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Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs 1881 – 1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Dec 1881

Birth Location: Richmond Tasmania Australia

Death Date: 14 Aug 1978

Death Location: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Father: Benjamin Jacobs

Mother: Mary (Corry)

Spouse(s): Francis Howell, John Piggott

Children(s): Brenda Piggott, Russell Piggott, John Piggott

In 1881, Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs entered the world in Richmond Tasmania Australia, born to Benjamin George Jacobs and Mary Ann Curry (Corry). In 1943, Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs resided in Nelson, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia. Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs married Francis Owen Howell, John Peters Piggott, and had children including Brenda Ada Piggott, Russell George Jacob Piggott, John Bruce Piggott. Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs passed away in 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs entered the world in Richmond Tasmania Australia, born to Benjamin George Jacobs and Mary Ann Curry (Corry).
  • In 1943, Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs resided in Nelson, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia.
  • Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs married Francis Owen Howell, John Peters Piggott, and had children including Brenda Ada Piggott, Russell George Jacob Piggott, John Bruce Piggott.
  • Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs passed away in 1978 in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Mary Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Mary Jacobs
1881 – 1978
Birth Place: Richmond Tasmania Australia
Parents
Benjamin George Jacobs
1835 – 1911
Port Sorell, Tasmania
Mary (Ann Curry) (Corry)
1836 – 1921
Polruan, Cornwall, England
Grandparents
Benjamin JACOBS
1786 – 1862
Westminster, London, England
Sarah PARKER
1797 – 1876
Westminster, London, England
William CORY
1806 – 1881
Cornwall, England
Elizabeth Venner
1812 – 1871
Lezant, Cornwall, 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 Hale
Sarah Hale
John Maberly
1736 – 1829
Sarah Joyce
1735 – 1823

Mary Jacobs's Descendants

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Mary ((Minnie) Amelia) Jacobs (25 Dec 1881 – 14 Aug 1978) m. Francis (Owen) Howell (22 Feb 1879 – 1965) m. John (Peters) Piggott (19 Oct 1879 – 05 Aug 1957)
  1. 1. Brenda (Ada) Piggott (09 Jun 1909 – 05 Feb 2001)
  2. 2. Russell (George Jacob) Piggott (27 Jun 1910 – 02 Mar 1999)
  3. 3. John (Bruce) Piggott (22 Aug 1913 – 03 Oct 2000)

Mary Jacobs's Timeline

3 Records

1881
25 Dec 1881
Birth of Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs in Richmond Tasmania Australia
Richmond Tasmania Australia
1943
1943
Age 62
Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs resided here in Nelson, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
Nelson, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
1978
14 Aug 1978
Age 97
Death of Mary (Minnie) Amelia Jacobs in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
Hobart, Tasmania, Australia

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Dec 1881
    Event Place: Richmond Tasmania Australia
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1943
    Event Place: Nelson, Franklin, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Aug 1978
    Event Place: Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hobart, Hobart City, Tasmania, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

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