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James Philip Benjamin Jacobs 1861–1934 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 Jun 1861

Birth Location: Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand

Death Date: 25 May 1934

Death Location: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Father: James Jacobs

Mother: Elizabeth Robinson

Spouse(s): Margaret Jacobs)

Children(s): Vera Jacobs, James JACOBS, Catherine Hill, Rita JACOBS), Joseph JACOBS, Frances Jacobs, Charles JACOBS, John JACOBS, Sarah JACOBS), Emily Jacobs), Albert Jacobs, Frank Jacobs

James Philip Benjamin Jacobs was born in 1861 in Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand, the child of James Joseph Jacobs And Elizabeth M Robinson. In 1911, James Philip Benjamin Jacobs resided in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand. James Philip Benjamin Jacobs married Margaret Mcphee Aka Jacobs, and had children including Albert Alexander Jacobs, Catherine Elizabeth Josephine Hill, Charles Francis Jacobs, Emily Edith Potroz Born Jacobs, Frances Rosanna Jacobs, Frank Francis Jacobs, James Phillip Jacobs, John Thomas Jacobs, Joseph Benjamin Jacobs, Rita Alamein Margarita Caldwell Born Jacobs, Sarah Frances Milner Born Jacobs, Vera Mary Ann Jacobs. James Philip Benjamin Jacobs passed away in 1934 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

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Biography

  • James Philip Benjamin Jacobs was born in 1861 in Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand, the child of James Joseph Jacobs And Elizabeth M Robinson.
  • In 1911, James Philip Benjamin Jacobs resided in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.
  • James Philip Benjamin Jacobs married Margaret Mcphee Aka Jacobs, and had children including Albert Alexander Jacobs, Catherine Elizabeth Josephine Hill, Charles Francis Jacobs, Emily Edith Potroz Born Jacobs, Frances Rosanna Jacobs, Frank Francis Jacobs, James Phillip Jacobs, John Thomas Jacobs, Joseph Benjamin Jacobs, Rita Alamein Margarita Caldwell Born Jacobs, Sarah Frances Milner Born Jacobs, Vera Mary Ann Jacobs.
  • James Philip Benjamin Jacobs passed away in 1934 in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
James Jacobs
1861–1934
Birth Place: Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
Parents
James Joseph Jacobs
1837–1918
Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
Elizabeth (M) Robinson
1832–1916
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Grandparents
Benjamin JACOBS
1786–1862
Westminster, London, England
Sarah PARKER
1797–1876
Westminster, London, England
Great-Grandparents
Philip Jacobs
1762–1802
Mary Hale
1764–1831
William Parker
1762–1870
Sarah MABERLEY
1768–1830
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Jacobs
1738–1770
Mary Hatt
1737–1770
John Maberly
1736–1829
Sarah Joyce
1735–1823

James Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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James (Philip Benjamin) Jacobs (2 Jun 1861–25 May 1934) m. Margaret (McPhee (aka) Jacobs) (26 Jan 1876–30 Nov 1950)
  1. 1. Vera (Mary Ann) Jacobs 1913–1963 m. Lawrence (George) Hill 1910–1974
    1. 1. Margaret (Elizabeth Velma Vera) Hill 1936–2004 m. Reginald (Keith) Marks 1937–1995 m. Jim ((James) Christopher) Johnson 1934–2017
    2. 2. Phillip (John) Hill 1938–2017 m. Averyl (Ann Johnson (aka) Hill) 1944–2002
    3. 3. Patsy (Rosita Hill (aka) Ratu) 1943–2022 m. Hugh (Pumai) Ratu 1941–2021
  2. 2. James (Phillip) JACOBS 1898–1970
  3. 3. Catherine (Elizabeth Josephine) Hill 1900–1972 m. John (Matthew Royce) Hill 1892–1967
    1. 1. Raymond (Phillip) Hill 1928–2018
    2. 2. Jeffery (John) Hill 1938–2004
  4. 4. Rita (Alamein (Margarita) CALDWELL (Born) JACOBS) 1906–1990 m. Mearlford (Harold) CALDWELL 1904–1969
    1. 1. Len CALDWELL 1925–1985 m. Lois (Merle) LOVEDAY 1926–1973
    2. 2. Jean (Patterson (born) Caldwell) 1927–1995 m. Colin (Albany) Pattinson 1928–2016
    3. 3. June CALDWELL 1925–1996
      1. 1. Christine Kelly 1948–2016
    4. 4. Merlie (Melissa Mae Evans (Born) Caldwell) 1933–1999 m. Maurice (Owen) Evans 1925–1995
  5. 5. Joseph (Benjamin) JACOBS 1903–1982
  6. 6. Frances (Rosanna) Jacobs 1910–1913
  7. 7. Charles (Francis) JACOBS 1908–1984 m. Florence (Elizabeth Ashley\ Jacobs (born) Cook) 1903–2001
  8. 8. John (Thomas) JACOBS 1902–1949
  9. 9. Sarah (Frances MILNER (BORN) JACOBS) 1915–2005 m. Charles (John) Milner 1914–1966
  10. 10. Emily (Edith Potroz (Born) Jacobs) 1917–1995 m. Louis (John) Potroz 1913–1972
  11. 11. Albert (Alexander) Jacobs 1920–2016 m. Joyce (Emily Jacobs (born) Chapman) 1924–2016
  12. 12. Frank ((Francis)) Jacobs 1904–1907

James Jacobs's Timeline

5 Records

1861
2 Jun 1861
Birth of James Philip Benjamin Jacobs in Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
1897
15 June 1897
Age 36
James Philip Benjamin Jacobs was married in Mrs Watts House, Toko, Stratford, Taranaki, Nouvelle-Zélande
Mrs Watts House, Toko, Stratford, Taranaki, Nouvelle-Zélande
1911
1911
Age 50
James Philip Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
1928
1928
Age 67
James Philip Benjamin Jacobs resided here in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
1934
25 May 1934
Age 73
Death of James Philip Benjamin Jacobs in Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 Jun 1861
    Event Place: Maraetai, Manukau, Auckland, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [3] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 June 1897
    Event Place: Mrs Watts House, Toko, Stratford, Taranaki, Nouvelle-Zélande
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1911

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1928
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source: New Zealand, Electoral Rolls, 1928

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 25 May 1934
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966, New Zealand, Death Index, 1848-1966
    [3] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [4] New Zealand, Cemetery Records
    [5] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stratford, Taranaki, New Zealand
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia and New Zealand, Find a Grave Index
    [2] New Zealand, Cemetery Records

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