William Henry Jacobs (1855 - 1929)

Born 1 Jan 1855 in Sofala, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Lydia Juliana (Dein) Jacobs — married 25 Dec 1883 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

Descendants

Died 10 Sep 1929 at age 74 in Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

William was born in 1855 at Wattle Flat in NSW. ^[1][2] He is the son of Isaac Jacobs and Margaret Campbell.

He was Christened on 18 Feb 1855 in Sofala, NSW.^[3]

His occupation was listed as "Labourer". At some stage he worked on the goldfields in Western NSW.

He married Lydia Juliana Dein in 1883 in Bathurst. ^[4] "William Henry Jacobs -Australia Marriages, 1810-1980 Name: William Henry Jacobs Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 25 Dec 1883 Event Place: Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Event Place (Original): Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia Sex: Male Age: 27 Marital Status: Single Birth Year (Estimated): 1856 Birthplace: Wattle Flat Father's Name: Issac Jacobs (Note mis-spelling of first name) Mother's Name: Margaret Campbell Spouse's Name: Lydia Julianna Dein Spouse's Sex: Female Spouse's Age: 19 Spouse's Marital Status: Single Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1864 Spouse's Birthplace: Mudgee Spouse's Father's Name: Adam Dein Spouse's Mother's Name: Julianna Knorr"^[5]

They had 9 children:

• Emil Arthur Jacobs
• Herbert Helmore Jacobs
• William Henry Jacobs
• Wilhelmina Gertrude Jacobs
• Miriam Jacobs
• Leslie Arnold Jacobs
• Lydia Vera Jacobs
• Evelyn Lucy Jacobs
• Doris Ruth

He passed away at Bathurst in 1929. ^[6][7][8]

He was buried with his wife at Holy Trinity Anglican Cemetery, Kelso, New South Wales, Australia.^[9][10][11]

Sources

1. ↑ My Jacob FamilyISAAC ABRAHAM JACOBS:
2. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au Birth: New South Wales Australia Births: Name: JACOBS WILLIAM H Registration number 1159/1855 V18551159 42A Father's Given name(s) ISAAC Mother's Given name(s) MARGARET.
3. ↑ Birth & Baptism: William Henry Jacobs in the "Australia, Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981" Name: William Henry Jacobs Gender: Male Baptism Age: 0 Birth Date: 1 Jan 1855 Birth Place: New South Wales, Australia Baptism Date: 18 Feb 1855 Baptism Place: Sofala, New South Wales, Australia Residence Date: 1855 Residence Place: New South Wales, Australia Father: Isaac Jacobs Mother: Margaret FHL Film Number: 993965.
4. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au NSW Births Deaths and Marriages. Marriage Certificate Registration No. 3761/1883. William H Jacobs married Lydia J Dein at Bathurst, New South Wales.
5. ↑ "Australia Marriages, 1810-1980", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XTCB-MWK : 28 January 2020), William Henry Jacobs, 1883.
6. ↑ https://familyhistory.bdm.nsw.gov.au - 14439/1929 Death certificate. Father's given name - Isaac. mother's given name - Margaret. District - Bathurst.
7. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 14 May 2021, 10:43), entry for William Henry Jacobs (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KCZH-L47 ); contributed by various users.
8. ↑ Transcript from his father's Death Certificate by Madeleine Rankine (see photo).
9. ↑ https://billiongraves.com/grave/Lydia-JACOBS/11472663?referrer=myheritage - Headstone at Kelso Holy Trinity Anglican Churchyard, 75 Gilmour Street, Bathurst, , New South Wales, Australia.
10. ↑ Fact: Burial (after 10 September 1929) Kelso Anglican Cemetery, Kelso, New South Wales, Australia
11. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6MRM-V8W2 : 18 December 2020), William Henry Jacobs, ; Burial, Kelso, Bathurst Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia, Kelso Anglican Cemetery; citing record ID 216237760, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Acknowledgements

The initial profile of William Henry Jacobs was created by Nigel Clark on 13 Apr 2021.

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