Charles lazarus12/19/2023 ![]() ![]() The Shearwood enterprise specialised in the ‘new sport’ of billiards, and was & Co., Charles acquired the business and ran the two together. The death of George Shearwood, owner and founder of cabinet makers Shearwood Charles had married in early 1850, instantly becoming a step-father toģ children, and eventually a father to 4 of his own. Lazarus & Co.įound the commercial formula that allowed them to carve a very successfulĬareer. Successful, suffering insolvency in January 1846, īut by May of that year they were both in a position to apply for their finalĭischarge from that status and began to slowly build up the business, Benjaminīeing the lead cabinet maker between them. Same time to make such a voyage to a land they had probably only heard about inīenjamin set up a business together. Younger 13 year old sibling, it must have been exciting and terrifying at the Charles, at 15 years of age, looked after his He and his younger brother, Edward John Lazarus arrived in December 1838. Had come to Calcutta in the early 1830s and had quickly secured a position withĬharles sailed to Calcutta on board the Saint George from the port of Jacob had passed away in Carmarthen in earlyġ835, his wife Eliza died eight months later, Charles was only 12 years of age.Ĭondolences to the much liked and respected Lazarus family whose JewishĪncestry stretched back to Eastern Europe. He was born there in 1823, his Jewish father had been a popular and wellĮstablished jeweller and pawnbroker in the town. Of at least six children of Jacob and Eliza Lazarus, of Carmarthen, South Wales. ![]() Lazarus & Co, Calcutta, a well-known cabinet maker in the city was one To put the record straight, I thought I wouldĬ. However, the family of Lazarus I was researching Number of Armenians in Bengal with the Lazarus name and with family connections Had assumed this particular Lazarus family were Armenian. Side of this family, and its Bangladesh connections I had noticed some people This was probably a similar situation, right? After all, one of their sons, Edward married a Greek woman inĭacca, and it is commonly known there were several Armenian/Greek unions in With a name like Jacob Lazarus, whose wife was Eliza, you'd think that these Sometimes people had mixed them up with an Armenian family with a similar surname. Files for a little while, I researched them about ![]()
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