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Walter Edwin Jacobs 1871 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Sep 1871

Birth Location: Richmond Tasmania Australia

Death Date: 12 May 1940

Death Location: East Kalgoolie, WA

Father: Benjamin Jacobs

Mother: Mary (Corry)

Spouse(s): Walter Jacobs, Verbena O'Donohue, Christine Robertson

Children(s): Grace Jacobs, Alfred Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, Christine Jacobs, Eunice Jacobs, Herbert JACOBS, Lewis JACOBS

The story of Walter Edwin Jacobs began in 1871 in Richmond Tasmania Australia. In 1906, Walter Edwin Jacobs resided in Fimiston, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia. In 1910, Walter Edwin Jacobs resided in Brown Hill, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Austral. Walter Edwin Jacobs married Walter Edward Jacobs, Verbena Maria Donohue or O'Donohue, Christine Young Robertson, and had children including Grace Jacobs, Alfred Leslie Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, Christine Amy Jacobs, Eunice May Jacobs, Herbert A JACOBS, Lewis C JACOBS. Walter Edwin Jacobs passed away in 1940 in East Kalgoolie, WA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Edwin Jacobs began in 1871 in Richmond Tasmania Australia.
  • In 1906, Walter Edwin Jacobs resided in Fimiston, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia.
  • In 1910, Walter Edwin Jacobs resided in Brown Hill, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Austral.
  • Walter Edwin Jacobs married Walter Edward Jacobs, Verbena Maria Donohue or O'Donohue, Christine Young Robertson, and had children including Grace Jacobs, Alfred Leslie Jacobs, Walter Jacobs, Christine Amy Jacobs, Eunice May Jacobs, Herbert A JACOBS, Lewis C JACOBS.
  • Walter Edwin Jacobs passed away in 1940 in East Kalgoolie, WA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Benjamin Jacobs
1835 – 1911
Birth Location: Port Sorell, Tasmania
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Mary (Corry)
1836 – 1921
Birth Location: Polruan, Cornwall, England
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Spouses(s)

Walter Jacobs
Birth Location: –
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Verbena O'Donohue
1881 – 1909
Birth Location: Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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Christine Robertson
1871 – 1946
Birth Location: Glasgow Pollokshields, Lanarkshire, Scotland
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Children(s)

Grace Jacobs
1900 – 1993
Birth Location: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
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Alfred Jacobs
1905 – 1953
Birth Location: Trafalgar, Western Australia
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Walter Jacobs
1908 – 2006
Birth Location: Western Australia, Australia
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Christine Jacobs
1911 – 1998
Birth Location: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
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Eunice Jacobs
1915 – 1990
Birth Location: Trafalgar, Boulder Dist., Western Australia, Australia
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Herbert JACOBS
1918 –
Birth Location: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
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Lewis JACOBS
1922 –
Birth Location: Boulder, Western Australia, Australia
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Walter Jacobs's Ancestors

Self
Walter Jacobs
1871 – 1940
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

Walter Jacobs's Descendants

1.
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Walter (Edwin) Jacobs (28 Sep 1871 – 12 May 1940) m. Walter (Edward) Jacobs m. Verbena (Maria Donohue or) O'Donohue (15 Feb 1881 – 22 Feb 1909) m. Christine (Young) Robertson (02 Jun 1871 – 11 Jun 1946)
  1. 1. Grace Jacobs (24 Jun 1900 – 15 Oct 1993)
  2. 2. Alfred (Leslie) Jacobs (29 June 1905 – 1953)
  3. 3. Walter Jacobs (19 Nov 1908 – 2006)
  4. 4. Christine (Amy) Jacobs (27 Jun 1911 – 13 Jun 1998)
  5. 5. Eunice (May) Jacobs (8 May 1915 – 12 Jun 1990)
  6. 6. Herbert (A) JACOBS (1918 – )
  7. 7. Lewis (C) JACOBS (1922 – )

Walter Jacobs's Timeline

9 Records

1871
28 Sep 1871
Birth of Walter Edwin Jacobs in Richmond Tasmania Australia
Richmond Tasmania Australia
1906
1906
Age 35
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Fimiston, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Fimiston, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1910
1910
Age 39
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Brown Hill, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Brown Hill, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1916
1916
Age 45
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1925
1925
Age 54
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1931
1931
Age 60
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1936
1936
Age 65
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1937
1937
Age 66
Walter Edwin Jacobs resided here in Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
1940
12 May 1940
Age 69
Death of Walter Edwin Jacobs in East Kalgoolie, WA
East Kalgoolie, WA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Sep 1871
    Event Place: Richmond Tasmania Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1906
    Event Place: Fimiston, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Brown Hill, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1916
    Event Place: Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Ivanhoe, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1931
    Event Place: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1936
    Event Place: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1937
    Event Place: Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1940
    Event Place: East Kalgoolie, WA
    Record Source:
    [1] Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985
    [2] Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kalgoorlie–Boulder, Kalgoorlie-Boulder City, Western Australia, Australia
    Record Source: Australia and New Zealand, Find A Grave Index, 1800s-Current
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