Phoebe Menser (1838–1927)
At Melbourne, Mrs. Phoebe Menser widow of the late Michael Menser, died in her 89th year. A family of four are left, they are, Bessie, Rose Rene, Kate and Elias. The family will be remembered as living in George Street, in the shop now occupied by Messrs Larkin Bros.
Original publication
Additional Resources and Scholarship
- marriage notice, Goulburn Herald (NSW), 15 November 1856, p 5
- marriage notice, Empire (Sydney), 18 February 1864, p 1
- had 12 children, six of whom are still alive, Jewish Herald (Vic), 19 September 1919, p 14
- has a party to celebrate her 88th birthday, Hebrew Standard of Australasia (Sydney), 29 October 1926, p 10
- death notice, Sydney Morning Herald, 16 February 1927, p 14
Related Entries in NCB Sites
- Moses, Solomon (husband)
- Menser, Michael (husband)
- Moses, Phoebe (daughter)
- Menser, Catherine (daughter)
- Wearne, Rebecca Phoebe (daughter)
- Crocker, Rose Ann (daughter)
- Menser, Annetta Violet (daughter)
- Menser, Sarah Bessie (daughter)
- Menser, Julie Estelle (daughter)
- Moses, Edward (son)
- Menser, Louis (son)
- Menser, Elias Abraham (son)
- Menser, Edgar Morris (son)
- Menser, Bertha Amelia (daughter-in-law)
- Menser, Josephine (daughter-in-law)
- Crocker, Albert Henry (son-in-law)
- Wearne, Richard Henry (son-in-law)
- Levy, Catherine (mother)
- Levy, Abraham Joseph (father)
- Thomas, Elizabeth (sister)
- Lipman, Sarah Rosetta (sister)
- Levy, Philip (brother)
- Levy, Joseph A. (brother)
- Levy, Solomon (brother)
- Levy, Abraham Richard (brother)
- Pyke, Matilda (sister-in-law)
- Kelly, George John (brother-in-law)
- Woolf, Julia (aunt)
- Phillips, Hannah (aunt)
- Solomon, Sara (aunt)
- Phillips, Solomon (uncle)
- Phillips, Caroline (aunt by marriage)
- Woolf, Aaron (uncle by marriage)
- Phillips, Emanuel (uncle by marriage)
- Solomon, Philip (uncle by marriage)
- Phillips, Rosetta (grandmother)
- Phillips, Philip (grandfather)
- Kelly, Florence (niece)
- Lipman, Julia Kate (niece)
- Purnell, Rosetta Phoebe (niece)
- Lipman, Juliet (niece)
- Lipman, Alice Rachel (niece)
- Lipman, Rebecca Hannah (niece)
- Lowe, Ruby Estelle (niece)
- Tavener, Ethel May (niece)
- Davis, Esther Kate (niece)
- Kelly, Francis J. (nephew)
- Lipman, Phillip Joseph (nephew)
- Lipman, David Alfred (nephew)
- Lipman, Albert (nephew)
- Lipman, Edward Arthur (nephew)
- Lipman, Montefiore Michael (nephew)
- Lipman, Percy (nephew)
- Levy, Albert L. L. (nephew)
- Harris, Annetta Irene (granddaughter)
- Dower, Phoebe Myrtle (granddaughter)
- Clark, Thelma Valerie (granddaughter)
- Jenkin, Alma Edna (granddaughter)
- Stewart, Lila Sylvia (granddaughter)
- Menser, Michael Arthur (grandson)
- Menser, Edgar Victor (grandson)
- Levi, Rosa (cousin)
- Woolf, Joseph (cousin)
- Woolf, Phillip Aaron (cousin)
- Abrahams, Sarah (cousin)
- Joel, Kate (cousin)
- Woolf, Louis (cousin)
- Solomon, Elizabeth (cousin)
- Fox, Rosetta (cousin)
- Marks, Esther (cousin)
- Solomon, Rosetta (cousin)
- Harris, Elizabeth (cousin)
- Solomon, Philip Charles (cousin)
- Phillips, Philip David (cousin)
- Phillips, Philip (cousin)
- Jacobs, Hannah (cousin)
- Phillips, Ephraim (cousin)
- Phillips, Daniel (cousin)
- Solomon, Moses Frederick (cousin)
- Ellis, Lydia Constance (cousin)
- Jacobsohn, Julia (cousin)
- Phillips, Joseph (cousin)
- Solomon, Caroline Mary (cousin)
- Phillips, Mondle Emanuel (cousin)
- Solomon, Anne (cousin)
- Phillips, Edward Elias (cousin)
- Solomon, Samuel (cousin)
- Phillips, Lewis Samuel (cousin)
- Solomon, Sarah (cousin)
- Solomon, Saul (cousin)
- Ellis, Hannah (cousin)
- Phillips, Simeon (cousin)
- Rosenberg, Esther Queen (cousin)
- Phillips, Abraham (cousin)
- Solomon, Selina Sarah (cousin)
- Phillips, David Solomon (cousin)
- Solomon, Frances (cousin)
- Phillips, Baby (cousin)
- Phillips, Samuel Asher (cousin)
- Solomon, Emanuel (cousin)
- Solomon, Therese Deborah (cousin)
Citation details
'Menser, Phoebe (1838–1927)', Obituaries Australia, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, https://oa.anu.edu.au/obituary/menser-phoebe-21142/text31656, accessed 2 July 2025.
Life Summary [details]
Alternative Names
- Moses, Phoebe
- Levy, Phoebe
Birth
19 July,
1838
Sydney,
New South Wales,
Australia
Death
8 February,
1927
(aged 88)
Fitzroy, Melbourne,
Victoria,
Australia
Cause of Death
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