FRANCIS NORTON-JULIA JACOBS

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This new thread relates to Francis Norton and Julia Jacobs. Julia Jacobs is the daughter of Lewis Henry Jacobs and Dinah Rawner Simmons and previous threads have included reference to Julia's siblings and her Simmonds relatives.

Julia appears with her widowed mother and siblings in the 1851 Census:
HO 107 1574 519 4 (Crown Copyright,TNA) High Street Camberwell Lambeth Surrey
Dinah Jacobs H widow 50 Fancy Repository b Surrey Newington
JULIA dau 24 b Middx Whitechapel
Benjamin son 23 cigar maker b Surrey Kennington
Henry son 21 cigar maker b Middx Whitechapel
Sidney son 19 cigar dealer b Middx Whitechapel
Morris son 17 cigar dealer b Surrey Newington
Daniel son 11 scholar b Surrey Newington
+1 servant

I will add census data later for Francis Norton
Synagogue Scribes website have the Marriage Record for Francis and Julia- GSM2 227/8
20 January 1858
Francis NORTON Hebrew name Moshe- father's Hebrew name Yehuda- Julia JACOBS Hebrew name Sheina -father's Hebrew name Eliezer

The UK Articles of Clerkship records show the articles for Louis Norton father of Francis- these are articles for Attorney at Law- Louis Norton- father Aaron Norton New Street Covent Garden Middlesex auctioneer 23 June 1813.
A later record for Francis Norton shows him living at 12 President Street West Goswell Road Middlesex

1861 Census (Crown Copyright,TNA) RG9 360 61 20
15 Clifton Place Lambeth Surrey
Francis Norton H M 37 Solicitor Attorney at Law b London Cripplegate
Julia wife 35 b Middx b Goodmans Fields
Dinah dau 3mths b Surrey Camberwell
+2 servants

1881 Census (Crown Copyright,TNA) RG11 607 59 23-196 Camberwell New Road
Francis Norton HM 57 Solicitor Superior Court of Judicature b City of London
Julia wife 55 b Goodmans Fields Middx
Dinah da u 20 b Lambeth Surrey
Maria dau u 18 b Lambeth Surrey
+1 servant

Subject to GRO Death Certificate confirmation- Francis Norton Sept qtr 1898 age 74 Lambeth 1d 291
Julia Norton June qtr1913 age 87 Wandsworth 1d 621

The Jewish Victorian. Genealogical Information from the Jewish Newspapers 1861-1870 transcribed and edited by Doreen Berger,2004 Publisher Robert Boyd

Berger cites the Death of Julia's brother Morris aged 29 in 1862. Death 26.10.1862 at the residence of his mother 258 Camberwell New Road, caused by the breaking of Telegraph wire (crossing the Thames near Blackfriars Bridge, aged 29.
Morris had recently arrived from America and was killed during a heavy gale whilst sitting on the outside of an omnibus crossing Blackfriar's Bridge when the telephone wire crossing the bridge encircled him and dragged him off the conveyance and hurled him onto the stones. He was conveyed home by his brother who was also on the omnibus. He lingered until Sunday when he expired. The deceased died from concussion to the brain.
The Berger record cites Lewis Jacobs father; Dinah Rauner Jacobs mother; Benjamin;Henry; Sidney Jacobs brothers; MRS F NORTON sister; Woolfe SIMMONDS and Eve SIMMONDS grandparents

The Morning Chronicle Thursday May 12,1859- On the 9th inst at 15 Clifton Place Camberwell New Road the wife of Mr Francis Norton solicitor of a son stillborn

The Standard Saturday Dec 29,1860 -On the 27th inst.at 15 Clifton Place Camberwell News Road, the wife of Mr Francis Norton of a daughter

The Morning Post Weds July 23, 1862-196 Camberwell New Road the wife of Mr Francis Norton solicitor of a daughter

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This post is an update on my original post of 3 years ago. The focus of this post is Maria Norton born 1863 the daughter of Francis Norton and Julia Jacobs.
I will post also on Dinah the sister of Maria.

The story of Maria is not a happy one and I will describe. She married Horace Wilfred SPAFFORD in 1904:
GRO Marriage Certificate
St Alban's Church Acton Green Middlesex
April 23 1904
HORACE WILFRED SPAFFORD 45 bachelor Brush Maker 118 St Albans Ave-father John SPAFFORD (deceased) Clerk
MARIA NORTON 41 spinster 118 St Albans Ave-father Francis NORTON (deceased ) Solicitor
Witnesses-John Pentecost; Alice Wordward?

The 1911 Census shows Horace living alone and Maria did not appear in the 1911 Census. Further research shows the reason for the separation.
1911 (Copyright,TNA)
2 Curzon Road Ealing London W
Horace Wilfred Spafford H 52 Married 6 years no children Brush maker Worker b Hull Yorkshire
5 Rooms

Horace appears in later London Electoral Register records living at:
1908 19 St Georges Road Acton Green and another house 118 St Albans Avenue and by 1927 -297 High Road Hounslow.
8 Kingswood Road Acton 1919-22

Horace died in 1934.
GRO Death Index Horace W SPAFFORD age 76 b abt 1858 Sept qtr 1934 Brentford 3a 132..

Maria did not appear in any Electoral Rolls. The following records give the reason:

London Workhouse Admission and Discharge Registers-

Maria Spafford b 1863 Teacher of Music Married Husband lives at 19 St Georges Road Bedford Park - Admitted 3.10.1908 discharged 16.10.1908

Westminster Workhouse Maria Spafford 45 Music Teacher 19 St Georges Road Bedford Park- she is recorded incorrectly as Maria SPIFFORD by Ancestry.Com:
Doctor's Report
Maria had been found wandering by the Police at Walton Road 5.15 am where a crowd had gathered. She was behaving incoherently and unable to speak clearly. On admittance to the workhouse 31 Oct 1908 she was unable to talk coherently; she stared into space; heard voices and sounds and talked to herself. She did have more coherent moments but also stated that her food was being poisoned and that her husband was not living with her although Horace denied this. She did not want to return to him. There is a full report on Maria with descriptions of other behaviour.

She was discharged to the Infirmary ( the note on an earlier record is difficult to read). I do not know what happened to her between 1908 and 1917.
However, in 1917 Maria appears at Fulham Britten Street Old and New Workhouses - 12.6.1917 Maria SPAFFORD to HANWELL ASYLUM

This is The London County Asylum Hanwell 1889-1917

This maybe a GRO Death Index Record for Maria but a copy is required to confirm:
Maria SPAFFORD b abt 1865 Age 82 Death June qtr 1947 Wandsworth 5d 649

Base on current research it appears that the Francis Norton and Julai Jacobs line ended with the death of Maria and her sister Dinah because they had no children and Dinah appears not to have married.

The following census records show a Dinah Norton born 1861:

1901 Census ( Crown Copyright,TNA) RG13 97 73 52
21 Shaftesbury Avenue St.James London
Dinah NORTON s 40 b Camberwell Surrey Housekeeper. She is in the house of James H Haines

1911 Census ( Copyright,TNA) RG14 2073

14 Wiltshire Road Brixton SW

Dinah NORTON single 50 House Keeper b Camberwell Surrey in house of Joshua DANKS Mat Maker

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Maria Norton and her mother appear in the 1901 Census but living apart:
1901 Census ( Copyright,TNA) RG13 343 25 42
32 Overton Road Brixton
Julia NORTON 75 Widow Boarder b London City - in house of Caroline Gard

1901 Census ( Copyright,TNA) RG13 95 38
47 Essendene Road Paddington
Maria NORTON H single 38 Professor of Music b Camberwell London

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Death- Jewish Chronicle May 30 1913 0n the 23rd May, Julia Norton, only daughter of Dinah JACOBS late of Camberwell. Buried Willesden Cemetery, the 28th of this month

Late Reversion to Jewish Charities
Jewish Chronicle June 6 1913

Under the will of the late Mr Benjamin JACOBS who died 2 February 1899, large bequests were made to Jewish charities subject to an annuity to Mrs Julia Norton, the testator's sister. Mrs Norton died on the 16th ult. and after various small payments, the trustees will proceed to the distribution among the beneficiary charities.

Jewish Chronicle Friday Jan 19 1900
"In ever loving memory of BENJAMIN JCOBS, who died the 2nd Feb 1899... the dearly beloved brother of Mrs Julia Norton of 196 Camberwell New Road SE. Gone but not forgotten. God rest his dear soul".

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1871 Census
Living at 196 Camberwell New Rd Lambeth
Francis Norton 47 Head Solicitor; Julia Norton Wife 45; Daugthers Dinah 10 and Maria 8 + one sevant

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Attched piece of Jewish Chronicle article from 04 21 1899 related to benefits to his sister and to charities