Descendancy of Abraham Emdon

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Descendancy of Abraham Emdon

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1. Abraham¹ Emd(e)(o)n was born circa 1801 at Plymouth, Devon, England.¹ He married Lydia Davis, daughter of Mordechai Davis, on 25 Mar 1840 at Plymouth, Devon, England.² He died on 28 May 1872 at Lambert Street, 10, Devonport, Devon, England.³
He was widowed before 25 Mar 1840.⁴ As of 25 Mar 1840, Abraham Emd(e)(o)n lived at George Street, Devonport, Devon, England.⁵ He and Lydia Davis appeared on the census of 6 Jun 1841.⁶ As of 6 Jun 1841, Abraham Emd(e)(o)n and Lydia Davis lived at Cumberland Street, Devonport, Devon, England.⁷ He was a draper on 6 Jun 1841.⁸ He was a pawnbroker between 1851 and 1871.^9,10 He and Lydia Davis appeared on the census of 30 Mar 1851. He was elected to the Plymouth Town Council in 1869.¹¹ He was a member of the General Purposes Committee for Morice Ward in 1870.¹² As of 2 Apr 1871, Abraham Emd(e)(o)n lived at Lambert Street, 10, Devonport, Devon, England.¹³ He appeared on the census of 1872.¹⁴

Children of Abraham¹ Emd(e)(o)n and Lydia Davis were as follows:

2 i. Clara² Emd(e)(o)n;¹⁵ born circa 1835 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, England;¹⁶ married Henry Simpson 13 Dec 1871 at Fore St.,2,, Devonport, Devon, Plymouth.^17,18

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3 ii. Caroline Emd(e)(o)n;²³ born circa 1840 at Stoke Damerel, Devon, England.²⁴

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4 iii. Eliezer Emd(e)(o)n;²⁷ born circa Mar 1841 at Devonport, Devon, England;^28,29 married Eliza Joseph 6 Feb 1878 at Athanaeum Street, 31, Plymouth, Devon, England.³⁰

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5 iv. Clare Emden;³⁶ born circa 1843 at Devonport, Devon, England.³⁷

6 v. Solomon Emden;³⁸ born circa 1845 at Devonport, Devon, England.³⁹
7 vi. Clarence Emden;⁴⁰ born circa 1848 at Devonport, Devon, England.⁴¹

8 vii. Mark Emdon;⁴² born circa 1849 at Devonport, Devon, England;⁴³ married Rachel Michael, daughter of Joseph Michaels and Rebecca Levy, 7 Mar 1877 at Victorian Rooms, Clifton, Birmingham, England.⁴⁴

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Endnotes

1. Emden\Ordnance Street, Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
2. Bernard Susser, research notes, typed transcription, Susser Archives
3. Doreen Berger, compiler, The Jewish Victorian, Genealogical Information from the Jewish Newspapers 1871-1880 ( Robert Boyd Publications, 1999). Hereinafter cited as TJV.
4. Bernard Susser, research notes, typed transcription, Susser Archives
5. Ibid.
6. Emden\Cumberland Street, June 6 1841 Devonport Census.
7. Ibid.
8. Ibid.
9. Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
10. Emdon\10 Lambert Street, April 2 1871 Devonport Census.
11. Bernard Susser, The Jews of South-West England; The Rise and Decline of Their Medieval and Modern Communities (Univ. of Exeter Press, 1993), p. 258. Hereinafter cited as The Jews of South-West England.
12. Ibid.
13. April 2 1871 Devonport Census.
14. Ibid.
15. Ibid.
16. Ibid.
17. Bernard Susser, research notes, typed transcription, Susser Archives
18. Doreen Berger, TJV.
19. April 2 1871 Devonport Census.
20.Bernard Susser, research notes, typed transcription, Susser Archives
21. Doreen Berger, TJV.
22. April 2 1871 Devonport Census.
23. Ibid.
24. Ibid.
25. Ibid.
26. Ibid.
27. Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
28. June 6 1841 Devonport Census.
29. Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
30. Doreen Berger, TJV.
31. June 6 1841 Devonport Census - the name Eleanor is given in Bernard Susser's transcripts, but no sex is given, and 'Eleanor' does not appear in the 1851 census, so 'Eleanor' was probably a mis-transcription.
32. June 6 1841 Devonport Census.
33. Bernard Susser, The Jews of South-West England, p.258.
34. Ibid., p. 258.
35. Ibid.
36. Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
37. Ibid.
38. Ibid.
39. Ibid.
40. Ibid.
41. Ibid.
42. Doreen Berger, TJV.
43. Mar 30 1851 Devonport Census.
44. Doreen Berger, TJV.
45. Ibid.
46. Transcription of the Exeter Marriage Register #95; marriage to Janie Greenbaum.

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