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1901 Census of 6 Old Compton Street showing Solomons household pg1

1901 Census of 6 Old Compton Street showing Solomons household pg2

Currently its my understanding that Rachel Solomons,born Poland was Jessies mother (and father unknown as of today)


1901 -- 6 Old Compton , St. Anne, Soho, London
Rachel Solomons, head, widow, 35, hawker (clothes), born Poland
Martha Solomons, [mother -in law?], widow, 65, born Poland
Jessie Solomons, daughter, 12, born London, Soho
Isaac Solomons, son, 11, born London, Soho
Rebecca Solomons, daughter, 9, born London, Soho
Fanny Solomons, daughter, 7, born London, Soho


Rachel remarried in 1908 this time to Simon Koshobrodski, whose first wife Esther died the year before in 1907
He had the following issue recorded in 1901

Koshobrodski household 11 Settles Street, Mile End Old Town 1901

Marks Koshobrodsky18
Leak Koshobrodsey15
Benjamin Fosobrodsky11

Esther Koshobrodski died in 1907.
Simon remarried early the next year in 1908  to Rachel Solomons.

Marriage certificate of Simon Koshobrodski and Rachel Solomons.

1911 -- 212 Euston Rd., London Census

1911 Census  212 Euston road

Simon Koshobrodski, head, 60, married, presser tailors, born Russian Poland, resident Jewish
Rachel Koshobrodski, wife, 43, married, married 3 years, 0 children born to this marriage, born Russian Poland
Isaac Solomons, son (step children), 20, commercial clerk, catering, born Russian Poland
Rebecca Solomons, daughter (step children), 18, shorthand typist, medical, born London, Soho
Fanny Solomons, daughter (step children), 17, assistant to dressmaker, born London, Soho.
Note that Jessie is not mentioned on the census that night of April 2nd 1911
There are some school admissions that seem to fit:
Jews' Free School, Westminster

Jessie Solomons born 14 April 1889. Admitted to class 5 in February 1895 - abode 11 Little Compton St. 
No previous school. Left 27 July 1903 for work.

Rebecca Solomons born 14 March 1891.  Admitted to class 6 in August 1895 - abode 11 Little Compton St.
No previous school. Left 4 March 1904 "over age".

Someone on Roostchat has said however:
"This registration isn't consistent with "your" Rebecca's reported birthplace of Soho, per the censuses, or with her March birthday per the school record. If Rachel's children's Soho births were duly registered they should be in Westminster registration district. Unfortunately I can't easily see suitable birth registrations. It may be that they were not registered at all."


Could Rebecca Solomons be the same person as Betty Barnett?


Betty Barnett was 39 on her death registration in Dec 1933 which is near enough consistent with age 18 in 1911.

Rachel Koshobrodski married a Mr Simmons? after the death of Simon Koshobrodski in 1926. Simons last address according to burial information from The United Synagogues Burials office is that his last known address was 212 Euston Road. He is buried at East Ham Cemetery.

I chased an image of his grave but had no luck as there is no headstone.

Rachel Koshobrodski died in 1928. Home address on burial given as 212 Euston Road. Have image of her headstone

"Betty" Barnett died in 1933 Is she is Rebecca Elizabeth nee Solomons? Have image of her headstone

Jessie Barnett died in 1936. Her address when she joined the British Red Cross was given as 212 Euston Road. No headstone on gravesite

Funeral records at Edmonton Jewish Cemetery gave us the information about mother and sister. Its the only thing we have linking Jessie to a quite different family 

Phyllis Barnett, sister to Jessie died in 1951. Laurence Michael Barnett gave his home address in 1944 as 6 Grayling Road (Aunts) on Merchant Navy record card

Phyllis lived it seems at 212 Euston Road at least until 1935
From 1936 it was at 6 Grayling Road according to voting rolls
6 Grayling Road was where Jessie says she was heading when heading to London
Its the address given to Hackney Infirmary 
Its the address on her death record and mysterious brother P Barnett who was informant said it was he lived on GRO certificate
On burial authorisation at Edmonton Cemetery he however said he was at 32 George Street, Hampstead Road.

Who is this masked man P Barnett????????????

Helpful researchers have given this additional Information:

Looking at the electoral register for 212 Euston Road (But who is Joseph and where does Phyllis pick up Solomons surname as she was meant to be spinster?)

1921 - Joseph Solomon
1923, 1927 & 1928 - Joseph and Rachael Solomon
1929 - Joseph, Rachael, Betty and Phyllis Solomons (This and the next were poorly transcribed)
1930 - Betty and Fanny Solomons
1931 - Fanny and Phyllis Solomons 
1932, 1933  -  Betty and Phyllis Solomons (This and the next were poorly transcribed)
1934, 1935 -  Phyllis Solomons