Jacob Bernelot Moens (1796 - 1856)

Born 18 Jan 1796 in Holland

Husband of Susan Barker (Wright) Moens — married 19 Mar 1829 in Saint Michael Paternoster Royal, London, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 19 Jul 1856 at age 60 in England, United Kingdom

Biography

Jacob Bernelot Moens was born 18 Jan 1796 in Holland to Simon Bernelot Moens and Anna de Prill.

Jacob (age 29, Merchant) arrived in England from Rotterdam on 26 Oct 1826.

Jacob Bernelot Moens married Susan Baker Wright on 19 Mar 1829 at Saint Michael Paternoster, London.^[1]

Jacob and Susan had nine children: Anna Rosalie Moens (1830-), Louis Henry Combauld Moens (1831-), William John Charles Moens (1833-1904), Seaburne May Moens (1835-1881), Walter Francis George Moens (1837-1837), Emily Maria Fanny Moens (1839-), Arthur F Moens (1840-), Alice Susan Mary Moens (1848-), and Constance Matilda Moens (1854-).

In 1841 Jacob Moens (40, Merchant) lived at Stamford Hill (St John Hackney) with his wife "Luse" (30) and six children: Anna (11), Louis (9), Wm (7), Seabron (6), Emily (2), and Arthur (9 months).

In 1851 Jacob B Moens (age 54, Merchant) lived at Old Terrace in Hackney with his wife S B (42) and seven children: Anna R (21), Louis C (19, Merchant Clerk), William J C (17, Stockbrokers Clerk), Seaburne J C (16, Scholar), Emily F (11, Scholar at Home), Arthur F (10, Scholar), and Alice S M (2), as well as three servants: Harriet Collet (44, Nurse), Elizabeth Knightly (44, Cook), and Mary Dew (28, Housemaid).^[2]

Jacob Bernelot Moens passed away on 19 Jul 1856, aged 60 years. His death was registered in Tunbridge Wells, Kent in the third quarter of the year.^[3] An obituary was published in the Sussex Advisor on 29 Jul 1856.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "England Marriages, 1538–1973 ," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NJPD-4XX : 10 February 2018), Jacob Bernelot Moens and Susan Baker Wright, 19 Mar 1829; citing Saint Michael Paternoster,London,London,England, reference , index based upon data collected by the Genealogical Society of Utah, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 374,506, 566,144.
2. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1851," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SGTF-KX8 : 8 November 2017), Jacob B Moens, Hackney, Middlesex, England; citing Hackney, Middlesex, England, p. 8, from "1851 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives of the UK, Kew, Surrey.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2N2K-123 : 31 December 2014), Jacob Bernelot Moens, 1856; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.
4. ↑ "British Newspaper Archive, Family Notices," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPZQ-V7TH : 17 July 2018), J B Moens, Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom; records extracted FamilySearch and images digitized by FindMyPast; citing Lewes, Sussex, England, United Kingdom, 29 Jul 1856, The British Newspaper Archive, Ireland; FHL microfilm .

• University College London, Legacies of British Slave-ownership, profile of Jacob Bernelot Moens (https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/9072) [source for birthdate, names of parents, arrival in England, names of children, and 1841 census.]