Philip Rittenberg

1871 - 1954  (83 years)

• Name	Philip Rittenberg
  Birth	08 Jan 1871	Ross House, Park Place, Edinburgh, UK
  Gender	Male
  Change of name	The surname was changed to Ritte in 1918
  Death	14 Dec 1954	136 Brondesbury Villas Willesden, Middlesex, UK
  Cremation	16 Dec 1954	Hoop Lane Cemetery, London, England   [1]
  Notes	Profession on Marriage Certificate in 1899 given as Lithographic Artist. Educated at Cowper Street School, London, studied art and later music [2]
  Person ID	I17	Stanley Low | Branch historian, Caroline Rittie
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Reverend Bernhard Rittenberg,   b. c 1842, Vilkaviskis, Lithuania d. 17 th November 1917, London UK (Age ~ 75 years)
  Mother	Bertha Wasserzug,   b. 1846, Konin, Poland d. 08 Jan 1925, London UK (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	23 Mar 1870	London UK
  Notes	After Bernhard returned from Jamaica he became a Watch and Watch Part Importer, later progressing to Jeweller
  Family ID	F12	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Helena Henrietta Latte,   b. 04 Oct 1876   d. 05 Jun 1964, 136 Brondesbury Villas, Willesden, Middlesex, England (Age 87 years)
  Marriage	09 Aug 1899	West London Synagogue   [3]
  	Type: Hebrew
  Children	1. Doris Sarah Rittenberg,   b. 30 May 1900, 33 Clifton Gardens, Paddington, London, UK   2. Leonard Meyer Rittenberg,   b. 13 Aug 1903, 1 Horn Hill, Kirkley, Suffolk, UK d. 03 Jan 2004, 16 Jameson Street, London UK (Age 100 years)   3. Ernest Gordon Hyam Rittenberg,   b. 14 Dec 1904, 114 Leander Road, Brixton Hill, London UK d. 12 Jan 1958, 4 Marine Drive Bronte, NSW Australia (Age 53 years)   4. Sheila Irene Rittenberg, ,   b. 28 May 1909, Kensington Town, Kensington d. 12 Dec 1998, St Georges Hospital, Tooting, South London, UK (Age 89 years)
  Documents		Philip Ritte Deed Poll Change of Name
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	21 Mar 2008

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Philip Ritte
  		Philip Ritte with his youngest child Sheila, outside St James's Hall, ab 1921. If you look closely, his name is behind him in large letters. He appeared regularly at Royal Albert Hall's ballad concerts. Philip was a professional singer, a tenor and an entertainer.
  		Philip Ritte, ab 1922

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Invoice for change of name from Rittenberg to Ritte
  		Painting of young Ernest by his father, Philip Ritte
  		Philip Rittenberg Birth Certificate
  		Philip Ritte, Death Notice in the "The Stage" Newspaper 23rd December, 1954

  
  

• Sources

  [S9] JewishGen Online Worldwide Burial Registry - England. [S26] Wikipedia. [S19] West London Synagogue of British Jews Register of Marriages.