Henry SOLOMON

1812 - 1891  (79 years)

• Name	Henry SOLOMON
  Birth	1812	Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Graduation	Could read and write.
  Occupation	Shipping Agent / Cloth Dealer / General Dealer / Commission Agent
  Religion	Jewish
  Burial	11 May 1890	Jewish section, Melbourne General Cemetery. Grave B1006
  Death	10 May 1891	117 Napier St Fitzroy Melbourne Vic Australia
  Person ID	I969	Fitzgerald-Wells Family Tree
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2019

  
  

  Father	Solomon SOLOMON,   b. 1783, London England d. 6 Jun 1866, Solomons Railway Hotel, 33 Oxford St, Southampton, England (Age 83 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Rachael ABRAHAM,   b. 1790, Arundel, Sth Sussex, England d. 17 Jul 1863, 13 Portland Street (Terrace) Southampton Hampshire England (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	14 Feb 1810	Portsea Portsmouth Hampshire England
  Notes	1. Both the death of Solomon and Rachael were reported in the Jewish Chronicle. 2. Solomon Solomon's Hebrew name was - "Solomon b. Zvi Samuel" (ref Patronymic below). 3. A patronymic shows descent from the father by the addition of e.g. b (ben) after the son's given name, followed by the fathers given name. e.g. Solomon b. Zvi (Henry) Samuel. 4. Solomon's gravestone at Southampton gives "Solomon ben (son of) Abraham Zvi Samuel", which seems to give the father three given names. 5. Solomon Solomon married Rachael Abraham the daughter of a member of the Portsmouth Community (Synagogue?) and becomes a member himself. 6. Various addresses at Portsea and Portsmouth are given from the Rate Books and Navy Lists in Henry's first fetter. The two brothers appeared in the Navy Lists from 1814 onwards and the rate Books from about 1808. 7. Solomon continues to appear in the Navy Lists in Portsmouth until 1834 and in the Synagogue Minute Book until 1811111832 and and it was probably shortly after this that the family moved to Southampton where he was probably one of the few founder members of the new congregation there which was previously part of the Portsmouth community. Refer to Henry's letter for Southampton addresses. 8. In the 1861 census Solomon was described as «retired from business as a hotel keeper", but he must still have retained the business as he died at the hotel 5 years later. 9. His will and probate state formerly of 13 Portland St. All Saint's Parish, this is his address in the 1861 census and is a/so the address at which Rachael died. 10. His Will signed 2519118611eft part shares to his two sons Abraham Hammond merchant now (in 1861) residing in NY. USA and the Honorable George Solomon now (in 1861) residing in Kingstown, Jamaica. On 271711866 when the will was probated Abraham Hammond renounced his share and it all went to the Honorable George (probate of £7000 pounds which is equivalent to at least A.$42,000 in current value). When the will was probated in 1866 the address of the Honorable George, merchant, was Mincing Lane, London. Notice that his other 4 sons and 2 daughters were not included in the will. 11. Solomon Solomon was a member of the Southampton Town Council, Jews only began to be elected to civic duties around 1841 in Hampshire. 12. The 1861 census a/so includes a cousin of Solomon Solomon, George Moss. He was a Spirit Merchant, aged 29 (b. 1832 at Portsmouth) he would have to have been a son of one of Solomon or Rachael's siblings, he seems to be a bit young! [1]
  Family ID	F328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Caroline BEDWELL,   b. 1831, Sussex Cornwall London England d. 22 Mar 1888, 37 Bell St Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, Australia (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	9 Dec 1856	Great Synagogue, Aldgate, London
  Children	+ 1. Alice SOLOMON,   b. 1854, Maidstone, Kent, England d. 30 Jul 1938, Collingwood, Melbourne, Vic, Australia - Ref 6643 (Age 84 years)  [Birth] + 2. Marie Louise SOLOMON,   b. 1856, Maidstone, Kent, England  [Birth] + 3. Rachael SOLOMON,   b. 1859, Hastings, Sussex, England d. 8 Apr 1904, Condell St, South Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, Australia - Ref. 4835 (Age 45 years)  [Birth] + 4. Solomon SOLOMON,   b. 1860, Hastings, Sussex, England d. 15 Dec 1931, Melbourne Hospital Ref 15381 (Age 71 years)   5. Albert SOLOMON,   b. About 1866, England d. By 1874 (Age ~ 8 years)   6. Minnie SOLOMON,   b. 1870, Collingwood, Vic, Australia - Ref. 1656 d. 1883, Collingwood, Vic, Australia - Ref 5079 (Age 13 years) + 7. Abraham SOLOMON,   b. 1863, Liverpool, England   8. Annie SOLOMON,   b. 1865, Manchester England d. 1933, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Vic, Australia - Ref. 9283 (Age 68 years) + 9. Isaac SOLOMON,   b. 1867, London, England d. 23 May 1931, 198 Gore St, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia (Age 64 years)   10. Victor Louis SOLOMON,   b. 1872, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia Ref. 22479 d. 1874, Fitzroy, Vic, Australia - Ref. 922 (Age 2 years) + 11. Cecelia SOLOMON,   b. 17 Sep 1874, 17 Smith St, Fitzroy, Vic, Austrlia - Ref 15026   12. Albert SOLOMON,   b. 1876, Collingwood, Vic, Australia - Ref. 22034 d. Before 1888 (Age 11 years)
  Family ID	F355	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Jul 2019

  
  

• Notes

  1. The address of Henry and Catherine (Sarah) at the time of their marriage was 2 Claremont Terrace Pentonville Clerkenwel1 London. Checks of the 1851 and 1861 census did not show their occupancy ,it was a boarding house. 2. Henry was born 1817 by marriage certificate/1812 by Celia's birth certificate. 3. Caroline was married under the name of Sarah, she had converted to Judaism. 4 On Caroline's death certificate her father is described as a fisherman but on her wedding certificate as a farmer. 5 By her death certificate she was born in London but in Launceston at Celia's birth & Sussex on Albert the last child's birth certificate. 6. By death certificate they arrived in Australia in 1869. 7. The birth dates of the children may be a year or so out as the four references to their births each give different dates. Norma Cooper (Mendoza) said:- a) One girl married a Moss, cannot find yet. b) Another married a Copeland. An August Copeland was in show business and there was a Professor Copeland though I don't know if either of these are related. Ref (c) below. This may be confused with Professor Charles Solomon who I have yet to find, he taught Clara Mendoza the piano (Phyliss). Phyliss Holden (nee Mendoza) said:- "Charles Solomon was a Professor of Music at the Me/b. University and taught Clara Mendoza the piano, he was said to be related". Was he Charles Franklin Solomon??

  
  

• Sources

  [S155] 1913 Will & Administration for Junius Brutus Booth & Florence Booth.