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From London, England to New York, USA
During the late nineteenth century and early twentieth century many of our
ancestors went to America from East London, England for the sole purpose of
doing business or getting an education for their children in one of New York’s
colleges. For some their aim was once this was accomplished they would return to England
and prosper, whilst others risked everything to travel and settle permanently in
America, selling all of whatever assets they had in hope of starting a new
life. After entering America they wrote letters back to relatives about their
lifestyles in the United States. Soon their relatives came to America to join
them. They came because America was portrayed to be the land of opportunity;
others came because they were encouraged by exaggerated stories of abundant job
opportunities.
Abram (Alfred) Sasiene
Residence 1911: 118 Mile End Road, Stepney, London E1, England. Immigrated to America on May 19, 1924. Arrived on the Leviathan at the port of New York. Lived at :192 Beach, 119th St, Rockaway beach, New York, USA. Worked for Bernard Brindze at 114 East 129th Street, NYC, USA. Was naturalized on June 14, 1938 in Rockaway Park, Queens County, New York, USA. Alfred Sasiene was a house painter in NY and also performed in vaudeville too for a time and was a part time clown and showman.
Eventually the Sasieni families arrived in New York. But before they would qualify for
US citizenship they had to pass through
Ellis Island just off the mainland of New York, an immigrant holding centre
where immigration officials would determine whether the applicants would become
US citizens or not.
Video - Immigration Through Ellis Island, Award Winning Documentary Video Film
Take a look at this interesting video, filmed in a fish market - Jewish New York City 1903
This video is a view as to how so many Jewish Immigrants began their lives in America, the so-called land of opportunity during the early part of the twentieth century.
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The Great Sasieni During the mid nineteenth century
up to the early part of the twentieth century all the Sasieni family members
would have been living within and around Spitalfields of the East End of London,
England. Then eventually after a period of 50 years most progressed and moved to
more prominent areas within London, other cities in England and some to New York in the United
States. All went their separate ways, probably between 1905 and 1915, mainly due
to marriages and emigration into the United States.
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Homes Of Our Immigrant Ancestors Homes of the first & second-generation Sasieni families in East London, England. Tenterground, Spitalfields & Mile End Road, London E1. Site of Captain Cook`s cottage, tenement block from 1901 with residents, the original local pub and Photos of surviving buildings taken 10th August 2002.
First photo: Tenement building 1901 – Tenter Ground
Street. It is possible that some children in the
photograph are Sasieni family members.
Third Photo: Soup kitchen and temporary accommodation for the Jewish poor in Brune Street, Spitalfields. The building now rented out as office units. Facility mainly for the benefit of East European Immigrants being placed into the area during the later part of the 19th century. There are no records of Sasieni family members receiving or donating to this soup kitchen.
Photos nos 1 and 2: Entrance into Whites Row off Commercial Street, leading to the Tenter Ground. Whites Row showing car park on right.
Photo no 3: Entrance to
Tenter Ground. Red arrow points to the now (2002) only surviving building from
1878. Home of the original Dutch immigrant Sasieni families.
Photo no 5: The original
wood and iron front door entrances from 1878 still exist.
Photo no 7: Side and rear
view of building going into Bell Lane.
Photo no 9: The last stand. Late 20th century and mid 19th century together. This is Whites Row and side view of the Tenter Ground block.
This part of the building has been revamped,
perhaps because this side is in sight of office workers and tourists.
Photo
no 1: At the beginning of the 20th century, Morris
(Moses) Sassienie moved from the Tenter Ground to this
tenement flat: 118 Mile End Road, Stepney Green, London
E.1 with his children. Building still has original
front. Many family members were born in these premises,
including Morris Sidney Sassienie in 1922
Photo no 3: 124 Mile End Road, Stepney Green, London E.1 became the residence of Doris Sassienie, her husband Alec Stern, children Farley Stern (later Farley David) and Steven Stern. On the first floor resided, Sarah (Sally) Sassienie with her children, Valerie, Lesley Alan and Jacqueline.
Photo no 4: A wider view of these early 19th century
properties. In the mid 1970s these buildings were no
longer considered suitable for residential use. The
compactness of the tenements prohibited any
modernisation, expansion or advancement to the
properties. The tenants progressed to more modern
accommodations, some within the district, others moved
away to other locations, after which the city council
decided to demolish and rebuild the whole area. Similar
buildings to the left of the picture were demolished; a
few tenements remained becoming listed as historic
buildings, hence are still there (2002) today.
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JACK THE
RIPPER
Nathan Shine According to Nathan
Shine’s own oral statement first told to his parents and later his children, on
30th September 1888, Nathan Shine alleges that he left a working mans social
club in Commercial Street, Whitechapel, London E1, England heading for his home. On
turning into Berner Street from Commercial Street at approx 1.00am he saw a man
holding a large narrow bladed knife standing over a woman who was lying on the
ground, motionless.
The man stared straight into the face of Nathan and then turned and made a swift
retreat from the scene. At the same time, Nathan, in fear of his life, ran away in the opposite
direction and took another route to his home. It appears that Nathan disturbed
the man moments after the woman had been killed. Nathan
Shine told of his experience to his parents but the episode was not mentioned
again for many years, as for fears of reprisals, either from the murderer or
from anti Semitic gangs. ELIZABETH STRIDE
Elizabeth Stride was born during the year 1843 in Sweden. She came to London, England in 1856 and worked
as a prostitute in the Whitechapel district.
Video - Jack the Ripper murder locations - then and now
Video - Grave of Elizabeth Stride, East London Cemetery and probably buried beneath the grave is locked the secret as to the true identity of Jack the Ripper.
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Signalman Morris
Sidney Sassienie
The Dagenham East rail crash was a
railway accident on the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway line of British
Railways that occurred at Dagenham, Essex, England. The accident took place at
around 19:34 on 30 January 1958 and was a rear-end collision of two late-running
trains in foggy conditions at Dagenham East station. The accident occurred after
one train had passed signals at danger (red) due to a driver's error. Ten people were
killed in the accident and 89 injured.
Video - Train crash scene from the film: Train Of Events (1949)
In memory of those who were involved, survived and died in the Dagenham East Train Crash Disaster - 30th January 1958
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Offence: Theft > receiving Trial of SHINE, Nathaniel (43, job buyer)
SHINE, Nathaniel (43, job buyer), feloniously receiving three pipes and one cigarette holder, the goods of Walter Scales, well noting them to have been stolen. Mr. A.H. Forbes prosecuted; Mr. Salkeld Green defended.
JOHN WILLIAM VINCENT, salesman to Walter Scoles, carrying on business as J. Wisbey and Co., 77, Houndsditch. The pipes shown to me come from our firm; they are worth 8shillings or 9shillings. They are not a job lot. We deal in the other articles shown to me. We are continually losing goods answering this description.
CHARLES WHITE. On November 21, I was employed by Wisbey's as assistant salesman. I think I first met prisoner about seven weeks ago in London Wall. We passed the time of day and spoke business. He said if I could get hold of anything and took it round to his house be would buy it of me. I have seen him at Wisbey's. I do not know if he has seen me. He knew where I was employed. These brushes came from Wisbey's. I took them to Mr. Shine's tike night before I was taken into custody. He met me in. Barnsbury. I sold him the pipes at dinner-time. To the beat of my belief we had three deals; they came to 23 shillings; I received only 10 shillings. They were not job lots Prisoner never asked if they were job lots.
Cross-examined. Wisbey's is a very busy place. I have seen prisoner in and out nearly all the three yean I was there. I had never spoken or nodded to him. I could not tell you if I had a conversation with him about his chest when I met him in London Wall. I would not swear he did not say he was suffering from consumption. He said he wanted to go to a hospital to get treatment. I said, "I am a life governor of a hospital myself and can get you a ticket." I gave him my address and told him to come to my house for a ticket. I believe I took the ticket when I took the thongs over. I do not think he asked me what I did for a living. I did not say, "I deal in job goods of any description." I may have mentioned pianos. I was a dealer in pianos I had a bag containing some goods. I could not tell you if I said to him, "I have got a few odds and ends here; could you do with them?" I night have done. I produced some side-combs, dressing-combs, a few purses and mouth-organs. I said, "These are odds and ends; give me 12shillings for them." He wad, "I will give 10 shillings."
Detective-constable FRENCH, City Police. On November 21, I arrested Charles White on a charge of stealing property belonging to his employer. He made a communication to me, in consequence of which I accompanied him to Bell Lane, where he pointed out prisoner. I said to prisoner, "I am a police officer, and I am going to arrest you with this man White for stealing and receiving some pipes, a cigarette, 1 tube, and other articles, the property of Messrs. Wisbey." Prisoner said, "You have made a mistakes" He then said, "I did buy some pipes in the dinner hour, and if you like to come round home I will show them to you." I went to his home, where the pipes were produced and the cigarette-holder. I searched the house and found various other property. (Witness identified the pipes.) Cross-examined. When the pipes were found he said, "I am a job buyer; I bought some pipes and combs from this man," pointing to White, "who I thought was a job buyer also."
(Defence)
NATHANIEL SHINE (prisoner, on oath). I live at 5, Palmer Street. I have been a job buyer for 20 years. I have been doing business with Wisbey's over ten years. I have all the receipt. I am suffering from consumption. I have been in four hospitals. About six weeks before my arrest White approached me in London Wall. He said, "Hullo." I looked at him for a minute. I had seen him once or twice at Wisbey's; I thought he was a traveller. He said, "How are—you going on" I said, "I don't feel well, I am going to get a letter." He said, "l am life governor of a hospital; come to 26, Offord Road, and I will give you a letter." I did, and was glad to get the letter. At his house he asked me what I was doing. I said, "Buying job lots, what are you doing?" He said, "I have been working for a firm about 15 yean in pianos "; did not mention any name. I thought he was gentlemen; he had a very nice place. He produced a brown bag containing these pipes and other things. He asked 12 shillings. I did not ask him where he got them from. I said, "I will allow you 10shillings for them." I kept them for three weeks; I was trying to save the stuff for Christmas so as to buy the children some clothes. Three weeks following he came to my house. He asked for 12 shillings. I said, "I will give you 10 shillings in the dinner hour." The day following he sold me the pipes and; cigarette holder. He asked 4 shillings; I gave him 3 shillings. You can buy them as 10 shillings, 12 shillings and 15 shillings a dozen in any shop in Houndsditch. I have been carrying on business as a job buyer 20 yean in London.
Cross-examined. I was not frequently in Wisbey's during the two-months before November 21. I might go in now and again, and the governor would say, "Shine, I have not got anything for you to-day." I never saw White in the basement. Job buyers do not ask where the goods come from. I thought that White was a traveller. I did not know he was employed at Wisbey's or I should not have bought them. How could I think he worked there when I met him in London Wall? White admitted at the station, that be never informed me they were stolen.
Verdict, Not guilty.
It is alleged that Nathan Shine witnessed a Jack the Ripper murder, perhaps a suspect and may have been unjustly and discriminatorily victimised by the City of London and Westminster police for this reason.
Original Old Bailey court record Click on image to view full size Leon Sassienie Son of Moses (Moppy) Sassienie & Yotje (Julia) Spier British newspaper clipping from 1908
A wallet containing precious stones to the value of about £1,500 has been stolen from Mr. L. Sassienie, a diamond setter, of Hatton garden, who was carrying the stones in his overcoat. Above, Mr. Sassienie is showing the pocket from which the diamonds were lost. In 1908, £1500 was the equivalent of £162000 today (2016). Outcome of this case, unknown.
Branch three family member, husband of Rachel (Rae) Akker
Witness > Leon Sassienie Offence: Breaking Peace > wounding Verdict: Guilty
CHANDLER, Frederick (38, acrobat), feloniously wounding Frederick Harris with intent to do him grievous bodily harm; feloniously throwing corrosive fluid at and upon Frederick Harris with intent to disable him and to do him grievous bodily harm and applying to him a certain destructive substance, with intent to disable him; stealing one coat, the goods of Margaret Sohaack.
Mr. Hardy prosecuted.
The first indictment was proceeded with.
FREDERICK HARRIS, jeweler. On March 6, I received this letter dated March 5 and signed "Fred Chandler," stating "Dear Harris.—I have just returned to town and want a stone, about 2 carats, white. If you can manage to call at my place at lunch time, about 12.30, I should be obliged. "I went to 9 Duchess Street, the address on the letter, and asked for Mr. Chandler; I had not known him before. I was shown upstairs and saw his wife. After about five minutes prisoner came in. He said, "You are not the man I meant, but anyhow, let me have a look at what you have got." I showed him some jewellery and he selected about a dozen articles worth £199. There were two brooches; one had some stones missing, which he wanted replaced, and one he wanted made into another article of jewellery. He asked me to return at 3 p.m. and he would have the money, which had come from Sydney, ready. I returned at that time, and he said he had been to his bank and he expected a messenger from there with the money. I waited till five, and I said I would not wait any longer and offered to go to the bank with him. I went with him to Oxford Street, where it was supposed to be; I think he said it was the London and Westminster. When he got to Oxford Street he said, "It is rather late now. If you will call at my flat tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock I will have the money waiting for you." On the next day, April 7, I called there at that time and saw his wife. Prisoner arrived about two or three minutes afterwards. I asked him if he had got the money from his bank, and he said, "Yes; everything was all right." He went into the bedroom. I was looking out of the dining-room window when I received a terrible smash on the head from the back. I tried to smash the window. He squirted ammonia in my face. He said to his wife, who was sitting down, "Run!" She ran out and he followed her. I collected my goods and gave chase. I had to give up and got into a taxi and told the driver to drive to the nearest doctor. On arriving there the doctor said I was reeking with ammonia. I told him I had been assaulted, and he went for a policeman. A constable came when I was bathing my head and I went with him to Duchess Street, where I saw prisoner. He said to me, "Harris, you won't charge me, will you, after all these years I have known you?" I said, "I have never seen you in my life until yesterday for the first time." He said, "I am sorry. It was a sudden impulse.' He said nothing about my having assaulted his wife; the first time I heard the suggestion was at the station.
Cross-examined by prisoner. I am the son of Mr. Harris, jeweller, of Houndsditch. I did not see you in Hatton Garden five months ago and offer you a pearl pin. I may have bought a pearl pin at that time. I bought one from Mr. Leicester. I did not meet you at the corner of Wardour Street four months ago and show you a diamond ring which I valued at £38 10s; I did not have a ring weighing 3 1/2 carats at that time; I had one weighing 1 1/4 carats at £36 a carat. I have been to a Mr. Marks to buy a ring, but I did not go with you; I offered to buy a ring that was marked £60 and weighing about 2 1/2 carats. I tried to sell a Mr. Green a pearl pin; I offered one for £9 10s and said I would give £9 Hack for it, but we did not do any business. I never met you the day before you wrote to me. You did not throw the ginger-beer bottle at me; you hit me with it. I was not sitting down at the time. Neither of you attempted to touch my bag containing the jewellery. I did not pick up the India rubber bottle and throw it at you as you were going down the stairs. When I looked through the jewellery at the station everything was all right. I do not remember your saying to me afterwards, "You had better consider before you charge me." or I told the doctor at the station that I felt all right and that I was only a bit shaken. I did not say at the police court that I was not sure if you had hit me. It was three days before I was able to go back to work. I did not tell your landlord that you were a friend of mine.
THOMAS ROSE , divisional surgeon. At 12.15 p.m. on March 7, I examined the prosecutor. He was suffering from a contused wound on the right side of the head; it was H shaped. He also had a scratch on the right side of the nose, which might have been caused by the nail. His tongue and the inside of his lower lip were acutely inflamed, caused by some corrosive fluid. This ginger-beer bottle (produced) might have caused the wound on the head. The green bottle contains strong fluid of ammonia, and this syringe (Exhibit 3) smells very strongly of ammonia. I could smell it on the prosecutor.
To prisoner. I do not remember his saying, "I feel all right, but a bit upset." He has not been permanently injured. (To the Jury.) By experimenting I find the syringe can squirt as much as 18 ft.
Police-constable JOHN WELSBY, 439 D. On March 7, I saw prisoner running across Woburn Place: I gave chase and caught him. There was blood on his face and collar and he had no hat on. I asked him what he was running for and he said, "I have had a row with a friend of mine and I hit him with a bottle. I do not think I hurt him. I hope I have not hurt him as much as I think I have. "I asked him where it occurred, and he said, "At 9 Duchess Street." I accompanied him there. I asked the boy who came to the door where the man was that had been hit and he said he had gone to the doctor. I sent another police constable to find where he had prone to, and I went with prisoner to the first floor front room. Underneath a chair, behind the door, I found this ginger-beer bottle; there is a piece knocked off it. I said to him, "What's this?" and he said, "That's what I hit him with." I walked to the door, and noticed on the bend of the staircase this syringe. The boy brought it up at my request. I smelt it, and it was so strong that I turned my head away. Prisoner snatched it out of my hand and said, "That is liquid I use." He squirted the contents on the carpet; they smelt like ammonia. I took that from him. He said, "What would you do, constable, if he assaulted your wife?" I made no reply. Prosecutor then arrived and said he would charge him. On the way to the station prisoner said, "I have lost a pocket-book with £200 in it." I told him to tell that to the inspector. A little way on he said, "Can I charge him with assaulting my wife as well?" I made no reply. At the station when charged he made no reply. He did not charge prosecutor with assaulting his wife, and so far as I am concerned he never gave any further information about the £200 that he said had been lost.
To prisoner. I do not remember you looking round when you were running and then stopping and walking towards me; you ran round a water-van to avoid me. I do not remember your saying when the syringe was found, "That is what Harris threw at me." I took down everything you said. When you squirted the ammonia out you never said anything about using it for clothes. The statements you made in the house I wrote down at the time; those you made on the way to the station I wrote down at the station before you were charged.
JACOB WILLIAM PEWY . I live at 9, Duchess Street, where I let lodgings. On March 4 prisoner came with his wife and took a sitting and bedroom at £2 5s. a week. He paid 10s. deposit. He brought no luggage; they said that would follow. Nothing came when they were there. On March 6 I saw prosecutor leaving the premises. I followed him.
To prisoner. I know nothing about the advertisement offering £40 reward for 5 mill notes lost near Duchess Street. I asked prosecutor if he was doing any business with you, and he said, "No; he is a friend of mine."
Detective-sergeant BEX. About 12 noon on March 7, I saw prisoner at the Tottenham Court Road Police Station. I asked him if he wished to give me any information about the loss of his money to enable me to try and trace it for him. He said, "I will give all the information to my solicitor." He had a solicitor representing him at the police court. I went to 9 Duchess Street, where, in his bedroom, I found this green bottle, containing a small quantity of ammonia and this funnel, which is made to fit the syringe.
(Defence.)
LIONEL GREEN jeweler, 36 Wardour Street. (To prisoner.) On December 29 you bought a wedding-ring from me. A week before I believe Mr. Harris called at my shop to look at single-stone ring. I believe he showed me a ring he had and some pearls. He offered a customer in my shop a pearl weighing six grains for £9 10s and offered to give £9 for it. I did no business with him. I believe you were in the shop at the same time; you looked at the ring I was showing to Mr. Harris at the same time. I think he showed you a large stone as well. (To the Court.) I can only say that at that time Harris and prisoner were together; I cannot say if they came in together.
Cross-examined. I have been sentenced to 12 months' for receiving stolen property.
LEON SASSIENIE , working jeweler, 16 Hatton Garden. (To prisoner) I have known you about 12 months. I have done several jobs for you; I have done two or three things to your design. I have seen you several times in Hatton Garden.
(Wednesday, April 24.)
NELLIE ROBERTS, I am the wife of the prisoner, whose name is Roberts. On the day of the assault prisoner opened a bottle of ginger-beer for me. He went out at about 11 a.m. Prosecutor called and was showing me some jewellery when prisoner returned. As the door opened I was handing prosecutor back a hairpin when the prisoner attacked him. I did not see the assault, but became frightened and ran out of the room. On the previous Tuesday I bought prisoner three penny worth of ammonia to clean some clothes; he said he had broken the bottle and he put the ammonia in an India rubber bottle, filling it with water. Prisoner is jealous and irritable.
Cross-examined. I was married to prisoner about four months ago. We then lived for a month in Tollington Square under the name of Ford; this was at my request. We then went to 9 Duchy Street in the name of Chandler. Prisoner told me he had lost a pocket-book containing £200 and that a £50 note had been taken from his coat. I do not know anything about it, or whether he has recovered it, or given information to the police. When prisoner struck prosecutor my head was turned; I heard prosecutor scream; I saw nothing at all. I simply rushed out of the room, out of the house, and into an empty house somewhere. I have stated all I remember.
FREDERICK CHANDLER (prisoner, not on oath), stated that, believing prosecutor was behaving improperly to his wife, he lost his temper, seized the ginger-beer bottle, and struck him on the head on the spur of the moment; that he made no attempt to throw ammonia, and that the smell was caused by its having been spilt in the room.
Verdict, Guilty of wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm.
Prisoner confessed to having been sentenced at this court on September 7, 1909, to 15 months' hard labour for obtaining money by false pretences. Other convictions proved: South Londonssions, October 10, 1900, nine months for housebreaking; June 14, 1905, 15 months' for conspiracy to defraud.
Sentence: Five years' penal servitude.
BEFORE THE COMMON SERJEANT.
Death notices of Moses Akker, father of Rachel (Rae) Akker Dutch and English newspaper clippings Click image to view full size
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