Michael Grant's Family Tree: The Epstone/Lubetsky Family

The Epstone family came, according to Isaac Epstone's naturalisation papers (and Murray Uzick) from Slonim in Grodno Gubernia. Trivia: This is where Michael Marks, of M&S fame, was born. The family name was originally HEPSTEIN, but most branches of the family seem to have had the surname LUBETSKY instead. Beider's book gives three derivations of this name; one with a connection to Slonim:

LUBETSKIJ (Novo-Aleksandrovsk [province of Lithuania]) toponymic, cross-referencing to:

LYUBCHANSKIJ (Lida, Novogrudok, Slonim, Vilna) from the townlet Lyubcha (Novogrudok district [Minsk Gubernia]) [very close to Lida]. Many variations, including Lyubets, Lubich, Lubits, Lipster, etc.

LYUBETSKIJ (Vilna, common in Lida; Grodno) toponymic village Lyubki (Sventsyany district) variation of note is: LUBOTSKIJ. This district is in the north part of Vilna Gubernia, being northeast of the city of Vilna, and south of the city of Novo-Aleksandrovsk (which is in the south and easternmost part of Kovno Gubernia).

Why Isaac EPSTONE had that surname rather than LUBETSKY, I don't know.

Rose FINE, his wife, (also spelled FIN, FINN and FUMM) came from Lublin, in Poland. On arriving in Leeds she stayed with her uncle and aunt Louis and Kate FRIEZE. I do not know which of these was her blood relative, and whether related through her father, Asher Fine, or her mother. (This may be Asher ben Dov, but the dates don't match up; he died in Shevat 1860.)

The witness at their wedding, Emanuel Blashkey, was also a member of the family. (The 1891 census shows Kate as living with, and being niece of, Emanuel and Dora, not Louis/Kate.)

Isaac Epstone went on to found Hepton clothing factory in Leeds (at Sovereign Street).

The Epstone family is a Levite one.

Place names are birth places if no other places are given; all dates are in British format (DD/MM/YYYY). All living people have been removed from this tree before placing online; if you recognise anyone here as being related to you, please don't hesitate to , especially if you have material to contribute, in return for which I will happily share the full version, with photographs, PDF trees and other materials!


Harris (Yirshel), Harry HEPSTEIN

= Ellen ?
Eeka Basha

|  
|- Isaac HEPSTON, EPSTONE 1.9.1874-22.2.1945
|  Slonim, province of Grodno -> Leeds post 1881

|  יִצְחָק בֶּן צְבִי הַלֵוִי
|  
|  Founded Hepton clothing factory
|  = (1) Rose FINN/FUMM/FINE ca.1873-22.2.1945 Lublin
|        (Daughter of Asher FIN(E), tailor, of Lublin)
|  רֵייזְל בַּת אָשֶׁר פֶּטְרָה [sp?]
|  
|  Tailoress / button-holer in 1891
|  |  
|  |- Rachel (Ray) EPSTONE 23.11.1895-2.2.1974 Leeds
|  |  
|  |  = Leo, Eli GOLDMAN 1888-90-1968 Leeds
|  |  אֶלִיָהוּ
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  |- Sophia (Sophie) EPSTONE 13.2.1894-1949 Leeds
|  |  
|  |  = Louis HYMAN
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  +- Joseph Harold, José, Harold EPSTONE 25.1.1909-1988 Leeds
|     
|     = (1) Naomi SOKOLOFF -21.6.2005
|     |  
|     +---
|     = (2) Kathleen LOMAS
|  
|  = (2) Fanny LOSHAK c.1887-1948
|  
|- Minka LUBETSKY
|  = Melach Yisroel YARMOLOFSKY (JARMOLOWSKY)
|  
|  |  
|  |- Philip JARMOL(OWSKY) Russia -> US
|  |  = Mildred ?
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  |- Helen JARMOL Russia -> US
|  |  
|  |  = Nathan BRENNER
|  |  
|  |- Louis JARMOLOWSKY Russia -> US
|  |  = Sophie ? pre-1908?-fl. Dec. 1998
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  |- Sylvia JARMOL -pre-1999 Russia -> US
|  |  = Jack UZICK
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  |- Morris JARMOLOWSKY -d. as a young man (car accident)
|  |  Russia -> US

|  |  
|  |- Yirshel YARMOLOFSKY? Russia
|  |  
|  |  = ?
|  |  
|  +- Malka YARMOLOFSKY? Russia
|     |  
|     |- <son> ? -d. (WW2) Russia?
|     |  
|     +- <son> ? -d. (WW2) Russia?
|  
|- Shoshanna, Chaja Leja LUBETSKY
|  = ? ZERNITSKY
|  |  
|  |- Jenny LUBETSKY
|  |  = Louis RABINOWITZ
|  |  |  
|  |  +---
|  |  
|  +- Alta LUBETSKY Russia
|     
|     |  
|     +---
|  
|- Sam LUBETSKY
|  = Chanha Chiyah ?
|  |  
|  |- Celia LUBETSKY
|  |  
|  |  
|  |- Eva LUBETSKY
|  |  
|  |  = Fred MICHAELS
|  |  
|  +- Gertrude LUBETSKY
|     
|  
|- Joseph LUBETSKY?
|  = Feiga ?
|  |  
|  |- Tzvia ?
|  |  
|  |- Helen LUBETSKY? -fl. (and elderly) in 1962
|  |  
|  |  = Aaron BERG -fl. (and elderly) in 1962
|  |  
|  |- Miriam LUBETSKY?
|  |  
|  |  = George LEIBHOLDER
|  |  
|  +- Arthur LUBETSKY?
|     = Celia ?
|     |  
|     +---
|  
+- Pia Sulia? Pechulia? LUBETSKY
  |  
  |- Frances/Feiga Leha ?
  |  = Mishiyankel ABROMOVITZ
  |  |  
  |  |- Kalmon ABROMOVITZ USA? -> Israel
  |  |  Was in Israeli navy.
  |  |  
  |  |- Caroline ABROMOVITZ?
  |  |  = Ike GOLDSTEIN
  |  |  
  |  |- Eli ABROMOVITZ?
  |  |  = Trudy ?
  |  |  
  |  |- Beatrice ABROMOVITZ
  |  |  = ?
  |  |  
  |  +- Milton ABROMOVITZ
  |     = Joy ?
  |  
  |- Max ? (unknown descendants)
  |  = Elsie ?
  |  
  +- Ephraim, Efram ?
     |  
     +- Elsie ?
        = Sy PELTZ
        |  
        +---

Frieze treelet


(FRIEZE ancestor)
|  
|- Isaac Louis (or Lewis) FRASE, FREAS, FRIEZ(E), FRIES
|  ca. 1841-<1891?
|  Germany? Poland? -> Leeds, UK

|  יִצְחָק
|  
|  Tailor
|  = Kate, Kathie ? ca. 1843-14.6.1916 Germany? Poland? -> Leeds, UK
|  
|  Grocerer (1891)
|  |  
|  |- Dora, Nora FRASE, FREAS, FRIEZE
|  |  ca. 1863-4 Elul (21/22 Aug) 1917
|  |  Germany? Poland? -> Leeds, UK

|  |  דְבוֹרָה
|  |  
|  |  = Emanuel (M.) BLASHKEY 1867/8- Germany
|  |  
|  |  Tailor
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Florrie, Florry BLASHKEY 1883/4- Leeds
|  |  |  
|  |  |  = Joseph FAGAN
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Percy BLASHKEY 1887/8- Leeds
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Bertha (Betsy) BLASHKEY 1889/90- Leeds
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Blanche BLASHKEY
|  |  |  = ? LEWIS
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Alf BLASHKEY
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Sol BLASHKEY
|  |  |  |  
|  |  |  +---
|  |  |  
|  |  +- Sam BLASHKEY, BLAKEY -> USA
|  |     = Alice ? Leeds
|  |     |  
|  |     +---
|  |  
|  |- Ettie (Betsie Ettie) FRIEZE ca. 1877-9.1929
|  |  Leeds -> Cincinatti -> Chicago

|  |  
|  |  Shopkeeper
|  |  = Harris Lewis (Robert) WOLF 1879-11.1950
|  |  Alsace/Lorraine -> Leeds -> Cincinatti -> Chicago

|  |  
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Alexander WOLF -d. (died after birth)
|  |  |  
|  |  |- Pauline WOLF -1997
|  |  |  = Charles KAHN
|  |  |  
|  |  +- Lucille WOLF
|  |     = Louis NEWMAN
|  |     |  
|  |     +---
|  |  
|  |- Annie Lewis FRASE ca. 1867-1879
|  |  
|  |  
|  +- Lilly (Leah) FRIEZE 1871 (after 7 Jan)- Leeds
|     
|     = Harris COHEN ca. 1874-
|     
|     General dealer
|     |  
|     |- Blanche COHEN
|     |  = Leonard BROWN
|     |  |  
|     |  +---
|     |  
|     |- Leon (Issy) COHEN, CAWSON
|     |  
|     |  = ? ?
|     |  
|     +- Gerald COHEN
|  
|-? Michael FREEZ 1852-
|  
|  Tailor
|  = Betsy GOLDSTEIN
|  
|  Tailoress
|  
+-? Kilkie FRASE ca. 1840-
  
  Tailor

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