Israel Lion Israel was at the time of his death in 1848 the sole owner of the property. He bequeathed it to his sister, Birgitte Jette, who had become a widow in 1845. She was now heading Moses Melchior & Søm G. Melchior in collaboration with her eldest son Moritz G. Melchior. She initially stayed in the house on Amagertorv for the first few years. She was at the time of the 1850 census living there with the three unmarried children Henriette, Marcus and Jacob.
