Family Stories

Louis Coussins in 1980 – Why him here?
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Family
Stories

In this section of the site you will be able read just a few of the anecdotes from our family history.

Some very old, some comparatively new but all, we hope of interest. And if you have a story you’d like to add – we would love to have it to preserve it for all of us. Email us using the link below.

Oh – and why Lou above? Because he was a master story teller, as many of us today can still testify to and would have been all over organising this page for us.

Craig Coussins

I ran a business which became one of the worlds premier suppliers, designers and manufacturers of Irish and Scottish Dancing Shoes. I have been a dance shoe fitter for 45 years…

Isaac Feldman

This is the death certificate for Isaac Feldman (spelt Isaac Felmon) from Scotland’s People site. It indicates that he died on September 13th 1894 and was found at the…

Louis

I ran a business which became one of the worlds premier suppliers, designers and manufacturers of Irish and Scottish Dancing Shoes. I have been a dance shoe fitter for 45 years…

Daniel-Reuben Coussins

The son of Tuvia (Thomas) and Esther, born 24.7.1926 in Jerusalem. Finished high school at a young age and joined the Palmach. From the Palmach he was enlisted…

Brian

Esther & I are both well and retired now for almost 7 years. We live in a fairly new commuter township called Matan which is right on the border (on the Israeli side) …

Jerry

Papa is telling a joke: “Fiona and Morag are sitting in a pub and talking- Fiona says “Morag. Are you listening? I went to the cinema alone and it was terrible. I had to…

Leslie

Leslie Coussins served in the Burma Campaign against the Japanese forces. In one area there was a Japanese Sub Machine gun nest located…

Billie Curtis

Billy Curtis married my great Aunt Bessie Cousins. They settled in California. They had a daughter called Esther/Estelle, Esta. His Hebrew was Lazarus…

Phillip

Philip was a close grandson and almost a son to his grandfather and when Hyman died in Glasgow, Philip signed his death certificate. There will be stories from Philip about …

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