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Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs 1825–1913 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 Feb 1825

Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, England

Death Date: October 1913

Death Location: West Ham, Essex

Father: Oliver Sproule

Mother: Susannah Jacobs

Spouse(s): Ruth Davies, Ada Crocker

Children(s): Joseph Jacobs, Samuel Jacobs, Louisa Jacobs, Merchant Jacobs, Jane Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs, Isabella Jacobs, Susannah Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs, Eliza Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs, Sylvester Jacobs, William Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, Sidney Jacobs

The story of Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs began in 1825 in Harwich, Essex, England. Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs married Ada Annie Crocker, Ruth Ann Davies, and had children including Eliza A Jacobs, Isabella Jacobs, Jane Jacobs, Joseph Henry Jacobs, Louisa M Jacobs, Merchant Frederick Jacobs, Oliver J Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs, Oliver Walter Jacobs, Samuel Isaac Jacobs, Sidney Lewis Jacobs, Susannah A Jacobs, Sylvester Oliver Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, William Jacobs. Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs passed away in 1913 in West Ham, Essex.

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Biography

  • The story of Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs began in 1825 in Harwich, Essex, England.
  • Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs married Ada Annie Crocker, Ruth Ann Davies, and had children including Eliza A Jacobs, Isabella Jacobs, Jane Jacobs, Joseph Henry Jacobs, Louisa M Jacobs, Merchant Frederick Jacobs, Oliver J Jacobs, Oliver Jacobs, Oliver Walter Jacobs, Samuel Isaac Jacobs, Sidney Lewis Jacobs, Susannah A Jacobs, Sylvester Oliver Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, William Jacobs.
  • Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs passed away in 1913 in West Ham, Essex.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oliver Sproule
1787–1869
Birth Location: –
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Susannah Jacobs
1802–1846
Birth Location: Harwich, Essex, England
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Spouses(s)

Ruth Davies
1826–1886
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
RD
Ada Crocker
1868–1964
Birth Location: Shoreditch, London, England
AC

Children(s)

Joseph Jacobs
1863–
Birth Location: Poplar, London, England
JJ
Samuel Jacobs
1848–1885
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent
SJ
Louisa Jacobs
1861–
Birth Location: Poplar, Middlesex, England
LJ
Merchant Jacobs
1866–1948
Birth Location: Millwall, London, England
MJ
Jane Jacobs
1857–
Birth Location: Millwall, Middlesex, England
JJ
Oliver Jacobs
1855–
Birth Location: Millwall, Middlesex, England
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Isabella Jacobs
1850–
Birth Location: Gravesend, Kent, England
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Susannah Jacobs
1852–1928
Birth Location: Millwall, Poplar, London, England
SJ
Oliver Jacobs
1857–
Birth Location: Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Eliza Jacobs
1859–
Birth Location: Poplar, Middlesex, England
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Oliver Jacobs
1895–
Birth Location: Plaistow, Essex, England
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Sylvester Jacobs
1892–1980
Birth Location: West Ham, Essex, England
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William Jacobs
1892–
Birth Location: Kennington, London, England
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Walter Jacobs
1897–1979
Birth Location: Plaistow, Essex, England
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Sidney Jacobs
1896–1897
Birth Location: Essex
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Oliver Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Oliver Jacobs
1825–1913
Birth Place: Harwich, Essex, England
Parents
Oliver Sproule
1787–1869
Susannah (Mary) Jacobs
1802–1846
Harwich, Essex, England
Grandparents
Samuel Jacobs
1778–
Harwich, Essex, England
Elizabeth Wild
1780–
Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jacobs
1754–1793
Susanna Church
1755–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Samuel Jacobs
1733–
Elizabeth Cook
1724–1782

Oliver Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Oliver (Gustof Sproule) Jacobs (18 Feb 1825–October 1913) m. Ruth (Ann) Davies (Abt. Sep 1826–30 Jan 1886) m. Ada (Annie) Crocker (20 Oct 1868–28 Mar 1964)
  1. 1. Joseph (Henry) Jacobs 1863– m. Jane Faulkner 1864–1930
    1. 1. Margaret ((Maggie)) Jacobs 1891–1981 m. Myles Knight 1889–1965
      1. 1. George (Thomas) Knight 1922–2000
      2. 2. Myles (Joseph Henry) Knight 1913–1976 m. Doris (I) Mitchell 1920–
      3. 3. Edward (Alexander) Knight 1914–1916
      4. 4. John (Frederick) Knight 1916–1920
      5. 5. Margaret Knight 1919–1925
      6. 6. Ivy (M) Knight 1924–1997
      7. 7. Leonard (J) Knight 1927–
      8. 8. Walter Knight 1930–1989
    2. 2. Robert Jacobs 1889– m. Mary (K) Dolan 1889–
      1. 1. Florence (M) Jacobs 1917–
      2. 2. Robert (P) Jacobs 1920–
      3. 3. Patricia (J) Jacobs 1922–
      4. 4. James (F) Jacobs 1925–
      5. 5. Joseph (J) Jacobs 1913–
      6. 6. Lillian (M) Jacobs 1915–
      7. 7. Amelia (F) Jacobs 1924–
    3. 3. James Jacobs 1893–
    4. 4. Ruth (Ann) Jacobs 1896–1979 m. William (Herbert) Evans 1892–
    5. 5. Annie (Elizabeth) Jacobs 1900–
    6. 6. Joseph (Henry) Jacobs 1887–1888
    7. 7. Agnes Jacobs 1906– m. William (Frederick) Wright 1905–
  2. 2. Samuel (Isaac) Jacobs 1848–1885 m. Louisa Smith 1861–
  3. 3. Louisa (M.) Jacobs 1861–
  4. 4. Merchant (Frederick) Jacobs 1866–1948 m. Martha Prudence 1867–
    1. 1. Frederick (David) Jacobs 1907– m. Nellie Evans 1909–
    2. 2. Mary (Ann) Jacobs 1902–
    3. 3. May Jacobs 1904–
    4. 4. William (Oliver) Jacobs 1893–
    5. 5. John Jacobs 1897–
    6. 6. Isabella Jacobs 1900–
    7. 7. Ruth (Ann Sarah) Jacobs 1886–
    8. 8. George Bond 1897–
    9. 9. Merchant (Frederick) Jacobs 1888–
    10. 10. Alice (Mary) Jacobs 1890–
    11. 11. Arthur (Samuel) Jacobs 1895–
  5. 5. Jane Jacobs 1857–
  6. 6. Oliver Jacobs 1855–
  7. 7. Isabella Jacobs 1850–
  8. 8. Susannah (A) Jacobs 1852–1928 m. Clement (William) Gowland 1834–1897 m. Edward Starr 1846–1921
  9. 9. Oliver (J) Jacobs 1857–
  10. 10. Eliza (A) Jacobs 1859–
  11. 11. Oliver (Walter) Jacobs 1895–
  12. 12. Sylvester (Oliver) Jacobs 1892–1980 m. Ada (Blanche) Coulson 1897–
    1. 1. Alfred (O) Jacobs 1923– m. Sylvia (Kathleen) Barker 1923–1971
  13. 13. William Jacobs 1892–
  14. 14. Walter Jacobs 1897–1979
  15. 15. Sidney (Lewis) Jacobs 1896–1897

Oliver Jacobs's Timeline

12 Records

1825
18 Feb 1825
Birth of Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs in Harwich, Essex, England
Harwich, Essex, England
1837
3 Jul 1837
Age 12
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs was baptized in Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England
Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England
1846
October 1846
Age 21
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs was married in Gravesend, Kent
Gravesend, Kent
1851
1851
Age 26
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in Poplar, Middlesex, England
Poplar, Middlesex, England
1861
1861
Age 36
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in 3 Dock Cottages, West Ferry Road, Poplar All Saints, Middlesex, England
3 Dock Cottages, West Ferry Road, Poplar All Saints, Middlesex, England
1871
1871
Age 46
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in Christchurch, London, England
Christchurch, London, England
1881
1881
Age 56
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1883
1883
Age 58
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in 26 Gaverick Street, Poplar, Middlesex, England
26 Gaverick Street, Poplar, Middlesex, England
1891
5 Apr 1891
Age 66
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in West Ham, Essex, England
West Ham, Essex, England
1901
1901
Age 76
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in 35 Peter Street, West Ham, Essex, England
35 Peter Street, West Ham, Essex, England
1911
1911
Age 86
Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs resided here in 63 Hooper Road, Custom House, West Ham, Essex, England
63 Hooper Road, Custom House, West Ham, Essex, England
1913
October 1913
Age 88
Death of Oliver Gustof Sproule Jacobs in West Ham, Essex
West Ham, Essex

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1825
    Event Place: Harwich, Essex, England
    Record Source:
    [1] 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 9490; Schedule Number: 293
    [2] 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1326; Folio: 93; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6096436
    [3] 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1714; Folio: 55; Page: 42; GSU roll: 1341409
    [4] 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 588; Folio: 108; Page: 10; GSU roll: 824899
    [5] 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1584; Folio: 52; Page: 42
    [6] 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 310; Folio: 113; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542612
    [7] 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1556; Folio: 758; Page: 11; GSU roll: 174788-174789
    [8] England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
    [9] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1948, Archives of Ontario; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Collection: Registrations of Deaths; Series: Registrations of Deaths (6-500); Reel: RG 80-8
    [10] Essex, England, Select Church of England Parish Registers
    [11] England, Select Marriages
    [12] UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 5
    [13] Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers
    [14] Essex, England, Church of England Marriages, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Baptism
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1837
    Event Place: Harwich, St Nicholas, Essex, England
    Record Source: Essex, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, Essex Record Office; Chelmsford, Essex, England; Essex Church of England Parish Registers

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: October 1846
    Event Place: Gravesend, Kent
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index:

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Description
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1800
    Record Source: UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1828
    Event Place: Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hampshire Telegraph and Naval Chronicle - 7 Apr 1828 - Page 4, 7 Apr 1828

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 18 Feb 1840
    Event Place: Harwich, Essex, England
    Record Source: UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 7 January 1845
    Event Place: London
    Record Source: UK, Apprentices Indentured in Merchant Navy, The National Archives of the UK; Kew, Surrey, England; Collection: Registry of Shipping and Seamen: Index of Apprentices; Class: BT 150; Piece Number: 5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1851
    Event Place: Poplar, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1851 England Census, Class: HO107; Piece: 1556; Folio: 758; Page: 11; GSU roll: 174788-174789

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1861
    Event Place: 3 Dock Cottages, West Ferry Road, Poplar All Saints, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: 1861 England Census, Class: RG 9; Piece: 310; Folio: 113; Page: 2; GSU roll: 542612

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1871
    Event Place: Christchurch, London, England
    Record Source: 1871 England Census, The National Archives; Kew, London, England; 1871 England Census; Class: RG10; Piece: 588; Folio: 108; Page: 10; GSU roll: 824899

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1881 England Census, Class: RG11; Piece: 1714; Folio: 55; Page: 42; GSU roll: 1341409

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1883
    Event Place: 26 Gaverick Street, Poplar, Middlesex, England
    Record Source: London, England, Electoral Registers, London Metropolitan Archives; London, England; Electoral Registers

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Apr 1891
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1891 England Census, The National Archives of the UK (TNA); Kew, Surrey, England; Census Returns of England and Wales, 1891; Class: RG12; Piece: 1326; Folio: 93; Page: 33; GSU roll: 6096436

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1897
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex, England

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1901
    Event Place: 35 Peter Street, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1901 England Census, Class: RG13; Piece: 1584; Folio: 52; Page: 42

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1911
    Event Place: 63 Hooper Road, Custom House, West Ham, Essex, England
    Record Source: 1911 England Census, Class: RG14; Piece: 9490; Schedule Number: 293

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: October 1913
    Event Place: West Ham, Essex
    Record Source: England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index:
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