Historical records matching Rachel Melinek
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About Rachel Melinek
- Residence: 1891 - 28 Old Montague St, St Mary, London, England
- Reference: 1891 England & Wales Census - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2024, 20:12:37 UTC
- Reference: 1891 England & Wales Census - SmartCopy: Oct 21 2024, 20:12:37 UTC
Rachel Benjamin (Gitla Rochel bat Yisroel) was born in Poland in about 1873. According to the 1911 census, her parents married in about 1871 and appeared in London before the 1881 census. Her parents were Israel Benjamin, a Poultry Dealer and his wife Sarah Rosen or Rozen.
On 18 January 1899, according to the Marriage Authorisation of the Great Synagogue, Rachel Benjamin (Gitla Rochel bat Yisroel) married Solomon (Shlomo Eleazer ben Gershon Yacov) Melinek, like her father, a Poultry Dealer and Poultry Slaughterer who was born in Poland.
Israel Benjamin and Solomon Melinek were in business together.
Solomon and Rachel had six children together and the last, Cissy, was born on 19 November 1910 and died on 8 December, following her mother Rachel to the grave.
Rachel died on 27 November 1910 aged only 37 years old, leaving six children with no mother, at 62, Bell Lane in Spitalfields and was buried at Edmonton.
Twenty seventh November 1910 at 62 Bell Lane. Rachel Melinek. Female. 37 years. Wife of Solomon Melinek a Provision Dealer. Cause: Childbirth 9 days Septicaemia, Broncho-Pneumonia certified by Herbert J Hargrave M.B. Informant: Solomon Melinek widower of deceased present at death 62 Bell Lane Spitalfields, Registered on Twenty eighth November 1910.
Solomon married again but only after he was present at the death of his father-in-law and business partner Israel Benjamin, on 29 June 1914.
Rachel is listed on the following UK census returns:
1881 20 Chicksand Street, Spitalfields
1891 28 Old Montague Street
1901 4 Bell Lane, Spitalfields
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Rachel Melinek's Timeline
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1873
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Poland
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| 1901 |
May 11, 1901
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Whitechapel, London, England, UK
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1901
Age 28
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Spitalfields, London, England, UK
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| 1904 |
February 4, 1904
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Whitechapel, London, England, UK
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| 1905 |
October 11, 1905
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Spitalfields, London, England, UK
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| 1909 |
September 21, 1909
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Spitalfields, London, England, UK
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| 1910 |
November 19, 1910
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Whitechapel, London, England, UK
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November 27, 1910
Age 37
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62 Bell Lane, Spitalfields, London, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom
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