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Sydney JACOBS

Sydney JACOBS

Male 1859 - 1940  (81 years)    Has 13 ancestors and 2 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Sydney JACOBS 
    Birth 16 Apr 1859  Dublin, Ireland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 2 Apr 1871  West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Age: 11y 
    Address: 7 Chatsworth Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
      Scholar
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Gravesend, Kent, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Age: 21y 
    Address: 91 Windmill Street - Tivoli House Acadamy 
    • Relation to Head of House: Nephew
      Head of house is Henry Berkowitz, Age 59, Schoolmaster
      Sydney is listed as Nephew
      Juliet is listed as Sister-in-Law.
      Juliet's sister, Rosetta, married Henry Berkowitz in 1852 - BMD has his surname as Berkowtiz
    Census 5 Apr 1891  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Age: 31y 
    Address: 30 Catherine Street 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
      Clothier Assistant
    Occupation 5 Apr 1891  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Clothier's Assistant 
    Age: 31y 
    Census 31 Mar 1901  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Age: 41y 
    Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue 
    • Wooley(?) Merchant & Manufacturer's foreman
    Occupation 31 Mar 1901  Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Merchant & Manufacturer's Foreman 
    Age: 41y 
    Miscellaneous 13 Nov 1901  [5] 
    • Was mentioned in the will of David Jacobs (1826-1903)
    Census 2 Apr 1911  Wallasey, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Age: 51y 
    Address: 15 Regents Road 
    • Boarder
      Widower
      No ocupation given
    Census 19 Jun 1921  Port Erin, Rushen, Isle of Man, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 62y 2m 
    Address: The Hydro 
    • Relation to Head of House: Visitor
      Widower
      With son, Robert Cecil
    Passenger List 4 Mar 1936  San Francisco, California, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    Age: 76y 
    • Arried on Arandora Star from Southampton
      UK Contact is Cecil Jacobs, 12 Bellfield Crescent, Wallasey
      This is his son, Robert Cecil
    Passenger List 1 Mar 1938  San Juan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [9] 
    Age: 78y 
    • Arrived onboard Arandora Star from Southampton.
      UK contact is his son, R C Jacobs, 12 Bellfield Crescent, Wallasey.
    Passenger List 26 Feb 1939  San Juan, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [10] 
    Age: 79y 
    • On board Arandora Star, from Southampton
      Travelling with Annie Jacobs
      UK Contact address is R C Jacobs, 22 Bellfield Crescent, Wallasey.
      This is Sydney's son.
      I believe that 'Annie' is actually Amy Esther Jacobs.
      Amy is wife if Sydney's brother, Louis David Jacobs
    Census 29 Sep 1939  Wallasey, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent 
    • Born: 1859
      Divorced
      Retired Merchant Tailor
      Has housekeeper living with him - Margaret Stratton.
      Son and daughter in law are living next door
    Death 21 Apr 1940  Haydock, Liverpool, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [12] 
    Age: 81y 
    Address: Haydock, Liverpool, England 
    • Exact date Peter Crook's Ancestry Tree
    Probate 21 May 1940  Wallasey, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13] 
    Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent 
    • Effects ?42,973 12s 2d
      Executors: Robert Wedgwood Lowden & Philip Alexander Lloyd
    Reference Number BR 1799a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Person ID I6315  Jacobs
    Last Modified 10 Apr 2023 

    Father Ancestors David JACOBS,   b. Abt 1826, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Apr 1903, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Ancestors Juliet POLAND,   b. 21 Jan 1832, Aldgate, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Sep 1893, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Marriage 31 Dec 1856  Whitechapel, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [14] 
    Address: 13 Mount Street, St Mary 
    • Exact date and address from Peter Crook's Ancestry Tree
    Family ID F2057  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ancestors Hannah Mary MORDAUNT,   b. Between Apr 1872 and Jun 1872, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Marriage Status: Unmarried Couple
    Family ID F2058  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2021 

    Family 2 Ancestors Theresa LA GRANGE,   b. Abt 1874 
    Marriage 29 Jul 1896  Marylebone, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [15, 16, 17] 
    Address: Hotel Cecil 
    • His address is Hotel Victoria, Victoria Road, New Brighton
      Her address is Hotel Cecil, Strand, London
      Married according to the Rites of the Jewish Religion
      He describes himself as a Woollen Merchant
      Witness Role: Witness Name: Benedetta John La Grange
    Divorce 30 Nov 1903  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [18] 
    • These divorce proceedings were abandoned.
      In 1903 Theresa started divorce proceedings against Sydney.
      At the time Theresa gave her address as 49 Church Road, Hoylake.
      There is one child, Robert Cecil Jacobs - born 24 June 1897
      No details are given as to why the petition was abandoned and there is no response from Sydney.
    Divorced 12 Oct 1910  Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19] 
    • In October 1910 Theresa again petitioned for a divorce from Sydney.
      This time the divorce went the full distance with the Decree Nisi being issued on 8th May 1911 and Decree Absolute on 20th November 1911.
      The document is a massive 407 pages long (many of which are repetitious) and for that reason a copy is not attached but the following abstract should suffice.


      Observations
      Robert Cecil Jacobs (their son) shall remain in Theresa's custody.

      A copy of David Jacobs' will is introduced - David was Sydney's father
      The facing page refers to it as "This is the copy of the will and codicil referenced to in the ??? of Sydney Jacobs."

      Outcomes
      Sydney to pay Theresa ?50 a year during her life
      In 1943 Theresa was granted a gross annual income of ?279 in addition to the ?50 p.a. granted in 1912
    Notes 
    • Marriage Status: Divorced
    Children 
    +1. Robert Cecil JACOBS,   b. 24 Jun 1897, Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Apr 1978, Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
    Family ID F2085  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Dec 2021 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Apr 1859 - Dublin, Ireland Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 11y,Address: 7 Chatsworth Street - 2 Apr 1871 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 21y,Address: 91 Windmill Street - Tivoli House Acadamy - 3 Apr 1881 - Gravesend, Kent, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 31y,Address: 30 Catherine Street - 5 Apr 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Clothier's Assistant,Age: 31y - 5 Apr 1891 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: Hotel Cecil - 29 Jul 1896 - Marylebone, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 41y,Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Merchant & Manufacturer's Foreman,Age: 41y - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorce - 30 Nov 1903 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDivorced - 12 Oct 1910 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 51y,Address: 15 Regents Road - 2 Apr 1911 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 76y - 4 Mar 1936 - San Francisco, California, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 78y - 1 Mar 1938 - San Juan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsPassenger List - Age: 79y - 26 Feb 1939 - San Juan, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent - 29 Sep 1939 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 81y,Address: Haydock, Liverpool, England - 21 Apr 1940 - Haydock, Liverpool, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsProbate - Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent - 21 May 1940 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Notes 
    • When his marriage failed Sydney moved from Liverpool to Wallasey. ?
      His father David had died in 1903 and the Jacobs of Ranelagh Street clothing?business became owned and run jointly by Sydney and his younger brother Julius. ?

      Louis David had left the business and moved to the south east where he was involved in cigar and tobacco sales.
      Sydney was able to travel to work easily by train from Wallasey to Liverpool Central Station which is in Ranelagh Street. ?

      Sydney and Julius both retired in the late 1920s and the business was sold to Lewis's. ?

      Sydney enjoyed his retirement by travelling on cruise liners, particularly the Arandora Star. ?
      He has left a fascinating collection of photos from his various travels.

      Sydney lived in New Brighton in a house that comprised two apartments. ?
      Sydney lived in the ground floor apartment and his son Cecil and daughter-in-law Rita lived in the upstairs apartment.

      In May 1941 the Lewis's building in Ranelagh Street was hit by a German bomb. ?The resulting flames from the Lewis's building caused the Jacobs building also to catch fire. ?The two buildings were on opposite corners at the top of Ranelagh Street, the Jacobs building extending round the corner into Lime Street opposite the Adelphi Hotel.

  • Sources 
    1. [S3463] 1871 Census - RG10 - 3842 F160 P01 - Jacobs, David (1826), 9 Jan 2021.

    2. [S3462] 1881 Census - RG 11 0872 F95 P21 - Poland, Juliet - Jacobs, Sydney, 9 Jan 2021.

    3. [S3460] 1891 Census - RG 12 2917 F04 P01, 9 Jan 2021.

    4. [S3457] 1901 Census - RG 13 3440 F78 P12, 9 Jan 2021.

    5. [S3452] Will - Jacobs, David (1826-1903), 13 Jan 2021.

    6. [S3459] 1911 Census - RG14PN22108 RG78PN1310B RD452 SD3 ED56 SN71, 9 Jan 2021.

    7. [S3967] 1921 Census RG15-28083-0199 - Jacobs, Sydney, 30 Mar 2023.

    8. [S4801] Passenger List - Jacobs, Sydney - 1936, 21 Jun 2022.

    9. [S4802] Passenger List - Jacobs, Sydney - 1938.jpg, 21 Jun 2022.

    10. [S4800] Passenger List - Jacobs, Sydney, 21 Jun 2022.

    11. [S3448] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3956-3956A-033-12, 4 Jan 2021.

    12. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 20 Apr 2020, 1940 AMJ Newton 8C 338.
      GRO Checked

    13. [S3455] Will - Index - Jacobs, Sydney 1940, 7 Jan 2021.

    14. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 20 Apr 2020, 1856 OND Strand 1b 611.

    15. [S3449] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2020.

    16. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 3 Jan 2021, JAS 1896 Marylebone 1A 1403.

    17. [S3478] Newspaper Cutting - Marriage of Jacobs, Sydney & La Grange, Theresa, 17 Jan 2021.

    18. [S3450] Divorce - (1) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021.
      The document can be seen at Ancestry

    19. [S3451] Divorce - (2) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021.
      Document is 409 pages long so image is not attached.
      The document can be seen at Ancestry


 

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