Family of Joseph (Jacob) BELASCO and Sarah MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ)

Husband:	Joseph (Jacob) BELASCO (1768-1823)
Wife:	Sarah MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ) (1771-1833)
Children:	Abraham BELASCO (1797- )
	Israel (John) BELASCO (1798-1896)
	Isaac BELASCO (1800- )
	Samuel BELASCO (1802-1875)
	Hagar BELASCO (1804- )
	Jacob BELASCO (1804-1875)
	Moses BELASCO (1806- )
	David BELASCO (1808- )
	Rachel BELASCO ( - )
	Abigail BELASCO (1814- )
Marriage	14 Dec 1791	Bevis Marks Spanish & Portuguese Jew's Congregation London City

Husband: Joseph (Jacob) BELASCO

Name:	Joseph (Jacob) BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Father:	Abraham BELASCO ( - )
Mother:	Rachel CAHANET ( - )
Birth	30 Jul 1768
Death	1823 (age 54-55)

Wife: Sarah MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ)

Name:	Sarah MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ)
Sex:	Female
Father:	Joseph MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ) (1743-1821)
Mother:	Hagar MENDOZA (1743-1810)
Birth	1771
Death	1833 (age 61-62)

Child 1: Abraham BELASCO

Name:	Abraham BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Leah (Eliza) WHAITE ( - )
Spouse 2:	Sarah Elizabeth BELL ( - )
Spouse 3:	Hannah GOMES DA COSTA (1799- )
Birth	7 Apr 1797	London, England
Occupation		Boxer/General Dealer

Child 2: Israel (John) BELASCO

Name:	Israel (John) BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Sarah MORDECAI (1808-1851)
Spouse 2:	Rachel DONATE (1815-1890)
Birth	16 Nov 1798	London, England
Occupation		Boxer/Salesman/Fruit Dealer
Death	9 Sep 1896 (age 97)

Child 3: Isaac BELASCO

Name:	Isaac BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Raischa ALEXANDER (1805- )
Birth	14 Sep 1800	London, England
Occupation		Licensed Victualler

Child 4: Samuel BELASCO

Name:	Samuel BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Spouse:	Ann TILSED (1785-1864)
Birth	28 Nov 1802	Houndsditch. London
Baptism	16 Aug 1836 (age 33)
Occupation		Boxer/Hawker
Religion		Sephardi Jewish/ Christian
Death	9 Dec 1875 (age 73)	New Norfolk, Tasmania
	Cause: Natual Decay Address: New Norfolk Hospital
Burial	11 Dec 1875	St Matthews Church New Norfolk, Tasmania

Child 5: Hagar BELASCO

Name:	Hagar BELASCO
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Abraham BELASCO (1807- )
Birth	1804	Whitechapel, London, England

Child 6: Jacob BELASCO

Name:	Jacob BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Spouse 1:	Agar (Agnes) MARTIN (NUNES MARTINEZ) (1803-1851)
Spouse 2:	Leah RODRIGUES (1809-1875)
Birth	26 Oct 1804	London, England
Occupation		General Dealer
Death	1875 (age 70-71)
Burial		Novo Cemetery Mile End

Child 7: Moses BELASCO

Name:	Moses BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Birth	19 Oct 1806

Child 8: David BELASCO

Name:	David BELASCO
Sex:	Male
Birth	27 Dec 1808

Child 9: Rachel BELASCO

Name:	Rachel BELASCO
Sex:	Female
Spouse:	Emanuel SIMMONS (1793- )
Death		Before 1851

Child 10: Abigail BELASCO

Name:	Abigail BELASCO
Sex:	Female
Birth	8 Jan 1814

Note on Child 1: Abraham BELASCO

Famous bare knuckle boxer. One of four boxing brothers, Belasco had the most success among his siblings. He began his professional career in 1817 and, according to the Pugilistica, "was in his day a boxer of superior talent, a master of the science, not wanting for game, not deficient in strength of an athletic make, a penetrating eye, and in the ring full of life and activity."

Note on Child 4: Samuel BELASCO

Convicted of 'stealing from the person' at Surrey Quarter Sessions on 12th July 1825 and transported to Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) on 17th June 1827 arriving on the ship Layton on the 9th October 1827.¹

Note on Child 6: Jacob BELASCO

1851 census living at 5 Bell Lane

Sources

1	Susan Ballyn and Lucy Frost, "Sephardi convicts of Van Diemen's Land".