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Rebecca Koski/Kosky

Female 1853 - 1934  (81 years)


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  • Name Rebecca Koski/Kosky 
    • Documents spell as Kosky, Cosky and Koski, but more frequently Koski.
    Birth 10 Oct 1852-9/10/1853  Suwalki, Suwalki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    • Her birth was thought to be Odessa, Odessa Oblast, Ukraine. However, the documentary evidence for that is unclear, wheras the 1911 census lists Suvalk, Poland as her birth place.
    UK census 1911
    UK census 1911
    56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel
    Gender Female 
    Education 9 Aug 1876 
    Rebecca signed her daughter Sophie's birth certificate with a "mark", hence she was likely illiterate. 
    Note 2 Jul 1920  Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Travel from Southampton on ship: Lapland. Destination Paterson, New Jersey, USA. Rebecca and Joseph listed as travelling together. Both aged 68. He listed as Grocer, she as wife. Both listed as able to read English, and of Race: "Hebrew". Both give son-in-law J Price of "38 Wallanwie Road, London E" as their contact. Travelling to Patterson NJ. 
    New York Passenger List
    New York Passenger List
    Ship: Lapland. Departing Southampton 2 July 1920.
    Passengers: Joseph and Rebecca Abrahams.
    Note 6 Jul 1920  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Departing on Lapland Ship from Southampton to New York with wife Rebecca. 
    New York passenger list
    New York passenger list
    Ship: Lapland. Arriving New York 6 July 1920.
    Passengers: Joseph and Rebecca Abrahams.
    Note 10 Jun 1921  Southampton, Hampshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Travel from New York on ship: Adriatic. Destination Southampton, England. Rebecca and Joseph listed as travelling together. Both aged 68. He listed as Grocer, she as wife. Proposed address in the UK, listed as 495 Cambridge Road, London E. 
    Southampton passenger list
    Southampton passenger list
    Passenger list. Adriatic. New York USA to Southampton, England. Departing 10 Jun 1921. Passengers: Joseph & Rebecca Abrahams
    Residence 10 Jun 1921  London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    On return from USA on ship: Adriatic, Rebecca and Joseph returning residence listed as 495 Cambridge Road, London E. 
    Address:
    495 Cambridge Road 
    Death 9 Oct 1934  Hackney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Cause: 1a) Uremia b) Chr. Nephritis c) Arteriosclerosis. No PM 
    Address:
    24 Nightingale Road 
    • Widow of Joseph Abrahams. Son D Abrahams of 4 St Anns Road, Tottenham, Middlesex registered the death. [3]
    Death certificate
    Death certificate
    Burial Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Headstone of Joseph Abrahams and Rebecca Abrahams née Kosky
    Book memorial on grave of Rebecca and Joseph Abrahams from their children.
    Person ID I1601  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 16 Oct 2018 

    Father Joseph Koski   d. Bef. 14 Mar 1884 
    Family ID F751  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Joseph Alexander Franck,   b. Abt 1852, Suwalki, Suwalki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Sept 1928, Hackney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 76 years) 
    Marriage 1868-1871  [5, 6
    • 1911 UK census states Joseph had 12 children of which 3 had died by 2 Apr 1911, and that he had completed 40 years of marriage, suggesting a Jewish wedding outside the UK in about 1871?
    Alt. Marriage 14 Mar 1884  39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    UK civil marriage registration 
    Marriage certificate
    Marriage certificate
    Residence 6 Apr 1891  39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    UK census 1891
    39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, London
    Residence 4 Sep 1892 - 31 Mar 1901  56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8, 9
    UK census 1901
    56 Brick Lane, Spitalfields, London
    Census 2 Apr 1911  [10
    States Joseph had 12 children of which 3 had died by 2 Apr 1911, and that he had completed 40 years of marriage, suggesting a Jewish wedding outside the UK in about 1871? 
    Residence 2 Apr 1911  56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    UK census 1911
    UK census 1911
    56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel
    Children 
    +1. Betsy Abrahams,   b. Oct-Dec 1874, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Mar 1954, Hackney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 79 years)
     2. Sophie Abrahams,   b. 9 Aug 1876, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Feb 1883, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 6 years)
    +3. Jane Abrahams,   b. 20 Nov 1877, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul 1950, Bronx, Bronx, New York, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
    +4. Deborah Abrahams,   b. 1879 - 1886, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jun 1951 (Age 65 years)
    +5. Hannah Abrahams,   b. Jan - Mar 1882, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 May 1966, Wandsworth, Surrey, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 84 years)
    +6. Marks Abrahams,   b. 17 Aug 1883, 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Mar 1948 (Age 64 years)
    +7. Rose Abrahams,   b. 2 Mar 1885, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Apr - Jun 1968, Hendon, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +8. David Abraham/Franck,   b. 29 Aug 1886, Spitalfields, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 24 Sep 1964, Van Nuys, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +9. Rachel Abrahams,   b. 31 Aug 1888, 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jun 1961, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     10. Jacob Abrahams,   b. 12 Oct 1890, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Nov 1899, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 9 years)
     11. Leah Abrahams,   b. 4 Sep 1892, 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Find all individuals with events at this location
    Family ID F561  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 10 Oct 1852-9/10/1853 - Suwalki, Suwalki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsAlt. Marriage - UK civil marriage registration - 14 Mar 1884 - 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 6 Apr 1891 - 39 Fashion Street, Spitalfields, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 4 Sep 1892 - 31 Mar 1901 - 56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 2 Apr 1911 - 56 Brick Lane, Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - Travel from Southampton on ship: Lapland. Destination Paterson, New Jersey, USA. Rebecca and Joseph listed as travelling together. Both aged 68. He listed as Grocer, she as wife. Both listed as able to read English, and of Race: "Hebrew". Both give son-in-law J Price of "38 Wallanwie Road, London E" as their contact. Travelling to Patterson NJ. - 2 Jul 1920 - Paterson, Passaic, New Jersey, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - Departing on Lapland Ship from Southampton to New York with wife Rebecca. - 6 Jul 1920 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsNote - Travel from New York on ship: Adriatic. Destination Southampton, England. Rebecca and Joseph listed as travelling together. Both aged 68. He listed as Grocer, she as wife. Proposed address in the UK, listed as 495 Cambridge Road, London E. - 10 Jun 1921 - Southampton, Hampshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - On return from USA on ship: Adriatic, Rebecca and Joseph returning residence listed as 495 Cambridge Road, London E.,Address:
    495 Cambridge Road - 10 Jun 1921 - London, England
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Cause: 1a) Uremia b) Chr. Nephritis c) Arteriosclerosis. No PM,Address:
    24 Nightingale Road - 9 Oct 1934 - Hackney, Middlesex, England
    Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Edmonton Federation of Synagogues Cemetery, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
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    Pin Legend  : Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Death certificate, 9 Oct 1934.
      Aged 81 at time of death. The source for her year of birth, but not her place of birth.
      Death certificate of Rebecca Abrahams died 9 October 1934

    2. [S44] Census - UK 1911 (Reliability: 3).
      BIRTHPACE: Russia, Suvalk
      The source for her likely year and place of birth.

    3. [S12] Death certificate, 9 Oct 1934.

    4. [S100] Franck 2014 family tree.

    5. [S100] Franck 2014 family tree.
      States marriage in 1868, without place or source.

    6. [S44] Census - UK 1911.
      The 1911 UK census states that both had been married 40 years, i.e. since 1871.

    7. [S8] Census - UK 1891.

    8. [S9] Census - UK 1901, Source information: RG13/298. Registration district: Whitechapel. Sub-registration district: Spitalfields Folio: 140 Page: 25. Household schedule number: 133 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S4] Birth certificate.
      Birth certificate of daughter Leah Abrahams. Shows Leah born at 39 Fashion Street and father residing at 56 Brick Lane, E1.

    10. [S44] Census - UK 1911.