Louis
Gershon
Born about in Wrechen, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Jessie (Greenwall) Gershon
— married
20 Jan 1886 in Great Synagogue, Cape Town, South Africa
Descendants 
Father of
John Gershon, Annie Gershon, Julia Gershon, Samuel (Gershon) Gresham, Alfred Gershon, Marie Gershon, David Edward Gershon, Gladys Gershon and Harry Gershon
Died
at about age 58
in Hackney, London, England, UK
Profile last modified
| Created 2 Jun 2014
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Biography
Louis Gershon has Jewish Roots.
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Lewis Gershon | Head | Married | M | 42 | Dealer in Jewellery | Germany F S |
| Jessy Gershon | Wife | Married | F | 36 | Russia F S | |
| John Gershon | Son | Single | M | 14 | Cape Town S Africa | |
| Annie Gershon | Daughter | Single | F | 12 | Kimberly C Colony | |
| Julia Gershon | Daughter | Single | F | 10 | Orange Tree State | |
| Samuel Gershon | Son | Single | M | 7 | Hackney, London | |
| Alfred Gershon | Son | Single | M | 5 | Hackney, London | |
| Marie Gershon | Daughter | Single | F | 3 | Hackney, London | |
| David Gershon | Son | Single | M | 0 | Hackney, London | |
| Lizzie Hannon | Servant | Single | F | 26 | Servant | Southampton, Hampshire |
| Name | Relation | Status | Sex | Age | Occupation | Birth Place |
| Louis Gershon | Head | Married | M | 50 | Diamond Merchant | Wrerchen Resident By Posey Jenny |
| Jessie Gershon | Wife | Married | F | 47 | Turig Pursian Poland | |
| Annie Gershon | Daughter | Single | F | 20 | Kimberley S Africa | |
| Julia Gershon | Daughter | Single | F | 20 | Grc S Africa | |
| Samuel Gershon | Son | Single | M | 17 | Jewellers Apprentice | Hackney London, London |
| Alfred Gershon | Son | Single | M | 15 | Jewellers Apprentice | Hackney London, London |
| Marie Gershon | Daughter | F | 13 | School | Hackney London, London | |
| Edward Gershon | Son | M | 11 | School | Hackney London, London | |
| Gladys Gershon | Daughter | F | 7 | School | Hackney London, London | |
| Harry Gershon | Son | M | 0 | Hackney London, London | ||
| Gertie Freeter | Servant | Single | F | 15 | Domestic Servant | Boyswater London, London |
| Rawline Taylor | Servant | Single | F | 29 | Domestic Servant | Walthamston, Essex |
Louis's death (age 58) was registered in the Oct-Nov-Dec quarter of 1919 in the Hackney district.[3]
Probate: "GERSHON Louis of 136 Clapton Common and 35 Hatton Garden Middlesex died 22 November 1919 at 136 Clapton Common Probate London 14 February to Jessie Gershon widow and Jacob Gershon commercial traveller. Effects £5096 3s 3d." [4]
Sources
- ↑
1901 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1901"
citing North Hackney subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: X984-XM5 (accessed 18 September 2023)
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Lewis Gershon (42), married, Dealer in Jewellery, head of household in Hackney registration district in London, England. Born in Germany F S. - ↑
1911 Census:
"England and Wales Census, 1911"
citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey
FamilySearch Record: XWGW-96D (accessed 18 September 2023)
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Louis Gershon (50), married, Diamond Merchant, head of household in Saint John at Hackney, St Bartholomew by The Royal Exchange in Hackney registration district in London, England. Born in Wrerchen Resident By Posey Jenny. - ↑
Death Registration:
"England & Wales General Register Office"
GRO Online Indexes - Death (accessed 18 September 2023)
Gershon, Louis (Age at death: 58).
GRO Reference: 1919 Oct-Nov-Dec in Hackney Volume 01B Page 418. - ↑
Probate:
"England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995"
Original data: Principal Probate Registry. Calendar of the Grants of Probate and Letters of Administration made in the Probate Registries of the High Court of Justice in England
Ancestry Record 1904 #2845209 (accessed 18 September 2023)
Louis Gershon probate on 14 Feb 1920 in London, England. Died 22 Nov 1919 in Middlesex, England.
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Randy Hoffman
Louis was born in Wreschen, which is near Posen, not Wrechen, which is in Mecklenburg. If you read the census from England, you can see an "s."
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