The largest families in the Family Tree are:-

148  Woolfson, Wolifson & Wolfzon 
  65  Montoriski, Morris & Morrison
  59  Gerber
  45  Tankel

IN THE BEGINNING.................................

There were three Wolfzon brothers and a sister who arrived to start a new life in Scotland between  the years 1886 to 1891. They later called themselves Woolfson. They were all born in Zagare, in  Lithuania which at that time was in Russia. Zagare is located in north of Lithuania close to the  border with Latvia. Here are some details about them:-

Jacob Woolfson arrived in Glasgow 1886. He was aged 17 on arrival and was single. He worked as a  Tailor’s Machinist. He married Annie Boob and had eight children.

Louis (who spelled his name Wolifson) arrived in Glasgow three years later in 1889. He was aged 29  and was single. He worked as a Master Tailor. He married Jeanie Glen and had two sons. Jeanie died  shortly after giving birth to their second son who also did not survive. He then married Fannie  Sklair and had a further five children.

Moses Woolfson together with his wife and his six children arrived in Glasgow in 1891. He was aged  44 on arrival and was married to Pesha Leah (Bessie) Tankel aged 38. Moses was a dealer in Drapery  and Jewellery. Their six children who accompanied them in 1891 were:-

Yetta aged 16, Tella aged 14, Philip aged 12, Barnet aged 10, William aged 8, and Nathan aged 1.  Joseph, their youngest son, was born in Glasgow in 1892.

Nessie Woolfson aged about 26, also arrived in Glasgow around this time. Did she arrive together  with her husband Harris Bloch or were they married in Glasgow?  Harris worked as a Spirit Merchant.  We would like to learn more about Nessie.

Another sister, Yakhkha Freda Wolfzon who was born in 1856 in Zagare, married Shmuel Montoriski and  stayed in Lithuania. They had five children who later emigrated from Lithuania. Here are some  details about them:-

Hanetta Montoriski, aged about 23, arrived in Pontypridd in Wales in about 1900. She married Jacob  Cogan. We believe they had a son. We would like to gain more information about her.

Isack Montoriski changed his name to Morris. He arrived in Wales in about 1900 aged 19. He then  moved to Cape Colony in South Africa then to Australia in 1904.  He became a revered rabbi. He  married Rosie Falk and had five children. Rosie died young and he remarried Rachel Grinblatt and  had a further two children.

Israel Montoriski changed his name to Morrison. He arrived in Glasgow in about 1900 aged 15. He was  described as a labourer, a tailor presser and an iron driller. He married Leah Hodge and had six  children.

John Joseph Montoriski changed his name to Morrison. He arrived in London aged 13. He married Annie  Weitzman (later White) and had six children. He was a fishmonger.

Fanny Montoriski, the youngest child was born in Skoudas in Lithuania in 1893. She arrived in  Pontypridd in Wales and then moved to Glasgow. In 1916 she moved to New York to join her husband  Lazarus Lomonsow. They had two 2 children.

TIPS ON HOW TO GET THE BEST OUT OF YOUR VISIT.................................

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FAMILY TREE
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