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Henry BLOCK

Henry BLOCK

Male 1905 - 1989  (84 years)


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  • Name Henry BLOCK 
    Birth 6 Jun 1905  Whitechapel, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Address:
    30 Fieldgate Street 
    Birth certificate    		 Birth certificate
    Gender Male 
    Alias Hebrew name (shem hakodesh):
    נְחֶמְיָה בֶּן בִּנְיָמִין יַעֲקֹב הַכֹּהֵן (Nechamia ben Binyamin Yaakov HaCohen) 
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flat 162 
    UK census 1911    		 UK census 1911
    2 rooms (incl kitchen) at 162 Romford Street, Stepney, London.
    1. Benjamin J Bloch; Head; 33; Married; Years married: 9; Children born: 4; Children alive: 4; Children died: 0; Cap maker; WORKER; Born: Russia; Nationality: Russian; Infirmity: No.
    2. Rebeca Bloch; Wife; 32; Married; Years married: 9; Children born: 4; Children alive: 4; Children died: 0; Born: Russia; Nationality: Russian; Infirmity: No.
    3. Samuel Bloch; Son; 8; Born: London, Mile End; Infirmity: No.
    4. Henry Bloch; Son; 6; Born: London, Whitechapel; Infirmity: No.
    5. Michal Bloch; Son; 4; Born: London, Whitechapel; Infirmity: No.
    6. Rosa Bloch; Daughter; 2; Born: London, Whitechapel; Infirmity: No.
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flat 154 
    UK census 1921    		 UK census 1921
    154 Fieldgate Mansions, Stepney, London. Block 20, E. 2 rooms.
    1. Benjamin Jacob Bloch; Head; 43y; M; Married; Born: Reval (Tallinn), Estonia; Nationality: Estonian; Resident; Cap maker; Employer; Workplace: 39 Gun Street, Spitalfields, London.
    2. Rebecca Bloch; Wife; 41y; F; Married; Born: Petrograd, Russia (St Petersburg); Nationality: Russian; Resident; Home duties.
    3. Samuel Bloch; Son; 17y 4m; M; Single; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Part time; Law Clerk; W Gipps Kent & Son Solicitors; Workplace: 11 Grays Inn Place, London.
    4. Henry Bloch; Son; 16y; M; Single; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Cap apprentice; B J Bloch Cap Makers; Workplace: 39 Gun Street, Spitalfields, London.
    5. Michael Bloch; Son; 14y; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
    6. Rose Bloch; Daughter; 12y; F; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
    7. Cecelia Bloch; Daughter; 9y 2m; F; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
    8. Joseph Bloch; Son; 5y 1m; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British; Whole time.
    9. Louis Bloch; Son; 2y 10m; M; Both alive; Born: Stepney, London; Nationality: British.
    Residence 1924  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flat 154 
    Residence Abt 1928-2 Aug 1931  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flat 136 
    Residence Abt 1934  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Flat 94 
    Residence Abt 1938  Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    39 Ellesmere Road, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    UK National Register 1939    		 UK National Register 1939
    163 Fieldgate Mansions, Stepney, London
    1. Samuel Block; Male; 12 Feb 1904; Married; Cutter Ladies' Hats.
    2. Henry Block; Male; 6 Jun 1905; Married; Machinist Ladies' Hats.
    3. Joseph Block; Male; 27 Apr 1916; Single; Machinist Ladies' Hats.
    4. Cecilia Bunker; Female; 9 Apr 1912; Single; Dressmaker machinist.
    5. Rebecca Block; Female; 20 May 1880; Married; Unpaid Domestic Duties.
    Military Service Between 13 Nov 1943 and 16 Nov 1943 
    Transported from Sicily to Bari, Italy. 
    Hospital Ship HMHS Vasna    		 Hospital Ship HMHS Vasna
    Henry Block travelled on her from Catania in Sicily to Bari in Italy between 13 and 16 November 1943
    Military Service 1943 - Dec 1944 
    Private, Royal Army Medical Corps, 98th GRV HOS 
    Henry Bloch    		 Henry Bloch
    In uniform of Royal Army Medical Corps during WWII service
    Henry Block outside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.    		 Henry Block outside St. Peter's Basilica, Vatican.
    Whilst serving in the British Army in Italy, Henry took leave and met with his brother Sam and met the Pope. He sometimes used to recount how two Jewish boys met the Pope.
    Note Dec 1944 
    British Army Christmas card, 1944.    		 British Army Christmas card, 1944.
    Sent to by Henry Block to daughter Shirley (aged 7) for Christmas 1944.
    Residence 25 May 1945  Willesden, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    3 Avenue Mansions, Park Avenue 
    Note 2 Sep 1966 
    Henry made a hat for his daughter Shirley on the occasion of his daughter Lindsay's wedding. 
    Shirley & Lindsay Block.    		 Shirley & Lindsay Block.
    A photograph of sisters on Lindsay Block's wedding day on 2 September 1966. Shirley is wearing a hat made by her father Henry Block.
    Occupation Luton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Machinist ladies hats (City Milliners Limited) 
    Agency: City Millners 
    Religion Soho, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Member of West End Great Synagogue, 21 Dean Street 
    Death 3 Sep 1989  Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Burial Western Cemetery, Bullscross Ride, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Agency: Dean Street Synagogue Burial Society 
    • Despite the pre-arrangement that Henry would be buried next to his wife who predeceased him, the Dean Street Synagogue Burial Society had mistakenly buried someone else in Henry's plot. After his death, and upon being told of the mistake, the family were very distressed because it was Henry's sincere wish to be reunited with his late wife. It was not clear for some time how or when this might be resolved, and this unexpectedly resulted in Henry's grave being without any headstone or marker for around 35 years. This was rectified in 2024 when his grandson David H Thrale installed a headstone on his grandfather's grave.
    Henry BLOCK headstone    		 Henry BLOCK headstone
    פּ״נ
    ר׳ נחמיה ב׳׳ר בנימין יעקב הצהן
    נפּטר ד׳ אלול תשמ׳׳ט לפ׳׳ק
    ת׳ נ׳ צ׳ ב׳ ה׳

    [Hebrew translation]

    Here lies
    Nechemiah ben Binyamin Yaakov Hacohen
    who died on 4 Elul 5749.
    May his soul be bound up in the bond of eternal life.
    In loving memory of
    Henry Block
    Died 3 Sep 1989
    4 Elul 5749
    Aged 84

    Plot: W349
    Notes 
    • Henry had a habit of always pulling his trousers up when he stood-up, and would sometimes cut his sandwiches at work with his work shears! [3]
    Person ID I371  UK Thrale family
    Last Modified 15 May 2025 

    Father Benjamin Jankel BLOCH,   b. 14 Apr 1878, Tallinn, Harju, Estonia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Jan 1935, Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 56 years) 
    Mother Rebecca KLATZOW,   b. 20 May 1880, Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg, Russia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Jul-Sep 1940, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 16 Dec 1902  Jews Synagogue (The Great Synagogue), Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    • Married at Ashville House, Camp Road, Leeds. Jewish ceremony at Jews Synagogue (The Great Synagogue), Belgrave Street, Leeds. Marriage authorisation gives surname as Klotzor.
    Marriage certificate    		 Marriage certificate
    Marriage authorisation from Chief Rabbi UK    		 Marriage authorisation from Chief Rabbi UK
    Note 16 Dec 1902  Leeds, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Wedding breakfast and ball. 
    Address:
    Ashville House
    Camp Road
    Leeds, Yorkshire 
    Wedding invitation (inner) of Jacob Bloch and Rebecca Klatzow, 16 Dec 1902.    		 Wedding invitation (inner) of Jacob Bloch and Rebecca Klatzow, 16 Dec 1902.
    Whilst this is the invitation for Rebecca Klatzow and Jacob Bloch, it was a double wedding with Rebecca's brother Jonas Klatzow and his fiancee Leah Yules - hence the invitation was from the parents of Lewis Bloch and Leah Yules.
    Wedding invitation (outer) of Jacob Bloch and Rebecca Klatzow, 16 Dec 1902.    		 Wedding invitation (outer) of Jacob Bloch and Rebecca Klatzow, 16 Dec 1902.
    Photos
    Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow    		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
    Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow    		Benjamin and Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow
    Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow and Benjamin Jacob Bloch.    		Rebecca Bloch née Klatzow and Benjamin Jacob Bloch.
    Family ID F183  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Leah ABRAHAMS,   b. Between 24 Apr 1904 and 25 Apr 1904, Hoxton, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 5 Aug 1984, Luton & Dunstable Hospital, Luton, Bedfordshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years) 
    Note 5 Jul 1927 
    Henry & Leah Block on 5 July 1927.    		 Henry & Leah Block on 5 July 1927.
    On an unknown British pebble beach.
    Marriage 2 Aug 1931  Great Synagogue, 262 Commercial Road, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Henry Bloch and Leah Abrahams    		 Henry Bloch and Leah Abrahams
    Wedding day
    Wedding invitation    		 Wedding invitation
    Henry Block and Leah Abrahams
    Goides Restaurant    		 Goides Restaurant
    54 High Street Whitechapel, London E1
    Wedding breakfast invitation    		 Wedding breakfast invitation
    Residence 21 Mar 1936  Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Address:
    Flat 94 
    Note abt. 1945 
    Shirley Block and her mother Leah Block née Abrahams. circa 1945.    		 Shirley Block and her mother Leah Block née Abrahams. circa 1945.
    Children 
     1. Rodney Martin BLOCK,   b. 18 Sep 1933, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Mar 1936, Lewisham, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 2 years)
    +2. Shirley Helen BLOCK,   b. 11 Jan 1937, Mile End, Stepney, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Sep 2000, Kensington, Middlesex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 63 years)
    +3. Lindsay Janette BLOCK
    Family ID F182  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 15 May 2025 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Address:
    30 Fieldgate Street - 6 Jun 1905 - Whitechapel, Middlesex, England    		 Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Flat 162 - 2 Apr 1911 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Flat 154 - 19 Jun 1921 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Flat 154 - 1924 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Flat 136 - Abt 1928-2 Aug 1931 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 2 Aug 1931 - Great Synagogue, 262 Commercial Road, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Flat 94 - Abt 1934 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address:
    Flat 94 - 21 Mar 1936 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England     		Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 39 Ellesmere Road, Berkhamstead, Hertfordshire - Abt 1938 - Berkhampstead, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Sep 1939 - Fieldgate Mansions, Romford Street, Stepney, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 3 Avenue Mansions, Park Avenue - 25 May 1945 - Willesden, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Machinist ladies hats (City Milliners Limited),Agency: City Millners - - Luton, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsReligion - Member of West End Great Synagogue, 21 Dean Street - - Soho, Middlesex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 3 Sep 1989 - Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Agency: Dean Street Synagogue Burial Society - - Western Cemetery, Bullscross Ride, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S12] Death certificate.

    2. [S106] National Register - UK. 1939.

    3. [S47] Lindsay Block.

    4. [S14] Free BMD, (http://www.freebmd.org.uk/), District: Leeds. Vol: 9b. Page: 1008.

    5. [S22] Web, http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~sherry/brides_k.htm.

    6. [S12] Death certificate.
      From the death certificate of Rodney Martin BLOCK


 

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