Frances (Solomon)

Henry’s fifth daughter, Frances (Fanny) (1834–84), was born[1] at Port Macquarie on 17 March 1834 [sic]. On 17 August 1853 she married[2] Henry Solomon (1830–94), [apparently not a son of Samuel Solomon[3]] at the Sydney Synagogue. The witnesses were David Benjamin[4] and I. Levey.  The officiating clergyman was Jacob Isaacs.

On Henry’s death, Fanny’s share of his estate was £200 cash plus a life interest in the income from “two houses in Gloucester Street known as numbers 59 and 61 and one house in Cumberland Street known as number 218.” On the death of Fanny and her husband, the legacy passed to their daughter Alice.

Frances died aged 48 on 23 October 1884 and is buried in the Jewish Old Section at Rookwood. Henry died aged 64 on 24 May 1894 and is buried beside Frances.

Henry and Frances had ___ children:

Henry B. (1854–____) born[5] ______ 1854 at Sydney.

Edward (1855–____) born[6] ______ 1855 at Sydney.

Lionel (1858–____) born[7] 8 August 1858 at Launceston.

Louis (1860–____) born[8] 26 January 1860 at Launceston.

Percy (1861–____) born[9] 12 June 1861 at Launceston.

Maud (1863–____) born[10] 2 January 1863 at Launceston.

Ida Florence (1865–____) born[11] 1 February 1865 at Launceston.

Ernest N. (1866–____) born[12] ______ 1866 at Sydney.

John (1867–____) born[13] ______ 1867 at Sydney.

Louisa A. E. (1868–____) born[14] ______ 1868 at Sydney.

Beatrice E. (1870–____) born[15] ______ 1870 at Sydney.

Isabel L. (1873–____) born[16] ______ 1873 at Sydney.

Arthur Julian (1876–____) born[17] ______ 1876 at Sydney.

Alice (____[18]–____) born __________ at __________.

 

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[1].       NSW Birth: 1834 [sic] vol. 135 #047. (CD version gives birth year as 1835! Gravestone states died “aged 48” which suggests birth year could be 1836!—Check Jewish records)

[2].       NSW Marriage: 1853 vol. 135 Nos. 116 & 117; Sydney Morning Herald, 22 August 1853 (but, no “son of . . .” for Henry Solomon).

[3].       Seek Birth/Baptism/Death Certificate for Henry Solomon to ascertain his parents’ names.

[4].        According to a notice that appeared in the Launceston Advertiser on 17 December 1840: “David Benjamin of the Tamar House, Launceston, married, according to the Jewish rites, Miss Esther Solomon, daughter of H. Solomon, of Victoria House, Hobart Town.” If “H. Solomon” was Henry Solomon,  Esther could be an older sister of the Jessie Solomon who married Philip Cohen in 1851, in the home of David Benjamin, then of Melbourne.

[5].       NSW Birth: 1854 vol. 136 #562.

[6].       NSW Birth: 1855 vol. 136 #614.

[7].       Tas. Birth: 1858 #1126/33.

[8].       Tas. Birth: 1860 #89/33.

[9].       Tas. Birth: 1861 #243/33.

[10].     Tas. Birth: 1863 #111/33.

[11].     Tas. Birth: 1865 #83/33.

[12].     NSW Birth: 1866 vol. 136 #1018 and 1866 #2342.

[13].     NSW Birth: 1867 vol. 136 #1088.

[14].     NSW Birth: 1868 #1736.

[15].     NSW Birth: 1870 #216.

[16].     NSW Birth: 1873 #848.

[17].     NSW Birth: 1876 #1264.

[18].     Reference?