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Henry Jacobs 1849 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 May 1849

Birth Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Death Date: 8 Oct 1920

Death Location: Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Samuel Jacobs

Mother: Fanny Gomm

Spouse(s): Mary Phillips, Charlotte Cowlishaw

Children(s): Lawrence Jacobs, Fanny Jacobs, Caroline Jacobs, Harold Jacobs, Braham Jacobs, Leah Jacobs, Alice Jacobs, Albert Jacobs, Thelma Jacobs, Sydney Jacobs

In 1849, Henry Jacobs entered the world in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, born to Samuel Jacobs and Fanny Matilda Gomm. Henry Jacobs married Mary Annie Phillips, Charlotte Cowlishaw, and had children including Lawrence Albert Enoch Jacobs, Fanny Matilda Jacobs, Caroline Jacobs, Harold Henry Jacobs, Braham Simeon Jacobs, Leah Jacobs, Alice Maud Jacobs, Albert Edward Jacobs, Thelma Lilian Jacobs, Sydney George Jacobs. Henry Jacobs passed away in 1920 in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • In 1849, Henry Jacobs entered the world in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, born to Samuel Jacobs and Fanny Matilda Gomm.
  • Henry Jacobs married Mary Annie Phillips, Charlotte Cowlishaw, and had children including Lawrence Albert Enoch Jacobs, Fanny Matilda Jacobs, Caroline Jacobs, Harold Henry Jacobs, Braham Simeon Jacobs, Leah Jacobs, Alice Maud Jacobs, Albert Edward Jacobs, Thelma Lilian Jacobs, Sydney George Jacobs.
  • Henry Jacobs passed away in 1920 in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

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Henry Jacobs's Ancestors

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Henry Jacobs
1849 – 1920
Birth Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Samuel Jacobs
1826 – 1885
St Giles, London
Fanny (Matilda) Gomm
1830 – 1869
Sherston Magna, Wiltshire
Grandparents
Henry Gomm
1808 – 1868
Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England
Hannah Neal
1807 – 1864
Sherston Magna, Wiltshire, England
Great-Grandparents
William Neal
1755 – 1833
Sarah Wallis
1762 – 1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Neal
1699 – 1799
Sarah Savage
1699 –

Henry Jacobs's Descendants

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Henry Jacobs (20 May 1849 – 8 Oct 1920) m. Mary (Annie) Phillips (1853 – 2 FEB 1887) m. Charlotte Cowlishaw (1863 – 10 APR 1950)
  1. 1. Lawrence (Albert Enoch) Jacobs (25 APR 1884 – 21 NOV 1918)
  2. 2. Fanny (Matilda) Jacobs (1885 – )
  3. 3. Caroline Jacobs (01 Jan 1889 – 19 MAY 1955) m. John (Joseph) Keating (26 JAN 1887 – 16 SEP 1966)
    1. 1. Charlotte (Margaret) Keating (11 SEP 1915 – 1995)
    2. 2. Miriam (Mary) Keating (23 NOV 1916 – 1989)
    3. 3. Clare (Thelma) Keating (23 DEC 1920 – 20 OCT 1992)
    4. 4. John (FitzJohn) Keating (1924 – 1924)
    5. 5. John (FitzJohn) Keating (1928 – 1928)
    6. 6. John (Joseph Harold FitzJohn) Keating (1 JAN 1932 – 29 APR 2007)
  4. 4. Harold (Henry) Jacobs (May 1891 – 11 Dec 1891)
  5. 5. Braham (Simeon) Jacobs (October 1892 – 7 JUN 1897)
  6. 6. Leah Jacobs (1896 – 2006)
  7. 7. Alice (Maud) Jacobs (13 SEP 1897 – 1962)
  8. 8. Albert (Edward) Jacobs (April 1901 – 9 APR 1936) m. Daphnie (Isabelle Madeline) Norris (October 1902 – 13 May 1948)
    1. 1. Volaire (Dawn) Jacobs (7 March 1928 – 27 Nov 2011)
    2. 2. Braham (Henri Lamont) Jacobs (23 May 1929 – 2 Dec 1972)
  9. 9. Thelma (Lilian) Jacobs (July 1905 – 1969) m. William (Robert Laing) Pember (10 Aug 1902 – 1972)
  10. 10. Sydney (George) Jacobs (30 JUN 1907 – 24 JUN 1971)

Henry Jacobs's Timeline

2 Records

1849
20 May 1849
Birth of Henry Jacobs in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
1920
8 Oct 1920
Age 71
Death of Henry Jacobs in Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 May 1849
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1920
    Event Place: Hokitika, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1980, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records, 1800-2007

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