Benjamin Jacob Bloch "Joseph"

1880 - 1935  (~ 55 years)

• Name	Benjamin Jacob Bloch
  Nickname	Joseph
  Born	Between 16 Dec 1879 and 15 Dec 1880	Estonia   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Immigration	Abt 1894
  	Came to England aged 14. Ruth Bunker says that he was part of a wider Jewish family that left during the Russian pogroms and got onto whatever boats they could. This resulted in family members ending up in different countries. Some certainly ended up in the USA.
  Census	31 Mar 1901	62 Greenfield Street, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England
  	Recorded as Jacob Bloch
  	Age: 21
  Residence	31 Mar 1901-16 Dec 1902	Stepney, Middlesex, England   [3]
  	62 Greenfield Street (now called Greenfield Road)
  Occupation	16 Dec 1902-6 Jun 1905  [4, 5]
  	Cap maker
  		Marriage certificate
  Residence	6 Jun 1905	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England   [6]
  	30 Fieldgate Street
  Census	2 Apr 1911	162 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, New Road, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England
  	Benjamin born Russia. Married for 9 years. Cap maker. Rebecca 32, Samuel 8, Henry 6, Michal 4, Rosa 2.
  	Age: 33
  		UK census 1911
  Occupation	Furrier Cutter
  Died	Jan-Mar 1935	Stepney, Middlesex, England   [7]
  Person ID	I406	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	19 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	Lewis Bloch,   b. Abt 1844, Russia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Jane,   b. Abt 1844, Russia ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Residence	31 Mar 1901	Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England   [3]
  	62 Greenfield Street
  Family ID	F196	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rebecca Klatzow/Klotzor,   b. Between 16 Dec 1880 and 15 Dec 1881, Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia ,   d. Jul-Sep 1940, Stepney, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Married	16 Dec 1902	Jews Synagogue (The Great Synagogue), Leeds, Yorkshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Married at Ashville House, Camp Road, Leeds. Jewish ceremony at Jews Synagogue (The Great Synagogue), Belgrave Street, Leeds. Marriage authorisation gives surname as Klotzor.
  		Marriage certificate
  		Marriage authorisation from Chief Rabbi UK
  Children	+ 1. Samuel Block,   b. 12 Feb 1904, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England ,   d. 29 Nov 1981, Luton, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 77 years) + 2. Henry Block,   b. 6 Jun 1905, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. 3 Sep 1989, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 84 years) + 3. Michael Block "Mick",   b. 1 Jul 1907-30 Sep 1907, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. Yes, date unknown   4. Rose Block,   b. 1 Apr 1909-30 Jun 1909, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England ,   d. Abt 1932  (Age 22 years) + 5. Cecilia Block "Cissie",   b. bet. 1 Apr 1912 - 30 June 1912, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England ,   d. Jan-Mar 1998, Harlesden, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 85 years) + 6. Joseph Block,   b. 27 Apr 1916, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England ,   d. 17 May 1994, Camden, Middlesex, England  (Age 78 years)   7. Louis Block,   b. Jul-Sep 1922, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England ,   d. 26 May 1940, Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France  (Age ~ 17 years)
  Photos		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
  		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
  Last Modified	25 Mar 2019
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Between 16 Dec 1879 and 15 Dec 1880 - Estonia Census - Recorded as Jacob Bloch - 31 Mar 1901 - 62 Greenfield Street, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England Residence - 62 Greenfield Street (now called Greenfield Road) - 31 Mar 1901-16 Dec 1902 - Stepney, Middlesex, England Married - 16 Dec 1902 - Jews Synagogue (The Great Synagogue), Leeds, Yorkshire, England Residence - 30 Fieldgate Street - 6 Jun 1905 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Census - Benjamin born Russia. Married for 9 years. Cap maker. Rebecca 32, Samuel 8, Henry 6, Michal 4, Rosa 2. - 2 Apr 1911 - 162 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, New Road, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England Died - Jan-Mar 1935 - Stepney, Middlesex, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Benjamin Jacob Bloch
  		Benjamin Block

  
  

• Sources

  [S60] Beverly Mackay nèe Block. [S9] Census - UK 1901. Aged 21 years and listed as a Russian subject [S9] Census - UK 1901. [S28] Marriage certificate. Recorded on marriage certificate and birth certificate of son Henry. [S74] All Leeds Database, (http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/uk/). [S4] Birth certificate, Birth certificate of son Henry Bloch (Reliability: 4). [S18] GRO index (UK), (http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Governmentcitizensandrights/Registeringlifeevents/Familyhistoryandresearch/DG_175464), Death Index, Stepney, London Jan-Mar 1935 Vol 1c page 163 (Reliability: 3). [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), District: Leeds. Vol: 9b. Page: 1008 (Reliability: 3). [S22] Web, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherry/brides_k.htm (Reliability: 3).