Jacob Lollback Senr. (abt. 1853 - 1915)

Born about 13 Jan 1853 in At Sea

Ancestors

Died 23 Oct 1915 at about age 62 in Palmers Island, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Bio Researched and Written by Susan Stopford. First Publ. here 4 October 2020 Last updated: 15 May 2023 ©2023 Susan Stopford

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Early Years

Jacob Lollback Senr. has German Roots.

Jacob Lollback Senr. has roots in the region now known as Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Jacob Lellbach was born at sea on board the Helene which departed Hamburgh on 17 October 1852 and arrived in Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales about 18 March 1853. The incoming passenger list shows he was 9 months old, born on the voyage, RC (Roman Catholic) and a son of Georg Lellbach (41, vinedresser) and his wife Magdalena (41) born Schliessmann.^[1][2]

His exact date of birth is uncertain. His age on arrival (9 months in March 1853) suggests he was born in June or July 1852. However, there is a baptism record for a Jacob Leilbach [sic], son of George and Lena Leilbach which shows he was born on 13 January 1853. This record (actually a transcript of an early church record) may be wrong or be for a different person.^[3]

His parents were probably Johann Georg Löllbach (also written Lellbach in at least some original German records)^[4] and Magdalena Schliessmann^[5] from Käfertal, near Mannheim, now in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Spelling of Family Name
In New South Wales, Jacob's family name was usually spelt Lollbach or more commonly Lollback. However, his father's baptism record shows "Lellbach" and the family's surname is also spelt "Lellbach" on the incoming passenger list for the Helena. Many researchers show Löllbach. In was commonly mispelt in New South Wales where it has also been recorded or transcribed as Leilbach and Lallback.

Baptism
Jacob was probably the "Jacob Leilbach" baptised at Yulgilbar on 17 November 1856.^[3] Yulgibar, now Yulgilbar Station, is located in north eastern New South Wales, near Baryulgil.

His parents settled in Copmanhurst, Clarence River in northern New South Wales.

Marriage

Jacob Lollback married Hannah Mary (Schipp) Lollback (1860-1936) on 17 Jan 1878, probably in or near Grafton where their marriage was registered but possibly in Maclean as shown on his death certificate.^[6] The couple had a large family, at least fourteen children.

They settled at Copmanhurst where they owned a wine shop. In those days, Copmanhurst was virgin scrub inhabited by First Nations people. According to a newspaper article published in 1943, "the early settlers were practically isolated from Grafton, and often carried on in fear of their lives." The couple improved the land beyond recognition. Later, they donated a half an acre to the Catholic Church and a church was erected on that site.^[7] Later still, they took up farming, selecting land on Woodford Island, at Brushgrove, and on this property good financial progress was made. After five years there, they bought property on Palmer's Island.^[8]

Death

Jacob died on 23 October 1915 at Palmers Island in New South Wales and was buried in Maclean Cemetery^[9][10]

PERSONAL. The death of Mr. Jacob Lollback, senr., of Palmer's Channel, occurred at his residence on Saturday night. Deceased, who was 62 years of age, and a native of Copmanhurst) had resided on the Lower Clarence for up wards of 30 years. A widow, eight sons and six daughters, all residents on the Lower Clarence, survive him. The funeral at Maclean yesterday, was largely attended, the remains being interred in the R.C. cemetery, the Rev. Archpriest Walsh conducting the burial service.

His death certificate shows Jacob Lollback , born at sea and 63 years in New South Wales.^[11]

Research Notes

1. Marriage place: Jacob's Death Certificate shows the couple were married in Maclean but his wife's Death Certificate shows Grafton.

Sources

1. ↑ Helena Passenger List: "New South Wales, Australia, Assisted Immigrant Passenger Lists, 1828-1896", database with images
   State Records Authority of New South Wales; Kingswood New South Wales, Australia; Persons on bounty ships to Sydney, Newcastle, and Moreton Bay (Board's Immigrant Lists); Series: 5317; Reel: 2464; Item: [4/4932]
   Ancestry Record 1204 #300787 (requires subscription, accessed 22 March 2023)
   Name: Jacob Lellbach [Jacob Lollback]; Birth Year: abt 1853; Age: 9 months; Arrival Date: 22 Mar 1853; Vessel Name: Helene; Origin Location: Kaferthal, Baden, Germany.
   
   • Research Note: The passenger manifest shows passengers were inspected by the Immigration Board on 22 March 1853 so Ancestry.com shows the Helena arrived in Sydney on 22 March 1853. However, newspaper reports show the ship arrived earlier of 18 March 1853. Ancestry has indexed his age as "0 years". However, the passenger list shows "9 months". Susan Stopford, 15 May 2023.
2. ↑ Assisted Immigrants Index: NSW State Archives and Records. LELLBACH Jacob. Assisted Immigrants Index 1839-1896. Age: Born on voyage (bv)| Ship: Helene | Year: 1853 | Copy: Reel 2464, [4/4932] Jacob Lellbach.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Baptism: "Australia Births and Baptisms, 1792-1981", database
   citing FHL microfilm: 993721; Record number: 558;
   FamilySearch Record: XTCZ-GBD (accessed 15 May 2023)
   Jacob Leilbach baptism on 17 Nov 1856 (born 13 Jan 1853), son of George Leilbach & Lena, in Clarence River, New South Wales, Australia.
4. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/GQJC-2L8
5. ↑ https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/KHVV-WYS
6. ↑ Marriage Registration (index): NSWBDM Index. 3274/1878 LALLBACK JACOB SCHIPP HANNAH GRAFTON
7. ↑ Newspaper Article about Property: 1943 'LOLLBACK ESTATE LAND SALE PROBLEM SOLVED AT LAST', Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 22 November, p. 2. , viewed 23 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article193058582
8. ↑ Wife's Obituary: 1936 'OBITUARY', Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 31 July, p. 4. , viewed 23 Nov 2022, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article194279993
9. ↑ Death Registration (index): NSW Death Registration 17439/1915
10. ↑ Obituary: 1915 'PERSONAL.', Daily Examiner (Grafton, NSW : 1915 - 1954), 25 October, p. 2. , viewed 22 Mar 2023, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article195183270
11. ↑ Death certificate (Certified Copy) for Jacob Lollback died 23 October 1915, Palmers Island. Issued 23 October 1986. Copy with Susan Stopford
    
    • Research Note: Parents not named on death certificate

Acknowledgements

Thank you to Colin Cross for creating Wikitree profile Lollback-76 through the import of Doug8.12.14 .ged on Dec 14, 2014 and to Johnnie Lee Mickel for providing information via Facebook on 10/28/2012. Also, to Gwen Landenberger. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Colin and others.