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[[William Hillman Woolfson]] (1883-1958)<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok</ref> was a wholesale Jeweller.  (Birth 20 Aug 1883 - Kovnata, Rezhitsa, Rezekne, Latvia - Death 18 May 1958 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland<ref>https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/william-woolfson-24-1dzlp1y?srsltid=AfmBOop7xZ9VCij2BZ7xFi_J9diVXxAvIR6aFcjLqW9RtvuU8C2D2dM-&geo_a=r&o_iid=41020&o_lid=41020&o_sch=Web+Property</ref>)
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[[File:Screenshot 2025-10-11 at 11.46.55.png|thumb|right|500px|[[Western WIZO|Glasgow Women's Zionist Organisation Western Group]] Invite you to DINNER and CARDS ; at the residence of Mr & Mrs [[W. H. Woolfson]] 1097 GT. WESTERN ROAD. W. 2 on Saturday, October Fourteenth 1 Guinea 7.30 pm, — 12.20 am.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 22 September 1950</ref>]]
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[[William Hillman Woolfson]] (1883-1958)<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok</ref> was a wholesale Jeweller and Zionist activist.  (Birth 20 Aug 1883 - Kovnata, Rezhitsa, Rezekne, Latvia - Death 18 May 1958 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland<ref>https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/william-woolfson-24-1dzlp1y?srsltid=AfmBOop7xZ9VCij2BZ7xFi_J9diVXxAvIR6aFcjLqW9RtvuU8C2D2dM-&geo_a=r&o_iid=41020&o_lid=41020&o_sch=Web+Property</ref>)
  
 
*[[William Hillman Woolfson]](1883-1958)<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok</ref>(27 in 1911) m. [[Rosie Woolfson]] (age 23 in 1911, nee Oppenheim) Married in Edinburgh in 1908.<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN OPPENHEIM ROSIE 1908 685 / 4 / 165 St Giles</ref>
 
*[[William Hillman Woolfson]](1883-1958)<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok</ref>(27 in 1911) m. [[Rosie Woolfson]] (age 23 in 1911, nee Oppenheim) Married in Edinburgh in 1908.<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN OPPENHEIM ROSIE 1908 685 / 4 / 165 St Giles</ref>
 
**[[Abraham David Woolfson]] (b 1909<ref>WOOLFSON ABRAHAM DAVID OPPENHEIM M 1909 685 / 5 / 7 Newington</ref>
 
**[[Abraham David Woolfson]] (b 1909<ref>WOOLFSON ABRAHAM DAVID OPPENHEIM M 1909 685 / 5 / 7 Newington</ref>
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**[[Myer Henry Woolfson]] (b 1910<ref>WOOLFSON MEYER HENRY OPPENHEIM M 1910 685 / 5 / 549 Newington</ref>) m. [[Miriam Woolfson]] (11 February 1923 to 29 September 2012, nee Cohen in Newington, Edinburgh)in 1942 in Newington Edinburgh.<ref>Parents of Mirim/Maron: [[Reuben Robert Cohen]] (1890?-11 April 1961, at 72) a company director in Edinburgh married in 1922 [[Esther Golda Cohen]](nee Pass) (-1948, died at 53)</ref>
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**[[Myer Henry Woolfson]] (b 1910<ref>WOOLFSON MEYER HENRY OPPENHEIM M 1910 685 / 5 / 549 Newington</ref>) m. [[Miriam Woolfson]] (11 February 1923 to 29 September 2012, nee Cohen in Newington, Edinburgh)in 1942 in Newington Edinburgh.<ref>Parents of Miriam/Marion: [[Reuben Robert Cohen]] (1890?-11 April 1961, at 72) a company director in Edinburgh married in 1922 [[Esther Golda Cohen]](nee Pass) (-1948, died at 53)</ref>
 
***[[Esther Ann Woolfson]] (b 1950<ref>WOOLFSON ESTHER ANN Cohen F 1950 644 / 9 / 691 Kelvingrove</ref>)
 
***[[Esther Ann Woolfson]] (b 1950<ref>WOOLFSON ESTHER ANN Cohen F 1950 644 / 9 / 691 Kelvingrove</ref>)
 
**[[Paulina Woolfson]] (b 1913<ref>WOOLFSON PAULINA OPPENHEIM F 1913 685 / 5 / 785 Newington</ref>)
 
**[[Paulina Woolfson]] (b 1913<ref>WOOLFSON PAULINA OPPENHEIM F 1913 685 / 5 / 785 Newington</ref>)
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*1950 - [[Western WIZO|Glasgow Women's Zionist Organisation Western Group]] Invite you to DINNER and CARDS ; at the residence of Mr & Mrs [[W. H. Woolfson]] 1097 GT. WESTERN ROAD. W. 2 on Saturday, October Fourteenth 1 Guinea 7.30 pm, — 12.20 am.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 22 September 1950</ref>
 
*1950 - [[Western WIZO|Glasgow Women's Zionist Organisation Western Group]] Invite you to DINNER and CARDS ; at the residence of Mr & Mrs [[W. H. Woolfson]] 1097 GT. WESTERN ROAD. W. 2 on Saturday, October Fourteenth 1 Guinea 7.30 pm, — 12.20 am.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 22 September 1950</ref>
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*1942 -  ABRAHAMS—WOOLFSON The engagement is announced of Sidney, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. [[Myer Abrahams]], of 12 St. Martins Road, Leeds, 7, to [[Clarice Lillian Woolfson|Clarice Lillian]], youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. [[William H. Woolfson]], of “ Ingleston,” 35 Maxwell Drive, Pollokshields, now residing at 17 Auchentrae Crescent, Ayr. <ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 20 November 1942</ref>
 
*1942 - FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE WOOLFSON-—COHEN - The marriage of [[Myer Henry Woolfson|Myer Henry]], son of Mr and Mrs [[W. H. Woolfson]], of 17 Auchentrae Crescent, Seafield, Ayr, to [[Marion Woolfson|Miriam]], daughter of Mr and Mrs [[R. Cohen]], of Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh, will ke solemnised at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 3rd February, 1942, at the Synagogue, Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, and afterwards till 5.30 p.m. at Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh. Individual invitations to relatives and friends are not being issued.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 30 January 1942</ref>
 
*1942 - FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE WOOLFSON-—COHEN - The marriage of [[Myer Henry Woolfson|Myer Henry]], son of Mr and Mrs [[W. H. Woolfson]], of 17 Auchentrae Crescent, Seafield, Ayr, to [[Marion Woolfson|Miriam]], daughter of Mr and Mrs [[R. Cohen]], of Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh, will ke solemnised at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 3rd February, 1942, at the Synagogue, Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, and afterwards till 5.30 p.m. at Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh. Individual invitations to relatives and friends are not being issued.<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 30 January 1942</ref>
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*1940 - Donation by [[Mrs W H Woolfson]] of Ayr to the appeal by the [[Federation of Women Zionists]].<ref>Jewish Echo - Friday 23 August 1940</ref>
 
*1940 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.<ref>
 
*1940 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.<ref>
 
*WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1940
 
*WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1940
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*WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Tenant WAREHOUSE 9 LONDON STREET GLASGOW 1920 VR010201274-</ref>
 
*WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Tenant WAREHOUSE 9 LONDON STREET GLASGOW 1920 VR010201274-</ref>
 
*1915 - William was tenant/occupier of a house at 19 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh.<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN Tenant/Occupier HOUSE NO 19 BERNARD TERRACE EDINBURGH 1915 VR010000324-</ref>
 
*1915 - William was tenant/occupier of a house at 19 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh.<ref>WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN Tenant/Occupier HOUSE NO 19 BERNARD TERRACE EDINBURGH 1915 VR010000324-</ref>
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*1911 - [[Myer Henry woolfson]] appeared in the 1911 Census at age 0 years in Newington, Midlothian (and died in Govan in 1962 at the age of 51<ref>WOOLFSON MYER HENRY 51 M 1962 644 / 10 / 357 Govan</ref>), along with his mother [[Rosie Woolfson]] (age 23, nee Oppenheim) and his father [[William Hillman Woolfson]] (27).
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*1911 - [[Myer Henry Woolfson]] appeared in the 1911 Census at age 0 years in Newington, Midlothian (and died in Govan in 1962 at the age of 51<ref>WOOLFSON MYER HENRY 51 M 1962 644 / 10 / 357 Govan</ref>), along with his mother [[Rosie Woolfson]] (age 23, nee Oppenheim) and his father [[William Hillman Woolfson]] (27).
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==
 
[[Woolfson family]]
 
[[Woolfson family]]
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==

Latest revision as of 10:59, 13 October 2025

Glasgow Women's Zionist Organisation Western Group Invite you to DINNER and CARDS ; at the residence of Mr & Mrs W. H. Woolfson 1097 GT. WESTERN ROAD. W. 2 on Saturday, October Fourteenth 1 Guinea 7.30 pm, — 12.20 am.[1]

William Hillman Woolfson (1883-1958)[2] was a wholesale Jeweller and Zionist activist. (Birth 20 Aug 1883 - Kovnata, Rezhitsa, Rezekne, Latvia - Death 18 May 1958 - Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland[3])

Timeline

35 Maxwell Drive, Pollokshields in 2020.
  • 1950 - Glasgow Women's Zionist Organisation Western Group Invite you to DINNER and CARDS ; at the residence of Mr & Mrs W. H. Woolfson 1097 GT. WESTERN ROAD. W. 2 on Saturday, October Fourteenth 1 Guinea 7.30 pm, — 12.20 am.[14]
  • 1942 - ABRAHAMS—WOOLFSON The engagement is announced of Sidney, eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Myer Abrahams, of 12 St. Martins Road, Leeds, 7, to Clarice Lillian, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Woolfson, of “ Ingleston,” 35 Maxwell Drive, Pollokshields, now residing at 17 Auchentrae Crescent, Ayr. [15]
  • 1942 - FORTHCOMING MARRIAGE WOOLFSON-—COHEN - The marriage of Myer Henry, son of Mr and Mrs W. H. Woolfson, of 17 Auchentrae Crescent, Seafield, Ayr, to Miriam, daughter of Mr and Mrs R. Cohen, of Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh, will ke solemnised at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, 3rd February, 1942, at the Synagogue, Salisbury Road, Edinburgh, and afterwards till 5.30 p.m. at Belleville Lodge, Blacket Avenue, Edinburgh. Individual invitations to relatives and friends are not being issued.[16]
  • 1940 - Donation by Mrs W H Woolfson of Ayr to the appeal by the Federation of Women Zionists.[17]
  • 1940 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.[18]
  • 1937 - WOOLFSON—Eric Lewis, aged 19 years 10 months. Dearly beloved son of Mr. and Mrs. William H. Woolfson, 35 Maxwell Drive, Pollokshields. Deeply mourned by his sorrowing parents, brothers and sisters. May his dear soul rest in peace.[19]
  • 1935 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.[20]
  • 1930 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.[21]
  • 1925 - William was proprietor of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as a 'Wayleave' at the same address.[22]
  • 1920 - William was tenant of a house at 35 Maxwell Dr, Pollokshields as well as tenant of a Warehouse on 9 London St, Glasgow.[23]
  • 1915 - William was tenant/occupier of a house at 19 Bernard Terrace, Edinburgh.[24]
  • 1911 - Myer Henry Woolfson appeared in the 1911 Census at age 0 years in Newington, Midlothian (and died in Govan in 1962 at the age of 51[25]), along with his mother Rosie Woolfson (age 23, nee Oppenheim) and his father William Hillman Woolfson (27).

See also

Woolfson family

Notes

  1. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 22 September 1950
  2. ↑ WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok
  3. ↑ https://www.ancestry.co.uk/genealogy/records/william-woolfson-24-1dzlp1y?srsltid=AfmBOop7xZ9VCij2BZ7xFi_J9diVXxAvIR6aFcjLqW9RtvuU8C2D2dM-&geo_a=r&o_iid=41020&o_lid=41020&o_sch=Web+Property
  4. ↑ WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN 74 M 1958 644 / 11 / 449 Pollok
  5. ↑ WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN OPPENHEIM ROSIE 1908 685 / 4 / 165 St Giles
  6. ↑ WOOLFSON ABRAHAM DAVID OPPENHEIM M 1909 685 / 5 / 7 Newington
  7. ↑ WOOLFSON MEYER HENRY OPPENHEIM M 1910 685 / 5 / 549 Newington
  8. ↑ Parents of Miriam/Marion: Reuben Robert Cohen (1890?-11 April 1961, at 72) a company director in Edinburgh married in 1922 Esther Golda Cohen(nee Pass) (-1948, died at 53)
  9. ↑ WOOLFSON ESTHER ANN Cohen F 1950 644 / 9 / 691 Kelvingrove
  10. ↑ WOOLFSON PAULINA OPPENHEIM F 1913 685 / 5 / 785 Newington
  11. ↑ WOOLFSON ERIC LOUIS OPPENHEIM M 1917 685 / 5 / 241 Newington
  12. ↑ WOOLFSON ERIC LOUIS 19 M 1937 644 / 18 / 219 Pollok
  13. ↑ WOOLFSON CLARICE LILIAN OPPENHEIMER F 1918 685 / 5 / 286 Newington
  14. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 22 September 1950
  15. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 20 November 1942
  16. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 30 January 1942
  17. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 23 August 1940
  18. ↑
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1940
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor WAYLEAVE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1940
  19. ↑ Jewish Echo - Friday 05 March 1937
  20. ↑
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1935 VR010201567-
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor WAYLEAVE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1935 VR010201567-
  21. ↑
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1930 VR010201468-
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor WAYLEAVE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1930 VR010201468-
  22. ↑ WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor/Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1925 VR010201377- WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Proprietor WAYLEAVE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1925 VR010201377-
  23. ↑
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN Tenant HOUSE 35 MAXWELL DRIVE GOVAN 1920 VR010201286-
    • WOOLFSON WILLIAM H Tenant WAREHOUSE 9 LONDON STREET GLASGOW 1920 VR010201274-
  24. ↑ WOOLFSON WILLIAM HILLMAN Tenant/Occupier HOUSE NO 19 BERNARD TERRACE EDINBURGH 1915 VR010000324-
  25. ↑ WOOLFSON MYER HENRY 51 M 1962 644 / 10 / 357 Govan