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Hi would anyone help me search for the Cohen family as I do not know if they came from Poland??

Hyman Cohen B.c1868 from Unknown occupation- Cabinet Maker. Married Esther (possibly Esther Marks unsure)

Can anyone help?

where in the UK did they live?

Not sure if this is relevant!

1911

COHEN, Hyman M 43 1868 Cabinet Maker Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Ettie F 41 1870 Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Barnet M 19 1892 S Georges London VIEW
COHEN, Cissie F 18 1893 Milliner S Georges London VIEW
COHEN, Rosie F 16 1895 Fur Hand Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Priscilla F 14 1897 Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Henry M 12 1899 Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Rachel F 11 1900 Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Rayner F 8 1903 Mile End London VIEW
COHEN, Fanny F 7 1904 Mile End London VIEW
RG number:
RG14 Piece:
1442 Reference:
RG14PN1442 RG78PN50 RD17 SD2 ED25 SN9

Registration District:
Bethnal Green Sub District:
Bethnal Green South West Enumeration District:
25 Parish:
Bethnal Green

Address:
278 Bethnal Green Road E County:
London

The Stepney area I think

yes that is them

1891 for ref:

Hyman Cohen
Age: 23
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1868
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Eather Cohen
Gender: Male
Where born: Poland

Civil parish: Mile End New Town
Ecclesiastical parish: All Saints
Town: Mile End New Town
County/Island: London
Country: England
Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Mile End New Town
ED, institution, or vessel: 14
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 278
Folio: 12
Page Number: 19
Household Members:
Name Age
Hyman Cohen 23
Eather Cohen 21

This is the above family 1901 (Hyman a cabinet maker):

1901 England Census

Name: Hyman Cohen
Age: 34
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1867
Relation: Head
Spouse's Name: Esther Cohen
Gender: Male
Where born: St Georges, London, England

Civil parish: Mile End Old Town
Ecclesiastical parish: Christchurch Stepney
Town: Mile End Old Town
County/Island: London

Registration district: Mile End Old Town
Sub-registration district: Mile End, Old Town, Western

Page Number: 24
Household Members:
Name Age
Hyman Cohen 34
Esther Cohen 31
Barnett Cohen 9
Sarah Cohen 8
Rose Cohen 5
Priscilla Cohen 3
Henry Cohen 2
Rachel Cohen 1

??? 1871?

Hyam Cohen
Age: 1
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's name: Isaac Cohen
Mother's name: Elizabeth Cohen
Gender: Male
Where born: St George in The East, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: St George in The East
Ecclesiastical parish: St Matthew Pell Street
County/Island: London
Country: England
Registration district: St George In The East
Sub-registration district: St Mary
ED, institution, or vessel: 8
Household schedule number: 172
Piece: 530
Folio: 45
Page Number: 27
Household Members:
Name Age
Isaac Cohen 26
Elizabeth Cohen 23
Hyam Cohen 1

One of the childrens birth cert will give mums name,

Births Sep 1891

Cohen Barnett St. Geo. East 1c 365

Births Dec 1868

COHEN Hyman Whitechapel 1c 354

reg disrict covered Mile End New Town

Births Jun 1902

Cohen Rayner Mile End 1c 453

Hyman Cohen
England and Wales Census, 1901

birth: 1867 —St George'S, London
residence: 31 Mar 1901 —Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England
census: 31 Mar 1901 —Mile End Old Town, London, Middlesex, England

record title: England and Wales Census, 1901
name: Hyman Cohen
event: Census
event date: 31 Mar 1901
gender: Male
age: 34
relationship to head of household: Head
birthplace: St George'S, London
record type: Household
registration district: Mile End Old Town
sub-district: Mile End Old Town Western
ecclesiastical parish: Christ Church Stepney
civil parish: Mile End Old Town
county: London, Middlesex

So Hyman Cohen was born in Whitechapel in 1868,
so his parents must have came from Poland!! I really don't like it when they change where they were born on the census records!!

Barnett was born/Reg sept 1891 so Esther must have been pregnant when they married

Surname First name(s) District Vol Page
Marriages Mar 1891 (>99%)
Cohen Hyman Mile End 1c 826
Marks Esther Mile End 1c 826

Found this so she could have named her first son after her father


Name: Esther Marks
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Daughter
Father's name: Barnett Marks
Mother's name: Rachel Marks
Gender: Female
Where born: London, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Whitechapel
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: Middlesex St 2 Little Love CT
Education:

Employment status:

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Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Whitechapel North
ED, institution, or vessel: 13
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 443
Folio: 79
Page Number: 13
Household Members:
Name Age
Barnett Marks 52
Rachel Marks 47
George Marks 20
Fanny Marks 18
Annie Marks 16
Rose Marks 14
Esther Marks 11
Myer Marks 9

Hmmm ...

Marriages Dec 1859 (>99%)
Cohen Isaac London City 1c 253 Scan available - click to view
Levy Solomon London City 1c 253 Scan available - click to view
Myers Maria London City 1c 253 Scan available - click to view
Phillips Elizabeth London City 1c 253 Scan available - click to view

Isaac Cohen married Elizabeth Phillips Dec 1859 had
Hyman Cohen b.1868 Whitechaple
Hyman married Esther Marks in Mile End 1891
Had first child Barnett Cohen sept 1891 in st george in the east

I am slightly confused now...was Hyman born in Whitechaple or St Georges??I can look at the 1881 census but cant find Isaac and Elizabeth with a son called Hyman..only this one-

1881 England Census about Hyman Cohen
Name: Hyman Cohen
Age: 11
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1870
Relation: Son
Father's name: Moses Cohen
Mother's name: Rosay Cohen
Gender: Male
Where born: London, London, Middlesex, England
Civil parish: Whitechapel
County/Island: London
Country: England
Street Address: 3 Wells Pla East
Education:

Employment status:

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Occupation: Scholar
Registration district: Whitechapel
Sub-registration district: Goodmans Fields
ED, institution, or vessel: 6
Neighbors: View others on page
Piece: 446
Folio: 121
Page Number: 28
Household Members:
Name Age
Moses Cohen 56
Rosay Cohen 46
Fanny Cohen 19
Rebeca Cohen 16
Harris Cohen 14
Hyman Cohen 11
Rachel Cohen 9
Marks Cohen 5