Notes for Richard Aarons: Born19th September 1886 in Kepno district of Poznan, then Germany now Poland of Dora Woolf and Isaac Aron (Aarons) who underwent a form of marriage in Posen before three witnesses around 1885. Isaac was about 36 and Dora about 16 at the time of their marriage. Arrived in England in around February 1887 aged about six months. Richard lived wih his parents at various addresses in the East End. In 1887 at 10 Plummers Row. He was educated at the LCC schools at Blakesley St E.,Watney Street E1, Rutland St E. and Queens Road Dalston. He left school at 12/13 years of age. Started work at age 12/13 (c 1899) for the India & London Dock Co. now the (PLA) as a messenger boy. Walked from Shoreditch under the Blackwall tunnel every day. Worked there for two and a half years. (Lost job because he couldn't swim.) In 1901the family was living at 18 Chicksand Street. Around 1902 he went to work for T T Robinson at 8 Long Lane as an office boy and remained for around three years. He then worked for, Hat manufacturer, G Bargiona (an Italian family) as a bookeeper at 2, Barbican. In 1908 his parents separated, Isaac going to live with a woman named Dora Bostein. The same year (1908) Richard commenced a business with a Walter Henshaw, under the name of Henshaw, Aarons, Hat manufacturers at 31, Glasshouse Yard Aldersgate Street E. Sold out his interest in the company to Henshaw in 1917 for £1000. By 1910 he was living at 64 Fuller Street in Bethnal Green and it was from here that he married Lily Goldberg, the daughter of Davis Isaac and Rebecca Goldberg on the 8th June 1910. They subsequently moved to Sudbury Buildings, Calvert Avenue NE. by September 10th 1910 where their first child Rose was born. In 1911 the family moved to 87 Walford Road Stoke Newington NE. and in 1912 to 12 Alvington Crescent Shakerwell Lane Dalston E. By the 7th August 1914 they had again moved, this time to 103 Sandringham Road where their second child Hanna Hilda (Hallie) was born. Richard was interned as an alien in Stockbridge Hampshire on 27th September 1915. He was kept digging trenches, roads and drains. This meant he was unable to work in his firm until he was released on 19th January 1916 (3 1/2 months later). He carried on in the hat business and then sold up. In November 1917 he went to Preston Lancashire with the family and got a Job with the Leyland Motor Company. In March 1918 he was approved for work of national importance. He tried to get work in Preston in Lancashire, in munitions, but was unsuccesful. The family returned to London and in September was sent to Chattis Hill Aerodrome in Hampshire where Richard was employed on road building until the end of November 1918. During part of 1918 the family were living at 43 Henley Buildings LCC Calvert Ave Shoreditch E2. In November 1918 he commenced work for Barker & Co (Straw hat makers)34 Barbican EC1 (CLE 5370) as a departmental manager at £5.10.0d per week. He remained there until the firm folded around 1930. From January 1919 to January 7th 1924 the family lived at 6 Darnley Road Hackney E.9 . On 8th February 1920, a son, Lionel Morley, was born at the Mothers Hospital Lower Clapton. They moved to 6 Spurstowe Road, Amhurst Road E8 (January 7th 1924), having purchased a 77 year lease for £400. At this time his wife Lily also owned £500 of war savings certificates, which had been bought with some of the money from the sale of Henshaw Aarons. Richards mother Dora died in 1925. Having lived all his life in England and his children being British, he wanted to become a British citizen also. He first had to obtain a certificate of nationality. He claimed to be stateless but got a certificate of Polish Nationality issued by the Polish Consulate General No 329/564 on 21st January 1925. He claimed that prior to the treaty of Versailles he would have had German Nationality. Richard became a British subject on 29/12/1926 taking the oath the following day. Certificate No HO334/104 14207, Home office Paper No. 261818. He was the most generous of people and always a soft touch. He lent money all over the place and was rarely paid back. His pocket book has many examples of 'a pound lent' but never redeemed. Around 1928 he tried a venture with a partner to sell tinned fruit and vegetables such as Italian Tomatoes. The office was in Tower Hill (Mark Lane tube station) This was short lived and failed, probably since they were too small. During the period 1928 to 1931Richard was working part time for the Boxing promoter Harry Abrahams. Richard was in charge of taking and banking the admission money and was the only person that Harry would trust. He controled gate entry and pass outs for the intervals when the audience went out for drinks. He worked Sunday afternoons from 12.30 at the Manor Hall in Devonshire road (1/3d and 2/4d) and Monday nights from 8pm at the Alcazar Edmonton open air ring (1/3d 2/4d and 3/6d). He took Lionel and Hallie with him often and they got to know the fighters, who bought them sweets. On 26th January 1930 Rose married Leslie Lazarus (Lazarn) at Monnikedam's restaurant. Leslie was a freelance embroiderer with a one room workshop in Hanbury street in Whitechapel specialising in pyjamas and jackets and cushion covers (putting on the, then, fashionable braids). The business was moved (by coster's barrow) to the Spurstow Road house. Around 1931-32 Leslie became an insurance man. In 1930 approx. he formed, in Kings Cross (York Rd?) 'Publicity Photographs Ltd.' a photographic company with friend Cyril Cooper and photographer Isherwood who had worked with Cyril at Odhams Press. Started photographing corsets etc, but photographer was a womaniser and chased the models! Began doing promo photos etc for the theatre, Grades and Delfonts etc as tapdancers etc, but he rarely got paid, numbering the Delfonts and Nellie Wallis among the bad debts. They took a franchise for reproducing postcards of famous Hollywood film stars. They sold a lot of the cards through Woolworths (who did pay) but few of their other customers did. The company eventually went bankrupt. In 1932 Richard became a rep for Marose (Dave and Alf Markovitch) Ltd Hat trimmings and veilings and even got the contract to supply Woolworths. Remained there until retirement in about 1960. He started a business around 1933 for daughter Rosie in partnership with a Lilian Barnet. It was the Savoy Hosiery Stores, in front of the Savoy cinema Markhouse road Leyton. They sold stockings and general hosiery for ladies. There was an apparent clash of personalites and the business was closed resulting in some financial losses. Ever the entrepeneur, in 1933 Richard bought a large millinery business known as Josephine Taylor at 320 High Road E10 (Leyton 2749) for the family. They moved to live in the flat above. It was a large shop with workshop behind. Lillian was in charge of the shop and the workers were Muriel Curzon (Dunedin Rd) and Evelyn Drage (Alexandra Rd E10). He made the engagement party for his daughter Hallie and Lew Korsner in the shop. Hallie and Lew were married on 8th January 1939 at Princes Galleries Piccadily W1. Richard spoke, read and wrote English fluently and without any hint of an accent.
More About Richard Aarons: Fact 1: 1887, Living at 10 Plummers Row (?4). Fact 2: 1901, Living at 18 Chicksand Street. Fact 3: 1911, Living at 87 Walford Rd Stoke Newington NE. Fact 4: 1912, Living at 12 Alvington Cresc Shakerwell La Dalston E. Fact 5: 1915, Living at 103 Sandringham Rd NE. Fact 6: 1918, Living at 43 Henley Bldgs LCC Calvert Ave Shoreditch E2. Fact 7: 1919, Living at 6 Darnley Road Hackney E9. Fact 8: 1924, Living at 6 Spurstowe Rd Hackney E8. Fact 9: 1934, Living at 320 High Road Leyton E8 (LEY 2749). Fact 10: 1937, Living at 39 Riffel Road Willesden Green NW2. Fact 11: 1940, Living at 49 Chandos Rd?. Fact 12: 1943, Living at 12 Rookwood Road N16 (STA 6711). Fact 13: 1951, Living at 3 Richard Fox House Queens Drive N4.
More About Richard Aarons and Lillian Goldberg: Marriage: June 08, 1910, German Synagogue Spital Square East End.
Children of Richard Aarons and Lillian Goldberg are:
Richard Aarons (b. September 19, 1886, d. September 01, 1966)
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