| Husband: | Jacob PAM (1830-1904) | |
| Wife: | Adele J HERCZKA (1855-1940) | |
| Children: | Alice E.M PAM (1875-1958) | |
| Louise Amelie PAM (1877-1892) | ||
| Marriage | Opatov Czech Republic | |
Jacob PAM
| Name: | Jacob PAM | |
| Sex: | Male | |
| Father: | Samuel PAM (1795?-1860) | |
| Mother: | Rosa BODACHER ( -1841) | |
| Birth | 1830 | Opatov, Svitavy District, Pardubice Region, Czech Republic |
| Nationalisation Certificate confirms place of birth. | ||
| Immigration | 1860 (age 29-30) | from Austria |
| Residence | 1865 (age 34-35) | 8 Bloomsbury Sq London |
| Residence | 1866 (age 35-36) | 3 Acre Lane, St Mary's, Lambeth, London |
| The home of Thomas Lowinsky | ||
| Naturalisation | 29 Nov 1870 (age 39-40) | |
| HO1/166/A139 | ||
| Occupation | frm 1870 to 1891 (age 39-61) | Diamond Merchant; 4 Holborn Circus London |
| Evidence from London Phone Directory, Nationalisation papers and Census Returns | ||
| Census | 2 Apr 1871 (age 40) | 3 Acre Lane, St Mary's, Lambeth, London |
| 3 Acre Lane, St Mary's, Lambeth, London The home of Thomas L. Lowinsky |
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| Death | 1904 (age 73-74) | Paris |
Adele J HERCZKA
| Name: | Adele J HERCZKA | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Father: | Adolphe HERCZKA (1811-1885) | |
| Mother: | - | |
| Birth | 1855 | Brno |
| Death | 1940 (age 84-85) | Versailles France |
Alice E.M PAM
| Name: | Alice E.M PAM | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Nickname: | Rosalie | |
| Spouse: | Emmanuel PROPPER (1859-1945) | |
| Birth | 14 Apr 1875 | Clapham, London |
| See Birth Register | ||
| Death | 25 Apr 1958 (age 83) | |
Louise Amelie PAM
| Name: | Louise Amelie PAM | |
| Sex: | Female | |
| Birth | Sep 1877 | Clapham, London |
| Death | 1892 (age 14-15) | |
| Cause: Consumption / Tuberculosis | ||
My Great Uncle Jacob Pam was born in Opatov near Lanskroun in what was then called Bohemia but now called the Czech Republic.
At the age of thirty he travelled to England. The first address we have is Bloomsbury Square in London in 1865 when he was thirty-five.
When he was forty he became a naturalised UK citizen. At that time his occupation was Diamond merchant.
He married Adele Herczka some time prior to 1875 when their first child, Alice was born.
Jacob lived next door to his younger brother Leopold in Clapham, London. They moved to Paris because Adele found London too damp and foggy.
Jacob’s granddaughter, Jacqueline Propper told me that he suffered from depression after the death of his second daughter, Louise when she was fourteen years of age.
He appeared to have had a very successful career. My father remembers visiting the Pam family outside Paris as a child. They lived in a large Chateau in Versailles
He was buried in a family mausoleum built in Montmartre Cemetery in the Jewish or Israelites section.
Like his younger brother Leopold, It is impressive that he made such a successful careers having left the Czech Republic as a young man. Succeeding in fully integrating into his adopted country, its customs and language.