Phillip Oates Jacka (1836 - 1895)

Born 28 Nov 1836 in Chacewater, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Husband of Jane (Treloar) Jacka — married 15 Mar 1860 in Adelaide South Australia Australia

Descendants

Died 6 Dec 1895 at age 59 in Willowie, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Philip was born in Chacewater, near Truro, Cornwall in 1836, and baptised on 5 February 1837 in Kenwyn, Cornwall, England, the son of John Jacka (miner) and Mary Oats residing in Sevoak.^[1],^[2]

His was the youngest child of his father, his full siblings were:

1. John Merrick Jacka was baptised on 24 July 1831 in Kenwyn, Cornwall the same day as his sister Ann Maria, the children of John Jacka and Mary Merrick, his father’s occupation at the time was a miner.^[3]
2. Ann Maria baptised on 24 July 1831.^[4] (see previous)
3. Catherine Jacka baptised on 29 June 1834 in Kenwyn.^[5]

Philips father appears to have died sometime around Philip's birth and hIs mother remarried becoming Mary Truran in 1848.^[6][7]

After his mother married she bore three more children, Philip's half siblings:

1. James Henry Truran (1848 - )
2. Thomas Truran (1850 - 1851)
3. Thomas Truran (1853 - 1853)

1841 Census^[8]

Living in Sevoak Water, Kenwyn in the parish of Kenwyn, Cornwall next to Greenbottom, with his widowed.

1. Susan OATS, aged 60, Independent born out of county (Philip's grandmother)
2. William OATS aged 20, born Cornwall
3. John JACKO aged 10, born Cornwall (Philip's older brother)

Living next door to

1. Mary JACKO aged 30, born Cornwall (Philip's widowed mother)
2. Ann JACKO aged 8, born Cornwall (Philip's sister)
3. Catharine JACKO aged 7, born Cornwall (Philip's sister)
4. Philip JACKO aged 4, born Cornwall

1851 Census^[9]

Living in Sevoak, Kenwyn in the parish of St Pauls Chasewater, Cornwall near Greenbottom.

1. John Truran, aged 25, Copper Miner, born Kenwyn, Cornwall
2. Mary Truran, aged 40, Copper Miner, born Kenwyn, Cornwall
3. Philip JACKO, aged 14, Copper Miner, born Kenwyn, Cornwall
4. James Truran, aged 2, born Kenwyn, Cornwall

[research note it is inferred that Philip was a Copper Miner in this census, however, this is not clear as the same ditto mark is repeated for both his mother and his younger half brother both of whom are probably not copper miners. Looking at other ditto marks used on previous pages they could have been used to indicate that Philip, his mother and half-brother where the sons and wife of a copper miner. It is also possible that Philip was a miner or in his last year of school.]

Philip arrived in Melbourne in 1856 and went to the goldfields around Ballarat. In November 1857 and Mar 1858 his name appeared in the Unclaimed Letters list for Castlemaine.

He married Jane Treloar 15/3/1860 in South Australia.^[10]

Wedding Notice in the Newspaper^[11]

On the 15th March, by licence, by Mr. James Roberts, Bible Christian minister, Mr. Philip Oates Jacka, to Miss Jane Treloar, youngest daughter of Mrs. Treloar, Allen's Creek, Kapunda.

Phillip Jacka was a Freemason.

Philip, Storekeeper, was initiated as a freemason at the age of 31 on 28 September 1868 into the The Union Lodge in Kadina, South Australia and then moved to The Duke of Edinburgh in 1869.^{[12] [13]}

In the 1875 Philip was working a storekeeper and living in Moonta.^[14] Soon after he left Moonta after running a business there. His premises comprised two shops, two dwelling homes, bakehouse, storehouse and stables. By January 1879 he was a farmer at Mount Remarkable and was paying a distribution on his debts from his storekeeping business in Moonta.^[15]

At the time of his death he was running the business P. O. Jacka & Son General Storekeepers at Willowie and Port Broughton with his son. He was also the Postmaster. He was Vice President of Willowie Cricket Club.

He died on 6 December 1895: JACKA.—On the 6th December, at Willowie, suddenly, of heart disease, Philip Oates Jacka, aged 59. Regretted by a large circle Of friends. " He being dead yet speaketh." Broken Hill papers please copy. ^[16]

Obituary LATE MR P. O. JACKA Mr P. O. Jacka, J.P., who died suddenly on Friday was widely known and highly respected, and will be greatly missed in the neighborhood, says the Willowie correspondent to the Register. There survive him a widow, one son, Mr W. J. Jacka, who was in partnership with his father and who is carrying on business at Port Broughton, three daughters, Mrs Richardson of Halbury, Miss A. Jacka, and Miss M. Jacka, and one sister, Mrs Thomas, of Bald Hills, near Moonta. The deceased was born at Chacewater, near Truro, Cornwall, in 1836. At the age of nineteen he left for the Australian goldfields, landing in Melbourne in 1856. He remained on the Ballarat diggings for two years, and then he went to the Kapunda Copper Mines, where he worked for several years. From there he removed to the Snowy River diggings but owing to illness was obliged to return in a few months to Kapunda. He went to Blinman, and remained there till the mines closed, when he left for Moonta, where he worked in the mines for about four years. He was forced to give up mining and conducted business as a general storekeeper in Moonta for eight years. Mr Jacka with his family, then removed to Willowie, where he had resided for the past seventeen years. During the first five years of this period he was engaged in farming, and in the remaining time he was in business in the township. While in Moonta he was a Councillor for some time, Mr Jacka was an active member of the Bible Christian Church, and at one time was a Iocal preacher. He was an enthusiastic Freemason, and was instrumental in having a Lodge formed at Kadina. The funeral took place on Saturday, and was very largely attended. There were sixty-five vehicles and several horsemen in the procession.

Sources

1. ↑ Baptism of Philip Oats Jacke baptised 5 February 1837, Kenwyn Parish Register, entry 802, year 1837, page 101. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SF9-R2F?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-4WY%3A138123201%2C139147401%2C139152401 : 14 April 2015), image 53 of 154, citing Kenwyn Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1829-1856; Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
2. ↑ Obituary. York's Peninsula Advertiser 13/12/1895.
3. ↑ Baptism of John Merrick Jacka, baptised 24 July 1831, Kenwyn Parish Register entry 213, year 1831, page 27. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SF9-G3D?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-4WY%3A138123201%2C139147401%2C139152401 : 14 April 2015), image 16 of 154, citing Kenwyn Parish Registers, Kenwyn Baptisms, 1829-1856; Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
4. ↑ Baptism of Ann Maria Jacka, baptised 24 July 1831, Kenwyn Parish Register entry 214, year 1831, page 27. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SF9-G3D?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-4WY%3A138123201%2C139147401%2C139152401 : 14 April 2015), image 16 of 154, citing Kenwyn Parish Registers, Kenwyn Baptisms, 1829-1856; Cornwall Records Office, Truro.
5. ↑ Baptism of Catherine daughter of John(miner) and Mary Jacka living in Seveork, baptised 29 June 1834, Kenwyn Parish Register, entry 841, year 1834 page 68. "England, Cornwall Parish Registers, 1538-2010," database with images, (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6SFS-WMZ?cc=1769414&wc=3CB4-4WY%3A138123201%2C139147401%2C139152401 : 14 April 2015) image 32 of 154, citing Kenwyn Parish Registers, Baptisms, 1829-1856; Cornwall Records Office, Truro
6. ↑ Index entry for the marriage of John Truran & Mary Jacka married 1848 FREEBDM database entry Marriages 1848 March Quarter, Truro, Vol 9, page 329 (https://www.freebmd.org.uk accessed 26 December 2019)
7. ↑ Index entry for the birth of James Henry Truran born 1848 GRO Reference 1848 D Quarter in TRURO UNION Volume 9 Page 298 [Mother maiden name Oats
8. ↑ 1841 Census England HO107/137/54/4
9. ↑ Ancestry.com. 1851 England Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. 1851 English Census Cornwall, Class: HO107; Piece: 1910; Folio: 516; Page: 13; Enumeration District: 1o; Ancestry Sharing Link (HO107/1910/516/13)
10. ↑ Marriage: "Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950"
    South Australia-Marriages 1842-1916; Page Number: 328; Volume Number: 41
    Ancestry Record 1780 #5334074 (accessed 28 August 2022)
    Philip Oates Jacka marriage to Jane Treloar on 15 Mar 1860 in Res of Philip Oates Jacka Victoria Township Nr Kapunda, South Australia.
11. ↑ 1860 'Family Notices', South Australian Register (Adelaide, SA : 1839 - 1900), 25 April, p. 5. , viewed 01 Dec 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49890857
12. ↑ Freemason Membership: "England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921"
    Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, 1231-1276 (1832); 929-1020 (1863)
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60620 #1247677 (accessed 28 August 2022)
    Name: Philip Oates Jacka; Gender: Male; Initiation Age: 31; Birth Year: abt 1837; Initiation Date: 28 Sep 1868; First Payment Year on Register: 1868; Year range: 1863-1887; Profession: Storekeeper; Lodge: The Union Lodge; Lodge Location: Kadina, South Australia; Lodge Number: 947, 1249; Folio Number: 54.
13. ↑ Freemason Membership: "England, United Grand Lodge of England Freemason Membership Registers, 1751-1921"
    Library and Museum of Freemasonry; London, England; Freemasonry Membership Registers; Description: Register of Contributions: Country and Foreign Lodges, 1236-1395
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 60620 #1367236 (accessed 28 August 2022)
    Name: Philip Oates Jacka; Gender: Male; First Payment Year on Register: 1869; Year range: 1863-1887; Lodge: The Duke of Edinburgh; Lodge Location: Moonta South Australia; Lodge Number: 1252; Folio Number: 42.
14. ↑ 1875 Census: "South Australia, Australia, Select Tax and Financial Records, 1838-1928"
    State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Register of Arrangements By Deed Under the Acts of 1857-8 and 1860-1866 1858-1928; Series Number: GRG66_9
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62319 #8585 (accessed 28 August 2022)
    Philip Oates Jacka in Moonta.
15. ↑ State Records of South Australia; Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; Register of Insolvencies 1841-1928; Reference: GRG66/1 Philip Oates Jacka Case#2959 Ancestry Sharing Link
16. ↑ Family Notices (1895, December 23). The Express and Telegraph (Adelaide, SA : 1867 - 1922), p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved March 23, 2019, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article209054036

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