32. Tailor's Presser. Living with wife Kate 29, and children Marks 9, Fanny 7 (we knew her as Francis), and Jacob 5. All children born in Stepney. They are living at 52 Blakesley Street. States that 4 children were born alive but only 3 are still living. This census record is in the handwriting of Samuel Stein.
Ansell Lichtenstein
Birth About 1868
Sources of Information
- 1891 Census - Age 24 Living with his mother Leah and 4 brothers at the Princelet Street Synagogue.
- 1894 marriage certificate. Age 27 marriage to Annie Hurrorritz age 22 lists parents as Barnett Lichtenstein and Morris Hurrorritz. They are living at the Princelet Street Synagogue.
- 1911 Census - Age 43. Living with wife Annie and children Louis 15, Celia 14, Bluma 11, Sarah 8, Rose 5, Harry 2 months. Annie states that she was born in Riga. Ansell states he as born in 'Vlatzlavek (resid)'.
- Vlatzlavek is a Yiddish name for Wloclawek in central Poland. It has a residential (resid) district.
- http://www.shtetlinks.jewishgen.org/Wloclawek/wloclawek_shtetl_links.html
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82oc%C5%82awek
Birth: About 1872
The only information we have on Charles Lichtenstein is the listing on the 1891 Census age 19 (with his mother Leah). The family were not aware of his existence prior to this. No death record evident. May have left the country?
Morris Lichtenstein/Stein
Birth: March 1875
Sources of Information:
- 1886 Jewish free school admission records (see Samuel Lichtenstein)
- 1891 Census, Age 17. Living with his mother Leah and 4 brothers
- 1901 Census. Age 23. Living with his mother Leah
- 1911 Census, Age 35. Living with his wife Elizabeth age 35 and his mother Leah.
The 'Rich' Steins
Family story of a connection to a Lichtenstein family who were diamond brokers. There is a Jacob Lichtenstein (born approx 1857 'Russia') 'diamond broker' and his family living in Hackney. This is the only family on the 1891 England and Wales census that list their profession as diamond brokers.
The Booth Buildings
Address for the Lichtenstein family as at 01/03/86 (Jewish Free school admission records)
The following is an extract from the Booth archive collection which describes some of the streets visited on walks with police officers in the period of the late 1890's:
'Booth Buildings - Look very rough, very poor, all Jews, broken windows stuffed with rags. Dirty, no curtains or blinds to windows only a bit of stuff drawn across lower half, ragged dirty children'.
See link to original notebook entry:
http://booth.lse.ac.uk/notebooks/b351/jpg/151.html
Further possible sources of information:
- Edmonton Cemetery N18 2NF - grave of Leah Lichtenstein - is her husband buried with her?
- National Archives - Princelet Street synagogue general records and immigration records?
- Princelet Street Synagogue - a visit would be interesting! (now a museum to immigration).
