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(1340) Florence JONAS died 09/09/1989, buried at Boscombe, plot no. D6-165 (B-D6-165.jpg)
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| Researcher's Name | Sue Sinkinson | |
| Index Number - (refer to Website) | 1340 | |
| English Name | Florence Davis (JONAS) | |
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| Date of Birth | 08/09/1888 | |
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| Date of Death | 09/09/1989 | |
| Age at Death | 101 | |
| Place of Death | "3 Grove Mansion, Grove Road, | |
| Bournemouth" | ||
| Cemetery | Boscombe | |
| Plot No | D6/165 | |
| Marriage Details | Hampstead 1914 | |
| Spouse | Alexander Jonas | |
| Spouse Year of Birth | 1877 | |
| Children | None found | |
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| Addresses | "1918 7 Golders Green Gardens Hendon | |
| 1939 Register - Granville Court Hotel | ||
| 5 Grove Mansions Grove Road Bournemouth | ||
| At date of death - 3 Grove Mansions Grove Road Bournemouth | ||
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| Jewish Chronicle article on occasion of Florrie's 100th birthday 1988 | ||
| Florrie Jonas has not lost her zest for life. While celebrating her 100th birthday she still retains her vivacious personality and fine sense of humour. And she plays bridge three times a week! Born in London, where her father is reputed to have built the first cinema, | ||
| the young Miss Davis was sent to a Jewish school in Bonn Germany,before the First World War. On her return to England in 1914, she eloped with her sweetheart, Alec Jonas. Subsequently, her mother insisted they bemarried ""properly"" at the New West End Synagogue, London.Florrie opened a ladies fashion salon in the inter war years near | ||
| Marble Arch which was later incorporated into a Marks & Spencer store. She and her husband then retired to the South of France, but that idyllic life came to an end when they had to catch one of the last ships bound for England in face of the advancing | ||
| German armies in 1940. The couple came to live in Bournemouth in 1946 and she still occupies the same flat on the East Cliff. A talented water-colourist, she still paints | ||
| regularly, her artistic flair as vigorous as ever. | ||
| A surprise celebratory lunch given by her family at a local hotel was attended by Councillor Mrs Jacky Harris the Mayor of Bournemouth. Mrs Jonas is a long-standing member of the Bournemouth Hebrew Congregation" |