The
Company
The Birmingham firm known
as Hirsch & Stern was established in 1864[1]
by two Jewish immigrants from Germany, Solly Hirsch and Moritz Stern. The first time the business was recorded in
city trade directories was in 1867[2]
when it was listed as merchants at 27 Edgbaston Street. Prior to their partnership Solly Hirsch was
in business by himself which he started in 1853[3]. He was known as a tobacconist at Coleshill
Street from 1854[4] until at
least 1856[5]. Then in 1858[6]
Hirsch was recorded as an importer of foreign merchandise and a wholesale
dealer of fancy goods at 71 Dale End.
Three years later in 1861[7]
he was listed as an importer of meerschaum pipes at 28 Edgbaston Street. And
what are meerschaum pipes? Meerschaum,
a German word that means “sea foam”, refers to a material used for making
pipes, a white colored clay like mineral formed from fossilized sea creatures
found mostly in Turkey[8]. Meerschaum pipes were popular during the 19th
century for two reasons, they were made of “the perfect material for providing
a cool, dry, flavorful smoke”[9]
and could be shaped and carved into interesting patterns and designs like the
one seen here[10]. It seems likely that Moritz Stern met Solly
Hirsch through their mutual association with the Freemasons during the early
1860’s or through religious affiliations.
After
they became partners, the company was listed in 1869[11]
as Hirsch & Stern, manufacturers of pipes and fancy goods and tobacconist
at 27 Edgbaston Street. Solly and Moritz
also partnered with a third man named Benjamin Newall to form another business
known as Newall & Co.[12]. At some point Newall & Co. took over the
operations at 27 Edgbaston Street[13]. By 1871[14]
Hirsch & Stern moved to 140 Great Charles Street and continued to be listed
as merchants whereas Benjamin Newall was living with his family at 27 Edgbaston
Street and was recorded that year as a dealer in tobacconist and sundries[15]. Probably in 1874 when he came of age, Solly
Hirsch’s eldest son Henry Adolph Hirsch joined his father’s business and also
became a partner. Around 1875[16]
the firm moved once again, this time to 124 Edmund Street where it remained as
merchants for the remainder of its existence, at some point expanding to
include 126 Edmund Street[17]. An 1870’s drawing of the Hirsch & Stern
building on Edmund Street is pictured here[18]. In 1879[19]
Solly and Moritz ended their partnership with Mr. Newall and focused all of
their attention on their Edmund Street operations. It is unknown why the son Henry Hirsch
retired from the business in 1890[20]
at age 35, but after that the partnership reverted to Solly and Moritz. By 1891 Moritz’s middle son, James Stern, may
have joined the business as he was recorded as a commercial clerk that
year.
After
Solly Hirsch died in 1908, James Stern most likely took on a bigger role in the
company as he was listed in 1911[21]
as an export merchant employer and an exporter of general merchandise. In 1915[22]
James was listed in city trade directories as James Stern, see Hirsch &
Stern. Moritz’s daughter Florence Sarah
Stern may have assisted with some business operations as well because she was
recorded as a metal worker at 124 & 126 Edmund Street in 1915[23]. Another man named Julius Landauer, whose
father was originally from Germany, joined the firm sometime prior to 1912 and
also became a partner. He was listed in
city trade directories as Julius Landauer see Hirsch & Stern from 1912[24]
until at least 1932[25]. Julius was most likely related in some way to
the Stern family for several reasons.
Julius’s father, David Landauer, mentioned Moritz Stern in his will and
Moritz used the Landauer surname as his eldest son’s middle name when the son
was born in 1867. Additionally, Julius’s
mother’s maiden name was Schwartz, the same surname as Moritz’s wife. Also in 1913 Moritz Stern sent a letter to Julius
Landauer’s son, Cyril, and signed it “your great uncle”. The exact details of what happened to Hirsch
& Stern after Moritz passed away in 1921 and his son James died a year
later in 1923 are unclear. It seems
likely that Julius became the head of the company after James’s death because
James left part of his estate to a man named Julius Lander. And who was this man? Julius Landauer changed the family surname to
Lander in 1916[26] because
of anti-German feelings in the UK due to the First World War. Julius’s son, Cyril Bertram Lander, also
joined the firm in 1923[27]
and because a partner with his father in 1929.
The business continued as export merchants for ten more years as Cyril
was listed in city trade directories as Cyril B. Lander see Hirsch & Stern
in 1932[28]. The business ceased trading in 1933[29]
around the time Julius retired, and Cyril moved on to another line of work.
To
date only one Avery style needle case has been found with the Hirsch &
Stern name stamped on it, the Butterfly Box-Diamond[30]
shown here. This needle case
was
registered by W. Avery & Son of Redditch in 1872[31]
and to date the only other name found on it is Avery’s. It is unclear who actually m
anufactured this
item, because it appears as though neither Hirsch & Stern nor W. Avery
& Son had the equipment or workers necessary to produce such an elaborate
item. It seems most likely that this
needle case was manufactured by one of the die-sinkers and stampers from the
Birmingham area. Hirsch & Stern must
have had some type of licensing arrangement with Avery which allowed their name
to be placed on Avery’s design. Perhaps
Avery visited their shop during one of his journeys to Birmingham, met Solly or
Moritz, and shared information with them about his fancy needle cases. As a result, perhaps Solly and Moritz thought
the Butterfly Box-Diamond would sell well in their shop because it definitely
was a fancy box that could be used for a variety of purposes. Apparently, other fancy brass needle cases
were not popular with Hirsch & Stern’s clientele or they would have
presumably licensed additional needle case designs.
The
Owners: Hirsch
Solly
Hirsch was born c1830 in the town of Sandstedt, which was located in an area of
northwestern German known as the Kingdom of Hanover. His father was Lipman Hirsch a dancing
master. At the time of Solly’s birth
there was a special bond between the Kingdom of Hanover and the UK which may
have made it easier for him to immigrate.
From 1714 until 1837 all of the Kings of the British monarchy were
descendants of Hanoverians[32]. Solly immigrated to England, most likely
during his teenage years, sometime around 1846 and settled in the Birmingham
area at first working as a cigar maker.
While living with John Boyden, a military accoutrement maker, and his
family in Aston in 1851, Solly met and became friends with two of Mr. Boyden’s
children, Maria and Henry. In 1852 Solly
married Maria Boyden at St. Andrew’s in the Bordesley section of
Birmingham. A year later in 1853 he
established business as a tobacconist, “a dealer in cigarettes, tobacco,
cigars, and other items used by smokers”[33]
and by 1861 he became a dealer of tobacco and fancy goods. Solly became a Freemason in 1863 in the
profession known as factor which in his case most likely meant he was a trader
who received and sold goods on commission.[34] At age 35 in 1865 Solly completed the
necessary requirements and received a certificate of naturalization becoming a
UK citizen. In addition to his official
statement, part of which is transcribed below, his brother-in-law and friend
Henry Boyden also made a statement indicating he was acquainted with Mr. Hirsch
for 19 years meaning Solly in fact arrived in England in 1846 at age 16.
“The Memorial of
Solly Hirsch of No. 27 Edgbaston Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick
carrying on the business of a merchant made and presented pursuant to the
statute 7 and 8 Victoria chapter 66 intituled “an act to amend the laws
relating to aliens.”
Sheweth
That your memorialist is desirous of
obtaining a certificate of naturalization pursuant to the said act.
That the memorialist was born at Sandstedt
amts Hagen in the Kingdom of Hanover of which he is a subject.
That your memorialist is thirty six years
of age and carries on the business of a merchant at No. 27 Edgbaston Street
Birmingham in the county of Warwick.
That your memorialist is married and has
three children and is a Jew by religion.
That your memorialist has been a
householder and resided in the Parish of Birmingham aforesaid for the last
nineteen years and is now a householder at No. 27 Edgbaston Street at
Birmingham aforesaid and at Drayton Villa Braithwaite Road in the parish of
Aston justa Birmingham aforesaid which is in fact his settled place of
residence and that previous to his residence in England he had followed the
trade or business of a cigar manufacturer.
That your memorialist intends to continue
to reside permanently within the United Kingdom.
That an earnest wish to obtain the rights
and capacities of a natural born British subject is the sole reason why your
memorialist desires to become a naturalized subject of the United Kingdom.
Your memorialist
therefore most humbly prays your certificate granting to your memorialist upon
his taking the oath presented by the said act of 7 and 8 Victoria chapter 66
all the rights and capacities of a natural born British subject except the
capacity of being a member of the Privy Council or of either Houses of
Parliament.
And your
memorialist will ever pray.
Solly Hirsch
I Solly Hirsch of
number 27 Edgbaston Street Birmingham in the county of Warwick carrying on
business as a merchant do sincerely promise and swear that I will be faithful
and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Victoria and will defend her to
the utmost of my power against all conspiracies and attempts whatever which may
be made against her Majesty’s crown and dignity and I will do my utmost
endeavour to disclose and make known to her Majesty her heirs and successors
all treasons and traitorous conspiracies which may be formed against her or
them and I do faithfully promise to maintain support and defend to the utmost
of my power the succession of the Crown which succession by an act entitled an
act for the further limitation of the Crown and better securing the rights and
liberties of the subject is and stands limited to the Princess Sophia Electress
of Hanover and the heirs to her body being protestants hereby utterly
renouncing and abjuring any obedience or allegiance unto any other person
claiming or pretending a right to the Crown of this realm.
Solly
Hirsch
Sworn at
Birmingham in the County of Warwick this second day of November one thousand
eight hundred and sixty five before me a commissioner to administer oaths of
chancery in England.” [35]
Solly and Maria had six children between
1854 and 1871: Henry Adolph, Julia, Florence Elizabeth, Edgar Boyden, Marian
Ida and Ernest Leonard. Two of their
children died in childhood: Edgar Boyden at age 2 of pneumonia and Marian Ida
at age 6 of scarlatina, also known as scarlet fever. Over the years the Hirsch family lived at a
variety of places in the Birmingham area including: Drayton Villa Braithwaite
Road, Aston in 1865, Park Road, Mosley in 1871, Richmond Hill Road, Edgbaston
in 1881 and Stone Hall, Acocks Green in 1901 and 1911. In 1901 Maria and two of their children,
Florence and Ernest, spent some time in Llandudno, a popular seaside resort
area in Wales known as “the Queen of the Welsh Watering Places”[36]. Solly died at age 78 in 1908 at his home in
Acocks Green and left an estate valued at £25,278 (approximately equal to £1,976,037[37]
in today’s pounds) with Moritz Stern and Solly’s son-in-law Alfred George
Wallis as the executors. Maria continued
to live at the family home in Acocks Green for 13 additional years and passed
away there at age 90 in 1921. Maria was
buried at the Warstone cemetery next to her parents, John and Mary Ann Boyden,
and her predeceased children: Edgar, Ida (Marian went by her middle name) and
Ernest.
Additional information about the four
Hirsch children who survived provide interesting perspective regarding this
family. There were two sons. The eldest was Henry Adolph Hirsch born in
1854. He worked as a partner in the
Hirsch & Stern business for a number of years, however, he ended this
relationship for some unknown reason in 1890.
When Henry was 46 years old in 1898, he traveled to Edmonton, a town in
north London, to marry Ida Brager, a 26-year-old woman born in Hamburg,
Germany. By 1901 Henry and Ida returned
to the Birmingham area and were living near his parents in Acocks Green where
Henry was recorded as a retired hardware merchant at age 46. Henry and Ida had no children and additional
information regarding them after 1911 has not been found. The youngest child of Solly and Maria Hirsch
was Ernest Leonard Hirsch who was born in 1871.
Ernest completed his education at King Edwards School in Edgbaston in
1891 at age 20. The King Edward’s School
was a highly rated boy’s school founded in 1552[38]. Ernest married Helen Annie B. Onions in
Solihull in the spring of 1899 and was living in Kings Norton as a gentleman
when he died four months later at age 28 of peritonitis. Ernest was buried at the Warstone Cemetery
next to his brother and sister who died in childhood.
The Hirsch children included two daughters. The eldest was Julia Hirsch born c1856. She married Alfred George Wallis, a bank
accountant 13 years older than her, in Edgbaston when she was 20 years old in
1876. Julia and Alfred moved to the
London area by 1891 where they spent most of their lives. Julia and Alfred had 3 children who were born
in the Camberwell section of south London: Nina M. N., Douglas McGregor and
Eric Spencer. By 1901 Julia and Alfred
moved to Kensington where they lived for at least 10 years. When her husband Alfred died in 1924, they
were living at Westgate on Sea in Kent, along the coast northeast of
Canterbury. Julia returned to the London
area and was living in Bayswater, just north of Kensington Palace, where she
passed away at age 84 in 1940. She left
as estate valued at £10,605 to her sons. Another daughter was Florence Elizabeth
Hirsch who was born in 1858 and lived most of her life with her parents. At some point after 1911 she moved out of the
Birmingham area and in 1921 married James Palmer Norrington in Thane, Kent, the
district just east of Canterbury along the coastline. Perhaps she met Mr. Norrington while visiting
her sister Julia who was living not far from Thane at that time. Florence was 63 years old at the time of her
wedding and James was 68. After their
marriage Florence and James moved to the Bayswater district in London where
James died eleven years later in 1932.
Florence then moved to Haslemere a small town about fifty miles
southwest of London in Surrey where she was living in 1939. She died at a nursing home in Churt, about
seven miles north of her home in Haslemere in 1944 at age 86. Florence left an estate of £5,226 to her nephews Douglas McGregor
Wallis and Eric Spencer Wallis.
The
Owners: Stern
Moritz
Stern was born c1837 in Munich, Germany.
He also immigrated to England during his teenage years sometime between
1851[39]
to 1853[40]
and settled in Birmingham. In 1861 he
was working as a commercial clerk in the hardware trade. At some point he met Solly Hirsch and they
formed the company Hirsch & Stern in 1864.
Moritz became a Freemason in the merchant profession in 1865, an
occupation he continued throughout his life.
Two years later in 1866[41]
he returned to Munich where he married Fanny Schwartz who was also born in
Munich. They settled in Kings Norton for
a few years before moving permanently to Edgbaston by 1881. Moritz and Fanny
had 7 children between 1867 and 1876: Arthur Landauer, Florence Sarah, Regina
Rosa, Marcus, James, Helen Sophia and Margaret Julia. For over 30 years the Stern family lived at
241 Bristol Road in Edgbaston which at the time was known as the place where
wealthy merchants had their homes[42]. Moritz died there in 1921 and left an estate
of £38,921 (£1,130,955[43]
today) to his wife and children. Fanny
died four years later in 1924.
During
his lifetime Moritz was a philanthropist who donated to many local charities
including the following which were mentioned in local newspapers: the Queens Hospital in 1866[44];
the Franco-German War to eliminate the suffering of the wounded in German
hospitals in 1870[45]; the
Blue Coat School in 1875[46]
and 1878[47];
the Belgium Relief Fund in 1914[48];
the Lusitania Relief Fund in 1915[49];
and the King Edward VII. Memorial at the Children’s Hospital in 1918[50]. In addition, he was a founding member of the
Germania Club in 1906[51]
and wrote a lengthy letter to the editor of the Birmingham Post in 1914
regarding the Jewish Reform Movement which is transcribed below. More details regarding Mr. Stern’s wealth can
be found in his will, part of which is also shown below.
March
14, 1914[52]
“JEWISH
REFORM MOVEMENT.
To
the Editor of the Daily Post.
Sir, - I am not orthodox, not even what men
call religious, and my co-religionists know that I am at heart with them but
not at their ceremonies. No one can,
therefore, call me prepossessed in favour of any special kind of worship, and
if I am opposed to religious secessions it is because experience and history
teach us that they all have engendering and disruptive effects. With all our boasted progress we have to-day
before us two cases which have their root in religious divergencies, viz, the
more serious case of Romanism v. Protestantism, the real cause of Irish strife,
and the more innocuous controversy of Kikuyu.
Let me here intersert the opinion not of a
sceptic or a partisan, but of a really religious, good, and saintly man, a
father of the Christian Church, St. Hilary of Poitiers, who lived in the fourth
century, in the very turmoil of conflicting sects: “It is a thing equally
deplorable and dangerous that there are as many creeds as opinions among men,
as many doctrines as inclinations, because we make creeds arbitrarily and
explain them as arbitrarily. We condemn
either the doctrines of others in ourselves or our own in that of others; and
reciprocally tearing one another to pieces, we have been the cause of each
other’s ruin” (Hilorium a Constant). In the present case the reasons, for
secession are so trifling, so utterly inadequate for so disastrous a move that
one must look for deeper undisclosed sources.
We are not beloved as a race, and are smarting under the social
disadvantages of old and deep-rooted prejudices. But divergencies in the manner of worship
will not remove these prejudices, the aim of our life must be to earn the title
“Sams peur et sans reproche,” and when our adversaries find no more pegs to
hang their opprobrious on, these brand-marks must gradually disappear.
Let me, in conclusion, add a few words in
better definition of the Jewish sanitary and dietary laws than expressed in
your article. It is the immunity these
laws confer on our race which has made it survive and resist all the attempts
of repression and annihilation; if any doubts the wisdom of these laws, let him
visit our cemetery and compare the very few graves of children with the vast
quantity in the Christian cemetery.
These laws have nothing to do with religious doctrines or ceremonies;
they are God’s natural laws given to us by the same man who first gave mankind
the true conception of God.
Birmingham, March 13. Moritz Stern.”
“APPENDIX
to my WILL of 15 March 1918.
TO
MY EXECUTORS.
Although I have not named any of my
daughters as one of my executors or trustees it is nonetheless my special
desire that they be consulted in any measure vitally affecting the disposition
of my will and that due weight be given to their opinion or recommendation.
I
desire the memorial stones on my wife’s and my graves to be red granite like
the one on my partner’s the late Mr. Hirsch’s grave. I particularly wish that any epitaph on my
grave stone contains no paise or other comment on my conduct if anything at all
I should suggest, “Born a student, died a learner” for it is the love of
studies which had contributed to the contentment and happiness of my life.
I
am against wearing mourning garments and all outward sign or manifestations of
mourning having always held the opinion that death is a wise divine law of
nature without which the living would stagnate and progress made impossible. To sorrow therefore at the departure of a man
who like myself has been blessed in mental and physical vigour with more than
the average length of life would be reproving God for His graces and mercy as
well as His omniscience.
To
paragraph 8 subdivision B.
List
of investments designed for the payment of death duties and for securing the
payment of annuities to my wife and daughters.
|
Purpose
|
Face Value
|
Title
of Security
|
Annual
Yield
|
|
Death Duties
|
£4,000
|
4% Victory Loan 1919
which the government accepts at full face value for death duties.
|
|
|
|
|
Annuities amounting to £1,000 p.a.
|
£11,450
|
5% British Government War
Loan 1929-47
|
572
|
10
|
|
|
£500
|
6% Rhodesia Railway
Notes, Two free
|
30
|
|
|
|
£500
|
4½% Canada, Dominion
Loan
|
22
|
10
|
|
|
£1,000
|
5% Chilian Government
Loan
|
50
|
|
|
|
£500
|
5% Chilian Northern
Railway Loans
|
25
|
|
|
|
£200
|
5% Argentine Government
Loans
|
10
|
|
|
|
£600
|
4½% Bass Ratcliffe
& Co. Debenture
|
27
|
|
|
|
£600
|
6% Broken Hill Propy
Co. Limd. Debentures
|
36
|
|
|
|
£700
|
4½% British North
Borneo Debentures
|
31
|
10
|
|
|
£207
|
4% Sheffield District
Ry. Co. Debentures
|
8
|
5
|
7
|
|
£250
|
5% Sheffield District
Ry. Co. Preference Shares
|
12
|
10
|
|
|
£500
|
5¾% Port of London
Bonds
|
28
|
15
|
|
|
£6,000
|
Life insurance to be
invested in Trustees securities estimate yield 5%
My leasehold properties
in Edmund and Corealie St. of the approximate value of £3,000 or it sold an equivalent amount to
be kept in reserve for contingencies
|
300
|
|
|
This
is a codicil to the will of me Moritz Stern of 241 Bristol Road in the city of
Birmingham merchant which will bears date of the fifteenth day of March one thousand
nine hundred and eighteen I declare that the share in the residue of the capitol
of my estate to which my deceased son Marcus would have become entitled under the
trustees of my will if he had survived me shall be held by my trustees upon the
following trusts in lieu - of the trusts to which the same would have been
subject under the terms of my said will.
(a) Upon trust for such of my grandsons
Herbert Stern and Frederick Stern as shall survive me and attain the age of
twenty one years if more than one as tenants in common in equal shares.
(b) If neither of my said grandsons shall
survive me and attain the age of twenty one years upon trust for such of my
other grandchildren as shall survive me and attain the age of twenty one years
if more than one as tenants in common in equal shares.
And
in all other respects I hereby confirm my said will in witness whereof I have hereto
set my hand this fourteen day of November one thousand nine hundred and
nineteen.
Moritz
Stern.
Signed by the said Moritz Stern as a
codicil to his will in the presence of us both present at the same time who at
his request in his presence and in the presence of each other hereunto
subscribed our names as witnesses.
Roy
Pinsent solicitor Birmingham
Percival
J. Wall his clerk.”[53]
Details involving Moritz and Fanny Stern’s
seven children will show how successful this family was, starting with the
sons. The eldest son Arthur Landauer
Stern was born in 1867. At age 32 in 1899 he traveled to the London area and
married Grace Madeline Falck who was born in Kensington. Within a few years of their marriage, they
settled in Burton on Trent a city about 30 miles north of Birmingham. Arthur spent his life working there as a
biochemist and brewer for Messrs. Bass, Ratcliffe & Gretton[54],
the same company his father had stock in.
Arthur and Grace had seven children: Ruth Florence, Lucy Helen, David
Michael, Edward Samuel, Constance Mildred, Margret Ida and Babette E. Two of their sons became doctors, two of the
daughters became teachers, another daughter worked in a children’s library and
the other two daughters were scientists in London hospital laboratories. Arthur retired in 1924 and moved to
Chorleywood near Watford a suburb of London by 1935. He died there in 1956 at age 88 and left an
estate valued at £34,548 to his
youngest daughter. The middle sons were
twins, Marcus and James Stern, born in 1872.
At first Marcus worked as an engineering draughtman worker later becoming
a general smith employer. Marcus married
Henrietta Matilda Abrahams in Birmingham in 1904 and they had at least 2
children: Herbert Braham and Fredrick[55]. Unfortunately, Marcus died at the rather
young age of 47 in 1919 and left an estate of £7,176. He was killed when he fractured his skull
after being thrown from a motor bicycle while either driving to or returning
from Burton on Trent, presumably before or after visiting his brother. His twin brother James also traveled to
London to marry his wife Mable Moses there in 1907. After their marriage they returned to the
Birmingham area and James worked in the Hirsch & Stern family business
becoming a partner by 1915. James and
Mable had 2 children: Lily Flora and Gladys Maria before James passed away in
1923 at age 51. His estate was valued at
£13,640.
For some unknown reason none of the Stern
daughters married. The eldest Florence
Sarah Stern[56] was
born in 1868 and spent most of her life living with her parents in the
Birmingham area as did two of her other sisters. She studied at the Birmingham Municipal
School of Art and became a silversmith in the 1890’s. Many of Florence’s creations were displayed
at art exhibits in the Birmingham and London areas between 1898 and 1911
because she was known as an artistic craftswoman. In fact, she may have been working in her
father’s business at one point because the company was known for its fancy goods
and she was listed in a city directory in 1915 as a metal worker at the firm’s
business address. After her parents died
in the early 1920’s Florence and her younger sister Helen moved to Watford, a
town about 105 miles southeast of Birmingham on the west side of London. She most likely moved to this area because
her brother lived in that area at the time which could mean that the family was
quite close. Florence died there in 1952
at age 84. The next sister was Regina
Rose Stern[57] who was
born in 1869 and went by the name Rose.
She attended school at King Edward VI High School for Girls in
Edgbaston, a rare girl’s school with a strong science curriculum. Rose graduated in 1889 and went on to study
chemistry at Mason College in Birmingham.
She was the first woman student to become a member of the Institute of
Chemistry of Great Britain and Ireland.
Shortly after receiving a Bachelor of Science degree in 1894 she left
her parent’s home, where she had lived most of her life up to this point, and
moved to Bangor, Wales where she became a science mistress from 1897 until
1902. Later she moved to the London
area and became a science mistress at the North London Collegiate School for
Ladies. During her years there she
taught chemistry to generations of students, created with a colleague a new
method of teaching chemistry in schools, was president of the science club and
in 1924 published a book entitled “A Short History of Chemistry.” In 1939 Rose was living in Greenwich as a
retire teacher, and sometime during the Second World War fell and broke her
leg. At some point she moved to Uckfield
in East Sussex, approximately 62 miles south of London, and eventually was
transferred to a senior care center in the area known as The Old Fox House in
Fairwarp. Rose died there in 1953 at age
83 and left an estate of £14,199. The next sister was Helen who was born in
1873. She also spent most of her life living
with her parents and at some point moved with her sister to Watford prior to
1939. Probably after her brother Arthur
and sister Florence died in the early 1950’s she moved to the Harrow region, a
suburb of northwest London. She remained
there until her death at age 87 in 1961 leaving as estate of £5,540. The youngest daughter Margaret Julia Stern
was born in 1876 and she spent her entire life living with her parents. She was never listed with an occupation and
went by the nickname Daisy. Margaret
died at age 44 in 1920 and was buried at the Witton Old Jewish Cemetery in
Birmingham.
The
Owner: Julius Landauer
Julius
Landauer was born in Birmingham in 1863.
He was the son of David Landauer and Regine Schwartz who were both born
in the Augsburg area of Germany and had immigrated to the UK prior to
1857. His father David worked as an
agent for dealers in semi-precious stones and when David died in 1874 at age
49, his will appointed Moritz Stern to be one of the executors of his £7,000 estate. It seems most likely that the Landauer and
Stern families were related. Both
families came from Bavaria in Germany and settled in Birmingham. Perhaps Julius’s mother Regine Schwartz was
the sister of Moritz’s wife Fanny Schwartz.
By 1891 Julius was living in Edgbaston working as a manager for a
chandelier lamp manufacturer. In 1896 he
traveled to the Liverpool area and married Gertrude Wise. From at least 1895 until at least 1904 he was
working as a merchant in the Shaffer, Hahn & Behrens firm in
Birmingham. Sometime between 1904 and
1912 he became a partner at Hirsch & Stern, perhaps after the death of
Solly Hirsch in 1908. During World War
I, in 1916, Julius decided to change his surname. This was most likely because the name was
obviously German sounding and, due to the war, there were significant
anti-German feelings in the UK which probably impacted his business. As a result, the following notice was listed
in the local newspaper.
August
5, 1916[58]
“I,
JULIUS LANDER, heretofore called and known by the name of JULIUS LANDAUER of 56
HAGLEY ROAD, BIRMNGHAM in the COUNTY OF WARWICK, Shipping Merchant, a
natural-born British subject, hereby give notice that on the 1st day
of August, 1916 I ABANDONED my SURNAME of LANDAUER and ASSUMED the SURNAME of
Lander, and that such change of name is formally declared and evidenced by a
DEED POLL duly executed by me on the 1st day of August, 1916 , and
intended forthwith to be enrolled in the Central Office of the Supreme Court.
Dated this 1st day
of August, 1916 Julius Lander.”
Julius
and Gertrude had 2 children: Denis G. and Cyril Bertram. The family continued to live in the
Birmingham area and Julius most likely retired in 1933 at age 70 causing Hirsch
& Stern to cease operations. In 1939
Julius, Gertrude and the two sons were all living together on Wake Green Road
in Moseley. Julius died there a year
later in 1940 and left an estate of £13,397. He was buried at the Witton Old Jewish
Cemetery in Birmingham.
Julius
and Gertrude’s son Cyril Bertram Lander was born in 1904. At age 23 he joined the Hirsch & Stern
business possibly due to the death of his father’s business partner Moritz Stern
in 1921. Cyril became a partner with his father in 1929 and remained in that
position until the business ceased operations in 1933. By 1939 Cyril became a private secretary at a
metallurgical research lab in the Birmingham area. In 1945 at age 41 he married Rachel M Deykin
in Sutton Coldfield, a suburb on the northeast side of Birmingham. The couple eventually settle in Moseley where
Cyril died at age 84 in 1989 leaving an estate valued at £518,342.
Hirsch and Stern: Genealogy
Generation 1: Solly Hirsch (c1830-1908) and Maria Boyden
(c1830-1921)
· Born: c1830 Sandstedt, Hanover Region, Germany (S4)
(S5d) (naturalization documents).
· 1851 Census: 246
Garrison Lane, Aston (S4). Listed as
Solly Hirsch a unmarried lodger age 21 a cigar maker born in Germany living
with the John Boyden family a military accoutrement maker including his wife
Mary A. age 50, his daughter Maria Boyden age 21 and a son Henry Boyden age 19
(note: the surname is incorrectly listed in the census index as Hirsche).
· Marriage: January
29, 1852 Bordesley, St. Andrew, Warwickshire (S3). Listed as Solly Hirsch and Maria Boyden.
Solly was listed as a cigar maker whose father was Lipman Hirsch a dancing
master. Maria’s father was John Boyden a
military ac.
· 1861 Census: 28 Edgbaston Street, Birmingham (S4). Listed as Solly Hiersch age 31 a dealer of
tobacco and fancy goods born in Germany and wife Maria age 31 born in
Birmingham and 3 children born in Birmingham:
Henry Adolph, Julia and Florence Elizath.
· 1863 Freemason at
the Faithful Lodge: Listed as Solly Hirsch age 33 from Birmingham initiated
December 8, 1863 to the “factor” profession (note: surname is incorrectly
listed as Horsch in the register’s index) (S=England United Grand Lodge of
England Freemason Membership Registers 1751-1921 available at S=ancestry.com).
· 1865
Naturalization: Certificate of Naturalization was issued to Solly Hirsch on
December 14, 1865 and it includes statements from several of his British
friends including Henry Boyden (possibly his brother-in-law) as well as from
him stating he was originally from the village Sandstedt near Hagen in what was
then the region of Hanover in Germany (S=The National Archives website).
· c1870 Drawing of
the Hirsch & Stern building on New Edmund Street (S=Reference #MS 1460/30
available at the Wolfson Centre for Archival Research at the Library of
Birmingham, Birmingham, UK).
· 1871 Census: 64
Park Road Woodwill, Moseley, Kings Norton (S4).
Listed as Solly Hirsch age 41 a merchant and naturalized British subject
born in Germany wife Maria age 41 born in Birmingham and 4 children born in
Birmingham: Henry A., Julia, Florence E. and Ida M. (Note: Solly is incorrectly
listed as Lolla in the census index and he is incorrectly listed as from
Ealurahzer, Germany).
· 1881 Census: 164
Richmond Hill Road, Lyndenhurst, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Solly Hirsch age 51
a general merchant and a naturalized British Subject born in Germany and wife
Maria age 51 born in Birmingham and 3 children born in Birmingham: Florence,
Ernest L. and Julia Wallis married age 25 and a granddaughter named Ada J.
Weakley age 3 who was born in London and a visitor named Ada J. Weakley
unmarried age 23 born in Whitbourne, Hereford. (note: the Hirsch family was
living next door to the Moritz Stern family)
·
1891 Census: Solly not found.
· 1891 Census: Conway,
Llandudno, Caernarvonshire (S4). Listed
as Maria Hirsch a married visitor age 61 born in Birmingham and 2 children born
in Birmingham: Florence Elizabeth and
Ernest Leonard.
· 1901 Census: 51
Stone Hall, Acocks Green, Yardley, Solihull (S4). Listed as Tally Hirsch age 71 a general
merchant employer a British Subject born in Germany with wife Maria age 71 born
in Birmingham and 1 child born in Birmingham:
Florie E.
· Kelly’s 1905
Birmingham Directory,
page 598 (S=ancestry.com). Listed as
“Solly Hirsch, merchant, see Hirsch & Stern”. Also “Hirsch & Stern, general merchants,
124 & 126 Edmund St”.
· Death: July 3, 1908 Solihull (S8d), listed as Solly
Hirsch age 78 a general merchant who died at Stone Hall, Warwick Road, Acocks
Green with his brother-in-law Henry Boyden in attendance. July 3, 1908 (S6).
· Probate: August
15, 1908 Worcester (S6). Listed as Solly
Hirsch of Stone Hall Warwick Road, Acocks Green Worcestershire and of Edmund
Street Birmingham merchant with Effects £25,278 to Moritz
Stern merchant and Alfred George Wallis bank manager.
· Actual Probate
record dated August 15, 1908 Worcester and Will dated August 9, 1904 with a
codicil dated April 10, 1908 (S=original copies ordered through the UK
Government website at https://probatesearch.service.gov.uk).
Listed as Solly Hirsch of Stone Hill, Warwick Road, Acocks Green,
Worcestershire and Edmund Street, Birmingham, a merchant with his co-partner
Moritz Stern of 241 Bristol Road, James Randall manager of Lloyds Bank in
Birmingham and Alfred George Wallis of 18 Earles Terrace, Kensington as the
executors. Also lists his wife, daughter
Florence Elizabeth Hirsch, his sister Mrs. Juli Simon of Hamburg, his daughter
Julia Wallis the wife of Alfred George Wallis and his son Henry Adolphe Hirsch
and mentions his company Hirsch & Stern.
· 1911 Census: Stone Hall Acocks Green near Birmingham
(S4). Listed as Maria Hirsch age 81 a
widow living on private means born in Birmingham with 1 child born in
Birmingham: Florence. Indicates Maria
had been married for 58 years and had 6 children born alive of which 3 were
still living and 4 that died (note: 4 died seems to be a census taker error).
· Wife’s Death: January 6, 1921 Kings Norton (S8d), listed as
Maria Hirsch age 90, the widow of Solly Hirsch a general export merchant, who
died at 1083 Warwick Road Acocks Green with H. A. Hirsch the son present at her
death. January 6, 1921 (S6).
· Wife’s Burial: January 10, 1921 Warstone, Cemetery
Birmingham, grave 1033, section G, listed as Maria Hirsch of 1083 Warwick Road,
Acocks Green, age 90 (S=burial record obtained from the Midland
Ancestors). The following individuals
are buried in the flat slab stone at this gravesite are: Mary
Ann Boyden died 24.6.1863 aged 62 yrs., John Boyden died 11.3.1864 aged 64 yrs.,
Edgar Boyden Hirsch died 26.9.1864 aged 2 yrs., Ida Marian Hirsch died
4.11.1872 aged 7 yrs., Ernest Leonard Hirsch died 19.8.1899 aged 28 and Maria
Hirsch died 6.1.1921 aged 90.
· Wife’s Probate:
March 8, 1921 Birmingham (S6). Listed as
Maria Hirsch a widow of Stone Hall Acocks Green, Birmingham with Effects: £323 to Henry
Adolph Hurst gentleman (note: the name Hurst appears to be a transcription
error and should be Hirsch).
· Children:
1.
Henry
Adolph Hirsch (1854-??). Born: 2nd QTR 1854 Birmingham
(S5b). Baptized: August 8, 1854 St.
Bartholomew Birmingham (S1c), listed as Henry Adolphe Hirsch with parents Solly
Hirsch a tobacconist and Maria Hirsch who resided at Colehill Street. 1861 and
1871 Censuses: with parents (S4). 1881 and 1891 Censuses not found. Marriage: August 4, 1898 Edmonton, Middlesex
(S8m) at the register office, listed as Henry Adolph Hirsch age 45 a bachelor
and export merchant residing at Stone Hall in Alcocks Green, Birmingham whose
father was Solly Hirsch an export merchant and Ida Brager age 27 a spinster.
1901 Census: 205 Glenelg, Acocks Green, Yardley, Worcestershire (S4), listed as
Henry A. Hirsch age 46 a retired hardware merchant born in Birmingham with wife
Ida age 29 born in Hamburg, German. 1911
Census: Glenelg Flint Green Rd, Acocks Green, Yardley (S4), listed as Henry
Adolph Hirsch age 56 a retired hardware merchant born in Birmingham with wife
Ida Hirsch age 40 born in Germany, indicates they were married 12 years and had
no children. Death: not
found. Probate: not found.
2.
Julia
Hirsch (c1856-1940). Born: not found, Birmingham
(S4). Baptized: May 12, 1856 St.
Bartholomew, Birmingham (S1c), listed as Julia Hirsch with parents Solly Hirsch
a cigar dealer and Maria Hirsch who resided at Colehill Street. (note: the baptism index incorrectly lists
the surname as Hersch). 1861, 1871 and
1881 Censuses: with parents (S4).
Marriage: July 20, 1876 St. James, Edgbaston (S3), listed as Julia
Hirsch whose father was Solly Hirsch a merchant and Alfred George Wallis a bank
accountant (note: the marriage bands index incorrectly lists the church as St.
Bartholomew). 1891: 320 Lyndhurst, Streatham, London (S4), listed as Alfred G.
Wallis age 47 a bank secretary employed born in Belpen, Derby with wife Julia
age 34 born in Birmingham and 3 children born in Camberwell, Surrey: Nina M. N.,
Douglas M. E. and Eric S. 1901: 21
Courtfield Garden, Kensington, London (S4), listed as Alfred Wallis age 57 a
bank secretary born in Belpen, Derbyshire with wife Julia age 44 born in
Birmingham and 3 children born in Denmark Hill, London: Nina M. H., Duncan M.
G. and Eric S. 1911 Census: The Central
Hotel, 123 Cromwell Road S. W., Kensington (S4), listed as Alfred George Wallis
age 67 a boarder and bank secretary born in Belper, Derbyshire with wife Julia
age 55 born in Birmingham, indicates they were married 34 years and had 4
children of which 3 were still living.
Husband’s Death: October 20, 1924 (S6).
Husband’s Probate: November 11, 1924 London (S6): listed as Alfred George
Wallis of 6 Carlton-cottages, Westgate on Sea, Kent with Effects £10,989 to Eric Spencer Wallis bank accountant. Death: 2nd
QTR 1940 Kensington, London (S5d), listed as Julia Wallis age 84, April 4, 1940
(S6). Probate: May 14, 1940 London (S6), listed as Julia Wallis of Palace Court
Hotel Pembridge square Bayswater, London a widow with Effects £10,605 to Douglas
McGregor Wallis company official and Eric Spencer Wallis bank manager.
3.
Florence
Elizabeth Hirsch (1858-1944). Born: 3rd QTR 1858 Birmingham
(S5b). Baptized: April 7, 1859 St. Mary’s Birmingham (S1c),
listed as Florence Elizabeth Hirsch with parents Solly Hirsch a general dealer
and Maria Hirsch who resided at Dale End (note: the baptism index incorrectly
listed her birth date as October 4, 1858 when that area of the actual record is
illegible). 1861,1871, 1881, 1891, 1901
and 1911 Censuses: with parents (S4).
Marriage: September 10, 1921 Thanet, Kent (S8m), listed as Florence
Elizabeth Hirsch a spinster residing at 6 Carlton Terrence in Westgate on Sea
whose father was Solly Hirsch a deceased merchant and James P. Norrington a
widower. Husband’s Death: 3rd
QTR 1932 Paddington, London (S5d), listed as James P. Norrington age 79, July
13, 1932 (S6). Husband’s Probate: August 19, 1932 London (S6), listed as James
Palmer Norrington of The Dawson Place Mansions Hotel Dawson Place Bayswater,
Middlesex with Effects £511
to Florence Elizabeth Norrington widow. 1939 Register: Undershaw Hotel,
Haslemere, Surrey (S9), listed as Florence Norrington a widow living on private
means born July 18, 1858. Death: August
24, 1944 at Heatherbank Nursing Home Hindhead and Churt Surrey (S6). Probate: November 29, 1944 Birmingham (S6),
listed as Florence Elizabeth Norrington of 15 Freeland Road, Ealing, London S.
W. a widow with Effects £5,226 to Douglas
McGregor Wallis company official and Eric Spencer Wallis bank manager.
4.
Edgar
Boyden Hirsch (1861-1864). Born: 4th
QTR 1861 Birmingham (S5b), listed as Edgar Boyden Hirsch, per the GRO birth
index his mother’s maiden name was Boyden, October 4, 1861 (S1c). Baptized: April 16, 1863 St. Mary’s,
Birmingham (S1c), listed as Edgar Boyden Hirsch with parents Solly Hirsch a
merchant and Maria Hirsch who resided at Edgbaston Street. Death: September 26, 1864 Aston (S8d), listed
as Edgar Boyden Hirsh age 2, the son of Solly Hirsch a merchant, who died of
pneumonia at Braithwaite Road with Solly Hirsch present at the death. Burial:
September 29, 1864 Warstone Cemetery, Birmingham, grave section not included,
listed as Edgar B. Hirsch of Chartbrook age 2-3 (S=burial record obtained from
the Midland Ancestors), see mother’s burial for more information.
5.
Marian
Ida Hirsch/Ida Marian Hirsch (1866-1872).
Born: January 10, 1866 (S1c). Baptized: February 19, 1866 St. David,
Birmingham (S1c), listed as Marian Ida with parents Solly Hirsch a merchant and
Maria Hirsch who resided at Bradwith Road.
1871 Census: with parents (S4), listed as Ida M. age 5. Death: November 4, 1872 King’s Norton (S8d),
listed as Ida Marian Hirsch age 6 years 10 months, the daughter of Solly Hirsch
a general merchant, who died of scarlatina at Park Road, Kings Norton with
Solly Hirsch in attendance. Burial:
November 7, 1872 Warstone Cemetery, Birmingham, grave in section H, listed as
Ida Marion Hirsch of Moseley age 6 (S=burial record obtained from the Midland
Ancestors), see her mother’s burial for more information.
6.
Ernest
Leonard Hirsch (1871-1899). Born: 2nd QTR 1871 King’s Norton (S5b).
May 14, 1871 (S1c). Baptized: June 12,
1871 St. David, Birmingham (S1c), listed as Ernest Leonard Hirsch whose parents
were Tolly and Maria Hirsch (note: Solly forename appears to be an error and
should be Solly). 1881 and 1891 Census:
with parents (S4). Education: lists
Ernest Leonard Hirsch, whose father was Solly a merchant, as finishing school
at King Edward’s School in Birmingham on October 23, 1891 (S=England, Oxford
Men and their Colleges 1880-1892 available at ancestry.com). Marriage: June 1, 1899 Solihull (S8m), listed
as Ernest Leonard Hirsch age 28 a bachelor and solicitor residing at Acocks
Green whose father was Solly Hirsch a merchant and Helen Annie Beatrice Onions
age 28 a spinster. Death: August 19, 1899 King’s Norton (S8d), listed as Ernest
Leonard Hirsch age 28 a solicitor who died of suppurative peritonitis at
Stoneleigh, Stanley Road, Kings Norton.
Burial: August 22, 1899 Warstone Cemetery, Birmingham, grave 1033
section G, listed as Ernest L. Hirsch of Tandy Road, Kings Heath, age 28
(S=burial record obtained from the Midland Ancestors), see his mother’s burial
for more information. Probate: February
27, 1900 Worcester (S6), listed as Ernest Leonard Hirsch of Stoneleigh Stanley
Road Kings Heath Worcestershire, gentleman with Effects £1,720 to Helen
Annie Beatrice Hirsch widow.
Generation 1: Moritz Stern (c1837-1921) and Fanny Schwartz
(c1846-1924)
· Born: c1837 Munich, Germany (S4) (S5d).
· 1861 Census: 14
Albron Hill, Birmingham. Listed as
Moritz Stern a unmarried lodger age 24 commercial clerk hardware born in Munich
Germany alien. (note: the Moritz’s name
is incorrectly listed as Mority in the census index).
· 1865 Freemason at
the Faithful Lodge: Listed as Moritz Stern age 29 with no residence, initiated
May 2, 1865 to the “merchant” profession (S=England United Grand Lodge of
England Freemason Membership Registers 1751-1921 available at
ancestry.com).
· Marriage: June 28,
1866, Munich, Germany, listed as Moritz Stern and Fanny Schwartz (S=from the
references section of Rose Stern’s biography on Wikipedia), c1867 (S=1911 UK
census).
· 1871 Census: 316
Mosley Road, Kings Norton (S4). Listed
as Moritz Stern age 34 a merchant born in Germany a naturalized British subject
with wife Fanny age 25 also born in Germany a naturalized British subject and 3
children born in Birmingham and Kings Norton:
Arthur L., Florence S. and Rosa R. and Moritz’s brother Michel Stern age
36 a merchant clerk also born in Germany.
· 1881 Census: 165 Richmond Hill Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Moritz Stern age 44 a general
merchant born in Germany naturalized British subject with wife Fanny age 35
also born in Germany naturalized British subject and 7 children born in
Birmingham, Kings Norton and Aston:
Arthur L., Florence S., Rosa R., Marcus H., James J., Helen S. and Julia
M. (note: the Stern family was living next door to the Solly Hirsch family).
· 1890 Kelly’s
Birmingham Directory,
page 495 (S=ancestry.com). Listed as
“Moritz Stern, merchant, see Hirsch & Stern”.
· 1891 Census: 241
Bristol Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as
Moritz Stern age 54 merchant general employer born in Munich, Germany a
naturalized British subject with wife Fanny age 45 also born in Munich, Germany
a naturalized British subject and 7 children born in Birmingham: A. Arthur, Florence, Rose, Marcus, James,
Ellen and Daisy (note: the census index
incorrectly lists the wife’s name as Frances).
· 1901 Census: 241 Bristol Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as Moritz Stern age 64 an export
merchant employer born in Germany a British subject and wife Fanny age 55 also
born in Germany a British subject and 5 children born in Birmingham: Florence,
Marcus, James, Hellen and Marguerite (Note: the census index incorrectly lists
the Moritz forename as Morty).
· 1911 Census: 241
Bristol Road, Edgbaston (S4). Listed as
Moritz Stern age 74 an export merchant general merchandise employer born in
Munich, Bavaria a naturalized British subject in 1866 and wife Fanny age 65
also born in Munich, Bavaria a naturalized British subject in 1866 and 3
children born in Birmingham: Florence
Sarah, Helen Sophia and Margaret Julia.
Indicates they had been married 44 years and had 7 children of which 7
were still living.
· Will of Moritz
Stern: Six page will written March 15, 1918 and appendix/codicil issued on
November 14, 1919 (S=Birmingham Library pages 1107-1112).
· Death: July 10, 1921 Kings Norton (S8d), listed as
Moritz Stern age 84 an export merchant retired who died at 241 Bristol Road,
Edgbaston with James Stern his son in attendance. July 10, 1921 (S6).
· Probate: September
2, 1921 Birmingham (S6). Listed as Moritz Stern of 241 Bristol Road, Birmingham
a retired export merchant with Effects £38,921 to Arthur
Landauer Stern brewer’s manager and James Stern export merchant.
· Wife’s Death: December
1, 1924 Kings Norton, Birmingham South (S8d), listed as Fanny Stern age 79, the
widow of Moritz Stern a merchant, who died at 119 Oxford Road, Moseley with
Rose Stern her daughter present at her death.
December 1, 1924 (S6).
· Wife’s Probate: January 7, 1925 Birmingham (S6). Listed as Fanny Stern of 119 Oxford Road
Moseley, Birmingham with Effects £659 to Florence Stern and Helen Stern spinsters.
· Children:
1.
Arthur
Landauer Stern (1867-1956). Born: 2nd QTR 1867 Aston (S5b) per GRO
index his mother’s maiden name was Schwarz. 1871, 1881 and 1891: with parents
(S4). Marriage: July 6, 1899 Marylebone,
London (S8m) at the West London Synagogue, listed as Arthur Landauer Stern age
32 a bachelor and doctor of science and assistant brewer residing iat 170 Ashby
Road in Burton on Trent whose father was Moritz Stern a merchant and Grace
Madeline Falck age 23 a spinster. 1901: 31 Ashley Road, Burton on Trent (S4),
listed as Arthur L. Stern age 33 a brewing chemist worker born in Birmingham
with wife Grace M age 25 born in Kensington, London and 1 child born in Burton
on Trent: Ruth F. 1911: 148 High Street,
Burton on Trent (S4), listed as Arthur Landauer Stern age 43 a brewer and
chemist worker born in Birmingham with wife Grace Madeline age 34 born in
Kensington, London and 6 children born in Burton on Trent: Ruth Florence, Lucy
Helen, David Michael, Edward Samuel, Constance Mildred and Margaret Ida, also
indicated they had been married 11 years and have 6 children all still
living. 1939 Register: 75 Little Hill,
Long Lane, Clorleywood, Hertfordshire (S9), listed as Arthur L Stern born May
6, 1867 a retired brewer operative and chemist professional with wife Grace M.
born December 30, 1875 and 2 children: Margaret born 1909 and Babette E. born
1911. Death: April 26, 1956 Watford,
Hertfordshire (S8d), listed as Arthur Landauer Stern age 88, of Broadfields
Chalfont Lane, Chorleywood, bio chemist and brewer retired, who died at the
Chorleywood Golf Club House, Chorleywood with R. F. Stern daughter as the
informant, April 26, 1956 (S6). Burial:
May 2, 1956 Hoop Lane Cemetery, London (S7).
Probate: July 13, 1956 London
(S6), listed as Arthur Landauer Stern of Broadfields Chalfont Lane, Chorley
Wood, Hertfordshire with Effects £34,548 to Margaret
Ida Stern spinster. Obituary: The Bucks
Examiner newspaper dated May 4, 1956, page 11, column 3 (S=https://www.britishnews
paperarchive.co.uk/).
2.
Florence
Sarah Stern (1868-1952). Born: 4th
QTR 1868 Birmingham (S5b), listed as Florence Sarah Stern, per GRO index her
mother’s maiden name was Schwartz. 1871,
1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911: with parents (S4), in 1911 listed as an artist
crafts woman metal work. 1915 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham page 822, listed as Miss Florence Stern, metal
worker, 124 & 126 Edmund St. 1939
Register: 61 Parkside Drive, Watford, Hertfordshire (S9), listed as Florence
Stern single unpaid domestic duties born September 19, 1868 living with her
sister Helen. Death: December 6, 1952
Watford, Hertfordshire (S8d), listed as Florence Sarah Stern age 84 a spinster
with no occupation, the daughter of Moritz Stern an importer of general goods
deceased, who died at 61 Parkside Drive, Watford with B. E, Stern a niece in
attendance. Probate: not found.
3.
Regina
Rosa Stern (1869-1953). Born: 4th QTR 1869 Kings Norton (S5b), listed
as Regina Rosa Stern, per GRO index her mother’s maiden name was Schwarz. 1871, 1881 and 1891 Censuses: with parents
(S4), listed as Rosa R. or Rose. 1901
Census: 9 Bryn Teg Terrance, Bangor, Wales (S4), listed as Rose Stern age 31 a
single lodger and a science mistress at county school born in Birmingham. 1911 Census: 14 Parliament Hill. Hampstead N
W. (S4), listed as Rose Stern age 41
single a science mistress high school born in Birmingham 1939 Register: 33 St.
Johns Park, Greenwich (S9), listed as Rose Stern single born November 17, 1869
a retired teacher. Death: October 8, 1953 Uckfield, Sussex (S8d),
listed as Rosa Rosina Stern age 83 a retired teacher, the daughter of Moritz
Stern an export merchant deceased, who died at the Cottage Hospital, Uckfield,
October 8, 1953 (S6). Probate: January
24, 1954 London (S6), listed as Rose Stern spinster of The Old Fox House Fairwarp,
Uckfield, Sussex with Effects £14,199 to Lloyds
Bank Limited.
4.
Marcus
Stern (1872-1919). Born: 1st QTR 1872 Kings Norton (S5b),
listed as Marcus Stern, per GRO index his mother’s maiden name was
Schwarz. 1881, 1891 and 1901 Censuses:
with parents (S4), listed in 1901 as an engineering draughtman worker. Marriage: December 28, 1904 Birmingham (S8m)
at the Synagogue, listed as Marcus Stern age 32 a bachelor and mechanical
engineer who resided at 241 Bristol Road Edgbaston whose father was Moritz
Stern a merchant and Henrietta Matilda Abrahams age 21 a spinster. 1911 Census:
304 Alcester Road, Moseley, King’s Norton (S4), listed as Marcus Stern
age 39 a general smith employer born in Birmingham with wife Henrietta Matilda
age 27 born in Birmingham and 1 child born in Moseley: Herbert Braham,
indicates they were married 6 years and had 1 child still living (note: Marcus’s forename is incorrectly listed in
the census index as Martin). Death: July
6, 1919 Burton upon Trent (S8d), listed as Marcus Stern age 47 a die
manufacturer of 304 Alcester Road, Moseley who died between Branstone and
Burton on Trent by a fractured skull caused by being thrown against wall from a
motor bicycle, accidental death, July 6, 1919 (S6). Probate: October 2, 1919 Birmingham (S6),
listed as Marcus Stern of 304 Alcester Road, Moseley and of 162 Newhall Street
both in Birmingham with Effects £7,176 to James
Stern merchant and Adolphe Abrahams factor.
5.
James
Stern (1872-1923). Born: 1st
QTR 1872 King’s Norton (S5b), listed as James Stern, per GRO index his mother’s
maiden name was Schwarz. 1881, 1891 and
1901 Censuses: with parents (S4), listed in 1901 as a commercial clerk worker. Marriage: July 25, 1907 Southwark, London
(S8m) at the Trocadero in Westminster, listed as James Stern age 35 a bachelor
and general merchant who resided at 241 Bristol Road Edgbaston whose father was
Moritz Stern a merchant and Mable Moses age 25 a spinster. 1911 Census: 81 Balsall Heath Road, Edgbaston
(S4), listed as James Stern ag 39 an export merchant exporter of general
merchandise employer born in Birmingham and wife Mabel age 30 born in London
and 2 children born in Birmingham: Lily Flora and Gladys Maria, indicated they
were married 3 years and had 2 children who were still living. 1915 Kelly’s Directory of Birmingham,
page 822, listed as James Stern, merchant, see Hirsch & Stern. Death: July 23, 1923 Kings Norton (S8d),
listed as James Stern age 51 of 241 Bristol Road, Edgbaston an export merchant,
who died at 107 Harborne Road, Edgbaston with Mabel Stern widow of the deceased
present at the death, July 23, 1923 (S6).
Probate: August 31, 1923 Birmingham (S6), listed as James Stern of 124
Edmund Street and 241 Bristol Road Edgbaston both in Birmingham with Effects £13,640 to Julius
Lander merchant and Arthur Landauer Stern doctor of chemistry.
6.
Helen
Sophia Stern (1873-1961). Born: 4th
QTR 1873 Aston (S5b), listed as Helen Sophia Stern, per GRO index her mother’s
maiden name was Schwarz. 1881, 1891,
1901 and 1911 Censuses: with parents (S4). 1939 Register: 61 Parkside Drive,
Watford, Hertfordshire (S9), listed as Helen Stern single unpaid domestic
duties born November 3, 1873 living with her sister Florence. Death:
October 4, 1961 Harrow, Middlesex (S8d), listed as Helen Sophia Stern
age 87 who died at Westlands South Hill Avenue in Harrow and was living on
independent means at 25 Northcote Rickmansworth Road, Pinner, October 4, 1961
at Westlands South Hill Avenue, Harrow, Middlesex (S6). Probate:
January 23, 1962 London (S6), listed as Helen Stern of 25 Northcote
Rickmansworth Road, Pinner, Middlesex a spinster with Effects £5,540 to Lloyds
Bank Limited.
7.
Margaret
Julia aka Daisy Stern (1876-1920). Born:
1st QTR 1876 Aston (S5b), listed as Julia Margaret Stern, per GRO
index her mother’s maiden name was Schwarz, January 1, 1876 (S7). 1881, 1891, 1901 and 1911 Censuses: with
parents (S4), listed as Julia or Margaret or Daisy at times. Death: May 26, 1920 Kings Norton (S8d),
listed as Margaret Julia Stern age 44 a spinster who died at 241 Bristol Road
Edgbaston and who was the daughter of Moritz Stern a general export merchant
retired, May 26, 1920 (S7). Burial:
Witton Old Jewish Cemetery, Birmingham (S7), listed as Daisy Stern with a photograph
of the gravestone. Probate: July 8, 1920 Birmingham (S6), listed as Daisy
Stern of 241 Bristol Road, Birmingham, spinster with Effects £241 to Moritz
Stern retired export merchant.
Generation 1: Julius
Landauer (1863-1940) and Gertrude Wise (1873-1965)
· Born: April 5, 1863
Birmingham (S8d), listed as Julius Landauer, the son of David Landauer a stone
dealer’s agent and Regine Landauer formerly Schwarz. Julius Landauer was the son of David Landauer
(1825-1874), an agent for dealers in semi-precious stones from Birmingham, and
Regine Schwartz (1836-1911), Reference #3029 Family Photos Related to Mr.
Lander 1890-1923: including information about his parents and grandparents (S= catalogue
description listed on the TNA website indicating these documents are available
at the Greater Manchester County Record Office with Manchester Archives).
· 1849-1965 Birth,
marriage and death certificates of the Landauer/Lander family, with naturalization
papers of David Landauer, 1857 and deed poll of Julius Lander, 1916. (S=Reference
#MS 1515/1 available at the Wolfson Centre for Archival Research at the Library
of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK). This
includes an 1857 letter in German regarding the marriage of David Landauer and
Regina Schwartz, an 1857 letter from the Hebrew minster in Birmingham regarding
the marriage of David Landauer and Regina Schwartz which says David Launder was
a native of Kriegshaber near Augsburg, Bavaria who was now a resident of
Birmingham, and several documents related to David becoming a naturalized
citizen of the UK in 1857. This also
includes the 1916 court records related to Julius Landauer’s name change and
newspapers clipping related to it. The
following birth, death and marriage records were included in the folder:
1.
Birth:
April 5, 1863 of Julius Landauer
2.
Birth:
May 4, 1873 of Gertrude Wise
3.
Marriage: February 5, 1896 of Julius Landauer and
Gertrude Wise
4.
Birth:
June 26, 1898 of Denis Gerald Landauer
5.
Birth:
May 9, 1904 of Cyril Bertran Landauer
6.
Death:
August 10, 1874 of David Landauer
7.
Death: July 10, 1940 Julius Lander
8.
Death:
November 1, 1960 of Denis Gerald Lander
9.
Death:
April 11, 1965 of Gertrude Lander
· 1871 Census: 24
Frederick Street, Birmingham (S4), listed as Jelin Landauer a son age 7 born in
Birmingham with his family: David Landauer age 45 a stone dealers agent born in
Augsburg, Bavaria with wife Regine age 34 born in Augsburg, Bavaria and a
daughter Sophia M. age 10 born in Birmingham (note: the son’s name is very hard
to read, however all of the other information, his age, birth place and his
parent’s names and ages, matches with the information available in Reference
#3029 listed above).
· 1874 Father’s
Probate: October 19, 1874 Birmingham (S6).
The will of David Landauer late of Birmingham manager for dealer in
precious stones who died at 32 Frederick Street, Birmingham was proved by
Siegmund Ochs of Hatton Garden in the county of Middlesex dealer in precious
stones, Regine Landauer widow and Mortiz Stern of New Edmund Street Birmingham
merchant. Effects: under £6,000, resworn
October 1876 under £7,000.
·
1881 Census: not found.
· 1891 Census: 247
Pershore Road, Edgbaston (S4), listed as Julius Landauer a boarder age 28 a
manager of chandelier lamp manufacturer employed who was born in Birmingham
living with the Alfred Rylan family an iron founder.
· 1895 Catalogue of
books presented by Mr. & Mrs. Stern to their nephew Mr. J. (Julius)
Landauer on his marriage to Miss G. Wise (S=Reference #MS 1515/2 available at
the Wolfson Centre for Archival Research at the Library of Birmingham,
Birmingham, UK).
· 1895 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 467, listed as Julius Landauer, merchant, see
Schaffer, Hahn & Behrens (S=ancestry.com).
· Marriage: 1st
QTR 1896 Prestwich, Lancashire (S5m), listed as Julius Landauer and Gertrude
Wise.
· 1901 Census: Chantry Road, 50 Derdale, Moseley, Kings
Norton (S4), listed as Julius Landauer age 37 a merchant and shipper of
hardware and general goods employer born in Birmingham with wife Gertrude age
27 born in Manchester and 1 child born in Moseley: Denis G.
· 1904 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 610, listed as Julius Landauer, merchant, see
Schaffer, Hahn & Behrens (S=ancestry.com).
· 1911 Census: not found.
· Between 1904 and
1912 Became Partner in Hirsch & Stern:
Reference #3029 Family Photos Related to Mr. Lander 1890-1923: including
information about his parents including that his father became a partner in
Hirsch & Stern (S= catalogue description listed on the TNA website
indicating these documents are available at the Greater Manchester County
Record Office with Manchester Archives).
· 1912 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 701, listed as Julius Landauer, merchant, see
Hirsch & Stern (S=ancestry.com).
· 1913-1984 Letters
from relatives and friends of C. B. Lander (S=Reference #MS 1515/9 available at
the Wolfson Centre for Archival Research at the Library of Birmingham,
Birmingham, UK). This included several
letters from Moritz Stern to Cyril Lander where he signed one of the letters as
“your great uncle” further evidence that they were related.
· 1915 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 724, listed as Julius Landauer, merchant, see
Hirsch & Stern (S=ancestry.com).
· 1916 Name Change: Birmingham Daily Post newspaper dated August
5, 1916. Page 1, column 1 contains an
announcement by Julius Lander of Hagley Road a shipping merchant and natural
born British subject who gives notice that he abandons the surname Landauer and
assumes the surname of Lander.
· 1921 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 755, listed as Julius Lander, merchant, see
Hirsch & Stern (S=ancestry.com).
· 1929 Partnership
agreement between Julius Lander and Cyril Betram Lander trading as Hirsch &
Stern (S=Reference #MS 1515/13 available at the Wolfson Centre for Archival
Research at the Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK).
· 1932 Kelly’s
Directory of Birmingham, page 1013, listed as Julius Lander, mer. (see Hirsch
& Stern), 38 Summer Row (S=ancestry.com).
· 1939 Register: 37
Wake Green Road, Birmingham (S9), listed as Julius Lander born April 5, 1863 a
retired export merchant and his wife Gertrude born April 25, 1873 and 2 single
children: Denis G. who was born June 26, 1898 a merchant’s clerk retired and
Cyril B. born May 9, 1904 a private secretary metallurgical research lab.
· Death: 3rd
QTR 1940 Birmingham (S5d), listed as Julius Lander age 77. July 10, 1940 (S6).
· Burial: Witton Old
Jewish Cemetery buried July 10, 1940 (S7), including a photograph of the
gravestone, listed as Julius Lander born April 5, 1863 and died July 10,
1940. The gravestone also lists Gertrude
Lander who died April 11, 1965.
· Probate:
Manchester: September 11, 1940 (S6).
Listed as Julius Lander of 37 Wake Green Road, Moseley with Effects £13,397 to Gertrude
Lander widow, Cyril Bertram Lander private secretary and Louis Wise solicitor.
· 1940-1941 Papers
concerning the death and estate of Julius Lander, C. B. Lander’s father
(S=Reference #MS 1515/11 available at the Wolfson Centre for Archival Research
at the Library of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK).
· Children:
1.
Denis
G. Landauer (1898-??). Born: Birmingham (S4) (S9). With parents in 1901 and 1939.
2.
Cyril
Bertram Landauer (1904-1989). Born: 2nd
QTR 1904 Kings Norton, listed as Cyril Bertram Landauer, per the GRO online
index his mother’s maiden name was Wise. 1932 Kelly’s Directory of
Birmingham, page 1013, listed as Cyril B. Lander, mer. (see Hirsch &
Stern), 38 Summer Row (S=ancestry.com).
1939 Register: with parents (S4), listed as born May 9, 1904 a private
secretary metallurgical research lab.
Marriage: 4th QTR 1945 Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire (S5m).
listed s Cyril B. Lander and Rachel M. Deykin.
Travel to USA: departed Grand Cayman, Jamaica and arrived in Tampa
Florida on October 8, 1945, listed as Cyril Bertram Lander age 41 from
Birmingham, England. Death: April 1989
Birmingham (S5d), listed as Cyril Braham Lander age 84, April 6, 1989
(S6). Probate: July 17, 1989 Birmingham (S6), listed as
Cyril Bertram Lander of Flat 1 40 Chantry Road, Moseley with estate of £518,342. Reference #MS 1515/1- MS 1515/43 Archived
records related to Cyril Bertram Lander and his Jewish forbears from 1849-1994
including notes that indicate he joined Hirsch & Stern in 1923 and that the
business ceased trading in 1933 (S=catalog description listed on the TNA
website indicating these documents are available at the Birmingham Archives,
Heritage and Photography Service at the Birmingham Library). Reference #3029 Family Photos Related to Mr.
Lander 1890-1923: including information about his parents and grandparents
(S=catalogue description listed on the TNA website indicating these documents
are available at the Greater Manchester County Record Office with Manchester
Archives).
Avery needle case stamped with the Hirsch
& Stern name
1.
Butterfly Box-Diamond a
metal ornamental design #267248 registered
October 17, 1872 by W. Avery & Son.
The sole source of the
Hirsch & Stern name on this needle case is from Victorian Brass Needlecases
by Estelle Horowitz and Ruth Mann, 1990, pages 45, 102, 122 as no example of
this needle case with this company name has been seen by the author.
Designs Registered to
Hirsch & Stern of Birmingham (S=The National Archives website)
· 8 ornamental metal
designs registered between 1866 and 1894, 7 were registered in 1866 (1 for a
tray, 6 for trays waiters & trays and 1 for a scent locket) and 1 design
was registered in 1894 with no subject listed.
Patent Registered
to Solly Hirsch and Moritz Stern Manufacturers and Merchants of Birmingham (S=The London
Gazette, December 29, 1876, page 7172 available at books.google.com)
·
4855-1876
for the invention of “improvements in locks.” - A communication to them from
abroad by Jules Joseph Schreiber, of Paris, in the Republic of France.
