Joseph Jacobs (bef. 1811 - 1879)

Born before 8 Sep 1811 in Affpuddle, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Husband of Sarah Ann (Smith) Jacobs — married 31 Oct 1837 in Wareham, Dorset, England, United Kingdom

Descendants

Died 11 Feb 1879 after age 67 in Moculta, South Australia, Australia

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Biography

Joseph Jacobs migrated from Dorset to South Australia.

Joseph Jacobs, son of William and Susannah, was baptised 8 Sep 1811 in Affpuddle, Dorset, England. ^[1]

He married Sarah Smith on 31 Oct 1837 in St Mary's Wareham, Dorset, England. He was 24 and she was 18, the daughter of George Smith. ^[2]

In 1841 Joseph Jacobs, age 25 agricultural labourer and his wife Sarah 20 live with their daughters Elizabeth 3 and Emma 1 in North Pool PB, Morden, Dorset. ^[3][4].

Joseph, 25, married with 2 children was charged with trespass and imprisoned for 2 calendar months in April 1842.^[5].

Joseph Jacobs, wife and 4 children emigrated to South Australia on the Bussorah Merchant, arriving at Port Adelaide on 10 Nov 1848. ^[6].

Joseph passed away age 68 on 11 Feb 1879 in Moculta, South Australia. ^[7].

Sources

1. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV3S-9Y1X : 9 March 2021), Joseph Jacobs, 1811.
2. ↑ "England, Dorset, Parish Registers, 1538-2001", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJDC-5LRS : 2 June 2020), Joseph Jacob and Sarah Smith, 1837.
3. ↑ "England and Wales Census, 1841," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MQY4-W6T : 24 May 2019), Joseph Jacobs, Morden, Dorset, England, United Kingdom; from "1841 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing PRO HO 107, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
4. ↑ 1841 Census: "1841 England Census"
   Class: HO107; Piece: 289; Book: 13; Civil Parish: Morden; County: Dorset; Enumeration District: 2; Folio: 27; Page: 18; Line: 14; GSU roll: 241340
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8978 #4821873 (accessed 5 January 2022)
   Joseph Jacobs (25) in Wareham and Purbeck registration district.
5. ↑ Prisoner Register: "Dorset, England, Dorchester Prison Admission and Discharge Registers, 1782-1901"
   Dorset History Centre
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2382 #93988 (accessed 5 January 2022)
   Name: Joseph Jacobs; Age: 25; Birth Year: abt 1817; Received Date: 22 Jun 1842; Place of Origin: Wareham; Record Type: Prisoner Register; Year Range: 1838-1844; Reference Number: NG PR1 D2 3.
6. ↑ Reconstructed passenger list for the Bussorah Merchant 1848 (State Library of South Australia, Bound For South Australia Collection, https://bound-for-south-australia.collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/ : accessed 18 Apr 2022) JACOBS Joseph, wife and four children.
7. ↑ South Australia Death Index. (Genealogy SA, https://www.genealogysa.org.au/index.php : accessed 18 Apr 2022) database entry for Joseph Jacobs (Death date 11 Feb 1879, age 68, marital status N, place of death Moculta, residence Moculta) Reference: District Angaston, Book/Page 93/127