David Albert Jacobs, M.C.^[1]

1892 - 1969  (77 years)   Has 21 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.

David Jacobs

1862 - 1899  (36 years)

Birth	6 Oct 1862	Brighton, Sussex, England
	Address: 8 Quadrant, North Street
Died	14 Jan 1899	Holborn, London, England
	Age: 36y
	Address: 190 High Holborn
Father	Henry Jacobs,   b. Abt 1833, St James Westminster district, London, England
Mother	Ellen Silverstone,   b. Abt 1835, Paddington, London, England
Family	Emma Brown,   b. 14 May 1865, Kentish Town, London, England
Married	19 May 1887	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Children	1. Philip Morris Jacobs,   b. 14 Dec 1888, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   2. Maurice Albert Jacobs,   b. 1 Oct 1890, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England   3. David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England   4. Ellen Dorothy Jacobs,   b. 17 Jun 1893, Holborn, London, England

Emma Brown

1865 - 1937  (72 years)

Birth	14 May 1865	Kentish Town, London, England
	Address: 8 Circus Road
Died	4 Dec 1937	Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
	Age: 72y
	Cause: Chronic Bronchitis
Father	Henry Brown
Mother	Jane Fancy,   b. Abt 1830
Married	4 Nov 1850	Stratford, Bow, London, England
Family 1	David Jacobs,   b. 6 Oct 1862, Brighton, Sussex, England
Married	19 May 1887	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Children	1. Philip Morris Jacobs,   b. 14 Dec 1888, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   2. Maurice Albert Jacobs,   b. 1 Oct 1890, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England   3. David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England   4. Ellen Dorothy Jacobs,   b. 17 Jun 1893, Holborn, London, England
Married	27 Dec 1911	Camden Town, London, England
	Address: 10 College Place
Children	1. Phyllis May Robinson,   b. Between Jul 1900 and Sep 1900, St Pancras, London, England

Emma Elizabeth Kite

1890 - 1975  (84 years)

Birth	7 Oct 1890	Edmonton, London, England
Died	Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975	Tameside, England
	Age: 84y
Family	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England  [24]
Married	10 Apr 1918	Brentford, Middlesex, England
Children	1. Richard Albert Jacobs,   b. 12 Oct 1919, Acton, London, England   2. Betty Diana Jacobs,   b. 8 May 1922, Brentford, Middlesex, England   3. Anthony David Jacobs,   b. Between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927, Brentford, Middlesex, England

Richard Albert Jacobs

1919 - 1984  (64 years)

Birth	12 Oct 1919	Acton, London, England
Died	Mar 1984	Torbay, Devon, England
	Age: 64y
Father	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mother	Emma Elizabeth Kite,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Edmonton, London, England
Married	10 Apr 1918	Brentford, Middlesex, England

Betty Diana Jacobs

1922 - 2001  (78 years)

Birth	8 May 1922	Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died	Feb 2001	Blackpool, Lancashire, England
	Age: 78y
Father	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mother	Emma Elizabeth Kite,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Edmonton, London, England
Married	10 Apr 1918	Brentford, Middlesex, England
Family	Wilfred Harry Newall Thompson,   b. 8 May 1919, Oldham, Lancashire, England
Married	Between Jul 1946 and Sep 1946	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
Children	1. Living   2. Living

Anthony David Jacobs

1927 - 1966  (39 years)

Birth	Between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927	Brentford, Middlesex, England
Died	Dec 1966	Leicester, Leicestershire, England
	Age: 39y
Father	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mother	Emma Elizabeth Kite,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Edmonton, London, England
Married	10 Apr 1918	Brentford, Middlesex, England
Family	Doris Hewitt
Married	Between Jul 1952 and Sep 1952	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England

Ruby Lilian Adeline Newnham

1917 - 2012  (95 years)

Birth	13 May 1917	Gillingham, Kent, England
Died	21 Aug 2012	Welwyn Garden City, Herfordshire, England
	Age: 95y
Married	Between Oct 1913 and Dec 1913	Medway district, Kent, England
Family	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Children	1. Living

Living

Father	David Albert Jacobs, M.C.,   b. 29 Jan 1892, St Giles Cripplegate, London, England
Mother	Ruby Lilian Adeline Newnham,   b. 13 May 1917, Gillingham, Kent, England

• Name	David Albert Jacobs  [2]
  Suffix	M.C.
  Birth	29 Jan 1892	St Giles Cripplegate, London, England   [3, 4, 5]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Education	Between 7 Feb 1898 and 3 Feb 1899  [6]
  	Westminster Jews' Free School
  	At Endell Street School before and after. Westminster Jews' Free Schhol, Holborn, London : Admissions Register #433 7 Feb 1898: Jacobs, Bertie, father David, address:19 0 High Holborn Dob: 29 Jan 1892: Previous school: Endell Street Received fom Gerry Newnham - August 2010
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Acton, London, England   [7]
  	Age: 8y
  	Address: 37 Stepne Road
  	Listed as Albert
  Census	2 Apr 1911	Brentford, Middlesex, England   [8]
  	Age: 19y
  	Address: 87 Goldsmith Avenue
  	Living with mother and step-father Mercantile Clerk
  Honours	30 Sep 1918	Ayette, France   [6, 9]
  	Military Cross
  	For action at Ayette, France 21 Aug 1918
  Medal	2 Dec 1918  [10, 11]
  	Military Cross
  	Medal Roll Index card showing his medal awards. Note that the only indication of the MC is next to his name, not under the list of medals.
  Mention in Despatches	2 Dec 1918  [11]
  	Address: 1st Battallion Royal Berkshires
  	Conspicuous gallantry
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Bognor Regis, Sussex, England   [12]
  	Age: 29y 5m
  	Address: 16 Wood Street
  	Relation to Head of House: Head Number of Children (under 16) by age:- (1) 1 Commercial Correspondent, Sales Dept.
  Ancestor Count	23
  Descendant Count	6
  Travel	26 Mar 1923  [6]
  	from Southampton to Buenos Aires
  Passenger List	28 Jan 1927	Acton, London, England   [13]
  	Age: 34y
  	Address: 18 Maldon Road
  	Arrived in Southampton from Rio de Janeiro Representative Travelling alone First Class
  Travel	14 Apr 1927  [6]
  	Southampton to Pernambuco, Brazil
  Passenger List	6 Jun 1931	Acton, London, England   [14]
  	Age: 39y
  	Address: 80 Churchfield Road
  	Manager Arriving in London on board Darro from Rio de Janeiro Travelling 1st Class
  Travel	23 Oct 1931  [6]
  	from Liverpool to Buenos Aires
  	with whole family
  Passenger List	14 Jun 1935	Acton, London, England   [15]
  	Age: 43y
  	Address: 80 Churchfield Road
  	Arriving in London on board Almeda Star from Buenos Aires Commercial Representative Travelling 1st Class
  Passenger List	6 Jul 1938	Acton, London, England   [16]
  	Age: 46y
  	Address: 40 Derwent Water Road
  	Retired Arriving in London on board Almeda Star from Buenos Aires Travelling 1st Class
  Death	17 Dec 1969	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England   [17, 18]
  	Age: 77y
  	Cause: Haematemesis, Duodenal Ulcer, Thrombosis
  	Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive
  	Business Colsultant (Retired) Informant: Richard Albert Jacobs (Son) Fact Flags: Preferred
  Probate	8 Mar 1970	Loughborough, Leicestershire, England   [19]
  	Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive
  	Effects ?33,134
  Reference Number	BR 1693a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	9E055AB9E9904B4E8D44962120E4E8BDF96A
  Person ID	I4534	Jacobs
  Last Modified	6 Jun 2025

  
  

  Father	David Jacobs,   b. 6 Oct 1862, Brighton, Sussex, England d. 14 Jan 1899, Holborn, London, England (Age 36 years)
  Mother	Emma Brown,   b. 14 May 1865, Kentish Town, London, England d. 4 Dec 1937, Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	19 May 1887	Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada   [20, 21, 22, 23]
  	Married as David Morris
  Family ID	F1440	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Emma Elizabeth Kite,   b. 7 Oct 1890, Edmonton, London, England d. Between Jan 1975 and Mar 1975, Tameside, England (Age 84 years)
  Marriage	10 Apr 1918	Brentford, Middlesex, England   [25, 26]
  Children	1. Richard Albert Jacobs,   b. 12 Oct 1919, Acton, London, England d. Mar 1984, Torbay, Devon, England (Age 64 years)   2. Betty Diana Jacobs,   b. 8 May 1922, Brentford, Middlesex, England d. Feb 2001, Blackpool, Lancashire, England (Age 78 years)   3. Anthony David Jacobs,   b. Between Jan 1927 and Mar 1927, Brentford, Middlesex, England d. Dec 1966, Leicester, Leicestershire, England (Age 39 years)
  Family ID	F1512	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2021

  
  

  Family 2	Ruby Lilian Adeline Newnham,   b. 13 May 1917, Gillingham, Kent, England d. 21 Aug 2012, Welwyn Garden City, Herfordshire, England (Age 95 years)
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F1565	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2020

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 29 Jan 1892 - St Giles Cripplegate, London, England Census - Age: 8y,Address: 37 Stepne Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Acton, London, England Census - Age: 19y,Address: 87 Goldsmith Avenue - 2 Apr 1911 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Marriage - 10 Apr 1918 - Brentford, Middlesex, England Honours - Military Cross - 30 Sep 1918 - Ayette, France Census - Age: 29y 5m,Address: 16 Wood Street - 19 Jun 1921 - Bognor Regis, Sussex, England Passenger List - Age: 34y,Address: 18 Maldon Road - 28 Jan 1927 - Acton, London, England Passenger List - Age: 39y,Address: 80 Churchfield Road - 6 Jun 1931 - Acton, London, England Passenger List - Age: 43y,Address: 80 Churchfield Road - 14 Jun 1935 - Acton, London, England Passenger List - Age: 46y,Address: 40 Derwent Water Road - 6 Jul 1938 - Acton, London, England Death - Age: 77y,Cause: Haematemesis, Duodenal Ulcer, Thrombosis,Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive - 17 Dec 1969 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, England Probate - Address: 13 Benscliffe Drive - 8 Mar 1970 - Loughborough, Leicestershire, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  David Albert (Bert) and Family Media Date: 1922

  
  

• Notes

  Served in the army during WW1 Joined the Royal Fusiliers as a Private Commissioned as an officer in the Royal Berkshires 26/3/1918 Served in Salonika from September 1916 There is a possibility that he may have been awarded a Military Cross. On his Medal Roll Index card he has M.C. after his name but the award is not listed on the card. This was awarded in 1918. [10] [Roy Parker] (Research):Checked FRL 1959 - 1961 - no sign of death registration. Wait for next visit to FHC and check microfiche fo r earlier and later years, and look for Emmeline also. Medal Card WW1 indicates: Private 3rd. R. Fusiliers regtl. no. 9211 M.C. 2/Lt. 1st bn. R. Berks Rgt. Roll 42 page 131 Theatre of War first served in: Salonika Date of entry therein: Sep 1916 Victory Medal British War Medal Application for riband for BWM 3.8.19 from 16 Church Road , Acton W3

  
  

• Sources

  [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM. Source for field: Multimedia ObjectSource for field: Custom IdSource for field: _UIDRecord updated from... [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM. Source for field: SurnameSource for field: Suffix [S3367] Birth Cert - Jacobs, David Albert, Bef 1 Jan 2020. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 4 Sep 2009, 1892 JFM St Giles 1b 636. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 12 Sep 2010, 1969 OND Loughborough 3a 2109. DOB as 29 Jan 1892 [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2307] 1901 Census - RG 13/1202 F09 P09 - Jacobs, David A, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2337] 1911 Census - RG 14-06-9-56-06956_0379_03 - Brown-Jacobs, Emma, 27 Dec 2009. [S2416] London Gazette, Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S2369] Medal Card - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010. [S2368] London Gazette - Medal Award - David Albert Braham - London Gazette, 25 Jul 2010. [S3960] 1921 Census RG15-05100-0403 - Jacobs, David A, 27 Mar 2023. [S2464] Passenger List - Jacobs, David Albert 1927, 8 Oct 2010. [S2371] Passenger List - (Darro - 1931) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010. [S2373] Passenger List - (Almeda Star - 1935) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010. [S2372] Passenger List - (Almeda Star - 1938) - Jacobs, David Albert, 25 Jul 2010. [S3360] Death Cert - Jacobs, David Albert, Bef Jan 2020. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 12 Sep 2010, 1969 OND Loughborough 3a 2109. Death: Gives DOB as 29 Jan 1892 [S4611] Will - Index - Jacobs, David Albert, 18 Mar 2022. [S2278] Notes - Sandra Bonn, Bef 1 Jan 2020. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM, Bef 1 Jan 2020. Source for field: Source [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, Bef 1 Jan 2020, 1889 AMJ Page 43 No. 92 Municipality of Winnipeg. [S3422] Marriage Entry - Jacobs, David (as David Morris) - Brown, Emma, 10 Mar 2020. [S2398] Roy Parker's GEDCOM. Record updated from... [S2433] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, David & Emma Kite, 18 Sep 2010. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 25 Jul 2010, 1918 AMJ Brentford 3a 131.