Sarah (Ackman) Levy (1837 - 1916)

Born 16 Jan 1837 in Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Wife of Michael Samuel Levy — married 26 Jan 1853 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

Descendants

Died 18 Aug 1916 at age 79 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia

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Biography

Sarah (Ackman) Levy was born in Woolwich, Kent, England.

Sarah (Ackman) Levy migrated from England to Australia.

Sarah Ackman was born on 16 Jan 1837 in Woolwich, Kent, England. She was the first child of eleven children of Emanuel Ackman and Rachel Harris. ^[1]

At age 10 in 1847 she emigrated to Australia on the ship James Dean with her parents and four siblings, arriving in Victoria on 20 Jun 1847.

In 1853 Sarah married Michael Samuel Levy in Victoria, Australia.^[2]

Children: Samuel Michael, Emanuel, Sarah Ailcey, Rachael, Elizabeth Leah, John, Fanny, Hannah Kate, Ailcey, Henrietta Amelia, Abraham Emile, Henry Carlton, Alexander Jacob Conway.

In 1856 Michael Samuel Levy (Auctioneer) and his family lived in Kardinia St, Geelong, Victoria. ^[3] He died in 1894 in Sydney, New South Wales.

Son Abraham Emil Levy passed away in 1896, aged 22 in Newtown, New South Wales. ^[4]

In 1914 Sarah Levy (Home Duties) and Henrietta Amelia Levy (Home Duties) lived at 101 Gheringhup St, Geelong, Victoria. ^[5]

Sarah died on 18 Aug 1916 in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. ^[6] She was buried on 18 Aug 1916 at the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. ^{[7] [8]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQKY-FYG : 6 March 2021), Sarah Ackman in household of Emanuel Ackman, Woolwich Arsenal; District Royal Military Academy, Woolwich, Kent, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
2. ↑ Marriage: Australia Marriage Index 1788-1950 1853, Sarah Ackman and Michael S Levy, Victoria; Reg. 46451; database online, Lehi, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2010.
3. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Michael Samuel Levy; Victoria; 1856; Geelong; Geelong North
4. ↑ New South Wales Australia, Death Registration Number 10864/1896
5. ↑ Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 for Sarah Levy; Victoria; 1914; Corio; Geelong
6. ↑ Death: Victoria BDM Year 1916 Registration No: 10300
7. ↑ [https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/29473482?h=04a2b5 JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry (JOWBR); Sarah Levy, death 18 Aug 1916; Geelong, Australia; database online, Provo, Utah, Ancestry.com, 2008.
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/164466948/sarah-levy : accessed 15 July 2022), memorial page for Sarah Ackman Levy (1838–17 Aug 1916), Find A Grave: Memorial #164466948, citing Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Geelong, Greater Geelong City, Victoria, Australia.