| Name |
George SOLOMON - SEYMOUR |
- SEYMOUR, based on his late name change a few years before he died "for family reasons" and the name of his son.
Hon. George Seymour-Seymour (his father received permission from Queen Victoria to retain the title Honourable for his lifetime so I do not know how his son assumed it?)
- Frederick A. Solomon
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| Title |
Hon |
| Suffix |
PC, FRCS |
| Death |
15 Oct 910 |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA  |
| Birth |
29 May 1825 |
Portsea, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |
| Gender |
Male |
| Noteworthy Event |
First Half of 19th Century |
| Was Consul of Denmark for a number of years. |
| Noteworthy Event |
15 Oct 1844 |
Falmouth Jamaica |
| Went to Falmouth, Jamaica and was first employed by his brother Abraham Hammond. He then started business for himself in Kingston, Jamaica and after a successful commercial career entered agricultural ventures owning at one time as many as 10 sugar plantations and also being a pioneer in banana cultivation. Later he entered upon a political career. |
| Noteworthy Event |
3 May 1860 |
| Appointed Justice of the Peace for the Parish of Portland. |
| Noteworthy Event |
26 Jun 1860 |
| Appointed Custos Rotulorum for Portland, he continued in this office until 1867. |
| Noteworthy Event |
19 Jul 1860 |
Member of the House of Assembly for the Parishes of St. Thomas in ye East & to
St. Ann respectively. - until Jan 1866.
|
| Noteworthy Event |
27 Nov 1860 |
Appointed a member of the Honourable Privy Council of the island.(only the third
Hebrew to be so appointed). |
| Noteworthy Event |
25 Sep 1861 |
| Residing at Kingstown, Jamaica in 1861 when his fathers will was signed. |
| Noteworthy Event |
1860 - 1863 |
| Member of the Executive Committee - as Finance Minister. |
| Noteworthy Event |
27 Jul 1866 |
| Address given as Mincing Lane, London, as a merchant when the will was probated. He received the full inheritance of £7,000. |
| Noteworthy Event |
1872 - 1882 |
| Un-Official Member of the Legislative Council under Crown Government. |
| Occupation |
Merchant / Minister / Privy Councillor / Senior Magistrate / Consul to Denmark |
| Religion |
Jewish |
| Burial |
Winward Rd Cemetery, Jamaica |
| Person ID |
I973 |
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! [3]
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| Family ID |
F328 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
My Bloodline - Family Genealogy
1825 - 910