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Raymond

Raymond Report 22 Feb 2017 16:48

Arrived from Russia approx 1900 and married Annie Iddele. 6 children by 1911 census. Employed in building as carpenter & jobber. Would welcome any information

Sylvia

Sylvia Report 22 Feb 2017 16:58

For reference

Jopeth Rankoff
Age in 1911: 66
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Russia
Civil Parish: St George in the East
Search Photos: Search for 'St George in the East' in the UK City, Town and Village Photos collection
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 17 Challis Court, Cannon St Rd, London E
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 11
Estimated Marriage Year: 1900
Occupation: CARPENTER and JOBBER
Registration district: St George in the East
Registration District Number: 19
Sub-registration district: St George and St John

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:05


Name: Joseph Rankoff
Gender: Male
Document Year: 1914
Residence Place: Hooton London
Relationship to Soldier: Father
Form Title: Military History Sheet
Number of Images: 5
Other Records:
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Harry Rankoff Self (Head)
Joseph Rankoff Father
Annie Stepmother


Address 16 east street hoxton .london

Harry army record is on ancestry

Harry Rankoff
Gender: Male
Birth Date: abt 1895
Birth Place: Spitalfields, Middlesex
Age: 19
Document Year: 1914
Regimental Number: 21693
Regiment Name: P P R
Form Title: Short Service Attestation
Number of Images: 26
Other Records: Search for 'Harry Rankoff' in other WWI collections
Family Members:
Name Relation to Soldier
Harry Rankoff Self (Head)
Joseph Rankoff Father
Annie Stepmother

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:09

1911 census in full


Name: Jopeth Rankoff
Age in 1911: 66
Estimated birth year: abt 1845
Relation to Head: Head
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Russia
Civil Parish: St George in the East
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County/Island: London
Country: England
Street address: 17 Challis Court, Cannon St Rd, London E
Marital Status: Married
Years Married: 11
Estimated Marriage Year: 1900
Occupation: CARPENTER and JOBBER
Registration district: St George in the East
Registration District Number: 19
Sub-registration district: St George and St John
ED, institution, or vessel: 15
Piece: 1513
Household Members:
Name Age
Jopeth Rankoff 66
Annie Rankoff 51 born Russia
Harry Rankoff 15 born Russia
Ada Rankoff 4


RANKOFF, ADA IDDELE
GRO Reference: 1908 M Quarter in BETHNAL GREEN Volume 01C Page 184

Must have married before arriving in the uk as no marriage record showing

Annie is listed as born Russia too

safc

safc Report 22 Feb 2017 17:13


1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription
17 Challis Court, St George in the East, London, England

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Household Members
First name(s) Last name Relationship Marital status Sex Occupation Age Birth year Birth place
Jopeth Rankoff Head Married Male Carpenter And Jobber 66 1845 Russia
Transcription
Annie Rankoff Wife Married Female - 51 1860 Russia
Transcription
Harry Rankoff Son Single Male - 15 1896 Russia
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Ada Rankoff Daughter - Female - 4 1907 London Mile End

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:14

Harry Rankoff
Birth Date: 1895
Date of Registration: Jun 1982
Age at Death: 87
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Volume: 12
Page: 1357



Name: Harry Rankoff
Birth Date: 1896
Death Date: 3 Apr 1982
Cemetery: Rainham Jewish Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Rainham, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England
Has Bio?: N
URL: http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-...


1939 register

Rankoff Household (3 People)
207 Lewis Trust Bldgs , Hackney, London, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Harry Rankoff 01 Mar 1896 Boot Shoe Clicker
Jane Rankoff 18 Dec 1897 Unpaid Domestic Duties
Ernest Rankoff 28 Feb 1919 Gentas Tailor
Ref: RG101/0184B/017/6 Letter Code: AICU
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Sylvia

Sylvia Report 22 Feb 2017 17:16

ADA
Last name RANKOFF
Marriage quarter 2
Marriage year 1933
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ADA RANKOFF married
Albert E Gregory
Spouse's last name Gregory
District Stepney
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 1C
Page 492
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:19


Name: Harry Rankoff
Date of Registration: Oct-Nov-Dec 1918
Registration district: Hackney
Inferred County: London
Spouse: Jane Elkind
Volume Number: 1b
Page Number: 1050

Poss children
Births Sep 1917
Rankoff Isidore Elkind Holborn 1b 765
Deaths Mar 1918
Rankoff Isidore 0 Shoreditch 1c. 123

Births Mar 1919
Rankoff Ernest Elkind Hackney 1b 605

Births Dec 1920
Rankoff Abraham Elkind Holborn 1b 1174

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:24

Birth year is ten years out but maybe

VIEW England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916-2007

Name: Joseph Rankoff
Birth Date: abt 1855
Date of Registration: Dec 1923
Age at Death: 68
Registration district: Limehouse
Inferred County: London
Volume: 1c
Page: 278

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 22 Feb 2017 17:30

No age or birthdate given so !??

1939 register
Holbrook Household (15 People)
The Cottage, Convalescent House Tentelow Lane , Southall M.B., Middlesex, England
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FIRST NAME(S) LAST NAME(S) DOB OCCUPATION
Annie Rankoff - Incapacitated
Sidney G Holbrook 24 Feb 1890 House Proprietor
Elizabeth M Holbrook 14 Jun 1892 House Proprietress
Edith A Browne (Campbell) 09 Jan 1901 Nurse
Annie Sylvester 07 May 1899 Incapacitated
Kate Piggott 24 May 1857 Incapacitated
Mary A James 13 Dec ? Incapacitated
Mary M MacArthy 26 May 1888 Incapacitated
Julia Bagram 14 Nov 1859 Incapacitated
Evelyn H Martin 20 Aug 1871 Incapacitated
Ernest Fowler 19 Aug 1870 Incapacitated
James Buckley 12 Jul 1865 -
Keith Parker 16 Jul 1932 At School
Edward Holland 27 Feb 1880 Incapacitated
Herbert M Tello 24 Oct ? Incapacitated
Ref: RG101/0882H/015/30 Letter Code:
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Raymond

Raymond Report 23 Feb 2017 16:44

Many thanks everyone. My partner is daughter of Ada Rankoff who destroyed virtually all papers/photos and would not talk about her family fearing a German occupation. Joseph/Jopeth arrived in UK from Russia (pogrom escape) possibly as a widower with son Harry and possibly other sons. Have been unable to ascertain when he arrived in UK but it must be before 1900 to have married Annie when he did. He presumably arrived into London but from which European port and what ship and shipping line? Much to find out!

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 23 Feb 2017 17:33

There's no marriage for Joseph so as she was also of Russian origin it may be they married before arriving in the uk

They say married 11 years but they aren't on the 1901 census

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+++DetEcTive+++ Report 23 Feb 2017 18:28

Have you tried playing around on http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/ ? If you were to find possible results on a free search, you can then decide if you want to subscribe

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2017 10:54

Possibly a second marriage for Harry


First name(s) HARRY
Last name RANKOFF
Marriage quarter 3
Marriage year 1956
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ HARRY RANKOFF married
Gertie Saunders
Spouse's last name Saunders
District Hackney
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 5C
Page 1703
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2017 10:59

If Harry did remarry then maybe there was a divorce as this looks like wife Jane


First name(s) JANE
Last name RANKOFF
Gender Female
Birth day 18
Birth month 12
Birth year 1897
Age -
Death quarter 3
Death year 1993
District Redbridge
District number 2471A
Register number A41
Entry number 200
Date of registration mm/yy 0993
County Essex
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
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Ernest also died Redbridge


First name(s) ERNEST
Last name RANKOFF
Gender Male
Birth day 28
Birth month 2
Birth year 1919
Age -
Death quarter 1
Death year 1999
District Redbridge
District number 2471A
Register number A54
Entry number 115
Date of registration mm/yy 0399
County Essex
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 24 Feb 2017 11:37

Marriage

First name(s) ERNEST
Last name RANKOFF
Marriage quarter 4
Marriage year 1952
Registration month -
MarriageFinder™ ERNEST RANKOFF married
Dora Portman
Spouse's last name Portman
District Stepney
District number -
County London
Country England
Volume 5D
Page 1139
Record set England & Wales Marriages 1837-2008
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Marriages & divorces
Collections from Great Britain
© Findmypast


First name(s) DORA
Last name RANKOFF
Gender Female
Birth day 3
Birth month 7
Birth year 1916
Age -
Death quarter 4
Death year 1998
District Redbridge
District number 2471C
Register number C25
Entry number 141
Date of registration mm/yy 1298
County Essex
Country England
Record set England & Wales Deaths 1837-2007
Category Birth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records
Subcategory Deaths & burials
Collections from Great Britain
© Findmypast