1808 - 1864

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• Birth	1808	Hamburg?   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Address	1841	Green Street, St Mary Whitechapel, Tower Hamlets
  Address	1854	18 Mansell Street, London
  Occupation	Proprietor of The Chronicle from the 1 Sep 1854 to Dec 1854 when the paper was almalgamated and became The Jewish Chronicle and Hebrew Observer and Marcus Breslau was shown editor for a few weeks until the owner took over full management of the paper. Professor of languages and journalist.
  Died	15 May 1864	German Hospital   [2]
  	GRO: Jun 1864 BRESSLAN (sic) Marcus Hackney 1b 269
  Buried	Lauriston Road Jewish Cemetery
  	Inscription: Marcus H BRESLAU ….. 5624. From the Hebrew inscription: Mr. Mordecai bar Hayim Breslau Sunday 9 Iyar 5624. A letter to the editor of the Jewish Chronicle 04 Mar 1870: states that 'Mr Breslau stood forth as unpaid champion and defender of Judaisim' [extract] and 'surely such a man should have some simple memorial stone to mark out his last resting place. I would subscribe my mite towards it, yours truly I.L Levison.' [extract]. Mr Levison writes again in April 1870 to state that the funds have nearly been raised. [2, 3]
  		Breslau, Marcus H Status: . Ref: LK100
  Person ID	I1988	CemeteryScribes.com
  Last Modified	27 Sep 2007

• Sources

  [S6] Census 1841 (therefore dates maybe up to 5 yrs out). [S16] JV 1861-1870 & 1871 - 1880, Doreen Berger, (Robert Boyd Publications), ISBN 1899536728.. [S15] JC Archive.