David (Cohen) Curwen (1893 - 1984)

Born 1893 in Whitechapel, London, England, United Kingdom

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Died 1984 at about age 91 in London, England, United Kingdom

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Biography

David was born in 1893. He was the son of Shmul Cohen and Hindi Goldsmid. He passed away in 1984.^[1]

SHEILA WROTE :-RE MY PARENTS HOME. THEY LIVED IN TUFNELL PARK FOR A SHORT TIME AFTER THEY WERE MARRIED. IN THE EARLY 20S THEY BOUGHT A HOUSE IN BELSIZE PARK WHERE ALAN AND I WERE BORN. IN 1933 THEY MOVED TO A HOUSE IN SHERWOOD ROAD HENDON. IN THE EARLY FIFTIES THEY MOVED TO A HOUSE IN TILLINGBORN GARDENS, FINCHLEY. IN THE LATE 60S THEY MOVED TO A FLAT BACK IN HENDON WHERE MUM EVENTUALLY DIED. DAD LIVESD THERE UNTIL 1948 CARED FOR MAINLY BY ALLAN WHO LIVED LOCALLY BUT ALSO BY WENDY AND I, WHO COOKED AND CARED FOR HIM AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE UNTIL HE COULD NO LONGER LIVE ON HIS OWN OWING TO SENILITY . HE SPENT THE LAST FEW MONTHS OF HIS LIFE IN A JEWISH HOME IN HEMEL HEMPSTEAD.

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1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Howard Goldsmith as remembered 11 Oct 2023.