Researching Harry Lewis
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 78736 people with the Lewis surname? In that year Lewis was ranked number 25 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Harry means "Form of HAROLD. army-power" and is of Teutonic origin.
Records of Harry Lewis on Ancestry
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Harry Lewis and the Lewis Family History
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| Did you know that there are currently 105032 people with the Lewis surname in the UK? Lewis is now ranked number 23 for popularity in the UK. |
Lewis Family History Databases
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Some Famous People called Harry Lewis
Harry Lewis (boxer)
Harry Lewis (Harry Besterman; September 16, 1886 – February 22, 1956), was an American boxer, generally credited with holding the Welterweight Championship of the World from April 1908 to March 1911. He defeated "Young Joseph", the reigning Welterweight Champion of England in London on June 27, 1910, but was not credited with the British Welterweight championship as the fight was sanctioned as a World, and not English title. Boxing writer Nat Fleischer rated Lewis the sixth-greatest welterweight of all time. He was inducted into the International Jewish Sports Hall of Fame in 2002, and into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2008.
Source: Harry Lewis (boxer), Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
Harry Lewis (musician)
Harry Lewis (1915–29 April 1998) was an English saxophonist and clarinetist and the husband of singer Vera Lynn.
Lewis was born to a Jewish family in the East End of London in 1916. Lewis was part of George Elrick's Six Swing Makers during 1937 and 1938.
Lewis met Lynn in late 1939 when he joined Bert Ambrose's eponymous orchestra and after a long courtship the couple married in August 1941. Lewis and eight other members of the Ambrose orchestra joined the RAF at the start of the Second World War, and subsequently formed a new dance orchestra, The Squadronaires. The musicians had presented themselves at RAF Uxbridge, and having signed up, went to leave as they had an engagement with Ambrose that night. The commanding officer had to immediately give them a week's emergency leave, and they arrived just before the start of the evening's show. Though the Squadronaires were one of the country's top dance bands, they were only paid five shillings a day in the RAF. The band performed all over the United Kingdom during the war and was occasionally accompanied by Lynn on vocals.
Lewis worked as Lynn's manager after the Second World War, and accompanied her on her international concerts, overseeing lighting and production of her shows. Lewis also worked as a music publisher. After the war, Lynn and Lewis moved to Finchley, north London. The couple lived in Ditchling, East Sussex, from the early 1960s, living next door to their daughter.
Lewis' and Lynn's ashes are buried at St. Margaret's Churchyard in Ditchling (Section C, Row 1, Grave 14C).
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