1832: Henrietta Lucy McBeth may have been born in Scotland to father William, who was aged 29 years and Anne Plant, aged 33 years.[1]
16 Dec 1832: A possible record is Henrietta McBeath, baptised 16 Dec 1832 in St John, Hackney, London England, with parents William and Anna Maria McBeath.[2]
Migration
Migrated to Australia between 1832 and 1852.
Marriage
Henrietta Macbeth married Charles Jacobs on 13 Oct 1852 in Adelaide, Colony of South Australia (now State of South Australia, Australia).[3][4]
Children
Charles and Henrietta had eight children:
Lewis Charles Jacobs, born 21 Jul 1852 in North Adelaide, Colony of South Australia;[5] [Note: in some places he is referred to as 'Louis' and in other places he seems to have used 'Lewis' as his first name][6].
Edwin Jacobs, born 5 Feb 1854 in Adelaide, Colony of South Australia;[7]
A possible death record is for Henrietta Jacobs, born about 1832, died 20 Sep 1905 in Norwood, South Australia[20][21][22][23]
Research Notes
Family members remember Henrietta using both Macbeth and McBeath; Genealogy SA supports this and adds MacBeth[24][25][26]
Newspaper Articles
The newspaper articles below provide evidence for the death on 20 Sep 1905 being yhat of Henrietta Jacobs. Her daughter Annie Rebecca Jacobs married James Frazer Williamson in 1879 at Adelaide, South Australia. [27][28]
↑ Henrietta McBeath. 1832. London Metropolitan Archives, Hackney St John, Register of Baptism, p79/jn1, Item 033. London, England, Church of England Births and Baptisms, 1813-1906 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: [ https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/1558/31280_195155-00281?pid=2167367 Ancestry.com] Operations, Inc., 2010.
↑ Henrietta Macbeth and Charles Jacobs, Page Number: 300, Volume Number: 9, Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010; Barry family tree on Ancestry, Danni’s Tree on Ancestry
↑Genealogy SA online index
Groom Surname: Jacobs
Groom Given Names: Charles
Bride Given Names: Henrietta
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 9/300
Marriage Year: 1852
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA online index Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: Lewis Charles
Gender: M
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 4/57
Birth Year: 1852
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑ Name: Lewis Charles Jacobs
Birth Date: 21 Jul 1852
Birth Place: North Adelaide
Registration Place: Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Father: Charles Jacobs
Mother: Henrietta Mcbeth
Page Number: 57
Volume Number: 4
Source Information
Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line].
↑Geealogy SA online index
Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: Edwin
Gender: M
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 4/286
Birth Year: 1854
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA online index
Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: Frederick Henry
Gender: M
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 7/212
Birth Year: 1856
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA
Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: George Walter
Gender: M
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 11/369
Birth Year: 1858
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA online index
Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: Annie Rebecca
Gender: F
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 15/372
Birth Year: 1860
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA online index
Surname: Jacobs
Given Names: Alfred William
Gender: M
Father: Charles Jacobs
District: Adelaide
Book/Page: 33/423
Birth Year: 1865
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑Genealogy SA online index
Surname: Jacobs
First Names: Henrietta
Gender: F
District: Norwood
Book/Page: 312/331
Death Year: 1905
Accessed: 13 Jan 2023
↑ Mollie Croll, in oral communication with Neil Croll
↑ Barbara Beale in oral comminication with Neill Croll
↑National Library of Australia: TroveEvening Journal (Adelaide, SA : 1869 - 1912) 21 September 1905
Jacobs—On the 20th September, at Norwood, Henrietta, relict of the late Charles Jacobs, aged 73 years. No floras.
↑National Library of Australia: Trove: "Family Notices" The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1889 - 1931) 26 September 1905
MRS. J. F. Williamson and Relatives desire to express their thanks to Dr. Lawrence for his kind and constant attention to their late mother (Mrs. H. Jacobs) during her long illness, and the many Friends for their kindly expressions of sympathy, both before and since their mother's death.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Henrietta by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Henrietta: