Emma David

[Sally]

Name:
Emma David

Date and place of birth:
1845 in Mecklenburg, Germany

Names of parents:
Davidson David
Johanna Hirsch

Details of marriage:
not known

Occupation:
none

Date place and cause of death:
4th September 1926 in Kirkstall, Leeds of myocardial fibrosis

Date and place of burial:
Josephy family vault, Lawnswood cemetary, Leeds

Details of will:

Memorial:
not known

[kiterunner]

Have you seen her parents and siblings on the 1867 Mecklenburg-Schwerin census, Sally? Emma isn't with them, but there is a separate page with Emma David born 1846 and also Rudolf born 1842 and Adolf born 1854 - would that be her and two brothers?

[Sally]

Hi Kate - yes. those are indeed her brothers and Rudolf came over to England at roughly the same time as Emma, only he settled in London rather than Leeds.

[Katarzyna]

This could be them on 1911 census:

JOSEPHY, Henry Head Married M 71 1840 Woollen Shipping Merchant b germany
JOSEPHY, Emma Wife Married 40 years F 65 1846 Germany
JOSEPHY, Annie Daughter Single F 37 1874 Leeds
JOSEPHY, Kate Daughter Single F 35 1876 Leeds
JOSEPHY, Henrietta Daughter Single F 33 1878 Leeds
JOSEPHY, Clara Daughter Single F 27 1884 Leeds
MASON, Emma Servant Single F 58 1853
WATSON, Kate Elizabeth Servant Single F 31 1880
FOX, Annie Servant Single F 25 1886

Reference: RG14PN27078 RG78PN1549 RD500 SD4 ED25 SN94

Address:
Fairmount Shire Oak Road Headingley
findmypast.com

So they married c 1871.

[Katarzyna]

1891 census
Living 5, Beech Grove Terrace, Leeds

RG12 Piece:3703 Folio:67 Page:5

At the same address on 1901 there is:
JOSEPHY, Albert Servant Single M 26 1875 Woollen MerchantTraveller Leeds Yorkshire
BERGER, Anna Servant Single F 23 1878 Ladys Maid
Dresden Germany Ger Sub

his relationship is given as son but there are no parents???
RG13 Piece:4235 Folio:110 Page:8

[Katarzyna]

1881
5, Beech Grove Terr, Leeds

RG11 Piece:4535 Folio:62 Page:25

Son Albert there too.
Perhaps the rest of the family were abroad in 1901 as I cannot find them on UK census.

Cannot find them on 1871 so probably married in Germany. Have looked on IGI but cannot see a marriage there.
I found a Heimann Rudolph Josephy
Gender: Male Birth: 18 JUL 1847 Goldberg, , Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Germany Parents Marcus Josephy and Johanna Hinrichsen

Youngest son Hermann was born Leeds 1873 so looks like they emigrated to England 1871-1873

[Sally]

Thank you very much Katarzyna; Yes, I have all of that information but I really appreciate your efforts, and just think ..... the next person that you go to so much trouble for may not have the details that you find.

I too think that Henry (Heinrich) married Emma in Germany but have yet to find the proof.
Albert (oh dear, Great Uncle Albert.........he was a nightmare of a man!) was the son of Henry, and I have no idea why he was shown as a servant on that census, other than of course the fact that he worked for Henry in the Textile industry.
Sally