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Joseph Levie Staal, birth 1857 London Middlesex England, died 6 Apr 1919 London Middlesex England, buried 8 Apr 1919 Stepney Green, London England, Source Received from Richard van Proctor, son of Levie Meijer Staal and Vrouwtje Leendert Park
Source Information:
1881 British Census

Dwelling: 10 Litchfield Street
Census Place London, Middlesex England
Family History Library Film: 1341029
Public Records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page Number 8
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Elisabeth Bloomah Fry, birth 1855 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, died 11 Sep 1919 London 28 Huntington Bldsa Bethnal Green, buried 13 Sep 1919 Stepney Green, London England, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
1881 British Census
Source Information:

Dwelling: 10 Litchfield street
Census Place: London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film: 1341029
Public Records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page Number: 8
1) Louis Staal, birth 1876 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, buried Marlow Road Cemetery, East Ham, London, England, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Source Information
British Census 1881
Dwelling: 10 Litchfield Street
Census London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film: 1341029
Public Records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page Number: 8

Married Dec 1898 to:
Julia Stein, birth ± 1873 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK, buried Marlow Road Cemetery, East Ham, London, England, daughter of Nathan Stein and Sarah NN
2) Philip Staal, birth 1878 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Source information:
British Census 1881

Dwelling: 10 Litchfield street
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film: 1341029
Public Records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page number: 8
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Betsy NN, birth 1880
3) Emanuel Staal, birth 1879 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Source Information:
British Census 1881
Dwelling 10 Litchfield Streeet
Census Place: London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library Film: 1341029
Public records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page Number: 8

Married 25 Dec 1900 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK to:
Betsy Pam, birth Jun 1880 Whitechapel Middlesex England, daughter of Gompertz Gabriel Pam and Sahrala Sanders
4) Catherine Staal, birth 3 Nov 1880 London Middlesex England, died 9 May 1943 Wakefield, MA USA, buried 11 May 1943 Knights Of Zaslav Cemetary Everett, MA USA, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Source information
British Census 1881
Dwelling: 10 Litchfield Street
Census Place London, Middlesex, England
Family History Library film: 1341029
Public Records Office Ref: RG11
Piece/Folio: 0131/73
Page Number: 8

Source Information:
Daughter/Grandson

Catherine Staal, the daughter of Joseph Levie staal and Elizabeth Fry, immigrated to the USA in 1907 accompanied by Colman Spero and his family. In 1920 she was joined by her brother Michael and then later her sister Esther. After first livin g in Everett MA, Catherine Staal married Sol Spero . They were acquainted with each other in England prior to coming to this country. They married in 1909 and lived at 73 Plesant Street in Wakefield, Massachusetts. Catherine and Sol had two chi ldren: Frances Spero Zack born in 1910; and Madeline Spero Ruthfield biorn in 1913. Catherine died in 1943 at age 63 after a long illness. She is buried in the Knights of Zaslav Cemetery in Everett MA.
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Solomon Spero, birth 1875 London Middlesex England, died 26 Mar 1959 Miami, FL, buried 28 Mar 1959 MT Nebo Cemetary Miami FL, occupation: Merchant, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Sol Spero immigrated with his brother Samuel immigrated to the US via Canada Abt 1905. Sol was the son of Colman and Sarah Spero of London England. Colman Spero and his wife Sarah with their daughters Annie, Ray, Lillie, Rebecca and Jenny came di rectly to the US. Accompanying Colman Spero and his family was Catherine Staal, who had previously met Sol Spero in London England. The Spero family first resided in the cities of Everett MA and Revere MA. On or about 1907, Sol Spero and hi s brother Samuel immigrated to the US and rejoined the Spero family. The family soon divided again with part of the family moving to and residing in NY City, NY.

Sol Spero and Catherine Staal Spero married in 1909. and resided at 73 Pleasant Street Wakefield, Massachusetts. Sol and his brother Samuel opened a small furniture store in the Town of Wakefield, which after a few years grew to be one of the la rgest furniture stores in the US at that time. Catherine died in 1943 after a long illness. Catherine was buried in Knights of Zaslav cemetery in Everett MA. After the death of Catherine Spero in 1943, Sol Spero lived with his daughter Madelin e Spero Ruthfield at 3 Cedar Place in Wakefield Massachusetts for several years. Later he retired and remarried Miriam van Horn and they resided in Miami FL. Sol Spero died in 1959 and was buried in MT Nebo Cemetery in FL. It is unknown when Mir iam van Horn died and where she is buried.
5) Fanny Staal, birth 1885 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
6) Leonard Staal, birth 1886 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
7) Morris Staal, birth 1888 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
8) Esther Staal, birth 1889 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor to:
Elie Cohen, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
9) Soloman Staal, birth 1895 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
10) Michael Staal, birth 2 Feb 1897 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK, died 17 Mar 1997 Lynn Massachusetts, buried 19 Mar 1997 Peabody MA, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
Source Information:
Birth Certificate
British Census 1891

Dwelling 2 Morgan Terrace
Census Place Mile end Old Town, London, England
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Golda Levy, birth 12 Mar 1902 Revere, Massachusetts, USA, died 3 Oct 1973 Revere, Massachusetts, USA, buried 5 Oct 1973 Peabody MA, Source Received from Richard van Proctor
11) Edward Staal, birth 1886 St Annes Spitalfields, Middlesex, London, UK, died 26 Nov 1914 Belgium, buried 26 Nov 1914 Ploegsteert Memorial Belgium
12) Mark Staal, birth 1894 Mile End Old Town Eastern London UK, died 26 Feb 1917 Somme France, buried 26 Feb 1917 Thiepval Memorial Somme France
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