William Nathan MARGOLIS (Wolf Nisan MARGOLINSKY)

Born:   June 1891, Filipow, Suwalki, Poland
 
Father: Herzl MARGOLINSKY
Mother: Peshe Leah ROSENGOLD
 
Married: Sarah MAURICE, 21st November 1915, Hackney, London
 
Children: Leon Philip MARGOLIS, born 1916
David Saul MARGOLIS
Avner Daniel MARGOLIS
 
Died: June 1979, Waltham Forest, London
 

William Nathan Margolinsky was born in Filipow, Poland, in 1891. (Various sources give his birthday as either 24th June or 29th June.) He arrived in London in his 15th year, on 26th May 1906, where he joined his older sisters Annie and Dora. He worked as a tailor and changed his name to Margolis. In 1915 he married Sarah Maurice, whose mother Rosalie was also originally from Filipow. They had three children, and lived to celebrate their diamond wedding anniversary in 1975.

[Nisan and Sarah engagement] [Nisan and Sarah with their three sons] [Margolis shops]
Nisan and Sarah on their engagement. Nisan and Sarah with their three sons. Margolis shops in Leyton High Road.

[Nisan with his grandson Robert, about 1949] [Golden wedding] [Nisan and Sarah]
Nisan with his grandson Robert. Nisan and Sarah at their golden wedding. Nisan and Sarah in 1977.

Sources:

  1. Personal letters of William Nathan Margolis.
  2. Marriage certificate for William Nathaniel Margolis and Sarah Maurice.
  3. Naturalization certificate for William Nathan Margolis.
  4. 1926 passport for William Nathan Margolis.
  5. Death indexes for England and Wales.