Leon Philip MARGOLIS

Born:   9th August 1916, Walthamstow, Essex
 
Father: William Nathan MARGOLINSKY (MARGOLIS)
Mother: Sarah CHERACHOFF (MAURICE)
 
Married: (1) Hannah CLEMENTS
(2) Rebecca FINEBERG, 22nd August 1955, Westminster, London
 
Children: Robert John MARGOLIS
Richard Paul MARGOLIS
 
Died: 5th January 1992, Roehampton, London
 

Leon Philip Margolis was born in Walthamstow in 1916, the son of William Nathan Margolis and Sarah Maurice. He and his first wife Hannah had two sons, Robert and Richard. Leon was a meteorologist, and worked for a time in both Malaysia and Malta. He later settled in Richmond, Surrey, with his second wife Betty.

[Sarah, Leon and David] [Leon and Robert] [Leon and Betty's wedding]
Leon with his mother Sarah and younger brother David. Leon with his son Robert on the Met Office steps in Butterworth, Malaysia. Leon and Betty at their wedding in 1955.

[Met office dinner]
Leon and Betty at the Meteorological Office Centenary dinner on 11th March 1955.

Sources:

  1. Birth certificate for Leon Philip Margolis.
  2. Marriage certificate for Leon Philip Margolis and Rebecca Fineberg.
  3. Death certificate for Leon Philip Margolis.