BLOOM/BLUM family of Wyszkw, Poland {was "A Daughter's Promise" by Helen Rothstein}
- From: celiamale@xxxxxxxxx (Celia Male)
- Date: 20 Oct 2008 12:24:30 -0700
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Howard Orenstein wrote: "I was amazed to discover that my ggf had an older brother,
Samuel, who may have been born in London, England in 1870, and who left the UK for
the US in 1886. He married in NY, had a child, but, tragically, lost his family to
illnesses by 1912. In 1921, at the age of 50, he married again, had 2 sons, but
then he died soon after. Since Samuel's father, Joseph, died in 1919, there was a
good chance that Samuel's oldest son might be named Joseph, too."
I was fascinated by Howard's posting. I also discovered that one of my four
maternal gtgtgrandfathers had an unknown brother [a bachelor] - they are both
buried in Vienna and although the family is well-known and well-researched, no one
had ever mentioned him. re: Howard's comment "may have been born in London" - there
is a Samuel BLOOM born in Middlesex in the 1881 census and his father is called
Joseph {a tailor aged 28 from Poland}, his mother is Sophia [aged 26] and all his
other children were apparently also born in London - namely Harris 7, Abraham 5,
Leah 3 and Hyman 1.
However Samuel BLOOM or BLUM cannot be found in the 1870 or 1871 UK births. His
younger brother Harris is listed - April - June 1874 Whitechapel 1c335. Therefore
either the older son, Samuel, was not registered as BLOOM or BLUM ie the family
arrived with a different name which was changed shortly after arrival [unlikely,
as Howard mentions BLUM records from Poland] or alternatively, the census form was
incorrectly filled in.
I prefer the latter explanation - ie the family arrived in the UK with baby Samuel
- probably in 1872-1873. If the name was indeed different, we have a further
problem. I have not followed the parents or the other children to the USA - I
presume I have the right BLOOM family and that they all followed Samuel to the USA,
as they are no longer listed on the 1891 census.
Celia Male - London U.K.
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