Robert Cecil JACOBS

1897 - 1978  (80 years)

• Name	Robert Cecil JACOBS
  Birth	24 Jun 1897	Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	31 Mar 1901	Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [3]
  	Age: 3y
  	Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue
  Miscellaneous	13 Nov 1901  [4]
  	Was mentioned in the will of David Jacobs (1826-1903)
  Census	2 Apr 1911	West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [5]
  	Age: 13y
  	Address: The Mount - Private School
  	Boarder
  Census	19 Jun 1921	Port Erin, Rushen, Isle of Man, England   [6]
  	Age: 23y 11m
  	Address: The Hydro
  	Relation to Head of House: Visitor With father
  Census	29 Sep 1939	Wallasey, Cheshire, England   [7]
  	Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent
  	Born: 1897 Salesman Tailor Father is living next door
  Death	1 Apr 1978	Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England   [8, 9]
  	Age: 80y
  Probate	30 May 1978	Hoylake, Merseyside, England   [9]
  	Address: 39 Cable Road
  Reference Number	BR 1801a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I6403	Jacobs
  Last Modified	10 Apr 2023

  
  

  Father	Sydney JACOBS,   b. 16 Apr 1859, Dublin, Ireland d. 21 Apr 1940, Haydock, Liverpool, England (Age 81 years)
  Mother	Theresa LA GRANGE,   b. Abt 1874
  Marriage	29 Jul 1896	Marylebone, London, England   [10, 11, 12]
  	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   [13]
  	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   [14]
  	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
  Family ID	F2085	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rita WOLF,   b. 21 Dec 1906, Wirral, Cheshire, England d. Between Apr 1976 and Jun 1976, Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Between Jul 1932 and Sep 1932	Liverpool, Lancashire, England   [15]
  Children	1. Living
  Family ID	F2086	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Jan 2021

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 24 Jun 1897 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 3y,Address: 38 Sydenham Avenue - 31 Mar 1901 - Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Age: 13y,Address: The Mount - Private School - 2 Apr 1911 - West Derby, Liverpool, Lancashire, England Marriage - Between Jul 1932 and Sep 1932 - Liverpool, Lancashire, England Census - Address: 10 Bellfield Crescent - 29 Sep 1939 - Wallasey, Cheshire, England Death - Age: 80y - 1 Apr 1978 - Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England Probate - Address: 39 Cable Road - 30 May 1978 - Hoylake, Merseyside, England  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3450] Divorce - (1) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021. [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, 5 Jan 2021, JAS 1897 Toxteth Park 8B 151. GRO Checked [S3457] 1901 Census - RG 13 3440 F78 P12, 9 Jan 2021. [S3452] Will - Jacobs, David (1826-1903), 13 Jan 2021. [S3458] 1911 Census - RG14 PN21955 RG78PN1307 RD451 SD4 ED14 SN36, 9 Jan 2021. [S3967] 1921 Census RG15-28083-0199 - Jacobs, Sydney, 30 Mar 2023. [S3448] 1939 Nat Reg - RG 101-3956-3956A-033-12, 4 Jan 2021. [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 7 Jan 2021, AMJ 1978 Birkenhead 37 0602. [S3456] Will - Index - Jacobs, Robert Cecil (1978), 7 Jan 2021. [S3449] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2020. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 3 Jan 2021, JAS 1896 Marylebone 1A 1403. [S3478] Newspaper Cutting - Marriage of Jacobs, Sydney & La Grange, Theresa, 17 Jan 2021. [S3450] Divorce - (1) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021. The document can be seen at Ancestry [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 [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 8 Jan 2021, JAS 1932 Liverpool 8B 255.