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Offline julkes

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Danish-Russian Violinist
« on: Wednesday 31 December 14 08:11 GMT (UK) »
We are looking for information beyond wiki
about Cecilia Hansen (married name Zakharova) born Feb 16, 1897 in Russia - died July 24, 1989 in London.

We are  especially interested in her burial place.

Big thanks in advance
Russians and Danes in the UK

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Re: Danish-Russian Violinist
« Reply #1 on: Wednesday 31 December 14 14:50 GMT (UK) »
Bit of a timeline from Wiki:
b. Kamensk-Schachtinski, father a musician of Danish descent.
1916: married Boris "Sacharow" (in St. Petersburg?)
1917: daughter born
1921: family flees Russia
1923-1924: tours United States
1928: touring in Asia, husband stays in Shanghai, they later divorced
"late 1930s": in London, married to Hermann Friedmann
1940: daughter aged two killed during the Blitz
1950: moved to Heidelberg and remained there for 38 years:
then moved back to London with her surviving daughter

We can put some details on some of the above:
"Agathe Housen Friedman" died in 1940:
http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/3130689/FRIEDMAN,%20AGATHE%20HOUSEN

http://www.freebmd.org.uk
 shows Agathe's birth under the name Zakharoff

https://familysearch.org/search/
 shows a number of passenger lists for Cecilia Zakharoff or Hansen- Zakharoff (travelling with husband Boris).

Cecilia's death seems to be under Friedmann, so burial under the same name presumably - although tracking burials can be difficult in London.
Census information is Crown Copyright, from www.nationalarchives.gov.uk