 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
| Plot Location | 1C13 |
| Surname | Tobias |
| Given Name(s) | Lewis Albert |
| Place of Birth | Bethnal Green, London, UK |
| Date of Birth (Eng) | February 28, 1881 |
| Date of Birth (Heb) | |
| Date of Death (Eng) | July 15, 1940 |
| Date of Death (Heb) | 9 Tammuz 5700 |
| Age at Death | 59 |
| Hebrew Name | לויס אלברת |
| Spouse’s Name | Agnes Tobias (1D7)? |
| Father’s Name | Philip Tobias |
| Mother’s Name | Louisa Tobias née Nathan |
| Other Surnames | |
| Sex | M |
| Marital Status | M |
| Maiden Name | |
| Title (e.g., Dr) | |
| Religious Status (כ/ל/י) | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Other Family Data | Siblings: Rosina Elizabeth Tobias Hammond (b. March 29, 1871, Hackney; d. June 22, 1955, Essex, UK), Henry Israel Tobias (b. 1874, Hackney; d. February 29, 1960, Essex, UK), Beatrice Ada Tobias (b. December 4, 1876, Bethnal Green; d. August 26, 1942, Essex, UK) and Isidore Tobias (b. April 3, 1878, Bethnal Green; d. March 4, 1947, Hempstead, NY) |
| Inscription (Eng) | IN LOVING MEMORY OF MY BELOVED HUSBAND LEWIS ALBERT TOBIAS BORN 29TH FEBRUARY 1884 DIED 15TH JULY 1940 |
| Inscription (Heb) | לזכר עולם פה מצא מנוח ה”מ לויס אלבת תובאיז נ”ע נלב”ע תשעה לחדש תמוז שנת הת”ש תנצב”ה |
| Inscription (Other) | |
| Historical | Year of birth on stone is incorrect.
In the 1919 jurors’ list, he is reported as working for Lazarus & Co. In the 1923 jurors’ list, he is reported as being an optician and working for the same company. He lived at 13 St. Stephens Lane. He later lived at Felix Villas in Pokfulam. At some point he was working as an optician at N. Lazarus on Nanking Road in Shanghai along with a Mrs. H. Tobias. In Hong Kong, H. Tobias was the proprietor of N. Lazarus, located at 1A, D’Aguilar Street, Central. This was his brother and sister-in-law, Henry and Julia Tobias, as Julia was the daughter of optician Nathan Lazarus. |
Do you have any information about this person that you would like to share?
If so, we’d like to hear from you!
