GRAVESTONES LISTED ALPHABETICALLY:
Ann De Saxe - 1823-1901Abraham Emanuel (described as Professor of Music) was born on 30 January 1814 and died in Melbourne on 6 May 1907. He married Elizabeth Abrahams, born on 16 July 1818 (daughter of Moses and Betsy) in London on 10 May 1836, and she died and was buried in Ballarat, Victoria, on 22 March 1872.
These photos of Elizabeth Emanuel's gravestone were taken by John Emanuel and sent to me on 8 October 2008. He has kindly given his permission for the photos to be uploaded onto my web page.
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These photos - taken by Mannie De Saxe in 1991 - were when the grave of Paulina De Saxe was first found in Melbourne General Cemetery after a long search around the Jewish part of the cemetery. The headstone was in a very bad condition, and the lettering, after nearly 100 years of neglect, was just about illegible.
Kendall Lovett and Mannie De Saxe painted the lettering on Paulina De Saxe's headstone in 1998, and took these photos.
Paulina's grave in 2002Close-up view of Paulina De Saxe's grave in Melbourne General Cemetery when we visited it in 2002 to see how our paintwork had stood up to a few years of exposure to the Melbourne weather. It seems to have done remarkably well.
Photos by Kendall Lovett, Melbourne General Cemetery, 28 August 2002
We brought a small summary of the short lives of Paulina and her son Morris to place on the gravestone on the 100th anniversary of the death of Paulina:
TO REMEMBER THE SHORT LIFE OF PAULINA DE SAXE, BORN MENDELSSOHN, BORN 19 JUNE 1877 IN BRISBANE, QUEENSLAND, DIED IN MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 29 AUGUST 1902, AGED 25.
TO REMEMBER ALSO THE SHORT LIFE OF HER SON, MORRIS ISAAC DE SAXE, BORN MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 23 OCTOBER 1898, AND DIED 28 AUGUST 1930 IN JOHANNESBURG, SOUTH AFRICA, AGED 31.
PAULINA DIDN'T KNOW HER SONS' LIVES, AND HER SECOND SON, WILFRED EMANUEL DE SAXE, BORN MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, 28 APRIL 1900, DISAPPEARED WITHOUT TRACE AFTER ABOUT 1904. IN MEMORY OF WILFRED.
MORRIS ISAAC DE SAXE HAD TWO CHILDREN, JEANNETTE MOLLY, BORN JOHANNESBURG 18 MARCH 1924, AND EMANUEL JOSHUA, BORN JOHANNESBURG 30 OCTOBER 1926.
PAULINA AND MORRIS ARE REMEMBERED ON THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF PAULINA'S DEATH AND THE 72ND ANNIVERSARY OF MORRIS'S DEATH BY GRANDSON AND SON, MANNIE (EMANUEL) DE SAXE AND HIS PARTNER KENDALL LOVETT.
28 AND 29 AUGUST 2002
According to information from Derek Walker, Johannesburg, it seems Chaim was called Charles, born 1854, died 16 February 1918 aged 64. (Burial site at Braamfontein 1787A)
Gravestone of my great-grandmother, wife of Chaim Kuper.
Photo by kind permission of Derek Walker, May 2012 who provided the following information: Mussa Kuper, born 1850, died 22 March 1923, aged 73, buried at Braamfontein, site 2365.
Interesting pieces of family history come to light when one least expects them - and I have just been sent the following from Johannesburg:
Photo courtesy Derek Walker who took this photo at Brixton Cemetery in Johannesburg, May 2012
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Photos by Mannie De Saxe, Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, 1977. I was leaving for Australia early in 1978, and as I had never been to visit my father's grave at Brixton Cemetery, I went on my first visit and took these photos.
Photos by Ken Davis, Brixton Cemetery, Johannesburg, 1998. Ken took these photos, at my request, on one of his many trips to South Africa
Derek Walker of Johannesburg sent me this photo of Morris De Saxe's gravestone, taken in May 2012. One of the interesting aspects of the gravestone is that it appears to be in very good condition, which is surprising because, up until the early 1980s, it had been regularly maintained, but not since then. So it was very pleasing to find it looking clean and still completely legible and undamaged. Many thanks to Derek for his contribution.
This photo was sent to me by Patty Sutker in the USA and was taken by her husband's nephew on a visit to London where he found this grave in Willesden Jewish Cemetery.
Annie Woolf was a daughter of my great-grandfather Morris De Saxe and the gravestone is also that of her husband Henry Woolf
Photo by Derek Walker, sent May 2012 - from Braamfontein cemetery
Photo taken by Mannie De Saxe on visit to South Africa in 1997
Update from Derek Walker in Johannesburg - this photo is not quite as shadowed as the previous one and can be read more clearly. It shows my great-grandmother Mooseh Kuper's gravestone.
A visit to Melbourne General Cemetery for the first time in several years showed us that our paintwork to restore the lettering on Paulina's gravestone had stood the test of time and weathering. The lettering is still in very good condition. Here are two of the photos we took:
One of my Grandfather Charles De Saxe's brothers was Edward Albert De Saxe. This is his gravestone in London - Hoop Lane Jewish Cemetery in Golders Green, near the Finchley Road.
JOHN DE SAXE - BURIED 6 JANUARY 1878 The grave is in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, UK.
FANNY FRANCES (HENRIETTA) DE SAXE - BURIED 18 JULY 1884
The grave is in the Willesden Jewish Cemetery, London, UK.
Ann De Saxe buried in Plashet Cemetery on 8 December 1901 in Section B: Row 19: Number 46
Sarah De Saxe buried in Plashet Cemetery on 27 August 1899 in Section D: Row 15: Number 11
Photo sent in January 2013 by Michael Tobias - details: Moses Ezekiel buried in Braid Place Edinburgh(?) 1850.
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As much as is able to be read on the gravestone as it seems on the photo:
-----------------------------------------Sent by Greg de Saxe on 17 MARCH 2017 and MAY 2017:
NORMAN D de SAXE
In Loving Memory of NORMAN D de SAXE 15-1-1970
CLARE de SAXE
Sent by Sue Benson on 8 FEBRUARY 2017:
Vera Remee Fenwick
Inscriptions on gravestones: Left hand stone: In Loving Memory of Vera Remee Fenwick Died 22nd JANUARY 1962 Aged 74 YEARS
Right hand stone: In Loving Memory of Henry Edward Fenwick Died 1st MAY 1964 Aged 84 YEARS
Sent by Chevra Kedisha in Johannesburg, South Africa on 23 SEPTEMBER 2017
Inscription on gravestone: In Loving Memory Of Mary Kuper Who Departed This Life On The 11th December 1948 Aged 46 Years Deeply Mourned MHDSRIP
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CHAPTER 2: MENDELSSOHN FAMILY PART 2
CHAPTER 6: THE STORY OF MORRIS (DE SAXE)
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