Tombstone Inscriptions

Edited by BERNARD SUSSER BA, LLB, MPhil, PhD

Section 3

[Note 1: Dates and material in square brackets throughout thetranscript do not appear on the tombstones.

Note 2: Inscriptions printed in italics are translations from theoriginal Hebrew; those in small capitals are originally in English;ordinary Roman type is used for the editor's comments, which areusually in round brackets.]

A1
Reichla bat Menahem wife of the late Gabbai Zedakah Mordecaidied 23 Av 5566 [= 7 August 1806].

A2 to A4
Broken and illegible.

A5
The worthy Isaac Eisak ben Jacob from Totnes, died 15 Kislev inthe year 'He maketh death to vanish in life eternal' [= 24November 1809] aged 73.

(= Isaac Jacobs. He came from Fuerth and married Betsy Levy ofBarnstaple c.1774. A silversmith in Totnes in 1777 he was insured for£300. Even the name is barely legible on this stone today.Berlin noted the other information given here adding in his notes'worth copying in full'. Alas the inscription has almost entirelygone. The date is indicated in the Hebrew verse by picking outcertain letters which have a numerical value. Such a verse is knownas a chronogram.)

A6 to A12
Missing or illegible.

A13
Here is buried his honour Judah ben his honour Joseph, aprince and honoured amongst philanthropists, who executed good deeds,died in his house in the City of Bath, Tuesday, and was buried hereon Sunday, 19 Sivan in the year 5585 [= 5 June 1825]. Inmemory of Lyon Joseph Esq (merchant of Falmouth, Cornwall). who diedat Bath June AM 5585/VE 1825. Beloved and respected.

(Lyon Joseph (1744-1825) made a fortune shipping goods to theports of the peninsula unoccupied by Napoleon. He continued sendingthem after the British evacuation but they were seized andconfiscated and he lost £20,000. One of his ships, thePerseverance was misappropriated by its captain. He sent £3,000worth of goods to a Jew in Cadiz who stole them and threatened todenounce Lyon to the inquisition. He lost his fortune and retired toBath a broken man.)

A14
See Berlin 13/10, below.

A15
A perfect man and upright, a God fearing man, eh benZvi. He was buried and died(!) on Friday 16 Heshvan 5589 [= 24October 1828].

(= Emanuel Hart. He came from Biala. He was a watchmaker andsilversmith in Southside Street, Plymouth, where he was insured on 5August 1797. In 1805 he was insured on his premises in Clements Lane,Plymouth.)

A16 & A17
Illegible.

A18
Here lies a faithful man the Parnas and Manhig Alexander benSamuel. Died and buried Thusday 10 Av 5593 [= 1 August1832].

(= Alexander Samuel who lived in Truro about 1815.)

A19
Abraham ben Aaron, buried 11 Shevat 5593 [= 31 January1833].

(= Abraham Aaron, became Vestry Member in 1804 when he marriedPhoebe (A19), daughter of Abraham Joseph I. They had eight children,Joseph, born 1796, Solomon born 1800, Hayim (Hyman) Dov born 1802,Gershon born 1804, Issachar born 1805, Eliezer born 1808, Daniel born1814 and Rose who married Moses Simmons son of the Penzance shochet.There was a Notice to Debtors in TFP 21 April 1785.)

A20 [In a semi circle at the top]
'Thou didst make hisname Abraham, and Thou didst find his heart perfect before Thee'[Neh. 9;7].
Here dwells a faithful man, fearful of sin [4 lines of poetryfollow]. The Parnas and Manhig, his name well known, Abraham benIssachar Jacob z"l. Died on Monday 17 Iyar and buried on the 18th inthe year 'in order that you may be righteous'. May he rest and risefor his lot with all who are buried here.
[Reverse] To the memory of Abraham Levi died 25 May 5594[= 1834] aged 55 years.

(= Abraham Levy. In 1962 the stone was found broken into twoparts. He was not the son of Barnet Levy, son in law of ZenderFalmouth. He married Zipporah bat Aaron Moses ben Abraham,c.1810.)

A21
A God fearing man, the Parnas and Manhig Eliezer ben Solomonzts"l, died Wednesday 25 Heshvan and buried Thursday after it, 5596[= 18 November 1835]. He lies here but shall arise at the endof days.

(= Lazarus Solomon from Lublin, a scholar, referred to as Torani,in Plymouth before 1802. Led the prayers on the Days of Awe for 25years and had Vestry Membership bestowed on him. He married Estherbat Abraham, who died 1831 (O10) and then Mathilda. His will PCCStowell 123 made 8 November 1835 appointed Mathilda as executrix andhe left £50 to his daughter, Harriet, to be given to her at herwedding.)

A22
Aryeh Judah ben Zvi.
[Reverse] Lyon Levi departed this life 11 August 5596[= 1836].

(Was son in law of Judah Moses, applied for Vestry membership in1810. Plymouth Dock merchant, bankrupt (TFP 4 April 1811).)

A23
Isaac ben Avigdor he lived 41 years, died Friday 26 Av 5598[= 17 August 1838].
[Reverse] To the memory of Solomon Lyon. [A long andnow barely legible piece of poetry].

(Married Rose after his first wife Fanny died of cholera, 1832. Hewas a pen and quill manufacturer in Plymouth before 1822. As agoldsmith he was bankrupt in 1831 (TFP 5 May 1831). 'Appearing to beconscious in his last moments of the aweful change he piouslydeparted this life for a happier state declaring the Unity of theCreator, having lived a firm adherent to the Jewish faith. Thegeneral gloom which his death has caused is a proof that he wasequally beloved by Christian and Jewish friends' (Plymouth andStonehouse Gazette 25 August 1838).)

A24
Illegible.

A25
[Reverse] Henry Phillips, aged 6 years, son of Charlesand Anne Phillips.

Also near this spot lie Flora and Rachel their infantchildren.

A26
My only son Isaac whom I loved, the son of Meir, Cantor here,56..

(Isaac, the son of Reverend M. Stadthagen.)

A27
.... in his house in the city of ... Tuesday 14 Sivan andburied here on Sunday 19 Sivan 5585 [= 1825].

A28
A child of delights Avigdor ben Samuel died Adar Rishon 5562[= February 1802].

Avigdor Hart aged 5.

A29
Missing.

A30
The bachelor Abraham ben ?

A31 to A42
Missing or illegible.

A43
Joel ben Issachar Jacob, died on Sabbath, 22 Shevat 5591[= 5 February 1831] and his soul shall dwell with therighteous who dwell here until He maketh death to vanish in lifeeternal.

[Reverse] Joel Levy beloved husband of Rachel Levy, aged?55 years. (= Joel Levy I, a member of the Plymouth Meshivat NefeshSociety in 1795. Insured as a silversmith in Market Street, Plymouth,in 1800, and as as a hardwareman as well at The Old Tree, WhitecrossStreet, in 1803. He was a Navy Agent near The Parade, Plymouth in1816, and was a silversmith in Market Street in 1822. His wife wasRachel bat Joseph who died 14 February 1822 (A62).)

A44
See Berlin O8, below.

A45
Friedcha bat P"M Abraham Isaac, wife of Abraham ben Aaron,buried Sunday, 11 Heshvan 5593 [= 4 November 1832].

(She was Phoebe, daughter of Abraham Joseph I and wife of AbrahamAaron (A19).)

A46
Miss Bila bat Solomon aged 51 years, died Monday 18 Kislev5594 [= 30 November 1833].

[Reverse] Bile Nathan.

(Probably a sister of Jacob Nathan.)

A47
Esther, wife of Mordecai ben Samuel SGL.

[Reverse] Esther Mordecai died 19 August 5593 [=1834].

(See note to A60.)

A48
Tella wife of Jonah from the State of Silesia who died with ahoary head aged 72, on 12 Nisan 5594 [= 21 April 1834].

(Berlin read, 'Gella died 12th Nisan 5595 [= 11 April1835]'.)

A49
Breincha bat Abraham, wife of Samuel ben Hayim.

[Reverse] Elizabeth Hyman died 19 Kislev 5596 [= 10December 1835] aged 52 years.

(see A51.)

A50
Betsy Jacobs, wife of Isaac Jacobs of Totnes... 5596 [=1836].

(Betsy Jacobs (1759 1836) née Levy of Barnstaple, marriedIsaac Jacobs of Totnes in 1784. By her will she left £50 toSarah wife of Philip Bright, Doncaster; a diamond ring with elevenstones to her daughter Caroline; 6 silver spoons with her children'sinitials and a silver pepper caster with her name thereon to herdaughter Rose, wife of David Abrahams; a silver chased cup to her sonDavid, if he wants it; residue to her son Lewis and daughters Hannahand Caroline (Devon Record Office J35, proved Totnes 1836).)

A51
Samuel ben Hayim.

[Reverse] Samuel Hyman, died 23 November 5599 [=1838] aged 73 years.

(Samuel Hyman (1771 1838), born Bohemia, came to England via Dover1788. Married Betsy (Elizabeth, see A49) daughter of Abraham Moses,and had 11 children. In 1803 he was a dealer and chapman, 10 HigherLane, and later became a pawnbroker. In his will signed with an "X",dated 14 November 1838, he left £100 to each of his daughtersMathilda, Rosina and Eve. His business was to be carried on for themaintenance and education of his daughters and sons until marriage.'If any of my children marry contrary to their established religion,they shall not be entitled to any of my estate'.)

A52 to A55
Missing or illegible.

A56
[This stone has been removed from its place, and lies nextto B126.]

Here lies the modest and worthy woman Reichla bat Abraham, wife ofthe late Naphtali Benjamin. She died on Friday 26 Adar 5577 [= 14March 1817] with a good name. A woman who fears the Lord, sheshall be praised. She went to her rest 17 years after her husband,and there they shall rest in honour with all the righteous men andrighteous women in the Garden of Eden, and they shall rise at theirportion at the end of days.

(She was the wife of Naphtali Benjamin (see A130), and was one ofthe respected women of the community. Her husband was a box maker andwas born in 1725 at Ilbersheim near Mannheim. It is possible that heand his wife kept an inn as they supplied dinners as well as coffeeto the Meshivas Nefesh Society, Plymouth. In 1798 he was the oldestJewish immigrant in Plymouth having arrived in 1745. He was a memberof the Congregation before 1759.)

A57 to A59
Missing or illegible.

A60
Hannah bat David KZ, wife of Issachar Ber, Santapel, SGL. DiedMonday ?25 Adar 5581 [= March 1821].

A61
Missing.

A62
Reichle bat Joseph wife of the late Joel Levy, died 23 Shevat5582 [= 14 February 1822].

(= Rachel Levy, see A43.)

A63 to A66
Missing.

A67
The scholar Matathias ben Rabbi Shabbetai the Priest, fromPoland, died 9 Av 5573 [= 5 August 1813] at half hisdays.

(= Mattis Cohen. Berlin, P8, read the date of death as Wednesday 5Av 5593. The 5th of Av 5593 was Sunday 21 July 1833. The Hebrew entryin the PHC Book of Records, p. 57a, confirms Berlin's reading of theyear and my reading of the day of the month and records that he camefrom Sonhause and that he died on the eve of 9 Av and was buried on 9Av 5593, whilst the English entry says that Mattis Cohen (the nameCohen might be crossed out) came from Polen and that he died on 24July and was buried on 25 July 1833.)

A68
17 Elul 5593 [= 1 September 1833].

A69
Moses ben Aryeh Lobell from the State of Germany who pitchedhis tent in the City of Birmingham, and who conducted there the needsof the Congregation. He was buried 5 Av 5594 [= Sunday, 10 August1834].

Moses Lobell of Birmingham, died 5594 aged 64 years.

(According to Berlin he left £150 'to the threecongregations' and the PHC Pinkas (no. 30) records that he left£50 to the Plymouth Congregation.)

A70
Missing.

A71
Gabriel ben Judah died 28 Iyar 5598.

[Reverse] Gabriel Rosenthal died 27 May [= 1835]aged 33 (?55years) years.

(Came from Poland, a son was born posthumously to him in July1835, and according to Ashkenasi tradition was given his nameGabriel. His widow, Ann married in 1844 Mark Levy of Guernsey.)

A72
An old man Avigdor ben Moses Isaac, died with hoary head...

[Reverse] Francis Lyon died 23 Shevat 5597 [= 28January 1837] aged 85 years.

(Francis Lyon/s 1752 1837. Watchmaker in Pike Street 1822. He was,perhaps, the Francis Lyon apprenticed in 1767 to John Lakeman ofExeter for a premium of £48. His children were Solomon, Judahand Mathilda.)

A73
Here lies Martha bat the Haver Judah the cantor, wife ofAbraham Emdon, who died on Thursday 15 Iyar, and was buried onThursday 18 Iyar 5598 [= 10 May 1838].

(The first Thursday ought to have been 'Monday'. See alsoB112.)

A74
Here lies the body of Elizabeth Abrahams who died Friday nightand was buried on Sunday 22 Adar Sheni 5590, aged 42 years. May hersoul rest in peace.

(There was, however, no Adar Sheni in 5590.)

A75
Missing.

A76
The bachelor ?Zvi ?Hirsh ben Asher died Tamuz 55(?70) [=July ?1810] or 55(?90) [= July ?1830].

A77 to A82
Missing or illegible.

A83
A broken slate stone, only the name barely legible. See BerlinQ19, below.

A84
Missing.

A85
In 1963, barely legible. See Berlin Q16, below.

A86 to A91
Missing

A92
Moses ben Jacob from the City of London which was the city ofhis birth died Thursday night and buried Friday 3 Elul 5598 [= 24August 1838].

[Reverse] Moses Solomon formerly of Scotland ....London.

(According to Miss Allegra Dawe a family tradition says that thefamily originated from Valenciennes, France. He seems to be thebrother of Phineas Solomon who lived at Bevis Marks London, 1811 1822and who was at 8 Great Alie Street, London, from 1825 1834. Wholesalewatchmaker in Frankfort Street 1836. From two wives he had 13children all married in Church, even those who had a Jewishspouse.)

A93
Judah ben Isaac, died Sunday and buried Tuesday 8 Sivan 5540[= 9 June 1840].

[Reverse] Levin Jacobs aged 49 years.

A94
[Reverse] Betsy ... Jacobs, ?daughter of the late?Lewis Jacobs [I].

A95 to A99
Missing or illegible.

A100
Merela [Berlin reads Merka] bat Joseph, wife of JudahZvi ben Solomon died and buried 5 Elul 5572 [= 16 August1812].

A101 to A103
Missing or illegible.

A104
David ben Solomon.

David son of the late Revd Solomon Lyons, formerly of Cambridge,who died at Brixham on his voyage to Naples, 8 February 1819 aged 20years.

(His father was a teacher of Hebrew at Cambridge about 1815.)

A105 to A108
Missing or illegible.

A109
5525 [= 1835].

A122 to A124
Missing or illegible.

A125
An upright and honoured man, the elderly bachelor, onehundred years old at his death, ... Isaac ben Rabbi Joseph, died onthe Holy Sabbath the 11th of [month omitted on stone] and wasburied on the 12th of [month omitted on stone] 5574 [=1813/1814] with a good name.

(Berlin, S8, in his transcript writes, 'does not say what month'.When he wrote down the Hebrew date he writes Yod Aleph, withoutabbreviation marks, which may be an abbreviation for '11' or,alternatively, 'day 1', because he goes on to record an abbreviationwhich appears to stand for 'of the Intermediate Days [of aFestival]'. This is followed by Yod Beth which may stand for '12'or 'day 2'. But this is followed by letters which can only stand for'of Rosh Hodesh'. It is all a bit puzzling, because Rosh Hodesh cannever coincide with the Intermediate Days of a Festival.)

A126
Ze'ev Wolf ben Naphtali, died and buried 13 Tishri 5574[= 7 October 1813].

A127
Joseph ... died Sunday 27 Sivan 5582 [= 16 June1822].

A128 to A129
Missing.

A130
An upright and faithful man ... ben Naphtali. Died 5559[= 1799].

A131 to A132
Illegible.

A133
Samuel ben Judah, died 1 Adar Sheni 5627.

[Reverse] Samuel Ralph died 17 March 1867 aged 64years.

(Samuel Ralph was a grandson of Abraham Ralph of Barnstaple whodied December 1805 and who had been established there since 1765holding services in his house. His father Judah or Lewis Ralph was aNavy Agent in Plymouth in 1812 and was secretary to a Masonic Lodge.Samuel was born 18 June 1803 and circumcized by Joseph Joseph.According to W. Jessup, 'A Coat of Many Colours' p. 126, he wasmarried in Church once or twice.)

B1
Here lies Avigdor ben Judah who died the eve of Tuesday 10Heshvan and was buried on Wednesday its morrow in the year 5610.

In memory of Frederik Ralph, who departed this life 15 October5611 [= 1850], aged ?46 years.

(He was a marine store dealer on Southside Quay in 1844. He was abrother of Samuel Ralph (A133).)

B2
Here lies the wise bachelor Abraham ben Baruch SGL, died Friday26 Shevat and was buried Sunday, 28 Shevat 5548 [= 4 February1788 but the day and date do not coincide]. May he remain in hisgrave and rise in his turn at the end of days.

(A member of the Plymouth Congregation before 1759. He isdescribed on his tombstone as HaBachur HaYashish (= The WiseBachelor). The expression is used amongst Sephardim to designateelderly bachelors of sound reputation.)

B3
This man, perfect and upright in his works/ Whose deeds wererighteous/ His death bemoaned by his friends and aquaintances/ Atfifty eight years of age he was gathered to his people[Ze'ev] ben Solomon. In the year HaBrith, according to themajor order of counting [= 5612].

W. Solomon, died ?2 ?March 5612 [= 1852].

(The first letter of the first three lines of the inscriptionprovide the acrostic Ze'ev, the next line says '58 years old, and thefifth line gives 'Solomon'.)

B4
Our lives are in Thy hands O God, and our days are as noughtbefore Thee.
Here lies David ben Abraham
for 50 years a member of the congregation of this town,
died and buried with a good name on Friday ?27 Tamuz 5600 [=28 July 1840, though Friday 24 July corresponding to 23 Tamuz is morelikely]
aged 76 years.

(= David Abraham, silversmith, born 1762 according to the AliensRegister, no. 56, in Pattenson, Hanover. He came to England via Doverin 1789. He married Rose, daughter of Isaac and Betsy Jacobs ofTotnes.)

B5
Illegible

B6
Jacob ben Judah, died ?Thursday ?8 Sivan ?5553 [= May1793] or possibly ?5653 [= May 1893].

B7 to B8
 Illegible double stone.

B9
Eliezer ben Abraham Emden died on 16 Shevat and buried on 17Shevat 5604 [= 6 February 1844]. The days of his years whichhe lived were eighty three.

(Eliezer Emden born 1764 Amsterdam, came to England 1786, remainedin London until 1794, then to Portsmouth until 1798, moved toPlymouth in 1798 and died there. A dealer in old clothes, whoachieved some financial stability as a pawnbroker in Cornwall Street,Devonport in 1844. For some years he and his brother Phineas bakedthe matzos for the Congregation. His will directs that there shouldbe no eulogy at his funeral and that his tombstone be inscribed inthe Hebrew language only with his bare name and date of death andburial, concluding with the stereotyped 'May his soul be bound up inthe bond of eternal life' (Devon Record Office, Exeter, E351).)

B10
The Parnas and Manhig Samuel ben Solomon Phineas, died Tuesday17 Tamuz and buried Wednesday in the year 5605 [= 22 July1845].

(Samuel Levy (1811 1845) whose wife was called Phoebe. He had aFancy Warehouse at 35 Bedford Street which his widow ran after hisdeath. His father was Phineas Levy of Devonport, one of the firstJews to hold elected civic office in England.)

B11
Here lies the aged, full of years, Alexander ben Abraham whodied Nisan 5610 [= March 1850].

[= Sender Alexander (1763 27 March 1847). The tombstoneinscription is worn and probably incorrectly read. He was born inDevon, a tailor in Cambridge Street in 1841, Parnas of theCongregation in 1815 and 1816. See also B37.)

B12
Sacred to the memory of Mark Mordecai, who departed this life2 May 5609 [= 1849] in his 70th year.

(Mordecai ben Samuel SGL. His wife Esther died 10 August 1833(A47). His sons were Samuel, Jacob, Zvi, Simha, and his daughter Annamarried Isaac Stone, 1 Trafalgar Place, 26 August 1857. He was abrother in law of Phineas Levy.)

B13
Judah, thy brothers bless thee [Gen. 49:8]/ Your nameis praised as generous hearted/ The poor and orphans ... at thytable/ With a perfect heart thou didst serve the Lord thy God/ In thebond of life shall thy soul rest/ Judah ben Moses, died 20 Av5609.

Lyon Lazarus died 8 August 5609 [= 1849] aged 59years.

(Lyon or Lippa Lazarus, married Mathilda who was born in Bideford1801. He was an optician in Frankfort Street in 1836. Three of hischildren Abraham, Daniel and Solomon died in 1832, 1833 and 1836. Heprobably came from Exeter. Surviving children in 1851 were Mosely(general dealer), Fanny (dressmaker) who married Nathan Lazarus in1853, Frank (merchant apprentice), Hezekiah (scholar) with a nieceHannah Lyons (dressmaker) and Juliana Marks of Portsmouth, living inthe house.)

B14
The bachelor Hayim ben ...

Hyman Solomon died ? August 5609 [= 1849].

(Hyman Solomon = Hayim ben Isaiah (1838 1849) son of Josiah andRosa Solomon.)

B15
Nathan ben Joseph KZ, died Friday ?26 Tishri and was buried onthe Monday after it, 5610 [= 12th October 1849].

(= Nathan Joseph alias Altmann, born 1766 Ransporke, Bohemia,landed Gravesend 1784, in Dartmouth 1784 1802, in Plymouth from 1802,in Broad Street, a jeweller. At 72 Fore Street, Plymouth Dock, NavyAgent in 1816. Property owner and one of the prominent citizens whotestified that they had confidence in the Plymouth Naval Bank in1825. He married Brina daughter of Abraham Joseph I. He left hisproperty to his sons Sampson Altman and Michael Israel Altman both ofKingston, Jamaica, and both surgeons. Although in England for 65years he signed his will in Hebrew characters.)

B16
An elder, honoured amongst men, his heart did not hold backfrom bestowing loving kindness, Phineas ben Abraham Emdin, died witha good name Thursday 15 Av 5610 [= 24 July 1850].

(= Solomon (Selig) Emden, 1771 1850. In spite of his Hebrew name,he was known as Solomon. Born 1771 Amsterdam, and was in 9 Cat Streetin 1803, and was a hatter. In 1819 he advertised as an insolventdebtor. His wife was Freda bat Judah, died 1843 (B35). He probablyacted as a caretaker or beadle to the Congregation, as in 1834 he wasallowed to live in the Congregation's house next to the Synagogue.The 1841 census records an 86 year old Mariam Abrahams, born inIreland, posssibly his mother in law, living with him.)

B17
Hayim ben Mordecai.

Hyman Levy died 14 Kislev 5611 [= 19 November 1850].

(Hyman Levy came from Plock, Prussia, Poland, according to aninscription on an interlinear Hebrew/Yiddish Mahzor.)

B18
Jacob was a perfect man, upright in his flock/ He turned fromwickedness, faithfulness was his love/ He departed from evil, his waywas good/ The portion of Jacob is his inheritance/ A lion, with cleanhands.

J. P. Lyon died 23 Yiar [sic] 5612 [= 12 May1852].

(The Hebrew name, Jacob Pesach ben Aryeh, is indicated by thefirst word of the first line. The first letter on each of the nextthree lines gives the name Pesach, and the first two words on thefifth line say that he was ben Aryeh. In spite of his first name hewas known as Judah P. Lyon (1794 1852), born Bideford, married Fanny,(born Swansea 1803). Watchmaker and jeweller of 7 Union Street. Adifferent Fanny Lyons, spinster, aged 55, strawbonnet maker, bornBideford, and another Judah Lyons, bachelor, 23, wholesale traveller,born Plymouth, described as friends, were in his house on the nightof the 1851 census.)

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B19
Jacob ben Judah.

John Levi died 10 Adar 5615 [= 28 February 1855].

(John Levy or Levi, born 1793 in Portsmouth, general dealer. Hiswife was probably Elizabeth (see B64). His daughters: Eliza marriedBenjamin Jonas in 1841, Phoebe married Aaron Wolf in 1846, Juliamarried Edward Basch, Traphina married Sigmond Yager.)

B20
A perfect and upright man, he walked in perfection andexecuted righteousness, a God fearing man all his days, Jacob ben thelate Judah, he was 63 years old when he died on Tuesday 28 Nisan andwas buried with a good name on Wednesday the 29th thereof in the year5615.

To the memory of Jacob Moses died 28 days in Nisan 5615 [= 16April 1855] aged 63 years.

(The Hebrew has three errors, possibly the fault of the mason.This Jacob Moses was probably the husband of Agnes, haberdasher, andfather of Esther, milliner, born Yealmpton, Harriet, dressmaker,Judah, errand boy, Eleazer, Isaac, Wolf, scholars, all born Plymouth,of 11, East Cambridge Lane, all enumerated in 1851 census.)

B21
By decree of the plague, Haya, wife of Jacob ben Ze'ev, diedAv 5592 [= August 1832].

(She was Hannah Woolfson, wife of Jacob Woolfson of London whosettled in Plymouth about 1819. She died in the cholera epidemic of1832 (PHC Minute Book II, 245).)

B22
Here lies an upright man amongst the princes. All his deedswas (sic) altruistic. And he clave to the living God. David ben Jacobfrom Bialin in Poland, died 12 Shevas (sic) 5565 [= 12 January1805.]

(David Jacob Coppel, born 1748 Belleye (Biala) arrived viaGravesend, 1799 and was in Comer Lane, Plymouth, in 1803. He had abrother Menahem [= Emanuel Cohen]. Coppel is a diminutive ofJacob.)

B23
A God fearing man Ze'ev ben Judah from Shotwinitz in the Stateof Poland, died by decree of the plague on Thursday and was buried on6 Av 5592 [= 2 August 1832.)

(= Mr Wolf who left £25 with Lazarus Solomon to be sent backto Poland through the good offices of Chief Rabbi SolomonHirschel.)

B24
Here is buried Aaron ben Yehiel who went the way of all theearth in the sixty eighth year of his life.

Aaron Nathan died 21 February 5618 [= 1858] aged 69years.

(Aaron Nathan, 17 Pearl Street, Stonehouse, in 1827, pitifullypoor, became Constable for Stonehouse and in 1837 apprehended a gangof counterfeiters. A silver snuff box awarded to him for this exploitis now in the Jewish Museum, London. In 1851 he was superintendent ofthe Watch Force and lived at Fore Street, Stonehouse, with his wifeMary (B62), and daughters Haranitha, dressmaker, Sarah, milliner(B63).)

B25
Jacob [ben] Uri Shraga ben Moses, who lived eight andsixty years, died Thursday and buried Friday, 19 Shevat 5593 [= 7February 1833].

Philip Moses. Near this spot lies the remains of EleazerMoses.

(A Philip Moses featured in the Exeter Congregation's accounts for1820. An Eleazar Moses was born 12 July 1838 to Jacob and Ella Moses.He might be the same as Eliezer Moses who, according to the 1851census, was 12 years old, the son of Agnes Moses, living at 11 EastCambridge Lane, Plymouth.)

B26
The bachelor, a Godfearing man, Jacob ben Uri Shraga, thepriest from Lontschotz, died Av 5592 [= August 1832].

(= Jacob Philip Cohen, member of the Congregation in 1819. Heseems to be identical with Meyer Jacob Cohen, hardware dealer, died16 August 1832. His will (DRO, Exeter, C794), made 15 August 1832 andsigned with Hebrew characters, was sworn with effects under£100, the executor was Charles Marks. He left one guinea to bedistributed to the poor of Jerusalem, and the residue 'in trust formy dear mother, Rebecca Cohen, now residing in Poland, for herseparate use apart from her husband so that he shall not intermeddletherewith'.)

B27
Gitla bat Zvi, who died in her old age on the Holy SabbathIyar 5613.

In memory of Hannah Ralph who departed this life May 5613[=1853] aged 87 years.

(Hannah Ralph wife of Judah (Lewis) Ralph who was the son ofAbraham Ralph I of Bideford. Their children were Samuel, 1803 67(tomb A133); Frederick, 1804 1850 (tomb B1); Abraham, 1814 1890;Amelia, 1812 1874; and possibly George. In the 1841 census she isliving at Southside off Bedford Street, was aged 75 and ofindependent means.)

B28
[Reverse] Sydney Solomon.

B29
Solomon Samuel ben Solomon who went to Heaven aged 1 year andtwo months, on Friday 22 Adar 5629 [= 5 March 1869].

[Reverse] Charles Samuel Solomon.

B30
A child of delights ...

(Apparently a double stone.)

B31
Sarah bat Benjamin Aryeh.

[Reverse] Sarah Levi died 2 February 5601 [= 1851]aged 78 years.

B32 to B34
Missing.

B35
Here lies a woman who feared the Lord in her heart/ To helpwith loving kindness the living/ and the dead, Mrs/ Friedcha batJudah, wife of Phineas ben Abraham Emdin, died Monday 6 Adar Rishon5603 [= 6 February 1843].

B36
[Reverse] Esther Simons.

B37
[Reverse] Rosie ... Sander Alexander, aged ?66years.

B38
Yetta bat Mordecai the Levite, wife of Eliezer ben the lateAbraham, died in her old age on the Holy Sabbath, 10 Tamuz 5606[= 4 July 1846].

(She was the wife of Eliezer Aaron, son of Abraham Aaron, who inturn was son in law of Abraham Joseph I.)

B39
[Reverse] [?] Harris.

B40
Esther bat ?Judah, wife of Alexander.

B41
Rachel Yettela bat Abraham, wife of Avigdor Isaac, died Nisan5609 [= March 1849].

Sara Lyon.

B41a
Abraham ben ... died and buried 22 Adar 5566 [= 12 March1806].

B42
Here lies the aged woman/ Who kept the commandments of theLord/ And was gathered up in good hoary age/ Mrs Miriam bat Abraham Zvi KZ. Died 4 Iyar 5609.

Meriam Abrahams died 25 April 5609 [= 1849] aged 96years.

B42a
The child of delights Jacob ben Elijah Moss, born on Friday,12th Tishri 5573 [= 18 September 1812], died and buriedFriday 4 Nisan 5575 [= 14 April 1815].

(His father was Elias Moss, of George Street, Plymouth Dock, NavyAgent in 1816. Elias was brother to Barrow Moss (13/14).)

B43
5577 [=1817].

B43a
Sacred to the memory of Mordecai Levi son of Lyon and LeahLevi, died 3 Av 5577 [= 16 July 1817] aged 5 years and 2months.

B44
Blima bat Eliezer wife of Isaac from Portsmouth.

[Reverse] Blumey, wife of Isaac Marks of Portsmouth diedDecember 5610 [= 1849] aged 77 years.

B45
Leah bat Issachar Baer, wife of Zvi ben Judah.

(Her husband was Zvi ben Judah Lyons from Warsaw, who in 1810 isdescribed in Congregational records as a fringe maker. They lived inDevonport.)

B46
Miss Pessla bat Simeon the Levite, died Tuesday ?25 Tevet 5610[= ?9 January 1850].

[Reverse] In memory of Eliza Levi ....

B46a
Joseph ben Isaac, died first day of Rosh Hodesh Shevat 5591[= 15 January 1831].

(= Joseph Isaac of Devonport.)

B47
Telza wife of Abraham Joseph.

[Reverse] Eliza Joseph, died 4 Shevat 5610 [= 17January 1850], aged 42 years.

(She was the daughter of Lemon Wolf, granddaughter of Moses Jacobof Redruth, and great granddaughter of Zender Falmouth. Her husbandwas Abraham Joseph II, and her children include Solomon, Hannah andEliza.)

B48
Miriam bat Abraham wife of Nathan from Dartmouth.

[Reverse] Miriam Jacobs, wife of Nathan Jacobs, formerlyof Dartmouth, 5610 [= 1850].

(Miriam Jacobs was born in Devon in 1771; she advertized in TFP, 7March 1833 that her pawnbroking business in Dartmouth was for sale;she was a silversmith in 1841 in Bedford Street, Plymouth. Her sonswere Alexander, Jacob, and Angel, her daughters: Betsy married B. L.Joseph of Liverpool; Martha (pre deceased her mother) married IsaacEmanuel of Southampton; Zipporah married Hyman Hyman of Plymouth. Herwill (DRO, Exeter, J/38) was made 12 February 1846 and was provedwith effects sworn at under £1,600. Her nephews are said to havefounded Crockfords.)

B49
Ginandel bat Judah, wife of Judah, 5611 [= 1851].

(= Nandell Moses, probably the wife of Judah Moses I. She was bornin Devon in 1766, and in 1841 was an 85 year old shopkeeper in theHigh Street, Plymouth.)

B50
[Reverse] Leah (?) Levi.

(Front: Illegible. In the 1841 census she is described as 58, bornin another county, of independent means, living in St Andrew Street,Plymouth, with Esther, Isabella and Julia, presumably her daughters.See B43a.)

B51
Hannah bat Isaac, wife of Judah, died on the Holy Sabbath, ?20Tevet 5612 [= 12 January 1852].

[Reverse] Ann wife of Mark Levy aged ?43 years.

(She was Ann, widow of Gabriel Rosenthal who died 27 May 1835(A71), daughter of Isaac Mark. She married Mark Levy II in 1844 (PHCMar. Reg 10). He was in business at Cornet Street, Guernsey, which heinsured from 1830, and there is an insurance policy for his goods atthe corner of Grosvenor and Olive Street, Alderney, and another atHigh Street, Guernsey in 1839. He died 23 December 1848 in Guernseyand his widow a 'dealer in cutlery, stationery, mathematical andoptical instruments, wearing apparel' insured for herself and intrust for her children.)

B52
Rachel bat Abraham, wife of Aaron.

Rachel Bellem.

(Rachel Bellam or Bellem, born 1783 Plymouth, died 1863. Herhusband was Aaron Bellam of Dartmouth, where her three childrenHarriet, a deaf and dumb seamstress, Jacob, general dealer, andAbraham, a dyer were born. Her father in law was Hayim of Dartmouth,member of the Congregation in 1760.)

B53
Illegible.

B53a
Aaron ben Mordecai, died Monday 11 Av 5555 [= 27 July1795].

(He was born 26 March 1786 and was the fith child to becircumcized by Joseph Joseph.)

B54
Missing.

B55
Frumat bat Moses, wife of Abraham.

(She was the first wife of Abraham Emden, she died 13 May1838.)

B56
A child's stone, illegible.

B57
[Reverse] Kitty, wife of Phinehas Levi, also herdaughter Traphina.

(Kitty Levi born Portsea 1788, died after 1851. Her husband was a Navy Agent of 15, Catherine Street, Devonport, and was one of the first Jews elected to Civic office in England.

B58
Leah bat Mordecai, wife of Abraham Emdin, died Av 5611 [=August 1851].

[Reverse] Leah wife of Abraham Emdon.

(Lydia Emden born Devonport 1811, daughter of Mordecai Davis,Market Street, Plymouth, second wife of Abraham Emden. Her childrenwere Clarence, Eleazar, Clare Solomon, Mark.)

B58a
Zvi ben Moses, died Sunday and buried Monday 9 Iyar 5536[= May 1776].

B59
[Reverse] Rebecca .... Lemon Wolf.

(She was the wife of Lemon Wolf, who was the son of Hayim Wolf ofPenzance, and granddaughter of Zender of Falmouth.

B60
[Reverse] Rosetta Solomon ?wife of Isaac Solomon.

(She was Rosa bat Asher ben Hayim, probably a daughter of AsherWolf of Penzance. She was born in Cornwall, 1811. Her children wereSolomon, Sarah, Henry, Julia, Ellen E., Simon W., David. Her husbandhad a fancy goods warehouse at 22 Whimple Street, Plymouth. He wasthe son of Jacob Solomon of Exeter, and moved to New York by 1872.About 1858 he was elected Poor Law Guardian, Plymouth.)

B61
Fanny, beloved wife of Joseph Joseph, died ?Av ?5615.

(Fanny Joseph was born in Poland 1815, married Joseph Joseph ofRedruth who moved to Plymouth in 1849 to 29 Whimple Street,silversmith and mineralogist. Their children were Solomon, Phoebe,Henry, Esther, Sarah, Gertrude, Rose, Julia, Florence {who marriedSolomon Barnett in 1876. He was a property developer in Kilburn andWillesden, London, and named the streets there after towns in hernative Devon} and Mathilda.)

B62
Miriam bat Moses, wife of Aaron Nathan. May her pains andaffliction which she bore in her life be an atonement for her sins.Died Friday, 5 Heshvan 5618.

Mary Nathan died 23 October 5618 [= 1858] aged 61years.

(See B24.)

B63
Miss Sarah bat Aaron, aged 38 years, died Tuesday Rosh HodeshKislev 5632.

[Reverse] In loving memory of Sarah, daughter of Aaron andMary Nathan, died 14 November 1871, aged 38.

(See B24, B62.)

B64
Bila bat Eliakim, died ?2 Kislev 5619 [= December1859].

[Reverse] Elizabeth ... John Levi.

(See B19, where he is called John Levy.)

B65
Sarah bat Mordecai to the grief of her parents.

[Reverse] Sarah Levy died 2 Tevet 5619 [= 9 December1858], aged 15 years.

(She appears in the 1851 census (P5/41). Her parents were Marksand Betsy Levi of 50 Bedford Street, Plymouth.)

B66
Miss Gitla bat Isaac, died 5619 [= 1859].

[Reverse] Julia Marks, sister of Charles Marks.

(Julia Marks was a strawbonnet maker in Cornwall Street in 1836.Administration of her estate, under £50, was granted to herbrother Samuel in London.)

B66a
The bachelor Moses ?Menahem ben Solomon, died [?]Heshvan ?5564 [= October ?1804].

B67
Bila bat Moses Isaac. She was 60 years old at her death.

[Reverse] Arabella, wife of Myer Stadthagen, died 26 Nisan5622 [= 26 April 1862] aged 61[!] years.

(She was the daughter of Judith and Henry Joseph of Redruth,granddaughter of Zender of Falmouth. See B76.)

B68
The Parnas and Manhig to his congregation, Abraham benJoseph.

[Reverse] Abraham Joseph died 28 Eyar 5628 [= 20 May1868].

(Abraham Joseph II (1799 1868), born Plymouth, married firstly 31January 1828 Eliza Wolf, daughter of Asher Wolf (1811 1850), ofPenzance (B47): secondly Rose died 1896. By his first wife he hadRose, Hyman, Henry, Moses, Solomon, Sarah, David, Ruth, Hannah andEliza. By his second wife he had Floretta. A bill broker in 1851 of 6Mulgrave Place, Plymouth. Slop man to Prince William Henry.Plymouth's representative at the Board of Deputies. Partner in Devonand Cornwall Bank. Friend of Chief Rabbi Nathan Adler, to whom hebequeathed his library.)

B69
A woman of valour and of upright heart, Sheincha, wife ofcantor Lima [?Lita], died Wednesday, the eve of Rosh HodeshNisan 5553 [= 13th March 1793].

(Their son was a member of the Congregation from 1795 99. Thefirst reference in the PHC's records to Cantor Lima is in 1796 whenhe was appointed Reader at £25 per annum. His salary went up to£42 per annum in 1802 and £50 per annum in 1816.)

B70
Mordecai ben Israel, an old man and honoured, who served inthe fear of the Lord. Died with hoary head on Tuesday, 14 Shevat andburied on Wednesday in the year ?5618 [?= Friday 29 January1858].

B71
Samuel ben Menahem the Priest, an honourable and faithful manfrom the stock of martyrs, eager to do loving kindness to the poorand hastening to his prayers, evening, morning and noon. Died 5 Iyar5620 [= 27 April 1860].

(Samuel Cohen, referred to in Congregational records of 1820 as'from Chelmsford', and seems to have travelled through Plymouthfrequently about 1821. In 1846 it seems as though he was in somefinancial difficulty, but he left £5 to the Synagogue when hedied in 1860.)

B72
[Reverse] Marcus Wolf.

(Ze'ev ben Mordecai (1781 c1860). Born Poland, married to Kittyalso from Poland, left £1 to Synagogue at his death.)

B73
Aaron.

B74
Judah Lyon.

(Judah ben Avigdor. Probably son of Francis Lyons, died 1837.Brother of Solomon Lyons and Mathilda Lazarus. Watchmaker in BedfordStreet, Plymouth 1836.)

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B75
Illegible, but a ewer and basin at the head of the stone.

B76
Here lies a man who walked in uprightness and righteousness,he feared the Lord God all the days of his life. 32 years he wascantor here in the Holy Congregation of Plymouth. Meir ben RabbiIsaac, he died on Monday, the 7th day of Passover, aged 58 years andwas buried with great honour on the last day of the Passover,5622.
Myer Stadthagen died 21 Nisan 5622 [= 21 April 1862] aged58.

(Myer Stadthagen, born Prussia 1804, married Arabella (see B67).Their children were Selina, Phoebe, Sarah, Ellen and Isaac (see A26).Ellen married Edwin Selig of Manchester in Birmingham 1864, his othersons in law were Barnet Barnett, jeweller of Birmingham, AbrahamIsaacs, pawnbroker of Newport, Mon., and Edwin Wolf of Plymouth,pawnbroker. By his will, under £1,500, he left £200 toEllen when she should marry, which should not be without the consentof Barnett and Abraham 'if it be against our religion', as the othershad also received £200 each. £400 to his son in lawBarnett, which Stadhagen had already lent to him, and called on himto pay into the estate some £610, the value of railway shares,which were in his possession. His son in law Edwin Wolf, owed him£20 and Mr J. Joseph owed £14 for which Stadhagen hadmortgaged his house. He left £3 to my Congregation as a memorialto be made every festival of free will offerings and to pay some fitperson to say a prayer for me during the year, and a light shall beburned... ' He gave a silver cup to each son in law, and the'circumcision boxes shall be kept in the family until one of mygrandchildren shall be a circumcizor'. £3 was to be sent to theHoly Land, and his Pentateuch with the commentary of the Abarbanellto be given to Abraham Isaacs of Newport. According to hisnaturalisation certificate he was a native of Bishopswerder, Prussiaand wanted citizenship to enable him to purchase and hold landedproperty. His five referees were all non Jews.)

B77
Abraham ben Yekutiel. ... buried with honour ...
[Reverse] Abraham Kaufman, died 16 January 1863, aged 54years. May his soul rest in peace.

(Abraham Kaufman, hawker, born Prussia, bachelor (P5/265).Described as a watchmaker when administration of his effects isgranted to his brother Bernard Kaufman.)

B78
Miss Harriet Nathan.

(Miss Harriet Nathan born Plymouth 1773, an aunt of Abraham RalphII, probably the sister of Hannah Ralph. Listed in the PlymouthDirectory, 1850 under 'gentry etc.' as of Bedford Street.)

B78a
Joseph ben Judah Jacob.

(= Joseph Jacob Sherrenbeck. He came from Sherrenbeck in Germany,and was the leader of the Plymouth Congregation in 1745. Is firstheard of in 1734 at the Assizes at Taunton when he was found guiltyof criminal conversation with the wife of Lazarus Chadwick, for whichhe was fined £20 and imprisoned 2 years. A prominent businessman and generous benefactor with his wife to the Synagogue. In 1746he applied as creditor to administer the estate of a William Acres{Ackres} late of Crediton but died belonging to HMS Edinburgh {DROMoger, II, p. 1335, bundle 130}. He insured his goods in a house onNew Quay for £2,000 from 1758. In 1760, giving his address atSolomon Nathan in Fenchurch Street, with whom he presumably hadbusiness dealings, he insured stock in a house in Plymouth Dock inthe tenure of Sampson Cohen. He died between 1779 and 1782.)

B79
Miss Rachel ben Jacob Judah, died 22 Tamuz 5629 [= 1 July1869].
[Reverse] R. Benjamin aged 88 years.

(Rachel Benjamin, born Plymouth, feather maker, daughter of LeviBenjamin, cantor in Plymouth in 1813, she lived at 43, ClaremontStreet, Plymouth in 1851. According to the census she was born in1801, but according to the tombstone inscription she was born in1781. She and a Miss E. Benjamin (?= her sister Leah) gave £7.5s. to the Appeal for the Gifford Place Cemetery, in 1858.)

B80
Hannah bat Menahem the Levite, died Adar Sheni ?5635 [? =March 1875].
Hannah Jonas.

B81
Illegible.

B81a
Shraga ben Abraham KZ, died 13 Shevat 5551 [= 17 January1791].

(Hands of priest on the stone.)

B82
Leah bat Shemaiah, wife of Menahem ben Jacob the priest, aged81 years.

(Her husband was Emanuel Cohen, born in Carlsberg, near Mannheim1775, came to England via Gravesend in 1801, stayed in London for ashort time and came to Plymouth in 1802. He left Plymouth in 1820 forFalmouth and Redruth. Local tradition in Redruth more than a centuryafter his passing relates that he could be seen in the street waitingfor sunset on Friday and Saturday evening to close and open hisjeweller's shop. He signed his will in 1849 with a mark, leavingeverything to his wife, Leah (AL 58; PCC Cornwall 1849, 329).)

B83
An upright and pure man, the late Gershon ben Judah Jacob,died Kislev 5542 [= December 1781].

[and]

B84
The woman elder Mrs ... wife of .... died Tishri 5543 [=September 1783].

(Gershon Sherrenbeck, brother of Joseph Jacob Sherrenbeck. SeeB78a.)

B85
Illegible. A broken stone with the number 85 at the top,indicating that the stones were numbered subsequent to setting,probably when the cemetery was closed.

B86
Jacob Zvi ben Joseph.
[Reverse] Jacob Lyons.

(Jacob Lyons, born 1795, Poland, wife born 1816 Poland, of 19Barrack Street, East Stonehouse, general dealer in 1851. Childrenwere: Rosa, Rebecca, Moses, Isaac, Amelia and Aaron. Rose (Rosa)married George Norman, a secretary of the Synagogue, in 1861.)

B87
Here lies a man who feared God, his body lies in the ground,but his soul is in the Garden of Eden. Ze'ev Hayim ben Eleazer wholived 58 years and died with a good name on Friday the 8th of AdarSheni and was buried with great honour on the 11th thereof in theyear 5627.
In memory of Woolf Emden died 15 March 1867, aged 58 years.

(Woolf Emden born 21 April 1810, the son of Eliezer Emden (seeB9). In 1851 he was a draper of 19, High Street, and he was marriedto Rebecca Franco, daughter of John Franco. John Franco's Hebrew namewas Abraham, and John was almost certainly the Abraham Franco whodied together with his non Jewish wife of cholera in 1832 and whowere both buried in the same grave. The children were converted andRebecca seems to be the 'Rachel' referred to in the Beth Din minutesabout their conversion. By trade he was a last maker.)

B88
Jacob Joseph ben Aryeh, died 21 Kislev 5624 [= 2 December1863]. Aged 58 years.
[Reverse] Jacob Joseph.

(On an 1858 inscription in the Plymouth synagogue his Hebrew nameis Isaac Joseph ben Aryeh.)

B89
Abraham ben Aaron Bellem, the reaper passed over him and hedied 27 Tishri 5627.
Abraham Bellem died 6 October 5627 [= 1866] aged 44years.

(His father was Aaron ben Hayim of Dartmouth.)

B90
Here lies the worthy bachelor it is a duty to remember him inhonour/ because he dealt in faithfulness,/ charity to the poor hegave,/ his righteousness will remain forever,/ may he reap the rewardof the righteous./ He left his wealth as an everlasting memorial/ tosee the pleasantness of the fruit of his work./ Jacob ben Solomondied with a good name Tuesday 16 Iyar and was buried on Wednesday the17th thereof in the year 'You shall be remembered', in his 83rdyear.
Beneath are deposited the remains of one of the worthies of hisnative town Plymouth. Jacob Nathan who departed this life the 21 May5627 [= 1867]. Reader ponder on the momento of a good man.His path during life was upright, just and righteous. The name ofJacob Nathan was proverbial for deeds of kindness and acts of charityto the needy and unfortunate.

(Jacob Nathan was the largest single benefactor to the PlymouthCongregation leaving them the bulk of his estate of £13,000. Hewas a bachelor, first mentioned in Congregational records in 1819, ismentioned in English Goldsmiths as a goldsmith in 1833. His brotherswere Nathaniel, born 1778, and Henry, born 1793 {see tombs B91 andB93}. Their sister Bila died in 1833. None of the family married,they were large owners of houses. Neither Nathaniel nor Henry were asrich as Jacob, who was a most frequent and generous contributor toall manner of charities.)

B91
Nathan ben Solomon, died Sunday 5 Elul 5625.
Nathaniel Nathan died 27 August 5625 [= 1865] aged 87years.

(Brother of Jacob and Henry Nathan, see B90.)

B92
Missing.

B93
Zvi ben Solomon, died on the Holy Sabbath 23 Tevet 5624 [=2 January 1864].
Henry Nathan.

(Brother of Jacob and Nathaniel Nathan, see B90.)

B94
Illegible.

B95
..... in the year 5522 [= 1762].

B96
Illegible.

B97
The upright and worthy Joseph ben Joseph Meir, died Sunday,Rosh Hodesh Heshvan ?5545 [?= 15 October 1784].

(He was the Beadle of the Congregation in 1779 and appears to havebeen a member in 1759.)

B98
Illegible.

B99
The worthy bachelor Jacob ben .... died 23 Shevat 5523 [=February 1763].

B100
Abraham ben .... died Iyar 5540 [= 1780].

B101
Illegible.

B102
Menahem ben Judah, died Friday, 2 Kislev 5557 [= 2December 1796].

(A deeply incised inscription on slate. The standard abbreviationfor 'May his soul be bound up in the bond of life' is at thebeginning of the inscription. It is invariably at the end. He and hiswife Esther bat Solomon left £2. 2s. to the Synagogue.)

B103 & B104
Illegible.

B105
1804.

B106
Feigala bat Samuel, died 19 Shevat 5628.
[Reverse] Frances, daughter of Samuel and Phoebe Levy, 12February 1868.

(See B10. Their surname is more usually spelled Levi.)

B107
Brina bat Gershon.
Brina, wife of Henry Morris died 28 August 1867, aged 56years.

(Brina Morris, nee Joseph, was born in Exeter, was married in 1830to Henry or William Morris, born Prussia, jeweller, of 35, CambridgeStreet in 1851. Their children were Cordelia, George, Deborah, Kate,Jacob and Judah.)

B108
Brina bat Abraham, died 2 Elul 5625 [= 24 August1865].
[Reverse] Brina Joseph.

Brina {or Briny} Joseph born 1781 Plymouth, daughter of AbrahamJoseph I, married Nathan Joseph (Altmann), and had twelvechildren.)

B109 to B111
Missing.

B112
Here lies a man who went in the path of uprightness, fearedGod, generous of heart, pursued righteousness and loving kindness andgave to the needy. Abraham ben Eliezer who reached days and years ofhoary head and who died on Monday 12th of the month of Ziv [=Iyar], his body lies in the earth but his soul is accepted in theGarden of Eden. He was gathered with great honour to the place of hisfathers on Tuesday, the 13th of said month in the year 5632. Inmemory of Abraham Emdon T.C. Devonport, died 20 May 1872/5632, aged73 years.

(Abraham Emden born 1799 Plymouth, son of Eliezer Emden I marriedtwice, firstly to Martha {Frumat} {see A73} and secondly Lydia,daughter of Mordecai Davis. He was a pawnbroker in Cornwall Street,Devonport in 1844, at 13 Ordnance Street in 1851. Elected TownCouncillor of Devonport on 9 November 1870, and a year later was amember of the General Purposes Committee. His son was elected in hisplace for Morice Ward on his death, which took place at 10, LambertStreet. According to Revd Berlin, the present stone is a replacementof a previoue one.)

B113
The outstanding Torah scholar, righteous, and upright. Isaac ben Abraham. When he was 73 years old he was called to the Yeshiva onHigh. 10 Shevat 5732.
Isaac Isaacs died 19 January 1872 aged 72! years.

(Isaac Isaacs born Bavaria 1803, married Fanny, born Exeter 1812.Their children, all born in Plymouth, were Amelia, Isabella, Nancy,Julia, Jeanette. He was a master jeweller of 31 Frankfurt Street, in1851. In the 1871 census he is described as a general clothes dealerat 1 Abbey Place. He is referred to in a holograph letter[brought to my attention by Mr Edgar Samuel] sent to HenrySolomon of Plymouth in 1844, as 'the man who comprehends allknowledge, the sage Mr Isaacs'.)

B114 & B115
Missing.

B116
At the age of ?13 years he ascended to Heaven. The bachelor Ze'ev ben Abraham, in the year ?5610 [= ?1850].
[Reverse] Wolf Rosenberg.

B117
Alexander ben Meir, died 19 Av 5629 [= 27 July1869].

(= Alexander Klapper born, according to Revd Berlin, in 1834;married 12 November 1862 to Amelia Rain of 8 Leigham Terrace,Plymouth, daughter of Abraham Rain. Klapper was a clothier of 92Pembroke Street, Devonport, in 1862.)

B118
Missing.

B119
The righteous man Mordecai ben Jacob, died Friday and wasburied on Sunday ... 5567 [= 1806/7.)

(= Mordecai Jacobs born 1727 Prague, landed at Harwich in 1750,spent 3 years in London and was then in Cornwall from 1753 to 1773.He was an umbrella maker and remained in Plymouth from 1773 until hisdeath on 4 October 1806. In 1805 he lived at 85 Market Place,Plymouth.)

B119a
Joseph ben Baruch, died 27 Heshvan 5627 [= 5 November1866] aged 72 years.

B119b
Hannah Moses.

(A broken stone lying on the ground in pieces. According to RevdBerlin she was the wife of Phillip Moses II, she died Friday, 23December 1864 aged 83. These details are no longer legible.)

B119c
Rose Philip [Berlin read: Rosie Phillips], died 5January (1803) aged 55 years.

(= Reizcha bat Samuel SGL, she was a clothes broker of 15 MarketStreet, Plymouth Dock in 1823 and, from 1825 to 1826, one of the fewwomen members of the Plymouth Meshivat Nefesh Society.)

B120 to B125
Illegible or Missing. A56 (Mrs Reichla Benjamin) above,lies next to B126.

B126
... ben Abraham KZ, [died] 55[??].

(The number 126 has been placed in the centre of the stone as thepriestly hands have been carved at the top.)

C1
Abraham Isaac ben Joseph, died 22 Kislev ...

(= Abraham Joseph I (1731 24 November 1794). 'Died at Plymouthaged 63, Abraham Joseph wholesale dealer in slops for the Navy. Hewas one of the people called Jews, but the actions of his whole lifewould have done honour to any persuasion. He amassed a considerablefortune by very fair and honest means. As an agent for seamen, hispractice was well worthy the imitation of every person in thatbusiness, as several orphans and indigent widows can testify(Gentleman's Magazine 1794, p. 1156)'. He was married to RosyAbrahams and their children were Phoebe, Esther, Joseph, Brina,Samuel, Aaron, Gella, Henel. He probably came from Germany, and spenthis early years in London. His wife had a grandfather, Michael Moses,who lived in Creechurch Lane, London. They probably went to Plymouthbecause Rosy had family there. According to his will he left his realestate to his children, to Joseph and Samuel two leasehold dwellingson the Barbican, Plymouth, two other leasehold houses in thepossession of Thomas Rowland and John Elliot and three dwellings onthe quay in East Stonehouse on trust for Joseph, Gella and Henel,Samuel, Phoebe and Brina. Also to his wife and sons freeholddwellings in Castle Street and Stillman Street or Seven Star Lane.These were also to be held in trust for Esther. A house in PykeStreet used by his son in law Abraham Aaron to be held in trust forPhoebe Aaron. He had insured the life of one JosephDaw[?son], and Phoebe was to pay the premiums, and to havethe benefit of it. Of the residue £500 went to his wife and eachchild except Joseph and Phoebe, who already had their share, and theremainder to be divided into eight parts. One eighth each to: Joseph,his wife, Samuel (provided it did not exceed £500) 'to set up orcontinue as a pawnbroker', Phoebe, Gella, Brina, Henel, Esther. Hisscrolls of the Sefer Torah in the Synagogue were to be given one toJoseph, one to Samuel, and the oldest to the 'Synagogue and the Jewpeople frequenting same'. 'The pair of Aaron silver bells and theplate thereto belonging shall never be sold or alienated from myfamily'. Joseph's son Henry got a gold watch and silver shoe andstone knee buckles. 'To Moses Ephraim, schoolmaster £12. 12s.0d. within twelve months to say certain prayers for me daily'. Theinterest of £100 in the Oakhampton Turnpike to be paid to theBeth Hamidrash in London. 'The interest on £100 for theSynagogue in Plymouth upon condition and in confidence that properprayers are said for me in the synagogue every Jewish Sabbath Day,and every holiday, and if the people attending at such times shallrefuse, neglect, or omit to say such prayers for me, then theexecutors are to pay the interest to the Institution in London'.)

C2
Upon the mountains I will raise my cry and upon the heavens mylamentation [Jer. 9:9] for the young maiden, the daughter ofour people Gella bat Abraham known as Arbilai. She died on the HolySabbath, 11 Kislev 5574 [= 4 December 1813]. May her soul bebound up in the bond of life.

(She was the daughter of Abraham Joseph I, for whom see C1.)

C3 & C4
Illegible.

C5
Joseph ben Abraham Isaac.

(= Joseph Joseph (1766 6 September 1846) son of Abraham Joseph I{see C1}. Silversmith and slop merchant, continued in his father'sfootsteps, generous benefactor of the Synagogue. In 1798 he gave aburial plot worth £105 to the Congregation, also an Ark curtain,two golden breastplates and a small cover. He owned extensiveproperty, but lost his money and went bankrupt. He moved in HighSociety and appears to have been friendly with King William IV whenthe latter was at Dartmouth in his youth.)

C6
Here lies a modest women, precious in her actions, her glorywas at home and she was praised without, ninety were the days of theyears of her life when she was gathered to her people and to herfathers. She was the benefactress, a woman of worth, Edal bat AbrahamZvi, who died with a good name on Thursday, 11th Adar and was buriedhere in honour on Friday, the 12th thereof 5621 [= 21 February1861].

(She was the wife of Joseph Joseph (C5). She was born in Liskeardin 1771.)

C7
Zvi ben [?] Nahum, died ... ?5552 [=?1792].

C8
Missing.

C9 & C10
Illegible.

TRANSCRIPTIONS BY REVD DR M. BERLIN

8/6
With bitter cry we bemoan the child Abraham ben Samuel, diedon the 2nd day of Shavuot 5564 [= 7 May 1804] aged 5years.

8/7
The child Isaac ben ?Avigdor/?Abimelech. 5564 [=1804].

9/10
May he be with the congregation of the upright, there withthe sweet voiced may he dwell, the perfect man Moses ben Isaac,Shammash and Trusty of the Holy Congregation of Plymouth. Died andburied on Thursday, 18 Sivan in the year 'and ye shall circumcize theforeskin of your heart' [apparently based on Deut. 10:16][= 1780].

(= Moses Isaac, born 1728 Mezeritz in Poland, moved to Frankfurt,landed in Harwich 1748. From the chronogram it appears that he wasalso the town Mohel. His wife was Dikah bat Jacob and when she diedin 1815 the stock which she left was sold to satisfy the expensesincurred by the Congregation on her behalf. Isaac was appointed asTeacher of children in 1781 though he probably acted in this capacityat an earlier date because he signed the minutes of the congregationas Beadle in 1778. His wife, Dikah, together with the wife ofNaphtali Benjamin (see A56), and Beilah, wife of Moses Yorkshire,were called on to examine Esther bat Judah, on the 6th day ofPassover 1794. The girl was standing on a table to watch the sight ofthe army to amuse herself like the other girls, as she was at thattime between 8 and 9 years of age. She fell from the table and hermother saw that there was blood on her dress, so she sent for thethree women to rule whether 'it was blood of virginity or not.Therefore let this be a memorial, so that there should not be foundin her, God forbid, an evil name, for there are men of Belial who saythat she whored in the house of her mother and father'.)

10/2
A woman of worth Golda bat Judah, died and buried Sunday, 19Adar Rishon 5559 [= 24 February 1799].

10/3
With bitter cries we mourn the child Elijah ben Abraham, diedand buried on Sunday, 9 Adar Sheni 5527 [= 10 March1767].

10/4
The generous Israel ben Jacob, died 29 Adar Rishon 5559[= 5 April 1799].

(= Israel Jacobs, born 1743 in Oberhausen, Germany. Landed inHarwich in 1762. He was a silversmith in Southside Street. A memberof the Congregation in 1767, subscribed one guinea in 1779 for thePlymouth Congregation's War Levy, and one guinea in 1782 for a newScroll of the Law. He was probably a brother of Nathan Jacobs ofDartmouth, see 13/7.)

10/5
Naphtali Hirtz ben Benjamin, died on Friday, 4 Iyar and wasburied on Sunday 5561 [= 17 April 1801] aged 75.

(This seems to be Naphtali Benjamin, born in Ilbersheim, nearMannheim in 1725. Landed at Harwich in 1745, and appears to havesettled in Plymouth by 1759. He acted as beadle to PHC in 1778, andwas a boxmaker shortly before his death, see AL32.)

10/6
An upright man, a righteous priest, who helped the poor, toservices he went morning and night, Federale ben Abraham KZ. Died andburied with a good name on Wednesday, 13th Adar Sheni 5562 [= 17March 1802].

11/2
My heart weeps for the praised woman, wife of Lapidot[Judges 4:4] Gittla bat Michael, wife of the late ZalmanMannheimer, who died on 4 Iyar 5565 [= 3 May 1805].

(Her husband was Solomon Zalman ben Abraham KZ Mannheimer who was a member some time before 1782.

13/7
Nathan ben Jacob from Dartmouth, died Friday 14 Heshvan 5592[= 24 October 1831].
Reverse] Nathan Jacobs, late of Dartmouth, 6 November5592 [sic].

(Nathan Jacobs was a member of the Plymouth Congregation before1779 when he made a big disturbance in the Synagogue for which he hadto make an abject apology. He was a jeweller in Dartmouth, his wifewas Miriam and his children were Alexander, Angel, Betsy, Martha andZipporah. By his will he appointed Arthur Bailey Harris, a banker,and Alexander as executors of his estate which amounted to somethousands of pounds.)

13/7b
Yehiel ben Naphtali, died and buried Wednesday, 3 Nisan 5581[= 5 April 1821].

(Possibly he was Henry Hart, the father of Moses Hart. In Plymouthbefore 1805.)

13/10
Judah ben Moses Jacob, died [or was buried] the eveof Rosh Hodesh Shevat 5586 [= 8 January 1826] aged 87years.

(= Judah Moses I, born 1741 Hartheim in Wurzburg, landed 1763 inHarwich and came straight to Plymouth. His daughter Esther marriedAlexander ben Samuel of Truro. Judah played an important part in theaffairs of the Congregation in the early nineteenth century {a Judahben Moses subscribed to the Plymouth Congregation's War Levy of1779}. He was insured as a watchmaker, silversmith and slopseller at62 Southside Street, Plymouth, in 1805. Rachel Benjamin left him andhis daughter Esther £1 each by her will {DRO B652} in 1817.)

13/12
Ezekiel Judah ben the late Abraham, died 15 Tevet 5583[= 29 December 1822.]

13/13
Simha ben Isaac the Levite who was called Bunam Segal diedMonday 25 Tevet 5579 [= 25 January 1819.) The Parnas and Manhigof the Holy Congregation of Plymouth, aged 53 years.

(= Benjamin Levy, born 1776 Hamelburg, Germany, landed in London1782, and spent 4 years in Arundel, came to Plymouth in 1786. He wasinsured as a silversmith, haberdasher and optician at 47 MarketStreet, Plymouth from 1800. On 1 April 1816 he signed as B. Levy inEnglish characters and Bunam in Hebrew, slopseller, a lease for waterfor a house in Portland Square inhabited by John Tubby. One of thefirst Jews to be listed in the Devon Directory, he was an optician inSouthside Street until his death in 1819. One of his daughtersmarried a Sephardi from Mogador. An ewer and basin are carved at thetop of the stone.)

13/14
Baruch ben Isaac Moses, died on the eve of Rosh HodeshShevat 5577 [= 17 January 1871] aged 35 years. He offered£100 to the Synagogue and he left £40 to its SinkingFund.

(= Barrow Moss of Devonport. Berlin says that there was poetry onthe reverse, but did not record it. Barrow's wife was Sally, whosefather Solomon Isaac, came to Plymouth in 1776 and left her a fortuneof about £1,500. The Congregation still uses a silver besomimbox (spice holder used in the havdalah ceremony at the conclusion ofthe Sabbath) which his widow presented originally to the PlymouthDock Minyan.)

13/15
Mordecai ben Abraham, died Friday, 21 Heshvan 5572 [= 8November 1811].

(= Mordecai Abraham born 1743 Gelheim, arrived in England viaHarwich 1766, and in 1803 was a silversmith at 37 St Andrews Street,Plymouth. The TFP of 24 December 1773 carried an advertisement fromhim:

RUN AWAY. On Monday 13 December Moses Isaac, a Jew, servant toMordecai Abraham of Middle Lane, Plymouth, and carried off two boxesof great value .... Whoever will apprehend [him] so as he maybe brought to justice shall receive 2 guineas reward. He is a palefaced man, about 30 years of age, black curled hair, 5 feet 8 incheshigh, and apt to be merry in company. He wore a blue plush coat,reddish waistcoat and buckskin breeches.

The local press took note of his death after a long illness, whenhe died at North Corner Street, Plymouth Dock. In his will he isdescribed as a shopkeeper and licenced hawker. His wife was Rachel,and their children were Abraham, Judah, Rebecca and Phoebe.)

13/16
Jacob ben Mordecai, and was gathered to his forefathers onWednesday, 2nd day of Rosh Hodesh Elul and was buried on Friday ?10Elul.

(= Jacob Jacob/s. The son of Mordecai Jacob who landed in Englandin 1750. He was insured as a silversmith and toyman of Market Place,Plymouth, from 3 February 1796. He remained there until his death.His will leaves 'to the Jewish synagogue at Plymouth, of which I amby the blessing of God a member, £100 to be invested in 5%annuities, the interest to be given to the poor Jews of Plymouthevery year in Elul, on condition that my late father Mordecai Jacobs,and myself, be commemorated forever at the Yizkor service. In defaultof which my heirs are to sue the congregation in payment of£100. £10 towards ten poor people for making a competentmeeting for prayers every Saturday, and £5 to Mr Ephraim to saya certain portion of the Holy Scriptures as a prayer for me on everySaturday, £5 to my brother in law, Rabbi Simon for saying aprayer called Kaddish for me in the synagogue every day, a mourningring to each of my nephews and the residue to my dearly beloved wifeHannah Jacobs, daughter of Hayim Barnett of the City ofGloucester'.)

13/17
The old man Solomon ben Nathan, died on the Holy Sabbath 15Shevat 5571 [= 9 February 1811].

(= Solomon Nathan, born 1740 Merionthal, Germany, landed Harwich1756 and came straight to Plymouth where he had family. He was thefather of Jacob, Henry, Nathaniel and Bila Nathan. His wife wasRachel, sister of Abraham Daniel, a noted miniaturist. He was agoldsmith, and apparently the only registered Jewish master who tookregistered apprentices in the South West. Judah Lyons was apprenticedto him in 1772 for £42.)

O8
My wife Feigela bat Mordecai, wife of Isaac ben Avigdor, diedon account of the plague, Tuesday, 2nd day of Rosh Hodesh Elul 5592[= 28 August 1832].
[Reverse] Fanny, wife of S. Lyon.

(First wife of Solomon Lyon. She was a straw hat maker in PykeStreet in 1822.)

O10
Esther bat Abraham from the State of Poland, the HolyCongregation of Lublin, died 25 Tevet 5591 [= 7 January1831].

(The wife of Lazarus Solomon (see A21), possibly his firstwife.)

O11
(Jose) Cohen, she died 2 April 5589 [= 1829] aged 3months.

O12
Sarah bat David the Priest, died 15 Heshvan 5581 [= 23October 1820].

O13
An elder, honoured and respected, who attained 80 years like amighty man. He ran like a hart and was as swift as an eagle to dothat which was right and upright, the scholar Sampson ben Nathan, whodied on Tuesday, 27 Iyar 5577 [= 13th May 1817] the 42nd dayof the Omer according to the counting of the children of Israel. Mayhe arise in his turn at the time appointed which is sealed in theBook.

(= Simon Nathan, born 1747 near Marienbad in Bohemia, landed atHarwich in 1773 and came straight to Plymouth where he was a dealerand chapman at 85 Market Place in 1803. As early as 1786, he was in acomfortable way of life, able to have water piped into his house onthe conduit system.)

O16
Nencha bat Yehie[l], wife of the late Zvi ben Nathan,died 15 Heshvan 5574 [= 8 November 1813].

(The 'l' of Yehiel is omitted, probably for the same reason as the'o' in G d, which is the translation of el.)

O17
Brina bat Solomon known as Zalman KZ, wife of Reuben known asZelig, died Tuesday 21 Kislev 5574 [= 14 December 1813].

(= Mrs Brina Isaacs, the wife of Solomon Isaacs (see O18), and arelation, perhaps, of the aunt of Joseph Joseph.)

O18
The elder, Reuben Zelig ben Isaac, died the Holy Sabbath 21Kislev 5576 [= 23 December 1815]. He left after him £15and £10.

(= Solomon Isaac, born 1751 in Mannheim, landed in London 1775,arrived in Plymouth 1776, a silversmith, noted in the DevonDirectories from 1798, a tenant of one of Joseph Joseph's houses inSouthside Street. His wife was Brina, or Briney, see O17. By his willhe appointed Leviah, wife of Levy Zachariah, Sally, wife of BarrowMoss, Isaac Isaacs, three of his children, to be executors of hisestate which was sworn at £3,000.)

O21
Minnela bat Menahem, wife of the Parnas and Manhig Zvi benSamuel who went to her rest on Sunday, 25 Heshvan and was buried onthe 28th thereof 5572 [= 12 November 1811].

(She was the wife of Henry Hart {see 13/7b}, who in 1797 was oneof the Trustees of the synagogue.)

O22
The bachelor Abraham ben Nathan, Dartmouth, died on the HolySabbath, the eve of Shavuot, and was buried on Isru Hag 5572 [=16 May 1812] aged 20 years.

(A son of Nathan Jacobs of Dartmouth.)

O23
The child Miriam bat Yehiel, died on Friday, 6 Elul 5572[= 14 August 1812].

P7
Moses Isaac ben Judah, died Friday and buried Sunday 14 Elul5593 [= 2 September 1833].

(= Isaac Moses, known as Ike Moses, probably a son of Judah MosesI (see A14) who came to Plymouth in 1763.)

P16
The Parnas and Manhig Yehiel Michael ben Zvi, died Thursday,20 Adar 5579 [= 17 March 1819].

(= Michael Hart, born 1739 near Mannheim, came to England viaHarwich 1763. A silversmith in Howes Lane in 1803.)

P17
Alexander Aryeh ben Menahem, died 14 Heshvan 5579 [= 16November 1818], with hoary head and full of days.

[and]

P18
Edal bat Samuel, wife of Alexander Aryeh ben Menahem, diedSunday, 9 Heshvan 5579 [= 8 November 1818], aged 65years.

(His surname was Emanuel, his children were Samuel, Ezekiel andMenahem.)

P20
Genella bat Baruch, wife of the late Joseph ben Zvi, from theHoly Congregation of Falmouth, died Friday, 9 Kislev 5577 [= 29November 1816].

Q5
The child Miriam bat Jacob, Betsy Miriam Jacob, daughter of thelate Lewis Jacobs [II].

Q6
Judah ben Isaac, died 8 Sivan 5600 [= 7 June 1840].
[Reverse] Lewis Jacobs; 7 June 1840, aged 49 years.

(= Lewis Jacobs I, goldsmith in 1823 in Totnes. He was not thefather of Q5, but he might have been the father of A94.)

Q16
The bachelor Issachar ben Joel, died 25 Shevat 5582 [= 16February 1822].

(Berlin queries 's.o. [= son of] Joel Levy?'.)

Q19
The bachelor Aaron ben Simeon the Levite, died 13 Tishri 5579[= 13 October 1818].

(The stone has an ewer and basin at the top.)

Q24
Joshua Falk ben the late Isaac from Breslau. He was slain inthe place of Fowey by the uncircumcized and impure man Wyatt anddrowned in the waters, 14 Kislev 5572 and buried on the 17th thereof[= 30 November 1811], aged 26 years.

(= Isaac Valentine who acted as an agent for the Josephs, aPlymouth family, who in turn were acting on behalf of the Londonbankers Goldsmid, who were buying up golden guineas for theGovernment. He was enticed to bring £260 to Fowey by aninnkeeper called Wyatt and was murdered by him and dropped into thedock. Wyatt was hanged for this crime at Bodmin in the presence of alarge crowd which flocked in from all the countryside.)

Q25
Zadok ben Asher, died 5 Tamuz 5570 [= 7 July1810].

(In the Plymouth Aliens Register (AL19) there is a Hebrewannotation R' Zadok next to the name Alexander Sunder. The name Zadokoccurs only rarely amongst Plymouth Jews, and it is likely thatAlexander Sunder is to be identified with Zadok ben Asher. If so, hewas born 1760 at Hanau, near Frankfurt, landed at Margate in 1782 andcame straight to Plymouth. He was a hawker and pedlar living at 2Middle Lane in 1803.)

R8
Joseph ben Zvi, died 16 Adar Rishon 5603 [= 16 February 1843]

R15
Abraham ben Isaac, died Monday, 5 Tishri 5585 [= 27September 1824].

(= Abraham Isaac, born 1741 Furth, landed at Harwich in 1761, andwas an old clothes dealer in Southside Street in 1803. In theCongregational records he is always described as Abraham ben IsaacSchnapfuchs.)

R22
The Torani Aaron ben Michael, died 10 Av [followed by thechronogram] 'According to the counting of the children of Israel'[= ?1753 or ?1813].

R24
The bachelor Issachar Behrman ben Joshua Levy the righteousPriest from the Holy Congregation of London, died ?Yom Kippur 5565[= 15 September 1804] in the Island of Madeira, and wasburied here in Plymouth on Friday, the eve of Sabbath, Iyar 5565[= May 1805].

(The Plymouth Congregation has a silver bowl and jug for the useof the Priests given by his family in gratitude for 'the lovingkindness done to the bones of our son'.)

S1
A most exalted man Menahem ben Isaac from London who laboured.... he died on Monday and was buried on Tuesday..... Av 5580 [=? July 1820].
Emanuel Levy.

(He might be Levy Emanuel (AL30) who was born in 1732 inWeisendorf, Germany, and came to Truro via Harwich in 1748. He was asilversmith in Plymouth from 1763, and in Frankfort Place, Plymouth,in 1803. There was an Emanuel Levy who came from Jamaica and died andwas buried in Plymouth in July 1825. A Mr Simons of Falmouth laid out£20 to cover the cost of his burial.)

S3
Joseph ben Naphtali, died and buried on Wednesday 13 Tamuz 5559[= 16 July 1799].

(= Joseph Henry (AL48), born 1735, Sandfelt, came to England viaHarwich in 1766, was a clothes dealer in Lower Lane.)

S6
Joseph ben Jacob Mannheim called Yosepha Mannheimer, diedSunday, 24 Sivan 5582 [= 11 June 1822].

(= Joseph Hart, born 1756 Mannheim, came to Plymouth via Harwichin 1770 and was a silversmith at 35 Market Street, Plymouth. He leftPlymouth between 1798 and 1803, but returned to lodgings. He died,and four banknotes of £100 each, gold and silver coins, as wellas much gold and silver to a total value of £700 or £800were found in his lodgings by his landlord William Pyne, who at firstrefused to hand over the effects. The Congregation appointed acommittee of four men to take steps to recover the property andadminister it for the benefit of the heirs.)

S9
David ben Moses from Norwich, died and was buried 23 Heshvan5573 [= 29 October 1812].

(= David Moses born 1737 near Saarbruck, landed in Harwich in 1759and moved straight to Norwich where he traded as a spectacle makeruntil 1793, when he moved to Plymouth. In 1803 he lived in SouthsideStreet.)

T1
My husband Isaac Eliezer ben Sampson, died the firstIntermediate Day of Succot 5611 [= 23 September 1850].