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Lazarus: A history of the Lazarus Family of Plymouth & Exeter

Hester Edith (Gaily) Laurance

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137. Hester Edith⁵ Lazarus (Barnett⁴, Moses³, Eleazer\Eliezer², Moses¹)⁸⁷⁵ was born in England about 1869 or 1870.^876,877 Another source gives her birth date as 16 Oct 1871.^878,879
She was also known as Hester Edith Laurance and Lawrence ⁸⁸²(prior to her marriages). She married Alexander Lazarus, son of Frank Lazarus and Nettie Ballerstein, on 29 Sep 1891 at 106 Wilton Ave., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.⁸⁸⁰ She and David M. Goldberg were married in or after Jun 1901.
Published sources after her second marriage refer to her as Mrs. David Goldberg. She appears to have been known to her family as Gaily; 'Gaily' may be a form of 'Galya', the Yiddish form of Julia, a name that was very common in the Lazarus family.⁸⁸¹
Hester Edith appeared on the census of 3 Apr 1881 in the household of Barnett (Baruch) and Rosetta Lazarus at London, England.⁸⁸³ She appeared on the census of 1891 in the household of Barnett (Baruch) Lazarus and Rosetta Lazarus at Montreal, Quebec, Canada.⁸⁸⁴ The place of residence given on her marriage record ( 29 Sep 1891) is 284 WellesleySt., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; the same address is given for Alex Lazarus.⁸⁸⁵Hester Edith and Alexander Lazarus lived at 284 Wellesley, Toronto, ON, Canada⁸⁸⁶ from 1892 to 1893. From 1894 to 1903, Hester Edith and Alexander Lazarus appear to have lived at her parents' home at at 297 Sherbourne, Toronto, ON, Canada.⁸⁸⁷ As of 1895, Hester Edith Lazarus and Alexander Lazarus were living at 255 Sherbourne, Toronto, ON, Canada.⁸⁸⁸ As of 1896, Hester Edith and Alexander were living at 332 Sackville, Toronto, ON, Canada,⁸⁸⁹ and from 1897 to 1899, at a 154 Wilton Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada; (this may have been only to 1898 - the dates are a little confused in my notes).⁸⁹⁰
LEVETUS, Mesdames, H.G., A. Lazarus, B. Woolf, M. Frankel, and L. Rosenthal; Messrs. I. Benjamin, H. King, M.J. Singer, H. Lazarus, A. Wertheim, E. Youngheart, Simonski, Edward Cohen; Misses Clara Kallmeyer and Florence J. Ansell, participated in two recent meetings of the Toronto Jewish Social and Literary Union. The next guest speaker will be Leo Frankel. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 1, no. 26 [25 Nov. 1898])

LAZARUS, Mrs. Alexander and her daughter Francis, returned to Toronto from Montreal where Francis underwent a successful operation. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 1 [9 Dec. 1898])
LAZARUS, Mrs. Alexander, of Toronto, gave a whist party. Miss Rhoda Wertheim and L. Lorrie were prize winners.(The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 2 [23 Dec. 1898]) in Dec 1898.
LAURENCE, B., returned home from British Columbia due to the illness of his son-in-law, A. Lazarus. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 20 [1 Sept. 1899])
She was widowed in 1899: LAZARUS, Alexander, of Toronto, son-in-law of B. Laurence on Aug. 29, 1899, at Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto of typhoid fever. He is survived by his wife and three children. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 21 [15 Sept. 1899])
As of 1899, Hester Edith Lazarus lived at 583 Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada.⁸⁹¹
DANIELS, Mrs. R., of Montreal, is visiting Mrs. A. Lazarus, Ontario St. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 17 [21 July 1899]) in Jul 1899.
LAURENCE, Dr. E., visited his niece, Mrs. Lazarus, Ontario St. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 23 [13 Oct. 1899])
LAZARUS, Mrs., has gone to visit her uncle, E. Laurence, of Fredricton, N.B. The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 2, no. 25 [10 Nov. 1899]) in Nov 1899.
LAZARUS, Mrs. A. and her little daughter Rica, leave on the S.S. `Lucania' to visit family in England (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 3, no. 9 [30 March 1900]) in Mar 1900.
GOLDBERG, David, of Montreal, and Mrs. A. Lazarus (nee Lawrence), of Toronto, are engaged. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 4, no. 15 [21 June 1901])
As of Jun 1902, Hester Edith Lazarus and David M. Goldberg lived at Tupper St., Montreal, Que, Canada.⁸⁹²
LAURANCE, Mrs. B., of Toronto, and Mrs. Lawrence Miller, of New York, are staying with their [sic] sister, Mrs. David Goldberg, Tupper St. They are in town for the marriage of Miss Goldberg to Mr. Roston to take place June 17, 1902. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 5, no. 14 [6 June 1902])
LAURANCE, Frank, of New York, visited Mrs. D. Goldberg and Mrs. B. Laurence [in Montreal]. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 5, no. 16 [4 July 1902])
GOLDBERG, Mrs. D., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Laurance, of Toronto. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 6, no. 3 [2 Jan. 1903])
GOLDBERG, Mrs. D. and little daughter are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. Laurance, of Toronto. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 6, no. 6 [13 Feb. 1903])
Miller, Mrs. C., of New York, is visiting her sister, Mrs. D. Goldberg, St. Catherine St. [Montreal]⁸⁹³
LAURENCE, B., is the guest of his daughter, Mrs. D. Goldberg [in Montreal] (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 6, no. 18 [31 July 1903])
LAURANCE, Miss G.[ Julia Laurance ?], is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. D. Goldberg, of Montreal. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 7, no. 14 [3 June 1904])
[n.b. G. Laurance may be an error for J. Laurance. A Julia Laurance lived for a time in Toronto; she may be the daughter of Dr. E. Laurance.]

Edith was one of the mourners at the funeral of her father,Barnett (Baruch) Lazarus, on 28 Oct 1905 at Toronto, Canada, Nov. 1905).⁸⁹⁴
As of 1910, Hester Edith Lazarus and David M. Goldberg lived at 682 Huron Street, Toronto, Canada.⁸⁹⁵ Her mother, Rosetta Laurance, was living with her and David, having her own listing, as lodger, in the Toronto directories, between 1910 and 1912.⁸⁹⁶
GOLDBERG, Mrs. David, held a reception in honor of her recently married daughter, Mrs. Robkin. (The Canadian Jewish Times, vol. 16, no. 41 [19 Sept. 1913])

She was widowed a second time by 1931.⁸⁹⁷

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