| Reference |
NA1192 |
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| Family Name |
SOLOMON |
| Forenames |
Mordecai |
| Probate Date |
1813 (30 Aug) |
| Address |
Formerly, Birmingham, then, Little Somerset Street, then Clare Court, Drury Lane and then Birmingham. |
| Occupation |
Pencil Maker |
| Spouse |
Rachel |
| Parents |
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| Siblings |
Henry Solomon |
| Children |
Mosely Solomon, Jacob (John) Solomon, Saul Solomon, Sampson Solomon, Philip Solomon, Elizabeth the wife of Ezekiel Nathan and Charlotte the wife of Abraham Davis. |
| Grandchildren |
Henry, Jacob, David and Rachel Nathan (“orphans of Betsy”) |
| Other Relatives |
Niece Rachel Henry Lazarus. Solomon Myers husband of his “oldest grandaughter” |
| Bequests |
Moses Levy Newton, Merchant of Great Prescott Street, Isaiah Phillips of Birmingham, Mr. Aaron, Mr. Hollis? |
| Executors, Administrators |
Rachel Solomon, Abraham Davis, Ezekiel Nathan and Moses Levy Newton. |
| Witnesses |
Sampson Lucas of Haydon Square and Thomas Edwards clerk to Messrs Lamb of Aldergate Street and Abraham Cohen. Appeared John Gabriel Davis, Merchant of 16 Clare Court. |
| Notes |
Birmingham Synagogue. In 1809 foundation stone for a Synagogue in Birmingham “laid by Mordecai Solomon, a pencil maker who had been listed in the Birmingham Directory in 1777 and had lived in the area ever since.” Anthony Joseph also mentions Rabbi Isaiah Phillips (1747-1835) Anthony Joseph, “Birmingham’s Jewish community” pp 32-33 in, Shemot, Volume 18, 3. |
| NA Cat Ref |
Prob 11/1547 |
