Louis Woolf (abt. 1834 - 1863)

Born about 1834 in Kent, England [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Esther (Reuben) Phillips — married 2 Feb 1859 (to 4 Mar 1863) in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 4 Mar 1863 at about age 29 in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

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Biography

Louis Woolf was born in Kent, England.

Louis Woolf has Jewish Roots.

Louis was born about 1834, son of Aaron Woolf and Julia Phillips.

He was the great grandfather of Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser.

Louis Woolf was a publican in Sandhurst, Victoria.

He married Esther Reubin on 2 February 1859 at the Synagogue in York St, Sydney ^{[1] [2]}
and they had a family of:

1. Julia Woolf (b 1860 Bendigo d 1941 NSW) (married Arthur Joshua Davis see notice Sydney Morning Herald 31/10/1882)

2. Henry Robert Woolf (b 1861 Bendigo d 1951 NSW)

3. Louis Arnold Woolf (b 1863 Otago d 1938 NSW)

Obituary and family tree Bendigo Advertiser 21 Mar 1863: Many of our readers will be sorry to hear that Mr. Louis Woolf, late of the Albion Hotel, Sandhurst, has died at Dunedin, New Zealand.

He passed away on 4 March 1863, aged 28, at Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand ^[3] and was interred at the Southern Cemetery, Dunedin City, Otago, New Zealand. ^{[4] [5]}

Sources

1. ↑ New South Wales Marriage Registration Number 53/1859
2. ↑ Married Sydney 2 Feb 1859: On Wednesday, 2nd February, at the Synagogue, York-street, by the Rev. M. R. Cohen, Mr. Louis Woolf, of Sandhurst, Victoria, third son of A. Woolf, Esq., Brighton, Sussex, to Esther, the second daughter of Henry Reubin, Esq., Mudgee, New South Wales.
3. ↑ "Woolf, Louis (1834–1863)." People Australia. Accessed 21 February 2017 by Clare Spring from http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/biography/woolf-louis-19698.
4. ↑ Find A Grave
5. ↑ New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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