Henry Block

1905 - 1989  (84 years)

• Name	Henry Block
  Born	6 Jun 1905	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England   [1]
  	Address: 30 Fieldgate Street
  		Birth certificate
  Gender	Male
  Alias	Henry's Hebrew name (shem ha-kodesh) was "Nechamia Binyamin Yaakov Hacohen"
  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
  Residence	1924	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
  	154 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street
  Residence	Abt 1928-2 Aug 1931	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
  	163 Romford Street
  Residence	Abt 1934	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England
  	94 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street
  Residence	Abt 1938	Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England
  	39 Ellesmere Road, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire
  Military Service	1943 - Dec 1944
  	Private, Royal Army Medical Corps, 98th GRV HOS
  		Henry Bloch In uniform of Royal Army Medical Corps during WWII service
  		Outside St. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican. Whilst serving in the British Army in Italy, Henry took leave and met with his brother Sam and met the Pope. He always used to recount how two Jewish boys met the Pope.
  		Served on Hospital Ship HMHS Vasna Travelled on her from Catania in Sicily to Bari in Italy between 13 and 16 November 1943
  Note	Dec 1944
  		Army Christmas card. Sent to by Henry to daughter Shirley (aged 7) for Christmas 1944.
  Occupation	Luton, Bedfordshire, England
  	Milliner (see Michael Bloch)
  	Agency: City Millners
  Religion	Soho, Middlesex, England
  	Member of West End Great Synagogue, 21 Dean Street
  Residence	25 May 1945	Willesden, MIddlesex, England
  	3 Avenue Mansions, Park Avenue
  Died	3 Sep 1989	Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England
  Buried	Western Cemetery, Bullscross Ride, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England
  	Agency: Dean Street Synagogue Burial Society
  	Plot W349
  Person ID	I371	UK Thrale family
  Last Modified	19 Apr 2019

  
  

  Father	Benjamin Jacob Bloch "Joseph",   b. Between 16 Dec 1879 and 15 Dec 1880, Estonia ,   d. Jan-Mar 1935, Stepney, Middlesex, England  (Age ~ 55 years)
  Mother	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   [2, 3]
  	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
  Photos		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
  		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
  Family ID	F183	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leah Abrahams "Lily",   b. 25 Apr 1904, Hoxton, Middlesex, England ,   d. 5 Aug 1984, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England  (Age 80 years)
  Married	2 Aug 1931	Whitechapel, Middlesex, England   [4]
  	Married at Great Synagogue, 262 Commercial Road. Whitechapel, London E1 at 2pm. Dinner 7pm. Buffet & ball 9.30 at Goides Restaurant 54 High Street Whitechapel, London E1. [4]
  		Wedding invitation Henry Block and Leah Abrahams
  		Wedding breakfast invitation
  		Henry Bloch and Leah Abrahams Wedding day
  		Goides Restaurant 54 High Street Whitechapel, London E1
  Children	1. Rodney Martin Block "Rod",   b. 18 Sep 1933,   d. 10 Jan 1936  (Age 2 years) + 2. Shirley Helen Block,   b. 11 Jan 1937, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England ,   d. 27 Sep 2000, Kensington, Middlesex, England  (Age 63 years) + 3. Lindsay Janette Block
  Last Modified	29 May 2017
  Family ID	F182	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Address: 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 Residence - 154 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street - 1924 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Residence - 163 Romford Street - Abt 1928-2 Aug 1931 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Married - 2 Aug 1931 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Residence - 94 Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street - Abt 1934 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Residence - 39 Ellesmere Road, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire - Abt 1938 - Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Occupation - Milliner (see Michael Bloch) - - Luton, Bedfordshire, England Religion - Member of West End Great Synagogue, 21 Dean Street - - Soho, Middlesex, England Residence - 3 Avenue Mansions, Park Avenue - 25 May 1945 - Willesden, MIddlesex, England Died - 3 Sep 1989 - Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos

  Henry & Leah Block on an unknown British pebble beach on 5 July 1927

  
  

• Notes

  Henry had a habit of always pulling his trousers up when he stood-up, and would always cut his sandwiches at work with his work shears! [4]

  
  

• Sources

  [S12] Death certificate. [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). [S47] Lindsay Block.