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The Wizard Jacobs Updated 04/02/2026 see: Wizard Jacobs II Nellie Johnston writes to say the she thinks she has found some more information about John Lewis Jacobs who traveled the world as a magician/ventriloquist entertainer. “I have purchased a very thick book called ‘These are the Names”, Jewish Lives in Australia 1788-1850 written by John S Levi the first Australian...

Some while ago it was suggested that there was a connection to the H Samuel, Jewellers, family. Click here This was first mentioned in the ‘Jottings’ section by Phil Kirby back in 2008. The connection being that Harry Braham Jacobs married Clara Samuel. I haven’t had the opportunity/inclination to follow this up until it raised its head when Shlomo Katanka...

The Levy Family Based on research carried out by Phil Kirby & Dave Simpson – March 2011 This story starts with Milcah Levy who married Lewis Jacobs in 1813. We knew from her marriage certificate that her father was called Jacob Levy We already had Milcah in the 1851 census and the 1861 census but not the 1841 (She died...

  Adeline Phillipa Jacobs Information courtesy of Gerry Newnham and Roy Parker Adeline Phillipa JACOBS was the missing child of Henry JACOBS and Ellen SILVERSTONE until her existence was revealed in the death notice for Ellen JACOBS (nee SILVERSTONE) which appeared in the Jewish Chronicle of 7th November 1913: “JACOBS – On 6th November at 15 Hartismere-road, Fulham, Ellen Jacobs...

John Lewis Jacobs born 1816 London died 1900 Melbourne Australia John emigrated to Australia in 1834 age 18, (still looking for entry). According to a snippet from “The Jews in Victoria in the nineteenth century” he was a Vaudeville artist, copy of full book yet to be found. Nothing yet is known about any descendants or about his life in...