Riso Levi (1866 - 1952)

Born 1866 in Manchester, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Florence (Belisha) Levi — married 1891 (to 1912) in Prestwich, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Gladys M (Benjamin) Levi — married 1915 (to 1952) in London, England, United Kingdom

Died 1952 at about age 86 in Bucklow, Cheshire, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

Riso Levi was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.

Birth

Riso Levi born Apr-May-Jun, 1866, Manchester, Lancashire, England ^[1]

Marriage One

Riso Levi marriage to Florence Belisha, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, Oct-Nov-Dec, 1891 ^[2]

Marriage Two

Riso Levi marriage to Gladys M Benjamin, London City, London, England, Apr-May-Jun, 1915 ^[3]

Death

Aged 86 he died Apr-May-Jun, 1952, Bucklow, Cheshire, England^[4]

Occupation

1891 1901 Waterproof Maker

Amateur Billiards player

Author of following Billiards & Snooker books

Billiards: The Strokes of the Game

Billiards for the Million

Billiards in the Twentieth Century

Billiards In A Lighter Vein

Billiards In The 20th Century

Billiards and Snooker Strokes

Billiards for all time

Multiple newspaper articles - see other reading

English Billiards

England and Wales Census, 1871

Riso Levi

Cheetham Hill St Mark, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Victor Levy Head Male 31 Corfu, Greece

Sarah Levy Wife Female 30 Corfu, Greece

Dolcene Levy Daughter Female 13 Corfu, Greece

Nina Levy Daughter Female 11 Greece

Grace Levi Daughter Female 8 Alexandra, Egypt

Riso Levi Son Male 5 Manchester, Lancashire

Moses Levi Son Male 4 Manchester, Lancashire

Abram Levi Son Male 4 Manchester, Lancashire

Joseph Levi Son Male 2 Manchester, Lancashire

Labato Vivante Visitor Male 53 Corfu

Mark Laredo Visitor Male 15 Gibraltar

Mary Wilson Female 30 Durham

Isabela Honeyman Female 22 Scotland

Ellen Duncan Female 17 Scotland

England and Wales Census, 1881

Riso Levi

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

Residence York St

Victor Levi Head Male 41 Corfu (British Subject), Greece

Sarah Levi Wife Female 40 Corfu (British Subject), Greece

Dolcina Levi Daughter Female 23 Corfu (British Subject), Greece

Nina Levi Daughter Female 21 Corfu (British Subject), Greece

Grace Levi Daughter Female 17 Alexandria

Riso Levi Son Female 15 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Abraham Levi Son Male 13 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Moses Levi Son Male 13 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Joseph Levi Son Male 12 Manchester, Lancashire, England

Edmund Levi Son Male 2 Rotterdam British Subject

Sarah Cohen Vister Female 43 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Annie Harris Servant Female 39 Liverpool, Lancashire, England

England and Wales Census, 1891

Risa V Levi

Cheetham, Lancashire, England

York Street

Marital Status: Single

Victor Levi Head Male 51 Naturalized British Subject

Risa V Levi Son Male 25 England

Morris Levi Son Male 23 England

Abraham Levi Son Male 23 Manchester, England

Joseph Levi Son Male 22 England

Grace Levi Daughter Female 26 Egypt

Mark Hart Son In Law Male 39 England

England and Wales Census, 1901

Riso Levi

Broughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom

Riso Levi Head Male 34 Manchester, Lancashire

Florence Levi Wife Female 34 Manchester, Lancashire

Isaac Cansine Nephew Male 22 Morocco (Brit Subj)

Mary Phayre Servant Female 28 Ireland

Kate Curley Servant Female 20 Ireland

England and Wales Census, 1911

Riso Levi

Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom

Marital Status: Married

Albert Isaac Belisha Head Male 44 Manchester, Lancashire

Florence Belisha Wife Female 45 Middlesex London, London

Isaac Albert Belisha Son Male 12 Surrey London, London

Riso Levi Brother-in-law Male 45 Manchester, Lancashire

Madeline Bouldnger Governess Female 29 France

Mary Ellen Finlay Servant Female 29 Cuddagh, Queens County

Anne Finlay Servant Female 23 Cuddagh, Queens County

William Birminger Servant Male 23 Germany

Sources

1. ↑ "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2XS9-25Z : 1 October 2014), Riso Levi, 1866; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Manchester, Lancashire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2DYR-13M : 13 December 2014), Riso Levi, 1891; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1891, quarter 4, vol. 8D, p. 675, Prestwich, Lancashire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837-2005," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:266X-B1P : 22 May 2014), Riso Levi and null, 1915; from "England & Wales Marriages, 1837-2005," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing 1915, quarter 2, vol. 1C, p. 69, London City, London, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCF-79NF : 4 September 2014), Riso Levi, 1952; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Bucklow, Cheshire, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

• "England and Wales Census, 1871", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZPQ-RMW : 23 April 2019), Riso Levi in entry for Victor Levy, 1871.

• "England and Wales Census, 1881," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q27P-KM3W : 13 December 2017), Riso Levi in household of Victor Levi, Cheetham, Lancashire, England; from "1881 England, Scotland and Wales Census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing p. 15, Piece/Folio 4023/11, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey; FHL microfilm 101,775,141.

• "England and Wales Census, 1891," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QB71-4PZ : 26 November 2020), Risa V Levi in household of Victor Levi, Wales, United Kingdom; from "1891 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 12, Lancashire county, subdistrict, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9V5-9J1 : 21 May 2019), Riso Levi, Broughton, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing Broughton subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.

• "England and Wales Census, 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XW4H-XN1 : 5 July 2019), Riso Levi in household of Albert Isaac Belisha, Willesden, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom; from "1911 England and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO RG 14, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.

• Other reading

• English Billiards Wikipedia

• Brief history of Billiards

• Billiards players

• In Australian Newspapers - First & Last Articles
• First - The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954) Fri 25 Dec 1903 Page 5
• Last - Chronicle (Adelaide, SA : 1895 - 1954) Thu 13 May 1937 Page 22 BILLIARDS

• The Telegraph (Brisbane, Qld. : 1872 - 1947) Wed 25 May 1904 Page 3 BILLIARDS

• The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Fri 16 Jan 1931 Page 7

• The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) Fri 23 Jan 1931 Page 16 CHAMPION BILLIARDS