Jacobs family, china and glass merchants

[lionsmom]

I have traced my ancestors back to Henry Jacobs (born 1772), a china and glass merchants whose daughter Amelia (born 1803) married Daniel Levy and lived on Hunter Street, London. They had several children, including Ernest Abraham born 1836 who emigrated to the US and is my great grandfather.
I have names and DOBs of other siblings, from the synagogue records. I'd appreciate any information on other family members (ancestors or descendants).

[Geoffers]

I'm sorry that I can't help directly, but have you tried the Jewish Genealogical Society of Great Britain

You never know, someone from the same family may possibly be a member.

Geoffers
Charlbury, Oxfordshire

[lionsmom]

I've just reactivated my searching, preparatory to another week in London at the end of October - I'll try the JGSGB also, thanks.

[Juneyk]

I am researching the Jacobs family, particularly the Bristol Jacobs who made the "Bristol Blue" glass. I know that the family came to London where they were glass merchants. My Jacobs relations were Moses who married Sarah Levi/Levy.

[phillip]

Henry Jacobs is my gggg grandfather. In the 1851 London Census he is living as a widower with Daniel Levy and his wife Amelia nee Jacobs. Their children are:Jeanette,Lewis,Henry,Earnest,Angelina, Catherine, Ellen. In addition, Louis Jacobs the grandson of Henry is also living with them. Catherine married into the Russell line and Angelina married a Lindow.
Elizabeth Jacobs sister to Amelia married John Hart a tailor originally in the Strand but later Regent Street. Their youngest son Henry Chapman Hart married Amelia Hart eldest daughter of Aaron Hart and Anne Rebecca Crawcour. These are my ggg grandparents and gg grandparents respectively.
There are data bases on the various families, some limited but others extensive.
It is possible that the father of Henry was a Moses Jacobs but this requires confirmation.
I would be delighted to share relevant information on these lines.

[lionsmom]

This is in response to Juneyk and Phillip. I've replied to Phillip privately as it does seem that we are tracing the same family. I didn't ask him the source of his idea that Henry's father may have been Moses. I've been unable to trace anyone back farther than Henry, born in about 1772. Perhaps we can connect this to Juneyk's Moses. Let's continue to share information.
Carol

[splouffe]

My ancestor William Lever was a small glass merchant in Glasgow. He was born in Russia 1871 died Glasgow 1951. His siblings so far, David, Jacob, Louis, Michael and Sidney Isaac. Parents Aaron and Dinah. They emigrated first to Wales then spread out from there in UK. I am wondering if there might be a connection. They used the surname Benjamin on naturalization documents, then Levi/Levey/Lever.

[phillip]

The latest information regarding the Eliezer ben Jacob ( known as Lazarus Jacobs) line is that Lazarus came from Frankfurt to Bristol and established the Non Such Flint Manufactory during the 1770s-80s with his son Isaac developing the engraving for the Bristol blueware. The London Trade directories from the 1800s and the Sun Fire records on National Archives plus the JGSGB data bases on the Jewish Traders in London and the Historicaldirectories trade directories all indicate a significant number of Jacobs family names as glass cutters/dealers/manufacturers in the Berwick Street, Crown Street areas of London/Middx from the early 1800s.
We have currently identified several of the Jacobs as belonging to the same families. Levy and Lazarus family names are also involved in the glass trade but it is predominantly the Jacobs name.
On the basis of this current evidence we believe it highly likely that the Jacobs specialism in the glass trade probably originates from the Bristol Jacobs line but we are still seeking confirmation of this. To our knowledge there are no links to the Levy/Levi/Levey/Benjamin lines from Russia and Glasgow but we do not rule out such links given the specialist nature of glass work amongst a relatively small number of Jewish families over hundreds of years- see 'Glass Making: A Jewish Tradition Part V' Samuel Kurinsky- Hebrew History Federation.

[splouffe]

Thank you for that information Phillip. On reflection it seems to me that family lore has it that William Lever of Glasgow was an importer of Glassware from the continent. Perhaps from his homeland, Russia/Lithuania
In case it is of interest to you, I will also post this snippet I was saving as a possible family connection.
Myer Levy, Bye Glass or Rye Glass company, london, went bankrupt in 1915, London Gazette, retailer of glassware

[phillip]

With regard to MYER LEVY - glass dealer 1915- I note in Berger 1871-80 the reference to a Myer Levy and family in Southwark and his death in 1878. I suspect that this is not the same person as your line because of the date when the Benjamin/Levi/Lever family arrived in the UK from Russia but I there names including:
Jacob,Rose amongst others.
Doreen Berger is in the process of writing the third directory of Jewish Genealogical information from Jewish Newspapers for the period 1891-1900 so you never know what posssible family links you may find if of course the family is recorded.