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Aaron in Birmingham

ChrisM

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An Australian genealogist cousin is interested in the Birmingham origins of Isaac Aaron (1804-1877) - note: this link is slow - who was an eminent doctor in Australia.

Isaac Aaron was born in Birmingham and "educated at local schools and at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he qualified as a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1826 and as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons a year later. He then returned to Birmingham to practise. In 1831, when an epidemic of cholera extended to within eight miles (13 km) of Birmingham, he was much impressed that there were no cases in the city, which had a good water supply and sewerage. The epidemic led to the establishment of a Central Board of Health and local boards, to one of which in Birmingham, Aaron was appointed. Aaron.........was active in radical political movements before and after the Reform Act of 1832..... Aaron sailed for Australia in 1838..........."

Is anyone else interested in the Birmingham Aarons?

Chris
 
John,

Grateful thanks for you received from Victoria which I gladly pass on. I understand that the information was new and interesting - and has gained the forum a new member.

Anyone else know anything of the Aarons?

Chris
 
Isaac Aaron baptised 25th december 1805 St.Phillips birmingham
parents Abraham and Ann
Edward Aaron b 1810 bapt.1812 St. Phillips p.Abraham/Ann

Abraham Aaron married Ann Bucknall
8th January 1804 Edgbaston
 
Alberta,
The names you listed appear to link in with my husband's Aaron Family of Birmingham but I am not yet certain that Isaac Aaron [Surgeon] was in fact a relation.
Do you have any further information in regard to the people mentioned? would be very grateful to hear from you again on this topic.
Joan Myers
 
Hi,
My ggetcfather was Moses Aaron born in Birmingham in 1718 and died there in 1812. Does anyone know where he was buried - and if so does the tombstone still exist? I am also tying to find out whether he had siblings?

cheers,
David
 
cant answer your question but just wondered if the following marriage was a later generation of your family.

marriage at st.martins 29 dec 1851

james latham 26 blacksmith coleshill st. father james latham. carpenter
ann sophia aaron 30 coleshill st. father moses aaron. iron moulder
 
I don't know, but will try and check. Interestingly my ggmother was also named Sophia Aaron but not this one. My Sophia emigrated to Australia in 1852.

David
 
from igi it looks like ann sophia aaron parents were moses and nancy. she was christened sept.1821 at st. thomas dudley. they also had a son moses chr. dec 1817 st. thomas dudley.
 
I have the following information re Moses AARON.

Moses was born in Birmingham in 1718 of ? Hungarian parents.
He married Frances FRIANDLA, b. 1723.

In 1764 - Moses AARON was licensed to deal in gold, silver and plate.
In 1751 - 1775 - Moses was listed as a Pencil and Toy Maker at 45 Colemore St., Birmingham.
In 1777 - 1778 -Moses was listed as Pencil Maker at 45 Colemore Drive, Birmingham.

1801 Moses' address was Phillips St. Birmingham.
Died 22 Feb 1812 or 1802, Phillip St. Birmingham.
Burial may have been in the grounds of one of the the first Synagogues in Birmingham.
Moses married Frances AARON [nee FRIANDLA ].

Children of Moses and Frances AARON :-
Solomon AARON b. 1750 - married his cousin Abigail AARON.
Abraham AARON, b. 1751
Jacob [Akiba] AARON, b. 1756, d. 1808 Tomb inscribed "Rabbi" next to father's name.
Dinah AARON.
Levi AARON.
Elizabeth AARON b. 1760.
All probably born in Birmingham.
Moses AARON was described 'Rabbi' on the tomb of his son Jacob [Akiba] AARON.

Joan Myers [Australia]
 
Dear Joan,
Thank you. It is interesting that one of Moses' sons - Solomon - married his cousin Abigail Aaron. This implies that Moses had a brother of brothers probably also born in Birmingham ca 1720.
Do you have any information on possible siblings such as the father of Abigail?

cheers
David
 
there was an Aaron family living some where around the pelham area of birmingham
and operating a second furtiture business and a removal busines combined in the 70 ,s
they couldhave been the next gereration of the family itwas down aroundthe bridge
it was a shop down and around the bridge by the picture house ;
there big futiture removal van had there name on it .;
 
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David,
Thanks for your reply. As yet I haven't found a sibling for Moses but I believe there must have been at least one. This is indicated by:
1. The fact that Solomon married his cousin [See Franklin Family and Collaterals] and
2. That an Abraham Aaron was born in Birmingham in 1751 who could be a nephew of Moses [This Abraham married Ann Bucknall and was apparently not the son of Moses as I had previously thought]. Will keep searching.
Joan
 
ChrisM said:
An Australian genealogist cousin is interested in the Birmingham origins of Isaac Aaron (1804-1877) - note: this link is slow - who was an eminent doctor in Australia.

Isaac Aaron was born in Birmingham and "educated at local schools and at St Bartholomew's Hospital where he qualified as a licentiate of the Society of Apothecaries in 1826 and as a member of the Royal College of Surgeons a year later. He then returned to Birmingham to practise. In 1831, when an epidemic of cholera extended to within eight miles (13 km) of Birmingham, he was much impressed that there were no cases in the city, which had a good water supply and sewerage. The epidemic led to the establishment of a Central Board of Health and local boards, to one of which in Birmingham, Aaron was appointed. Aaron.........was active in radical political movements before and after the Reform Act of 1832..... Aaron sailed for Australia in 1838..........."

Is anyone else interested in the Birmingham Aarons?

Chris
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Re: Aaron in Birmingham
My mother was Alma Rose Myers, daughter of Sophie Rose Spiers and Jacob Myers. Sophie was a daughter of Saul Spiers from his first marriage to Rachel Benjamin, daughter of Betsy Aaron and Nathan Cohen Spiers. Betsy was a gt.granddaughter of Moses & Francis Aaron. I know from census records that my mother had a younger brother called Barnett but have been unable to find any trace of him in my searches. I think she also had a younger sister but know nothing about her. I guess I must be related in some way to David Geoffrey (France) and Joan Myers (Australia). It would be nice to know if this is so and possibly make contact. From my studies of the Records of the Franklin Family and Collaterals it appears that Abraham Franklin joined the Aaron family when he married Miriam, daughter of Jacob and Alice Aaron in 1807. This is possibly the reason there are few details of others who married into the family at a later date eg Abigail and also my grandfather Jacob Myers in that Abraham was more interested in his immediate family line. As a matter of interest regarding Moses wife I presumed (maybe incorrectly) that Frances was an anglicised version of her original name, Friandla, rather than her surname.
 
If you don't mind further members of the club, Jean, you are just possibly related to me as well, via Betsy Aaron's mother.

Joan will no doubt have quite a bit to say on all this.

A very warm welcome to the forum, by the way.

Chris
 
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Jean Turvey said:
Re: Aaron in Birmingham
My mother was Alma Rose Myers, daughter of Sophie Rose Spiers and Jacob Myers. Sophie was a daughter of Saul Spiers from his first marriage to Rachel Benjamin, daughter of Betsy Aaron and Nathan Cohen Spiers. Betsy was a gt.granddaughter of Moses & Francis Aaron. I know from census records that my mother had a younger brother called Barnett but have been unable to find any trace of him in my searches. I think she also had a younger sister but know nothing about her. I guess I must be related in some way to David Geoffrey (France) and Joan Myers (Australia). It would be nice to know if this is so and possibly make contact. From my studies of the Records of the Franklin Family and Collaterals it appears that Abraham Franklin joined the Aaron family when he married Miriam, daughter of Jacob and Alice Aaron in 1807. This is possibly the reason there are few details of others who married into the family at a later date eg Abigail and also my grandfather Jacob Myers in that Abraham was more interested in his immediate family line. As a matter of interest regarding Moses wife I presumed (maybe incorrectly) that Frances was an anglicised version of her original name, Friandla, rather than her surname.
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Yes we have the same family! My husband Richard MYERS is descended from Juliana AARON [GG Grandmother] who was a younger sister of Elizabeth [Betsy] and therefore a daughter of David and Maria AARON.
I found your Alma Rose MYERS born about 1895 on our extended tree.

Alma Rose b. c1895 South Africa.
Alma ROSE was the daughter of Sophie Rose SPIERS [b.1870] and Jacob MYERS [b.1861]
Sophie Rose SPIERS was the daughter of Saul Cohen SPIERS [b.1828] and Rachael BENJAMIN [b.1835].
Saul Cohen SPIERS was son of Nathan Cohen SPIERS [1797] and Elizabeth[Betsy] AARON 1807] [first wife].
Elizabeth [Betty] was daughter of David AARON [1772] and Maria MYERS
[c1784] and sister of Juliana [connection to Aaron]
David AARON was son of Solomon AARON [1750] and Abigail AARON.
Solomon Aaron was son of Moses AARON [1718] and Frances FRIANDIA.

If you can send me your email address I can send more details.
Joan Myers
 
Dear Jean and Joan

I am descended from John Akiba Aaron, the brother of David Aaron (Betsy's father). John's daughter Sophia married George Alexander (they were my ggparents) and they emigrated to Australia in 1852.
Apart from the information in Franklin's book it is difficult in tracing the various lines descending from Moses and Frances Aaron. I am especially interested in knowing where Moses and Frances were buried as the inscriptions on their tombstones might provide more information.
Also I have information on others descending from them who are not mentioned by Franklin and can pass this on off line.
best wishes
David
 
Hello David,
I have George and Sophia ALEXANDER nee AARON and their children on my Tree but do not know from which of their children you are descended. Several AARON families appear to have migrated to Australia and there is another ALEXANDER probably related to you with whom I have made brief contact.
Joan
 
Dear Joan,
I am descended from George and Sophia's son Isaac who married Caroline Harris. Their son Benjamin is my father.

regards
David
 
Jean,
I found a brother for Alma Rose MYERS named Barnett Saul MYERS born 1899 in Birmingham.
Joan
 
joan myers said:
Yes we have the same family! My husband Richard MYERS is descended from Juliana AARON [GG Grandmother] who was a younger sister of Elizabeth [Betsy] and therefore a daughter of David and Maria AARON.
I found your Alma Rose MYERS born about 1895 on our extended tree.

Alma Rose b. c1895 South Africa.
Alma ROSE was the daughter of Sophie Rose SPIERS [b.1870] and Jacob MYERS [b.1861]
Sophie Rose SPIERS was the daughter of Saul Cohen SPIERS [b.1828] and Rachael BENJAMIN [b.1835].
Saul Cohen SPIERS was son of Nathan Cohen SPIERS [1797] and Elizabeth[Betsy] AARON 1807] [first wife].
Elizabeth [Betty] was daughter of David AARON [1772] and Maria MYERS
[c1784] and sister of Juliana [connection to Aaron]
David AARON was son of Solomon AARON [1750] and Abigail AARON.
Solomon Aaron was son of Moses AARON [1718] and Frances FRIANDIA.

If you can send me your email address I can send more details.
Joan Myers
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Thankyou Joan and David for the information, very exciting! I have arranged for my email address to be sent to you and look forward to hearing from you again. Best Wishes. Jean
 
We are looking for parents and siblings of Maria AARON nee MYERS, my husband's GGG Grandmother.
Maria was born about 1784 in Birmingham. She married David AARON c 1807.
Their children were Clara, Elizabeth[Betsy], Sophia [Sophie], Maurice [Morris, John, Isaac, Juliana[Julia], Emma, Henry and Rose [died in infancy].
Maria died on 9th Feb.1857 at 18 Edgbaston St. Birmingham. She left an informative Will but no references to her original family MYERS family.
We would like to discover her MYERS connections if possible.
Joan
See thread for MYERS.
 
Hi Chris

Just wondered if your cousin has the following 1838 newspaper reports mentioning Isaac Aaron?

Suzanne
 
Thanks for that, Suzanne. I'm sure Joan will look at it with interest.

(What's the precise date in 1838, by the way?)

Chris
 
Hi Chris

The first article is Saturday 12th August 1838 from the Northern Star & Leeds General Advertiser and the 2nd is from The Chamption & Weekly Herald, London on Sunday 13th August 1838.:)

Suzanne
 
In 1896 John Goodman Levy, was murdered. He was a bag maker and at that time living at 31 Turner Street, Commercial Road in London. Among those mentioned during the killer's trial was Jacob Myers his step-son. Jacob was the son of Maria Myers (b. 1818, probably nee Solomon) of Birmingham and Jacob Myers sr. (b. 1795) also of Birmingham. Jacob sr. seems to have been the son of Myer Myers of Birmingham.
Does anyone know of this Myer Myers? and of his family?
regards
David

 
It would appear that I am also related!

Moses Aaron and Frances Friandla
Solomon Aaron and Abigail Aaron
David Aaron and Maria Myers
Maurice Aaron and Abigail
Moseley Aaron and Diana Miriam Solomon
Pauline Rachel Aaron and Harry Joyce
Clarice Raynor Joyce and Albert Edward Greenland
Douglas Evelyn Greenland and Shirley Nuttall
Rachael Greenland (me)

I am looking for any further information about the family - stories and people facts. If anyone would like to contact me to fill in any gaps or just for contact I would love to hear from you.

Rachael
 
Rachael,

Thank you for contacting the Forum re your AARON ancestors.
How great to find some more ancestors!

My husband, Richard MYERS is descended from AARON's and MYERS' families from Birmingham.
Moses AARON and Frances FRIANDLA,
Solomon AARON and Abigail AARON,
David AARON and Maria MYERS,
Juliana AARON and Jacob MYERS,
Alfred Jacob MYERS and Rosamond Joesbury,
Alexander Alfred MYERS and Alice Louisa Hamond,
George Emanuel MYERS and Florrie SWEETLAND.
Richard and Joan MYERS [nee Milner][us].
I would be happy to send you more info,
Joan
 
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