Descendants of Aaron (Aharon) Smolan

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Descendants of Aaron (Aharon) Smolan
Generation 1
1. AARON (AHARON)1 SMOLAN was born about 1823 in Poland. He died on 29 Jun 1896 in Bristol,
England. He married (1) ELKO HINDA SMOLAN. She died in 1866 in Sejny, Suwalki, Poland. He
married (2) WIFE 3. He married (3) WIFE 1.
Notes for Aaron (Aharon) Smolan:
Died at 7 Oxford Place, Baptist Mills, Bristol, (the residence of his son Solomon and his family),
aged 73. His occupation on his death certificate was listed as a hawker of drapery.
Notes for Elko Hinda Smolan:
The meaning of the name Hinda is Female Deer
Aaron (Aharon) Smolan and Elko Hinda Smolan had the following children:
2. i. HARRIS (HIRSZ LEJB) (TZVI ARIYE)2 SMOLLAN was born about 1847 in Lozdzei, Poland.
He died on 15 Aug 1921 in Sydenham Nursing Home, Harrogate, Eng;and. He
married RACHEL (ROCHA) KUZANSKI DANIELS in 1866 in Sejny, Suwalki, Poland. She
was born about 1845 in Poland. She died on 20 Dec 1920 in Edgbaston,
Birmingham, England.
3. ii. ISAAC (YITZCHAK) SMOLLAN was born in 1847 in Resje, Poland. He died on 23 Feb
1927 in Roodepoort, South Africa. He married JULIA MATILDA (TAUBE JUDAS)
ABELSKY in Lodzei, Poland. She was born in 1845 in Poland. She died on 10 Nov
1910 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Aaron (Aharon) Smolan and Wife 3 had the following children:
4. iii. SOLOMON SMOLLAN was born in 1855 in Austerlenkie, Poland. He died on 29 Jul
1928 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married LEAH PAULINE EISENBERG in 1881
in Bristol, England, daughter of Abraham H Eisenberg and Rebecca. She was born
in 1860 in Warsaw, Russian Poland. She died on 21 Mar 1917 in Westpark
Cemetery, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
iv. JOSHUA (JOS) SMOLLAN was born in 1870 in Lodzei, Poland. He died on 25 Jul 1964
in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Joshua (Jos) Smollan:
Bachelor. Applied for naturalization in Cape of Good Hope in 1893. With his
brother, Solomon Smollan, bought the Grand Hotel in Vryburg, South Africa in 1907,
and did extensive alterations to the hotel in 1912. Solomon left in 1917, on the
death of his wife Leah, to be replaced by Jos' nephew, David Smollan until 1927,
when they sold the hotel to a family called Rolof. He died aged in his nineties and
is buried at the Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, grave no. H 870.
Generation 2
2. HARRIS (HIRSZ LEJB) (TZVI ARIYE)2 SMOLLAN (Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born about 1847 in
Lozdzei, Poland. He died on 15 Aug 1921 in Sydenham Nursing Home, Harrogate, Eng;and. He
married RACHEL (ROCHA) KUZANSKI DANIELS in 1866 in Sejny, Suwalki, Poland. She was born
about 1845 in Poland. She died on 20 Dec 1920 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England.
Notes for Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye) Smollan:
Hebrew name was Benyamin. In Poland the surname was spelt as Smolan. Came to England in
1869. In 1874 he was a jeweller and the family lived at 17 Prince Arthur St, Middlesbrough. By
1876, while still a jeweler, the family had moved to 49 Albert Street, Middlesbrough, England,
where he was an honorary synagogue reader. Went to Australia, 1880 to August 1881, before
arriving in the Cape of Good Hope in late 1881. Was a businessman in Port Elizabeth and
Uitenhage. Returned to England in 1900 and came back to the Cape in 1905. Applied for South
African citizenship, 2nd July 1906, when he was a general dealer residing at Uitenhage, Cape
Province, South Africa. Also had business interests in Southport, England, where he was a
shipping agent. His Southport address was 82 Forest Road. Died from leukemia. Of his children,
2 sons & 3 daughters were born in England, 3 daughters and one son born in the Cape of Good
Hope, and one daughter born "abroad." In his will he stated that he was relying on his sons David
& Joseph to find husbands of the Jewish faith for their unmarried sisters!
South African Estate #: 3228/21
Generation 2 (con't)
South African Estate #: 3228/21
Notes for Rachel (Rocha) Kuzanski Daniels:
Maiden name also spelt as Kazanski. Her surname was apparently Daniels before becoming
Smollan.
South Africa Estate #: 3228/21
Died of: Nephritis, Ascites heart failure.
Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye) Smollan and Rachel (Rocha) Kuzanski Daniels had the following
children:
5. i. ELLEN HINDA3 SMOLLAN was born in Russia. She died on 12 Aug 1931 in Williston,
South Africa. She married BENJAMIN GLATT in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was
born in Nieunstadt , Lithuania. He died on 07 Jan 1932 in Williston, South Africa.
6. ii. CELIA (ZILLAH) SMOLLAN. She married CHARLES BERNSTEIN in 1911 in Ormskirk,
England.
7. iii. FANNY SMOLLAN was born in 1872 in Stockton, England. She died on 19 Jul 1954 in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She married JULIUS (JULES) SMOLLAN, son of Isaac
(Yitzchak) Smollan and Julia Matilda (Taube Judas) Abelsky. He was born in 1871
in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Jun 1932 in Westpark Cemetery,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
8. iv. JACOB (JACK) (YACOV) SMOLLAN was born on 31 Jan 1874 in Middlesbrough,
Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Apr 1905 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He
married FREDA LEVIN in 1902 in Prestwich, Manchester, England.
9. v. JOSEPH (JOE) (YOSEF) SMOLLAN was born on 13 Jan 1876 in Middlesborough,
Yorkshire, England. He died on 10 Oct 1933 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He
married RACHEL HANNAH (RACHEL HENNA) KOMMEL on 04 Jul 1906 in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa, daughter of Barnett (Baruch) Kommel and Hannah (Annie) Carnofsky.
She was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Kovno, Russia. She died on 03 Nov 1964 in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa.
10. vi. DAVID SMOLLAN was born on 19 Aug 1877 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England.
He died on 16 Jul 1947 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married MATHILDA
(MAITA) GOLDWATER on 01 Nov 1901 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She was born
on 20 Feb 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. She died on 02 Jun 1952 in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa.
11. vii. EVA SMOLLAN was born in 1879 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. She died in
1955 in South Africa. She married SAMUEL NISSEN JOSEPH in South Africa, son of
Joseph Olshawski and Annie Sophia Opet. He died on 15 Jan 1952.
12. viii. MORRIS (MAURICE) HARRIS SMOLLAN was born on 03 Jun 1882 in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa. He died in 1951 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married CLARICE
STELLA GILLESPIE on 13 Sep 1911 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was born on
13 Aug 1883 in Hull, England. She died on 26 Mar 1952 in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
13. ix. EMILY SMOLLAN was born on 03 Jun 1882 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She
married TOBIAS COHEN.
x. ADA SMOLLAN was born in 1890. She died on 09 Oct 1978 in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
Notes for Ada Smollan:
concert violinist with the Johannesburg Symphony Orchestra. Never married.
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location H 2618
3. ISAAC (YITZCHAK)2 SMOLLAN (Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1847 in Resje, Poland. He died
on 23 Feb 1927 in Roodepoort, South Africa. He married JULIA MATILDA (TAUBE JUDAS) ABELSKY in
Lodzei, Poland. She was born in 1845 in Poland. She died on 10 Nov 1910 in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa.
Notes for Isaac (Yitzchak) Smollan:
Generation 2 (con't)
Notes for Isaac (Yitzchak) Smollan:
Emigrated to Middlesbrough, England. Present at the consecration for the foundation stone for the
Middlesbrough Synagogue, 21 August 1873. (Middlesbrough Exchange, 22/8/1873). Naturalized
1902. General dealer residing in Port Elizabeth. Arrived in the Cape of Good Hope abt 1880.
Some of his children had the surname Smollen on their birth certificates. In England he had a
second-hand clothes shop in Marton Road, which stood on a site in the block between the Star &
Garter and the Freemason's Hall. Later he opened a Pawnshop at 108 Cannon Street at the corner
of Farrer Street. Isaac was described by a contemporary (Stan Smith), as " of good height, heavy,
fair and wore a beard. His wife was of medium height, stoutish and matronly."
Notes for Julia Matilda (Taube Judas) Abelsky:
Family lived at 16 Marton Rd, Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England, at the time of the 1881 census.
Living with them was a servant, Mary E. Fowells, aged 20
Isaac (Yitzchak) Smollan and Julia Matilda (Taube Judas) Abelsky had the following children:
14. i. ANNIE PEARL3 SMOLLAN was born about 1865 in Poland. She died on 18 Dec 1951
in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. She married ABRAHAM HYAMS in 1886 in
Middlesbrough, England. He died on 21 Jun 1928 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,
England.
15. ii. REBECCA (REEKA) SMOLLAN was born in 1870 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. She
died on 16 Dec 1959 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She married SIMON HARMEL in
1887 in Middlesbrough. He was born in 1866. He died on 13 Sep 1949 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
iii. JULIUS (JULES) SMOLLAN was born in 1871 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died
on 22 Jun 1932 in Westpark Cemetery, Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
He married FANNY SMOLLAN, daughter of Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye) Smollan
and Rachel (Rocha) Kuzanski Daniels. She was born in 1872 in Stockton, England.
She died on 19 Jul 1954 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
17. iv. ABRAHAM (ABBY) SMOLLAN was born in 1873 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He
died in 1963 in East London, South Africa. He married ELLENA (ELLEN) HULDA
SMOLLAN, daughter of Solomon Smollan and Leah Pauline Eisenberg. She was
born about 1887 in Uitenhage, South Africa. She died about 1972 in East London,
South Africa.
18. v. MORRIS (MOSES) (MOSS) SMOLLAN was born in 1875 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England.
He died on 11 Jun 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married (1) CISSIE
ISAACSON. She was born in 1889. She died on 19 Jan 1945 in Johannesburg, South
Africa. He married (2) KATIE.
19. vi. LEAH (LILY) SMOLLAN was born in 1877 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. She
died in 1959 in South Africa. She married LOUIS (ELIEZER) LANDAU in 1906. He was
born in 1881 in Manchester, England. He died in 1934 in South Africa.
20. vii. JACOB (JACK) SMOLLAN was born in 1878 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. He
died on 16 Sep 1943 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married VIOLET MAUDE
ARONSON in 1903 in Prestwich, Manchester, England. She died in 1963 in South
Africa.
4. SOLOMON2 SMOLLAN (Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1855 in Austerlenkie, Poland. He died
on 29 Jul 1928 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married LEAH PAULINE EISENBERG in 1881 in
Bristol, England, daughter of Abraham H Eisenberg and Rebecca. She was born in 1860 in
Warsaw, Russian Poland. She died on 21 Mar 1917 in Westpark Cemetery, Braamfontein,
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Solomon Smollan:
Lived in Bristol, England, occupation Hawker. Trading as a pawnbroker at his house, 7 Oxford
Place, Baptist Mills, Bristol, in at least 1891-4. Arrived in the Cape of Good Hope in abt 1896.
Shopkeeper in the Port Elizabeth district. Then owned and managed the Vryburg Hotel, with his
brother, Jos Smollan as his partner, from 1907 until 1917. Towards the end of his life he lived in
Johannesburg with his daughter Rose until his death. He is buried in the Brixton Cemetery,
Johannesburg, grave no. 1396. It appears that he and his wife went to the Cape of Good Hope
Generation 2 (con't)
Johannesburg, grave no. 1396. It appears that he and his wife went to the Cape of Good Hope
and spent some time there on an earlier occasion, for their daughter, Ellen, is listed in the 1891
census as being born in Port Elizabeth!
Notes for Leah Pauline Eisenberg:
Her father was a rabbi in the house of Sir Moses Montefiore. Buried in grave no. 1656
Solomon Smollan and Leah Pauline Eisenberg had the following children:
i. SARAH3 SMOLLAN was born in 1882 in Bristol, England. She died on 05 May 1883 in
St Phillips Cemetery, Bristol, England.
Notes for Sarah Smollan:
Born between Apr. - Jun. 1882
ii. ELLENA (ELLEN) HULDA SMOLLAN was born about 1887 in Uitenhage, South Africa.
She died about 1972 in East London, South Africa. She married ABRAHAM (ABBY)
SMOLLAN, son of Isaac (Yitzchak) Smollan and Julia Matilda (Taube Judas)
Abelsky. He was born in 1873 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1963 in
East London, South Africa.
22. iii. ROSE SMOLLAN was born in 1888 in Bristol, England. She died on 06 Jun 1964 in
Johannesburg, South Africa. She married SAMUEL (SAM) ABELHEIM on 16 Sep 1913
in Vryburg, South Africa. He was born on 15 Oct 1872 in Mariampol, Suwalki
Government, Russian Poland. He died on 10 May 1945 in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
iv. MONTO MOSES SMOLLAN was born in 1889 in Barton Regis, Bristol, England. He
died on 25 Jan 1930 in Cape Town, South Africa. He married SOPHIE LEVINKIND
about 1924 in Cape Town, South Africa. She was born on 20 May 1897 in Hanover,
Cape Province, South Africa. She died on 14 May 1984 in London, England.
Notes for Monto Moses Smollan:
Residing in Cape Town in 1929. A director of companies. Died young from cancer
and had no children. It is possible that he died in London, and his wife brought the
body back to Cape Town for burial.
23. v. FREDA SMOLLAN was born in 1891 in Barton Regis, Bristol, England. She died in
1957 in South Africa. She married BARNEY SHAPIRO. He died in 1954 in South
Africa.
Generation 3
5. ELLEN HINDA3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in
Russia. She died on 12 Aug 1931 in Williston, South Africa. She married BENJAMIN GLATT in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. He was born in Nieunstadt , Lithuania. He died on 07 Jan 1932 in Williston,
South Africa.
Notes for Ellen Hinda Smollan:
Polish name was Elka Hinda
Notes for Benjamin Glatt:
in September 1913 he was appointed a member of the committee of Bnei Zion Society of Port
Elizabeth. Emigrated to South Africa before 1888. Applied for naturalization around 1894. Hebrew
name was Benyamin. Their farm at Williston was Zuurlangslagte
Benjamin Glatt and Ellen Hinda Smollan had the following children:
24. i. REBECCA (BECKIE)4 GLATT was born on 08 Sep 1889. She died on 21 Aug 1953 in
Pinelands, Cape Town, South Africa. She married SOLOMON NORRIE. He died on 16
Oct.
ii. EMIL GLATT was born on 01 Jan 1891 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He died on 04
Oct 1917 in Kimberley, South Africa.
Notes for Emil Glatt:
Died of appendicitis
Generation 3 (con't)
Died of appendicitis
25. iii. HENRIETTA (ETTA) GLATT was born on 09 Jul 1892 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
She died on 13 Jun 1977 in Pinelands 2, Cape Town, South Africa. She married
DAVID SACK. He was born in Eastern Europe. He died on 03 Oct 1952 in South
Africa.
iv. ELIAS GLATT was born on 12 Nov 1893. He died on 08 Mar 1943 in Pinelands 1,
Cape Town, South Africa.
v. LIEBA GLATT was born on 23 Jul 1895 in South Africa. She died on 30 Aug 1973 in
Pinelands 1, Cape Town, South Africa.
26. vi. SARAH LEAH GLATT was born on 12 May 1897 in Stellenbosch Vlei, South Africa.
She died on 11 Apr 1924 in Somerset East, South Africa. She married LEON HODES
on 21 Mar 1923 in Williston, Cape Province, South Africa. He was born in 1893 in
Freunberg, near Riga, Latvia. He died on 25 Nov 1963 in Herzlia, Israel.
27. vii. AARON (RONNIE) GLATT was born on 28 Feb 1899. He died on 12 Dec 1953 in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. He married (1) CELIA TOYK in 1946. He married (2) CISSIE
HOFFMAN. She died in 1945.
viii. MIRIAM GLATT was born on 19 Jul 1900. She died on 07 Nov 1989 in Pinelands 2,
Cape Town, South Africa. She married ISAAC CHANARIN.
Notes for Miriam Glatt:
Married late in life and was divorced 2 years later
ix. ABRAHAM GLATT was born on 09 Dec 1902.
Notes for Abraham Glatt:
Died as an infant
x. PEARL GLATT was born on 03 Mar 1905 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She died on
22 Oct 1993 in Cape Town, South Africa.
Notes for Pearl Glatt:
Medical doctor. Never married. Captain in the army during World War 11
xi. CHERRIE GLATT was born on 16 Jun 1906. She died on 15 May 1921.
Notes for Cherrie Glatt:
Died young
28. xii. NORMAN (NOAH) GLATT was born on 16 Dec 1909 in De Aar, South Africa. He died
on 16 Nov 1973 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married LILLIAN GREEN on 07
Mar 1943 in Grahamstown, South Africa. She was born on 29 Jan 1919. She died
on 16 Jan 1996 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
6. CELIA (ZILLAH)3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan). She married
CHARLES BERNSTEIN in 1911 in Ormskirk, England.
Charles Bernstein and Celia (Zillah) Smollan had the following children:
i. SYLVIA4 BERNSTEIN. She married MAISH LIEBE in Bulawayo, Rhodesia.
Notes for Sylvia Bernstein:
No children
ii. RITA BERNSTEIN. She married DOBIJA.
Notes for Rita Bernstein:
No children
29. iii. JEFFREY BERNSTEIN. He married SYLVIA SEFF.
7. FANNY3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1872 in
Stockton, England. She died on 19 Jul 1954 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She married JULIUS
(JULES) SMOLLAN, son of Isaac (Yitzchak) Smollan and Julia Matilda (Taube Judas) Abelsky. He
was born in 1871 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Jun 1932 in Westpark Cemetery,
Generation 3 (con't)
was born in 1871 in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Jun 1932 in Westpark Cemetery,
Braamfontein, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Fanny Smollan:
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location BB 876
Notes for Julius (Jules) Smollan:
Surname listed as Smolen on his birth certificate. Living in Waterloo, near Liverpool, England, in
1927. Played the violin. Listed as being a pawnbroker in Cannon St., Middlesbrough, in 1894
Julius (Jules) Smollan and Fanny Smollan had the following children:
i. LIEBA4 SMOLLAN was born in 1901. She died on 11 Aug 1983 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Notes for Lieba Smollan:
Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location V 99
ii. ROSETTA (ROSIE) IDA SMOLLAN was born in 1904. She died on 12 Aug 1943 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Rosetta (Rosie) Ida Smollan:
Intellectually disabled. Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location E
274
iii. VICTOR SMOLLAN was born in 1906. He died on 03 Aug 1989 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Notes for Victor Smollan:
Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location U 2025
8. JACOB (JACK) (YACOV)3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was
born on 31 Jan 1874 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Apr 1905 in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. He married FREDA LEVIN in 1902 in Prestwich, Manchester, England.
Notes for Jacob (Jack) (Yacov) Smollan:
Surname listed as Smoller on his birth certificate. Born at 17 Prince Arthur St. he mother's maiden
name was recorded as Daniel
Notes for Freda Levin:
In 1921 she was living at 4 Princes St., Stockport, Chester, England
Jacob (Jack) (Yacov) Smollan and Freda Levin had the following child:
i. DORIS ELAINE4 SMOLLAN was born on 01 Sep 1904.
9. JOSEPH (JOE) (YOSEF)3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was
born on 13 Jan 1876 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England. He died on 10 Oct 1933 in Port
Elizabeth, South Africa. He married RACHEL HANNAH (RACHEL HENNA) KOMMEL on 04 Jul 1906 in
Port Elizabeth, South Africa, daughter of Barnett (Baruch) Kommel and Hannah (Annie) Carnofsky.
She was born on 25 Mar 1880 in Kovno, Russia. She died on 03 Nov 1964 in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa.
Notes for Joseph (Joe) (Yosef) Smollan:
Surname listed as Smoller on his birth certificate.
Buried in Port Elizabeth Jewish Cemetery.
Yartzeit plaque in Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles.
Notes for Rachel Hannah (Rachel Henna) Kommel:
SA ID#: 101.188831.W
Date of birth uncertain. Death notice has 25/3/1880 & her name spelt Rachel,born in New York,
but a declaration signed by her in 1934 gives her D.O.B. as 1880, name as Rachael and place of
birth as Kovno, Russia. According to the American census, 1900, she came to America in 1884.
US Census shows her occupation as: Servant.
Buried in Port Elizabeth Jewish Cemetery.
Generation 3 (con't)
Buried in Port Elizabeth Jewish Cemetery.
Yartzeit plaque in Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles.
Joseph (Joe) (Yosef) Smollan and Rachel Hannah (Rachel Henna) Kommel had the following
children:
30. i. ARTHUR AARON (AHARON)4 SMOLLAN was born on 24 Jan 1910 in Port Elizabeth,
South Africa. He died on 10 Dec 1958 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He married
BERTHA (BEE) LEE ARENSON on 23 Jan 1938 in East London, South Africa, daughter
of Iankel Ber Novosedz and Sire Elke Garnblium. She was born on 10 Jul 1911 in
Birzai, Panevezys, Lithuania. She died on 17 Dec 1994 in Cape Town, South Africa.
ii. NATALIE SMOLLAN was born on 06 Jan 1912 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She
died on 12 Oct 1998 in Pretoria, South Africa. She married (1) JACK (JACOB) MULLER
on 01 Sep 1932 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He died in 1960 in South Africa
(South African Archives, TAB496866315). She married (2) AARON (AAR) HORWITZ on
16 Dec 1968. He died on 06 Oct 1990 in Pretoria, South Africa.
Notes for Natalie Smollan:
Had no children. Died in Pretoria but buried in Port Elizabeth next to first husband.
Yartzeit plaque in Congregation Kol Ami in Los Angeles.
31. iii. JESSICA (JESSIE) SMOLLAN was born on 09 Sep 1913 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
She died in Oct 1973 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She married (1) SOLOMON
(SOLLY) MULLER. He died in 1943. She married (2) CHARLES LEHMAN about 1946 in
Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was born about 1906 in Steytlerzille, Eastern Cape.
He died in 1985 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
32. iv. DORIS ESTHER SMOLLAN was born on 03 Apr 1916 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
She died on 05 Apr 2007 in Palm Springs, USA. She married ISAAC BORTZ on 09
Sep 1940 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He was born on 10 Dec 1910 in
Smithfield, Orange Free State. He died on 11 Sep 1965 in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa.
33. v. JOYCE SMOLLAN was born on 21 May 1919 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She
married MANUEL (MANNIE) SILBERT on 07 Apr 1946 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa,
son of Philip Silbert and Esther Samuels. He was born on 01 Apr 1920 in Heielberg,
South Africa. He died on 19 Sep 1995 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
10. DAVID3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born on 19 Aug
1877 in Middlesborough, Yorkshire, England. He died on 16 Jul 1947 in Johannesburg, South
Africa. He married MATHILDA (MAITA) GOLDWATER on 01 Nov 1901 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
She was born on 20 Feb 1882 in Dublin, Ireland. She died on 02 Jun 1952 in Port Elizabeth, South
Africa.
Notes for David Smollan:
Arrived in South Africa in 1880. Wholesale merchant with Kaplan Brothers in Port Elizabeth
(1929). Represented Eastern Province at rugby from 1895-9 as a lock. His club team was Swifts.
Marriage may have taken place on 1 November 1905. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location
RFM 15
Notes for Mathilda (Maita) Goldwater:
Irish
David Smollan and Mathilda (Maita) Goldwater had the following children:
34. i. PERCIVAL JACOB (PERCY) (PESACH)4 SMOLLAN was born on 08 Aug 1906 in
Uitenhage, South Africa. He married IRMA ULLMAN on 11 Feb 1934, daughter of
Anton Ullman and Therese Schloss. She was born on 08 Aug 1908. She died on 15
Jun 1980 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
35. ii. FREDERICK CECIL (FRED) SMOLLAN was born on 20 Aug 1908 in Uitenhage, South
Africa. He died in Aug 1998 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He married MOLLY
AMELIA RAPHAELY in Sep 1943 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was born on 29
Jul 1922 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She died on 30 Mar 2008 in
Generation 3 (con't)
Jul 1922 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She died on 30 Mar 2008 in
Johannesburg.
iii. REGINALD (REG) SMOLLAN was born on 19 Sep 1910. He died in 1987.
Notes for Reginald (Reg) Smollan:
Never married
iv. LENNOX A. C. (LEN) SMOLLAN was born on 21 Oct 1913. He died on 11 Nov 1996.
Notes for Lennox A. C. (Len) Smollan:
Never married. He joined the R.A.F. in June 1941and served with Coastal
Command 2nd Tactical Air Force in the Middle East from October, 1944, till May,
1945. He then served with the B.L.A./Sea Rescue Unit, in Belgium, and with Fighter
Command in England.
11. EVA3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1879 in
Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. She died in 1955 in South Africa. She married SAMUEL NISSEN
JOSEPH in South Africa, son of Joseph Olshawski and Annie Sophia Opet. He died on 15 Jan
1952.
Samuel Nissen Joseph and Eva Smollan had the following child:
i. JESMOND DENE4 JOSEPH.
Notes for Jesmond Dene Joseph:
Had no children. Never married
12. MORRIS (MAURICE) HARRIS3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan)
was born on 03 Jun 1882 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. He died in 1951 in Johannesburg, South
Africa. He married CLARICE STELLA GILLESPIE on 13 Sep 1911 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She
was born on 13 Aug 1883 in Hull, England. She died on 26 Mar 1952 in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
Notes for Morris (Maurice) Harris Smollan:
Helped found a Jewish Society in Port Elizabeth in 1900. Owned Shephard & Baker, a furniture
company in Bree St., Johannesburg
Morris (Maurice) Harris Smollan and Clarice Stella Gillespie had the following children:
i. IRMA4 SMOLLAN was born on 18 Apr 1913. She married LEON GOLDSTEIN.
36. ii. NEVILLE SMOLLAN was born on 21 Aug 1917. He married NATALIE KARK on 31 Jan
1945 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She was born in 1917. She died in Jul 2000.
13. EMILY3 SMOLLAN (Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi Ariye)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born on 03 Jun
1882 in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. She married TOBIAS COHEN.
Notes for Emily Smollan:
Twin sister of Morris
Tobias Cohen and Emily Smollan had the following children:
i. HYMIE4 COHEN.
Notes for Hymie Cohen:
Bachelor
37. ii. PEARL COHEN. She married HERSHY JOFFE, son of Sol Joffee and Paulina Glatt.
38. iii. HARRIS COHEN. He married ROSE GREENBLATT in Oct 1948.
39. iv. RINA COHEN. She married STANLEY MILLER.
v. QUEENIE COHEN. She married ANSEL CHIAT.
14. ANNIE PEARL3 SMOLLAN (Isaac (Yitzchak)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born about 1865 in
Poland. She died on 18 Dec 1951 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England. She married ABRAHAM
HYAMS in 1886 in Middlesbrough, England. He died on 21 Jun 1928 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,
Generation 3 (con't)
HYAMS in 1886 in Middlesbrough, England. He died on 21 Jun 1928 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,
England.
Notes for Annie Pearl Smollan:
Lived in London. Buried in Middlesbrough Old cemetery, grave no. 194
Notes for Abraham Hyams:
Buried in Middlesbrough Old cemetery, grave no. 193
Abraham Hyams and Annie Pearl Smollan had the following children:
40. i. FREDERICK4 HYAMS was born in 1887 in Stockton, England. He died in Stockton,
England.
ii. ROSETTA (POSEY) HYAMS was born on 22 May 1889 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire,
England. She died on 25 Oct 1985 in Middlesbrough, Yorkshire, England.
Notes for Rosetta (Posey) Hyams:
Never married. Buried on 27 October 1985, Middlesbrough New cemetery grave
no. 364
15. REBECCA (REEKA)3 SMOLLAN (Isaac (Yitzchak)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1870 in
Stockton, Yorkshire, England. She died on 16 Dec 1959 in Johannesburg, South Africa. She
married SIMON HARMEL in 1887 in Middlesbrough. He was born in 1866. He died on 13 Sep 1949 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Rebecca (Reeka) Smollan:
Her name was listed as Smollun on her marriage certificate. Residing in Johannesburg in 1927.
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, location S 104
Notes for Simon Harmel:
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, location C 801
Simon Harmel and Rebecca (Reeka) Smollan had the following children:
41. i. DICK4 HARMEL. He married SANDRA SHUB.
42. ii. NATALIE HARMEL. She married CLIFFORD EMMANUEL.
iii. CLAUDE HARMEL.
Notes for Claude Harmel:
Killed in a motorbike accident
iv. FERDINAND (FERDY) HARMEL was born in 1895. He died on 17 Jun 1968 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Ferdinand (Ferdy) Harmel:
Batchelor. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, location RFM 403
v. PERCIVAL (PERCY) HARMEL was born in 1900. He died on 20 Jun 1980 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Percival (Percy) Harmel:
Batchelor. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, location H 3059
vi. GERALD (JERRY) HARMEL was born in 1901. He died on 11 Aug 1954 in
Johannesburg, South Africa. He married ESTHER SKOK about 1949.
Notes for Gerald (Jerry) Harmel:
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, Johannesburg, location D 988
43. vii. JOYCE JULIENNE HARMEL was born in 1916. She died on 10 Oct 1976 in Westpark
Cemetery, Johannesburg, South Africa. She married JIMMY STODEL.
16. JULIUS (JULES) SMOLLAN (Isaac (Yitzchak)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1871 in
Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 22 Jun 1932 in Westpark Cemetery, Braamfontein,
Johannesburg, South Africa. He married FANNY SMOLLAN, daughter of Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi
Generation 3 (con't)
Johannesburg, South Africa. He married FANNY SMOLLAN, daughter of Harris (Hirsz Lejb) (Tzvi
Ariye) Smollan and Rachel (Rocha) Kuzanski Daniels. She was born in 1872 in Stockton, England.
She died on 19 Jul 1954 in Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Julius (Jules) Smollan:
Surname listed as Smolen on his birth certificate. Living in Waterloo, near Liverpool, England, in
1927. Played the violin. Listed as being a pawnbroker in Cannon St., Middlesbrough, in 1894
Notes for Fanny Smollan:
Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location BB 876
Julius (Jules) Smollan and Fanny Smollan had the following children:
i. LIEBA4 SMOLLAN was born in 1901. She died on 11 Aug 1983 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Notes for Lieba Smollan:
Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location V 99
ii. ROSETTA (ROSIE) IDA SMOLLAN was born in 1904. She died on 12 Aug 1943 in
Johannesburg, South Africa.
Notes for Rosetta (Rosie) Ida Smollan:
Intellectually disabled. Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location E
274
iii. VICTOR SMOLLAN was born in 1906. He died on 03 Aug 1989 in Johannesburg,
South Africa.
Notes for Victor Smollan:
Never married. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location U 2025
17. ABRAHAM (ABBY)3 SMOLLAN (Isaac (Yitzchak)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1873 in
Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died in 1963 in East London, South Africa. He married ELLENA
(ELLEN) HULDA SMOLLAN, daughter of Solomon Smollan and Leah Pauline Eisenberg. She was
born about 1887 in Uitenhage, South Africa. She died about 1972 in East London, South Africa.
Notes for Abraham (Abby) Smollan:
Living in Roodepoort in 1927. Played the violin
Notes for Ellena (Ellen) Hulda Smollan:
Listed in the 1891 census as being born in Port Elizabeth, which is near Uitenhage.
Abraham (Abby) Smollan and Ellena (Ellen) Hulda Smollan had the following children:
44. i. LYNETTE PAULINE4 SMOLLAN. She married (1) FRED W. BRALL. He died on 09 Sep
1944 in Italy. She married (2) LOUIS LEONARD ALEXANDER, son of Alexander
Zemichowitz Alexander and Rachel Minsk. He was born on 09 Oct 1908 in
Kimberley, South Africa. He died in Sep 2004 in East London.
ii. ARTHUR SMOLLAN. He married (1) NORAH SAYER. He married (2) RAY KRAMER. He
married (3) MARGUERITE YVONNE VERNE.
Notes for Arthur Smollan:
No children from this marriage. After divorcing Norah he remarried another 4 times.
45. iii. JULIET SMOLLAN. She died in 2005 in East London. She married NORMAN LAZARUS.
He died.
18. MORRIS (MOSES) (MOSS)3 SMOLLAN (Isaac (Yitzchak)2, Aaron (Aharon)1 Smolan) was born in 1875
in Stockton, Yorkshire, England. He died on 11 Jun 1955 in Johannesburg, South Africa. He
married (1) CISSIE ISAACSON. She was born in 1889. She died on 19 Jan 1945 in Johannesburg,
South Africa. He married (2) KATIE.
Notes for Morris (Moses) (Moss) Smollan:
Living in Johannesburg in 1927. Buried in Westpark Cemetery, location r.f. 100. Tombstone
inscription reads (Ashes) Moss Smollan. he was an accomplished pianist