Edwin and family

Census Returns for the Lipkie family

Jacob and Sarah Lipkie probably came to the UK in about 1852. Their eldest son was born in Poland and the next one in Manchester. There is one entry (Rebecca Lipkie in the 1891 Census in a workhouse/asylum) that states that they were Jewish. Thus the family belief that Horace Burgar's father was Jewish is probably correct. However, it is unclear as to which of the Lipkie boys was the father. Simon Lipkie would have been 36 years old at the time of Horace Burgar's birth. Harry would have been 33 and Hyman 31 years old. Hyman never married, Simon married when he was 46 years old. Harry married when he was 33 years old and may be the most likely to have been the father of Horace.

A further indication that the family were Jewish is that Hannah LIPKIE married Meyer COHEN in Manchester at the Great Synagogue Manchester in 1874. I have not checked any further records.

Looking at the GRO records for births, marriages and deaths, the most recent entries seem to be for deaths in the 1940s. There were no births recorded after 1900. There are several Wills recorded on Ancestry.co.uk, one of which is under the surnames Lipkie and Lister. It is thus possible that the family changed their name to a more anglicised form.

If the family changed their surname, it is possible that their may be living descendants from the male line. There is also possible that their are living descendants through the female line.

1861 Census

(Reference RG 9/2914, p22, f 81)

Address; 54 King Street, Salford, Lancs

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Jacob	Head	M	29	Master Tailor employing 3 men	Poland
Lipkie	Sarah	Wife	M	29		Poland
Lipkie	Joseph	Son		10		Poland
Lipkie	Anne	Dau		8	Scholar	Manchester, Lancs
Lipkie	Harriet	Dau		6	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Simon	Son		4	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Adelaide	Dau		2		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Naomi	Dau		4mo		Salford, Lancs

Indexed as Sepke in Ancestry.co.uk

1871 Census

(Reference RG 10/4016, p34, f 185)

Address; 150, Chapel Street, Salford, Lancs

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Jacob	Head	M	38	Clothier	Poland
Lipkie	Sarah	Wife	M	39		Poland
Lipkie	Joseph	Son		20	Salesman	Poland
Lipkie	Anne	Dau		18	Machinist	Manchester, Lancs
Lipkie	Harriet	Dau		16		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Simon	Son		14	Errand boy	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Naomi	Dau		10	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Harry	Son		8	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Hyman	son		6	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Esther	Dau		4	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Leah	Dau		2		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Rebecca	Dau		2 mo		Salford, Lancs

1881 Census

(Reference RG 11/4021, p22 f 52 )

Address; 227 Bury New Road, Cheetham, Lancs

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Jacob	Head	M	48	Tailor & Draper	Poland
Lipkie	Sarah	Wife	M	47		Poland
Lipkie	Harriet	Dau		24		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Simon	Son		22	General Salesman	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Naomi	Dau		20		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Henry	Son		18	Salesman	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Hyman	son		16	Shop boy	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Esther	Dau		14		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Leah	Dau		12	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Rebecca**	Dau		10	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Miriam	Dau		7	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
O’Brian	Sarah A	Serv		17	Servant	Salford, Lancs

**Rebecca Lipkie reported to be an ‘imbecile from birth’

1881 Census

(Reference RG 11/3970, p 3 f 27 )

Address; 94 Regent Street, Salford, Lancs

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Joseph	Head	M	30	Clothier	Poland
Lipkie	Rachel	Wife		23
Fay	Mary	Serv	UnM	15	General Servant	Middlesex, London

Son, Joseph Lipkie is now married.

1891 Census

(Reference RG 12/3261, p 37, f 123)

Address 227 Bury New Road, Cheetham, Lancs

Surname	Forenames	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Jacob	Head	M	60	Tailor	Poland (Naturalised British Subject)
Lipkie	Sarah	Wife	M	60		Poland (Naturalised British Subject)
Lipkie	Simon	Son		32	Tailor Cutter	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Harry	Son		28	Salesman	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Hyman	son		26	Shop boy	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Esther	Dau		24		Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Miriam	Dau		17	Scholar	Salford, Lancs
Regan	Kate	Serv		23	Servant	Dewsbury, Yorks

Indexed as Lippis in the ancestry.co.uk website. Harry Lipkie also appears as a visitor in Liverpool (with Polish sounding family) as well as appearing above. This suggests that he is travelling around as a salesman.

1891 Census

(Reference RG 12/3205, p 9, f 148 )

Address Salford Union Infirmary, Hope, Pendeleton, Salford.

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Rebecca	Inmate	S	16

Indexed as Lifka in Ancestry.co.uk. Not possible to see actual Census

1901 Census

(Reference RG 13/3767, p 12, f 143)

Address : 227 Bury New Road, Cheetham, Lancs

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Jacob	Head	M	60	Tailor	Poland (Naturalised British Subject)
Lipkie	Julia	Wife	M	51		Glocester
Lipkie	Simon	Son		42	Tailor Cutter	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Harry	Son		28	Salesman	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Hyman	son		36	Tailors assistant	Salford, Lancs
Lipkie	Lunel	Son		15		Salford, Lancs
Quigley	Jane	Serv		19	Servant	Belfast, Ireland

1901 Census

(Reference RG13/4229, p 15, f 81)

Address : 17 Crimbles Street, Leeds

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Cohen	Joseph	Head	M	45	Tailor **	Poland (Naturalised British Subject)
Cohen	Raeson	Wife	M	51		Manchester, Lancs
Cohen	Many Children

Lipkie	Sam	Nephew		18	Clothier Traveller*	Manchester, Lancs
Lipkie	Rosa	Niece		17		Manchester, Lancs

**Classed as employer *Classed as Worker

1901 Census

(Reference RG 13/3721, p 11, f 146 )

Address Salford Union Infirmary, Hope, Pendeleton, Salford.

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Rebecca	Patient	S	29	Pauper	Not Known, Idiot

1911 Census

(Reference RG 14/24006, p )

Address 328 Bury New Road, Broughton, Salford, Lancs

The house had 8 rooms

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Simon*	Head	Mar	54	Tailor, Outfitter, General Dealer ****	Manchester, Lancs
Lipkie	Emily Somers*	Wife	Mar	48		Liverpool, Lancs
Somers	Emily***	Step Dau	S	20	Shorthand Typist (Electrical Engineers)	Liverpool, Lancs
Somers	Sophie	Step Dau	S	18	Assisting at home	Liverpool, Lancs
Cohen	Arthur***	Nephew	S	34	Traveller (Wholesale Jewellery)	Salford, Lancs
Samuel	Maggie**	Serv	Mar	40	Domestic Servant	Rhosymedre, N. Wales

It seems that Simon married a widow with two children *Married 9 years

**Married 10 years – two children ***Worker ****Self employed working from home.

1911 Census

(Reference RG14/23975)

Address Salford Union Infirmary, Hope, Pendeleton, Salford.

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Rebecca	Patient		36		Not Known, Jewish

1911 Census

(Reference RG 14/24009)

Address 71 Wellington Street West, Broughton, Manchester

8 Rooms in house

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Harry*	Head	M	48	Traveller, Tailoring**	Manchester, Lancs
Lipkie	Jesse*	Wife	M	47		Ardwick, Manchester,
Lipkie	Albert	Son		14		Salford, L.B.
Lipkie	Emma Vera	Dau		12		Salford, L.B.

*married 15 years, two children born **Self-employed, but not working from Home.

1911 Census

(Reference RG14/24004)

Address : 85 Devonshire Street, Broughton, Salford, Lancs

Surname	Firstname	Relation	Mar	Age	Occupation	Where Born
Lipkie	Hyman	Lodger	Umar	46	Tailor *	Salford, Lancs

*Self-employed