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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, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand

Father: Samuel I

Mother: Fanny Gomm

Spouse(s): Charlotte Cowlishaw, Mary Phillips

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

The story of Henry Jacobs began in 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Henry Jacobs married Charlotte Cowlishaw, Mary Annie Phillips, and had children including Albert Edward Jacobs, Alice Maud Jacobs, Braham Simeon Jacobs, Caroline Jacobs, Fanny Matilda Jacobs, Harold Henry Jacobs, Lawrence Albert Enoch Jacobs, Leah Jacobs, Sydney George Jacobs, Thelma Lilian Jacobs. Henry Jacobs passed away in 1920 in Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • The story of Henry Jacobs began in 1849 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Henry Jacobs married Charlotte Cowlishaw, Mary Annie Phillips, and had children including Albert Edward Jacobs, Alice Maud Jacobs, Braham Simeon Jacobs, Caroline Jacobs, Fanny Matilda Jacobs, Harold Henry Jacobs, Lawrence Albert Enoch Jacobs, Leah Jacobs, Sydney George Jacobs, Thelma Lilian Jacobs.
  • Henry Jacobs passed away in 1920 in Hokitika, Westland District, West Coast, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Henry Jacobs's Ancestors

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Henry Jacobs
1849–1920
Birth Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Parents
Samuel Jacobs I
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. Charlotte Cowlishaw (1863–10 APR 1950) m. Mary (Annie) Phillips (1853–2 FEB 1887)
  1. 1. Thelma (Lilian) Jacobs 1905–1969 m. William (Robert Laing) Pember 1902–1972
  2. 2. Caroline Jacobs 1889–1955 m. John (Joseph) Keating 1887–1966
    1. 1. John (Joseph Harold FitzJohn) Keating 1932–2007
    2. 2. Clare (Thelma) Keating 1920–1992
    3. 3. Charlotte (Margaret) Keating 1915–1995
    4. 4. Miriam (Mary) Keating 1916–1989
    5. 5. John (FitzJohn) Keating 1924–1924
    6. 6. John (FitzJohn) Keating 1928–1928
  3. 3. Harold (Henry) Jacobs 1891–1891
  4. 4. Braham (Simeon) Jacobs 1892–1897
  5. 5. Leah Jacobs 1896–2006
  6. 6. Alice (Maud) Jacobs 1897–1962
  7. 7. Albert (Edward) Jacobs 1901–1936 m. Daphnie (Isabelle Madeline) Norris 1902–1948
    1. 1. Braham (Henri Lamont) Jacobs 1929–1972
    2. 2. Volaire (Dawn) Jacobs 1928–2011
  8. 8. Sydney (George) Jacobs 1907–1971
  9. 9. Fanny (Matilda) Jacobs 1885–
  10. 10. Lawrence (Albert Enoch) Jacobs 1884–1918

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
    [2] Australia, Births and Baptisms
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index

    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, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

    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
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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