Henry’s fifth son, Lewis (1831–1903), was born in London on 11 July 1831[1].
1851–52: Lewis still at Port Macquarie with Samuel (see Hall’s Diary). [///]
On 22 March 1854 (at Sydney?) Lewis married[2] Mary Frankel (1836–1887) eldest daughter of Jacob Frankel and Miriam (Sarah?) (née Moses). The witnesses were Joseph Simmons Senr, A[braham] Cohen and D. M. H. Moses[3]. The officiating clergyman was Jacob Isaacs. Mary was born on 14 July 1836 at Greenwich, London, England.[4]
c.1856–c.1874: Lewis at Launceston. [///]
Lewis Cohen was granted an auctioneer’s licence on 9 February 1857.[5]
In the assessment roll for Launceston in 1860 Lewis Cohen
is shown as an occupier of a house, auction mart and store owned by John
Francis in York Street. An advertisement for fortnightly sales at his new rooms
in York Street appeared in the Launceston Examiner on 22 May 1860, p.3, c.7. His name
appeared in the 1867 Directory as “Lewis Cohen & Co., auctioneers,
York Street, Launceston”.
L. Cohen’s name appears in the list of licensed auctioneers from 1857 until 1870 with the exception of the years 1862–63 when J. Cohen’s name is listed.
In 1871 a Lewis Cohen gave notice of application for a gold-mining lease ‘Royal Standard Quartz Gold Mining Co.’—5 miles south of Black Boy—£1000 to be invested.[6]
c.1875: Removed to Sydney. [///]
Lewis and Mary had 12 children:
Sarah (1855–____) was born 19 April 1855 at Launceston, Tasmania. Married Louis Jacobs on 16 December 1874.[7]
Fanny (1856–____) was born[8] 11 August 1856 at Launceston, Tasmania. Married Sydney Jacobs on 29 December 1875.[9]
Sophia (1858–____) was born[10] 13 January 1858 at Launceston. Married Myer Rintel 18 June 1889.[11]
Minnie (1860–____) was born[12] 15 January 1860 at Launceston. On 31 March 1891, married her half-uncle, Philip Frankel (1863–1943), the son of Jacob Frankel and his second wife Mary (née Marks).
Albert Henry (1862–____) was born[13] 14 March 1862 at Launceston. Married Flo . . .
Nathan Sidney (1863–____) was born[14] 10 December 1863 at Launceston.
Amy Louise (1865–1872) was born[15] 11 September 1865 at Launceston; died at Sydney in 1872.[16]
Edward George (“Maddocks”) (1867–____) was born[17] 1 July 1867 at Launceston. Married Mary . . .
Elizabeth Maud (1869–____) was born 5 July 1869 at Launceston. On 28 March 1900 married Wolf (Lionel?) Flegeltaub (changed to “Rodd”). [18]
Harry Percival (1871–____) was born[19] 23 June 1871 at Launceston. Married Ida . . .
William Lawrence (1874–1939) was born[20] on 11 April 1874 at Sydney. On 4 August 1915 William married Gladys Natalie Loewenthal (1885–1950). They had two children: Ian Athol Lawrence Cohen (born 26 August 1916) and Marise Lawrence Cohen (born 19 June 1919). Ian married Rahel Elizabeth Levey (born 21 April 1919) on 5 January 1944. Marise married Ronald Brass (b. Dublin, Eire, 26 March 1911) at Sydney on 4 September 1951.
Estella Myra (1876–____) was born 25 April 1876 at Sydney. After the death of her older sister Minnie, she too married her half-uncle, Philip Frankel (1863–1943), the son of Jacob Frankel and his second wife Mary (née Marks).
On Henry’s death, Lewis’ share of the estate was a life interest in the income from “two houses in Hunter Street Sydney known as numbers 15 and 17.” On the death of Lewis and his wife, the legacy passed to their daughters Fanny and Sarah.
Lewis died in 1903.[21] Mary died _____________________.
