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JOSEPH LEVENTHALL nATURALISATION
DOCUMENTS
These are the main details
extracted from Joseph Leventhall's naturalisation papers:
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CATEGORY |
RESPONSE |
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Name |
Joseph Leventhall |
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Address |
2 Millgarth Street,
Leeds |
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Nationality |
A Subject of the Czar
of Russia |
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Place and Date of
Birth |
Kovno in the Empire
of Russia, 15th
April 1860 |
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Parent' Names and
Nationalities |
Isaac Leventhall and Perra
Leventhall both of Russian nationality |
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Age |
35 |
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Trade |
Oil and Produce
Merchant |
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Marital Status and
Dependent Children |
Married with five
children:
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Annie Leventhall, aged 8
years, born in Leeds |
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Myer Leventhall, aged 6
years, born in Leeds |
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Percy Leventhall, aged 4
years, born in Leeds |
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Ada Leventhall, aged 3
years, born in Leeds |
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Sophia Leventhall, aged 2
years, born in Leeds |
all residing with him. |
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Place of Business |
2 Millgarth Street,
Leeds |
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Place of Residence
in Last Five Years |
| February 1888 to November
1890: |
66 Byron Street, Leeds |
| November 1890 to December
1892: |
36 Lady Lane, Leeds |
| December 1892 to present
time: |
2 Millgarth Street, Leeds |
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Reason for
Naturalisation |
A desire to acquire
the right to vote in Parliamentary and Local Elections |
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Mark or Signature |
Joseph Leventhall |
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Date of
Declaration |
11th November 1895 at
Leeds |
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Agent |
Mr J H Linforth,
Leeds Liberal Federation, 8
Park Square, Leeds |
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(Justice of the Peace Witness) |
Wm Marston |
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(Referee for Verification of Address)(Signed 11 November
1895) |
Richard Goodhind of
10 Ramsden Terrace, Leeds |
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(Referees)
(All signed 11 November 1895) |
George Hornblower of
44 Quadrant Street, Leeds
Thomas Mitchell of 28
Banstead Street, Leeds
Thomas Cowling of 1
Hirst's Yard, Briggate, Leeds
Barnaby Baines of 53
Swinegate, Leeds |
Due to some discrepancies in
the addresses given above, a police report to the Mayor of Leeds was
commissioned, which is reproduced below:
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Leeds City Police,
Detective Department,
Town
Hall,
10th
Decr 18 95
Worshipful Sir,
I
have to report that I have caused enquiry to be made respecting
Mr Joseph Leventhall, residing at No 1 Bridge Street, Leeds,
business address No 2 Millgarth Street, Leeds, who is applying
for a Certificate of naturalisation, and I find that the
applicant on removing from No 36 Lady Lane, Leeds, in December,
1892 went to reside at No 44 Nelson Street, Leeds, and remained
at that address up to September 1894, when he removed to No 1
Bridge Street, his present address.
Nothing is known against his character. His referees are
householders and natural born British subjects, their signatures
are genuine, nothing is known against their characters, and they
say they have known the applicant for the periods stated in
their respective declarations, and have gained their knowledge
of the applicant by calling, upon matters relating to business.
The
Referee, Barnaby Baines, resides at No 34 Reservoir Street,
Leeds, No 53 Swinegate being his business address.
The
applicant states that he intends to reside permanently in
England, and his reasons for applying to be Naturalized are that
he may enjoy the rights and privileges of a British subject.
I am,
Worshipful Sir,
Your
Obedient Servant,
Fr...
Webb
Chief
Constable |
There were several months'
delay between the completion of the formal naturalisation procedure and
Joseph's signature of the Oath of Allegiance. The following letter from
his agent to the Home Secretary explains why:
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Leeds Liberal Federation,
Office, 8 Park Square,
Leeds.
June
29th 189 6
To
the Rt Hon Her Majesty's Secretary of State for the Home
Department.
Right
Hon Sir.
Enclosed you will find Certificate of Joseph Leventhall with the
Oath duly certified.
Memorialist has been very ill for some time or the Certificate
would have been forwarded sooner.
Yours
obediently
J. H.
Linforth |
Joseph's Certificate of
naturalisation was granted on 27 January 1896, and he signed the Oath of
Allegiance on 6 May.
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TNA refs: Papers:
HO144/382/B19652.
Certificate: HO334/23/A8711. |
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