BENJAMIN SIMONS- HANNAH CRAWCOUR

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For Simons and Crawcour relatives here is initial data on the Benjamin Simons and Hannah Crawcour lines.
Hannah Crawcour 1825-1920 ( daughter of Barnett Crawcour 1776-1834 and Fredcha bat Benjamin) married Benjamin Simons in Nov 1861. Benjamin was the son of Philip Simons and Elizabeth Benjamin. Benjamin's siblings were: Sarah;Samuel; Rebecca; Phoebe;Leah
Benjamin was also married to Rebecca Jacobs ( daughter of Israel Jacobs and Elizabeth Jacobs nee Jacobs. Israel was a fruit merchant).
The children of Benjamin and Rebecca were: Michael b 1842 and Clara b 1844.
The childrern of Benjamin and Hannah were: Charles Morris 1865; Philip Barnet 1868; Isidor 1869; Fanny Elizabeth 1870.

I hold a copy of the family tree of both the Jacobs and Simons lines up to the 1940s plus the Crawcour data base from the 1760s to the present.
I will add further data on the various families
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As an addition to the data on Benjamin Simons the Synagogue Scribes records record the following entries for Benjamin's parents:
GSM 084/17 Philip Simons married 28 Dec 1803 - father's Hebrew name Schwarz Meir
Philip married Betsy Benjamin -father's Hebrew name Raphael

Interestingly on the Advanced Search programme there is the marriage GSM 099/28 of Samuel Simon 6 May 1806 -father's Hebrew name Schwarz Meir
Simon married Judith Norden -father's Hebrew name Jacob Moshe Norden. This entry suggests that the surname Simons/Simon was interchangeable.
In Doreen Berger's 'The Jewish Victorian. Genealogical Information from the Jewish Newspapers 1861-1870 Pub 2004 there are various records of the Simons and Crawcour marriage links between Benjamin Simons and Hannah Crawcour. These records further link the Garcia, Levy, Barczinsky, Alexander, Phillips, Davis and Moses families.
For example, Michael Simons son of Benjamin married Alice Carlotta Moses youngest daughter of Samuel Moses of Boa Vista Tasmania and 19 York Terrace Regent's Park London
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The GRO Marriage Certificate Benjamin Simmons and Hannah Crawcour
13 Hutchison Place Gravesend Kent
6 November 1861
Benjamin Simons full age Widower Ship owner Cannon Street Glasgow Scotland-father- Philipp Simons deceased
Hannah Crawcour full age Spinster no occupation 13 Hutchison Place Gravesend Kent- father- Barnett Crawcour deceased

Married at 13 Hutchison Place accoeding to the Rites and Ceremonies of the Jewish Religion
Witnesses:
Samuel Garcia
Reuben Alexander

An account of the marriage is also recorded by Berger 1861-71 in her publication. She lists:
Mrs Barnett Crawcour mother
Mrs Reuben Alexander sister
Martha Crawcour sister
Sara Crawcour sister
( Sara Barczinsky sister)
Bernhard Barczinsky brother in law
S Barczinsky brother in law

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