He is Kenneth Foinquinos' son and Samuel-Henri's great grand son. He is born John Foinquinos Watts in 1947 in Rugby and changed his name to John Alkin when he became an actor.
Il est le fils de Kenneth Foinquinos et le grand fils de Samuel-Henry Foinquinos. Il est ne John Foinquinos Watts en 1947 a Rugby et devient John Alkin quand il commence sa carriere d’acteur.
He played in numerous BBC series and in movies in the 70's and 80's among them, "Albert and Victoria" (1970), "Timeslip" (1970), "Crown Court" (1972), "The Sweeney" (1975-1978), "The Lady Vanishes" (1979) and "The Sandbaggers".
Il a joue dans de nombreuses series de la BBC et dans des films des annees 70-80, dont "Albert et Victoria" (1970)," Timeslip" (1970), "Crown Court "(1972), "The Sweeney" (1975-1978), "The Lady Vanishes" (1979) et "The Sandbaggers".
He has two sons from a first marriage, one is named Luke Alkin Foinquinos (the other son's name is unknown). It seems that he is not in movies since the end of the 80's, and in 1985 he married Lee Everett, who was also an actor and singer. Together, they opened a Spiritual and Healing holistic center. This center is named "Obsidian College for Healing & Integrated Medicine" where both teach. Lee Everett is also known for her pepper jellies sold under the name Chilliqueen Chelly.
Il a deux fils d'un premier mariage, l'un d'eux s'appelle Luke Alkin Foinquinos (on ne sait pas le nom de son frere). Il semble qu'il ne fait plus de films depuis la fin des annees 80, et en 1985 il se remarie avec Lee Everett, elle aussi une actrice, chanteuse. Ils ont ouvert ensemble un institut de developement spirituel et de guerison naturelle. Cet institut est connu sous le nom: "Obsidian College for Healing & Integrated Medecine". Tous les deux y enseignent.
Lee Everett est aussi connue pour ces gelees de piments vendues sous le nom Chilliqueen Chelly.
Showing posts with label Messod et al. Show all posts
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Kenneth Jack Watts Foinquinos and his wife Joyce
This is Samuel-Henry Foinquinos' grandson. Samuel-Henry (born in 1863) was one of Leon and Sophia's sons, the others were Chas, George and Alfred who were cotton dealers, wine merchants and merchant commissioners and lived in the area of Liverpool and Southport. Samuel-Henry married Louise Pemberton Rayland, lived in Rugby and died in Leicester in 1923. He was a Leather and Hide merchant and also a lithographer. He is the father of Harold Jack Watts (1878-1921), Herbert Watts who died in Arras (1897- 1917) and Arthur Watts (1900-1923). He also had two daughters, Phyllis Mary (1893-1916) and Dorothy Elizabeth (1894-1919).Kenneth Foinquinos was born in 1921. He is Harold Jack Watts and Bessie Althea Wright 's son. He also had a son, John Foinquinos, who changed his name to John Alkin when he started working as an actor in films and for the BBC TV series. I'll write more about John Alkin later. Kenneth died in 2003 and his wife Joyce Wyatt in 2004. I think he was the last one to use the name Foinquinos in England.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Messod and Hana's daughters
Le registre de Gibraltar note que toutes les filles de Messod et Hana, a part Rayna, restent celibataires. Batseba meurt a 60 ans en 1893, Luna a 76 ans en 1906, un an après, Rachel a 65 ans. La plus agee est Esther, qui meurt en 1930 a l’age de 82 ans. Elle semble avoir vecu avec Leon quand elle allait a l’ecole a Liverpool, d’apres le census de 1861.
The Gibraltar registers indicates that Messod and Hanna's daughters, except Rayna, stayed singles. Batseba died a 60 in 1893, Luna at 76 in 1906, one year later, Rachel at 65. The oldest is Esther, who died in 1930 at 82. She seemed to have lived with Leon when she went to school in Liverpool, according to the 1861 census.
Il semble aussi que David Foinquinos, ne en 1842, reste celibataire, et meurt en 1911 a l’age de 68 ans.
It seems also that David Foinquinos, born in 1843, stays single and died in 1911 at 68.
Toutes les filles celibataires et David semblent avoir continue a vivre ensemble sous le meme toit.
All the single daughters and David seem to have lived together in the same house.
Quant a Rayna nee en 1836, elle se marie avec un Elias Benaim en 1865. Les Benaim comme beaucoup de juifs de Gibraltar avaient de la famille a Tanger. On sait seulement qu'elle a eu deux enfants, Esther et Samuel, et qu'elle meurt en 1911, a l'age de 75 ans, a Gibraltar. Simone FM va essayer de retrouver une copie de sa Ketouba dans sa montagne de documents.
As for Rayna born in 1836, she married Elias Benaim in 1865. The Benaim as many jews from Gibraltar had family in Tangier. We only know that she had two children, Esther and Samuel, and she died in 1911 at 75 in Gibraltar. Simone FM will try to find a copy of her Ketouba in her pile of documents.
Tous ces deces sont enregistres a Gibraltar ou ils doivent donc etre tous enterres. La famille de Gibraltar et celle de Tanger etaient proches et se visitaient d'apres Simone FM. Notre oncle Albert, de Kfar Saba, a parle a Simone d’une Hermana Luna qui aurait vecu avec sa famille a Tanger dans les annees 1900.
All these deaths are recorded in Gibraltar where they must be all buried. The family in Gibraltar and the one in Tangiers were close and visited each other according to Simone FM. Our uncle Albert, of Kfar Saba, talked to Simone of a Sister Luna who lived with the family in Tangier in the 1900's.
The Gibraltar registers indicates that Messod and Hanna's daughters, except Rayna, stayed singles. Batseba died a 60 in 1893, Luna at 76 in 1906, one year later, Rachel at 65. The oldest is Esther, who died in 1930 at 82. She seemed to have lived with Leon when she went to school in Liverpool, according to the 1861 census.
Il semble aussi que David Foinquinos, ne en 1842, reste celibataire, et meurt en 1911 a l’age de 68 ans.
It seems also that David Foinquinos, born in 1843, stays single and died in 1911 at 68.
Toutes les filles celibataires et David semblent avoir continue a vivre ensemble sous le meme toit.
All the single daughters and David seem to have lived together in the same house.
Quant a Rayna nee en 1836, elle se marie avec un Elias Benaim en 1865. Les Benaim comme beaucoup de juifs de Gibraltar avaient de la famille a Tanger. On sait seulement qu'elle a eu deux enfants, Esther et Samuel, et qu'elle meurt en 1911, a l'age de 75 ans, a Gibraltar. Simone FM va essayer de retrouver une copie de sa Ketouba dans sa montagne de documents.
As for Rayna born in 1836, she married Elias Benaim in 1865. The Benaim as many jews from Gibraltar had family in Tangier. We only know that she had two children, Esther and Samuel, and she died in 1911 at 75 in Gibraltar. Simone FM will try to find a copy of her Ketouba in her pile of documents.
Tous ces deces sont enregistres a Gibraltar ou ils doivent donc etre tous enterres. La famille de Gibraltar et celle de Tanger etaient proches et se visitaient d'apres Simone FM. Notre oncle Albert, de Kfar Saba, a parle a Simone d’une Hermana Luna qui aurait vecu avec sa famille a Tanger dans les annees 1900.
All these deaths are recorded in Gibraltar where they must be all buried. The family in Gibraltar and the one in Tangiers were close and visited each other according to Simone FM. Our uncle Albert, of Kfar Saba, talked to Simone of a Sister Luna who lived with the family in Tangier in the 1900's.
Moses Foinquinos, Messod's last son
Il est ne en 1854. Deux ans apres, son pere Messod meurt. Il se marie avec Simi Busaglo. Il a, lui aussi, un fils Messod, ne en 1880 qui meurt un an après, et deux filles Hannah Foinquinos en 1881 et Freha (Alegria) en 1883. Moses meurt a 29 ans en 1884 et sa fille Hannah meurt a 13 ans.
He was born in 1854. Two years after, his father Messod dies. He married Simi Busaglo and they had three children together. The first was a son named Messod, born in 1881, who died one year after, then two daughters Hannah Foinquinos in 1881 and Freha (Alegria) in 1883. Moses died at 29 in 1884 and his daughter Hannah died at 13 in 1895.
Ils doivent etre enterres a Gibraltar car les deces sont enregistres dans les registres de cette ville. All of them must be buried in Gibraltar as the deaths are recorded in this city registers.
C’est encore le cas d’un Foinquinos male qui meurt jeune. On ne sait pas ce que deviennent sa femme Simi Busaglo ou sa fille Freha Foinquinos.
This is one more Foinquinos male who died young. We do not know the whereabouts of his wife or daughter Freha Foinquinos.
He was born in 1854. Two years after, his father Messod dies. He married Simi Busaglo and they had three children together. The first was a son named Messod, born in 1881, who died one year after, then two daughters Hannah Foinquinos in 1881 and Freha (Alegria) in 1883. Moses died at 29 in 1884 and his daughter Hannah died at 13 in 1895.
Ils doivent etre enterres a Gibraltar car les deces sont enregistres dans les registres de cette ville. All of them must be buried in Gibraltar as the deaths are recorded in this city registers.
C’est encore le cas d’un Foinquinos male qui meurt jeune. On ne sait pas ce que deviennent sa femme Simi Busaglo ou sa fille Freha Foinquinos.
This is one more Foinquinos male who died young. We do not know the whereabouts of his wife or daughter Freha Foinquinos.
Thursday, February 21, 2008
Voyages de George et Mildred F
George est le fils de Leon et Sophia, son fils est George Harold et sa femme s'appelait Mildred.
George is Leon and Sophia's son, his son is George Harold married with Mildred.
Cette liste atteste de leurs nombreux voyages entre Liverpool, Madere et le Bresil. Peut etre ont ils une ligne qui est restee la bas. Peut etre ils visitaient la famille installee au Bresil.
This list shows the numerous trips from Liverpool to Madeira and to Brazil. Maybe they started a branch of the family there. Maybe they visited the branch living in Brazil.
Chas F a New York
Un joli certificate qui atteste de la visite de Chas F a New York le 5 Septembre 1896.
A nice certificate from Ellis Island showing that Chas F visited New York on September 5, 1896.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Herbert Watts Foinquinos
Document on Herbert Watts Foinquinos who died in Arras. He is Leon F & Sophia's grand son
and Samuel-Henry and Louise Pemberton' son. He has born in 1897, so he was only 20 when he died.
Census 1861, Leon and his household
This document describes who was living at Leon's house in 1861. Although it was first thought that only Leon and Isaac moved to England from Gibraltar, we see that Esther, their little sister, known as Etty, is also living in Liverpool at Leon's house. Maybe there were better schools in England.
Hilda Kennedy Roberts
Wonderful portrait of Emily's daughter (Leon and Sophia's daughter), Hilda Kennedy Roberts. She moved to Buenos Aires and married Maximilian Bournham.
Emily Foinquinos, husband
This is Emily F and her husband Richard Marshall Roberts and their grand daughter Ann born in 1926.
Emily Foinquinos, 1923
This is a picture of Emily, Leon and Sophia's daughter, photographed in 1923.
Emily & Percy
This is Emily, Leon and Sophia's daughter with her oldest son Richard Percy Emmett who is Elizabeth Mary Simpson's father.
Chas, Edith and Marjorie
He is Leon and Sophia's first son. This is his wife Edith and daughter Marjorie who died in 1997 in Southport. His imposing house is still there to see.
Cecil Leon Roberts, son of Emily F.
He was Leon and Sophia's grandson, son of Emily. He was born in Liverpool in 1895. He first served as a fighter pilot in the First World War. After being made prisoner of war, he went back to England to become a professional dancer, and changed his name to Robert Sielle from his initials C.L. to avoid confusion with another dancer by the name of Roberts.
He and his wife, Annette Mills, Sir John Mill's sister, were called the "English Astaires". They were credited for introducing the Charleston to London after they had seen it danced in New York. They later divorced and he married Marguerite Milton.
Around 1930, he became a famous framemaker for the Tate Gallery, the National Gallery and the Imperial Museum and also from his own account for Buckingham Palace and the White House. He replaced some JW Turner frames and worked for many artists among them David Hockney. Eliot Hodgkin made a painting called "Robert Sielle's file" of a file of delivery notes suspended from a hook on a wall (1963). His talent was to experiment with new materials, and design frames that flowed with the paintings he was asked to frame. He was the first to replace gold standard frames with silver ones at the National Gallery. He wrote articles on the art of framing for various art magazines and continued framing till the end of his life in 1983 .
Alfred Foinquinos
Last son of Leon F and Sophie Watts. He married Ethel Mary Gibbs and had four children, Alfred in 1907, Walter in 1908, Freda in 1909 and Hazel in 1916. He later on changed his last name to Franklin.
Monday, February 18, 2008
The Foinquinos from England, #1
In January I was very busy with my work but I kept receiving emails from Carole Bendrihem and Simone FM from Haifa. Both had found documents on the english branch of our family. As with the other Foinquinos of Brazil and Peru, this line is not the simplest to follow as they also travelled and lived in different cities among them Tangiers, Gibraltar, Liverpool, New York and Brazil.
In England as opposed to Morrocco, the birth, marriage, death and census certificates are well kept and they are easily available to the public, or by internet. Carole B became an expert at finding information and Simone FM who had tons of documents, kept for years in boxes, started taking them out, putting them in order, scanning them and sending them by email. An avalanche of documents for me to look at and put on the blog later on.
All the discussion on the Foinquinos from England started a few months ago when I had found an article on Elizabeth Mary Simpson on the internet. This article mentioned that this lady, a famous english genealogist, had gone to Gibraltar to register under the surname Foinquinos. I asked Simone FM if she knew her. She told me that in fact she used to visit her at her cottage in Nottingham, a small city 3 hours from London.
A happy coincidence, as it seems to happen often in genealogy preceeded this meeting. When Simone FM lived in England in the 70's, she travelled to Tangier and paid a visit to the jewish community center to ask if they had any information on the F and the staff told her that in fact two ladies from England had also inquired about the family. Intrigued, Simone FM as soon as she was back in London, looked thru the phone books and found a few Foinquinos that she called.
A few weeks later, Elizabeth Simpson called her and they met and became friends. They exchanged their information, Simone FM learned about the english line and Elizabeth about all the other ones. Julie, Elizabeth's sister, showed her the places where the family lived in Liverpool, Messod's house, the patriarch, Chas' imposing mansion in Southport, and also the first jewish temple founded in part by the Foinquinos that was transformed as a theatre later on.
The english branch starts with Messod Foinquinos. He was born in 1798 in Tangiers, he was the son of Yehuda and Luna Foinquinos. In light of his date of birth, we suppose that he might be of the generation of the parents of our great grand parents (my father was born around 1925, the grand parents would have been born around 1880-1890, the great grand parents around 1840-1850, so between 1800-1820 for the parents of our great grand parents). On the Ketouba of my grand father, Moses Foinquinos, it is mentioned that his grand father was Messod.
Our genealogy can be very confusing at times with the same first names repeating over several generations. We find many Messod (or Fortunato in Brazil,Peru) or Leon/Yehuda or Albert/Abraham. Also in Morocco, the lack of official documents is frustrating.
Simone FM also found the mention of a Yehuda and Messod, signers of the Haskama, a document separating the jewish community of Tangiers from the one in Tetuan-Gibraltar in 1798. We think that Yehuda and Messod would have been born between 1750-1770 and maybe that Yehuda is the father of Messod from Gibraltar. This Messod will follow the tradition of naming his first son after his father, Leon/Yehuda and his first daughter after his mom Luna.
Messod is listed as a Merchant in Gibraltar, where he marries Hana Benabou, born in Gibraltar, in 1828. They have 10 children. The first one is Leon/Yehuda born in 1830. He is followed by Luna in 1831, Batseba Betsy in 1833, Abraham in 1835, Sarah Reyna in 1836, Isaac James in 1838, Rachel in 1840, David in 1842, Esther in 1848 and Moses in 1854.
Leon is listed in Liverpool as a Wine merchant, Glass and ceramics merchant, freight forwarder with Brazil and own a lithography shop. He is the inventor of the envelopes for which he request a patent in 1867. He founds a jewish temple with other jews of Liverpool, and owns a mansion that still exists today. He married Sophia Watts and had many children, one of them is Emily, who is the grand mother of Elizabeth Simpson, the genealogist from Nottingham, Simone FM's friend.
(continued on The Foinquinos from England #2)
In England as opposed to Morrocco, the birth, marriage, death and census certificates are well kept and they are easily available to the public, or by internet. Carole B became an expert at finding information and Simone FM who had tons of documents, kept for years in boxes, started taking them out, putting them in order, scanning them and sending them by email. An avalanche of documents for me to look at and put on the blog later on.
All the discussion on the Foinquinos from England started a few months ago when I had found an article on Elizabeth Mary Simpson on the internet. This article mentioned that this lady, a famous english genealogist, had gone to Gibraltar to register under the surname Foinquinos. I asked Simone FM if she knew her. She told me that in fact she used to visit her at her cottage in Nottingham, a small city 3 hours from London.
A happy coincidence, as it seems to happen often in genealogy preceeded this meeting. When Simone FM lived in England in the 70's, she travelled to Tangier and paid a visit to the jewish community center to ask if they had any information on the F and the staff told her that in fact two ladies from England had also inquired about the family. Intrigued, Simone FM as soon as she was back in London, looked thru the phone books and found a few Foinquinos that she called.
A few weeks later, Elizabeth Simpson called her and they met and became friends. They exchanged their information, Simone FM learned about the english line and Elizabeth about all the other ones. Julie, Elizabeth's sister, showed her the places where the family lived in Liverpool, Messod's house, the patriarch, Chas' imposing mansion in Southport, and also the first jewish temple founded in part by the Foinquinos that was transformed as a theatre later on.
The english branch starts with Messod Foinquinos. He was born in 1798 in Tangiers, he was the son of Yehuda and Luna Foinquinos. In light of his date of birth, we suppose that he might be of the generation of the parents of our great grand parents (my father was born around 1925, the grand parents would have been born around 1880-1890, the great grand parents around 1840-1850, so between 1800-1820 for the parents of our great grand parents). On the Ketouba of my grand father, Moses Foinquinos, it is mentioned that his grand father was Messod.
Our genealogy can be very confusing at times with the same first names repeating over several generations. We find many Messod (or Fortunato in Brazil,Peru) or Leon/Yehuda or Albert/Abraham. Also in Morocco, the lack of official documents is frustrating.
Simone FM also found the mention of a Yehuda and Messod, signers of the Haskama, a document separating the jewish community of Tangiers from the one in Tetuan-Gibraltar in 1798. We think that Yehuda and Messod would have been born between 1750-1770 and maybe that Yehuda is the father of Messod from Gibraltar. This Messod will follow the tradition of naming his first son after his father, Leon/Yehuda and his first daughter after his mom Luna.
Messod is listed as a Merchant in Gibraltar, where he marries Hana Benabou, born in Gibraltar, in 1828. They have 10 children. The first one is Leon/Yehuda born in 1830. He is followed by Luna in 1831, Batseba Betsy in 1833, Abraham in 1835, Sarah Reyna in 1836, Isaac James in 1838, Rachel in 1840, David in 1842, Esther in 1848 and Moses in 1854.
Leon is listed in Liverpool as a Wine merchant, Glass and ceramics merchant, freight forwarder with Brazil and own a lithography shop. He is the inventor of the envelopes for which he request a patent in 1867. He founds a jewish temple with other jews of Liverpool, and owns a mansion that still exists today. He married Sophia Watts and had many children, one of them is Emily, who is the grand mother of Elizabeth Simpson, the genealogist from Nottingham, Simone FM's friend.
(continued on The Foinquinos from England #2)
Friday, February 15, 2008
The Foinquinos from England #2
Last time, I talked about Messod and Hana Benabou from Gibraltar, and their children. It seems that only Leon (Judah) and his brother Isaac moved to England, all the other ones stayed in Gibraltar or went back to Tangier.
Isaac seemed to be the manager of the lithography shop Leon opened in Liverpool that employed 10 people in 1862. He got married that year with Elizabeth Maddocks and changed his surname to Francis James, dropping the Foinquinos surname. He had 3 daughters, Emilie, Amy and Florence Dale James. After that, it is hard to follow his descendants among all the other James in England and elsewhere.
I will therefore concentrate my efforts on Leon/Judah's descendants from Liverpool. He is Messod and Hana's first son and he is the best known thru the archives found. He is born in 1830 in Gibraltar and leaves for England where he settles in Liverpool and get married at 22 with Sophia Watts. Like his father, he will have 10 children. Four die the same year of their birth (the first two Hana Clementine in 1854, Julia 1856-1857, then Florence in 1864 and Frederick in 1866). The other children are:
Charles Meshod also known as Chas, (1857-1916) is listed as Merchant Commissioner in 1889. He married Edith Annie Smith and dies in Southport. His name is in the archives of Ellis Island, when he visited the United States and arrived in New York in 1890. He only had one daughter, Marjorie Foinquinos, who died in 1997 single.
Georges (1859-1941) married Lydia Kenney. He had a son George Harold that we found visiting Brazil with his wife Mildred, and also a daughter Dorothee Foinquinos who married Harry Elstone.
Emily (1861-1944), marries Richard Marshall Roberts. She is Elizabeth Simpson 's grand mother , Elizabeth as you recall was the english genealogist of the english family.
Samuel Henry (1863-1891) marries Louise Pemberton. His son, Herbert Watts Foinquinos, took the family name of his grand mother, Sophie Watts. We find his name in the Arras Memorial archives, as a Lance Corporal in the english infantery. He is listed under the Memorial Plaque Names #10 in Arras. He died during the first World War, on May 24. 1917. Marechal Haig, commander of the british army, launched a massive attack between April and May 1917 in the Pas-de-Calais to break the german blockade, although it is not successful, it weakens the german army. Thousand of deaths on both sides are the result, and numerous memorials commemorate this battle in Arras.
Leon et Sophia last 2 children are his son Alfred (1867- ? ), not much is known about him, and Ettie Louise (1870-1940) who stayed single. Carole Bendrihem et Simone FM de Haifa are still searching their archives, so it is possible that we might know more soon.
In conclusion, they are children that we can easily follow and other not. As it is almost the norm with the Foinquinos who are always mobile, each settles according to his wishes, luck or where love takes him. Many change names and religion. They take a new name when they convert or take the name of their mother or grand mother, Sophie Watts.
As for Leon, Messod son, he continued living in Liverpool where he founded with other jews of the city, the first jewish temple, he owned a lithography shop, is listed as Merchant Commissioner and established numerous import export and freight transport companies. He also applied for a patent on enveloppes in 1867 and died at 50 from apoplexia. According to the death certificate,his son George was present.
To judge from the wedding certificates found, many of Leon sisters, daughter, grand daughters stayed singles. As Simone FM was reminding me, girls received dowries before getting married, which might not have been the simplest thing as in this case they were many . We also noticed that many of the Foinquinos males die young leaving widows and children behind them.
Isaac seemed to be the manager of the lithography shop Leon opened in Liverpool that employed 10 people in 1862. He got married that year with Elizabeth Maddocks and changed his surname to Francis James, dropping the Foinquinos surname. He had 3 daughters, Emilie, Amy and Florence Dale James. After that, it is hard to follow his descendants among all the other James in England and elsewhere.
I will therefore concentrate my efforts on Leon/Judah's descendants from Liverpool. He is Messod and Hana's first son and he is the best known thru the archives found. He is born in 1830 in Gibraltar and leaves for England where he settles in Liverpool and get married at 22 with Sophia Watts. Like his father, he will have 10 children. Four die the same year of their birth (the first two Hana Clementine in 1854, Julia 1856-1857, then Florence in 1864 and Frederick in 1866). The other children are:
Charles Meshod also known as Chas, (1857-1916) is listed as Merchant Commissioner in 1889. He married Edith Annie Smith and dies in Southport. His name is in the archives of Ellis Island, when he visited the United States and arrived in New York in 1890. He only had one daughter, Marjorie Foinquinos, who died in 1997 single.
Georges (1859-1941) married Lydia Kenney. He had a son George Harold that we found visiting Brazil with his wife Mildred, and also a daughter Dorothee Foinquinos who married Harry Elstone.
Emily (1861-1944), marries Richard Marshall Roberts. She is Elizabeth Simpson 's grand mother , Elizabeth as you recall was the english genealogist of the english family.
Samuel Henry (1863-1891) marries Louise Pemberton. His son, Herbert Watts Foinquinos, took the family name of his grand mother, Sophie Watts. We find his name in the Arras Memorial archives, as a Lance Corporal in the english infantery. He is listed under the Memorial Plaque Names #10 in Arras. He died during the first World War, on May 24. 1917. Marechal Haig, commander of the british army, launched a massive attack between April and May 1917 in the Pas-de-Calais to break the german blockade, although it is not successful, it weakens the german army. Thousand of deaths on both sides are the result, and numerous memorials commemorate this battle in Arras.
Leon et Sophia last 2 children are his son Alfred (1867- ? ), not much is known about him, and Ettie Louise (1870-1940) who stayed single. Carole Bendrihem et Simone FM de Haifa are still searching their archives, so it is possible that we might know more soon.
In conclusion, they are children that we can easily follow and other not. As it is almost the norm with the Foinquinos who are always mobile, each settles according to his wishes, luck or where love takes him. Many change names and religion. They take a new name when they convert or take the name of their mother or grand mother, Sophie Watts.
As for Leon, Messod son, he continued living in Liverpool where he founded with other jews of the city, the first jewish temple, he owned a lithography shop, is listed as Merchant Commissioner and established numerous import export and freight transport companies. He also applied for a patent on enveloppes in 1867 and died at 50 from apoplexia. According to the death certificate,his son George was present.
To judge from the wedding certificates found, many of Leon sisters, daughter, grand daughters stayed singles. As Simone FM was reminding me, girls received dowries before getting married, which might not have been the simplest thing as in this case they were many . We also noticed that many of the Foinquinos males die young leaving widows and children behind them.
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