A Jacobs Family History

Michael Jacobs

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Name Michael Jacobs Birth Between Jan 1852 and Mar 1852 Aldgate, London, England [1, 2]
- Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male Census 7 Apr 1861 London, England [3]
Age: 9y Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street - Relation to Head of House: Son
Ancestor Count 10 Residence 19 May 1863 London, England [4]
Address: 27 1/2 Duke Street - Registered mother's death
Court Case 1 May 1880 London, England [5]
Address: Old Bailey - Sentenced to 1 months imprisonment for bigamy.
Descendant Count 4 Reference Number BR 1613a Reference Number BR-J _UID B6216366B61D48EB8F2B5B9116D11CE83748 Person ID I4031 Jacobs Last Modified 8 Apr 2025
Father Henry Jacobs, b. Between 1816 and 1821, Ratcliffe, London, England d. 10 May 1888, Aldgate, London, England
(Age 72 years)
Mother Rebecca Isaacs, b. Between 1821 and 1823, Holland d. 19 May 1863, London, England
(Age 42 years)
Marriage 28 Nov 1841 London, England [6, 7, 8]
Address: 13 Harrow Alley - He was a butcher, she was a tailoress
He signed his name, she made her mark
His address: 27 1/2 Duke St.
Her address: 13 Harrow Alley, Houndsditch
Married in the Jewish Religion
Family ID F1276 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family 1 Leah Schneiders, b. Between Oct 1854 and Dec 1854, Whitechapel, London, England d. 18 Jan 1925, Maida Vale, London, England
(Age 70 years)
Marriage 20 Aug 1873 Mile End, London, England [9]
Address: 63 Stepney Green - He was a Commercial Traveller.
He was living at 65 Stepney Green and she at 63
Divorce Filed 17 Jan 1879 [10] - Amelia sues for divorce against Michael on the grounds of adultry.
He is listed as Alfred Michael Jacobs
Divorce is not completed until after his marriage to Lavinia
Children 1. Henry Michael Jacobs, b. 1874, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. 3 Nov 1875, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
(Age 1 year)
2. Zadock Alfred Jacobs, b. 1875, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia d. Between Oct 1955 and Dec 1955, Hampstead, London, England
(Age 80 years)
3. Rebecca Rose Jacobs, b. 26 Nov 1876, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Family ID F1408 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 8 Mar 2020
Family 2 Lavinia Hughes Marriage Between Jan 1880 and Mar 1880 St Saviour, London, England [5, 11, 12]
- Not yet divorced from Leah
He admitted guilt at the Old Bailey and was sent to prison for one month
Family ID F1566 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 31 Jan 2021
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Notes - Emigrated to Australia 18/11/1873 - Melbourne
Changed name to Alfred Michael Jacobs
Believed to have returned to England with the children around 1878/79 [13]
- Emigrated to Australia 18/11/1873 - Melbourne
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Sources - [S2129] 1861 Census - RG 9/0211 F10 P16 - Jacobs, Rebecca, Bef Jan 2020.
- [S3242] BMD - Birth Index, Bef Jan 2020.
Choice of 3:-
1852 JFM E London 1c 18
1852 JFM Whitechapel 1c 358
1852 JFM Whitechapel 1c 350 - [S2129] 1861 Census - RG 9/0211 F10 P16 - Jacobs, Rebecca, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S2858] Death Cert - Isaacs, Rebecca, 15 Oct 2015.
Certificate downloaded from Richard Martin's FamilySearch website - [S2774] Old Bailey Hearings - Jacobs, Michael - as Alfred Michael, 30 Oct 2014.
- [S2856] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Henry - Isaacs, Rebecca, 15 Oct 2015.
Downloaded from Richard Martin's FamilySearch tree - [S2120] Great Synagogue Marriage Records - Source: www.synagoguescribes.com copyright A. Shire.
Ref:- GSMa 007/10
Date: 1841 [28 Nov]
Groom: JACOBS, Henry
Groom Hebrew: Tsevi, Desc. from a Privd. Memb
Father Hebrew: Jacob
Bride: ISAACS, Rebecca
Bride Hebrew: Rivka
Father Hebrew: Yehuda - [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 1841 OND London 2 159.
- [S2221] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Michael [Z103] & Schneider, Leah, Bef 6 Nov 2019.
- [S2957] Divorce - Jacobs, Michael, 26 Oct 2015.
- [S2959] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Michael, Hughes,lavinia, 31 Oct 2015.
His names are Alfred Jacobs otherwise Alfred Jacobs Bebea - [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 30 Oct 2014, 1880 JFM St Saviour 1d 246.
Indexed as Alfred Jacobs, Alfred Bebea, Alfred Jacobs-Bebea - [S2773] Email from Jenny Cowen 30-10-2014.
- [S2129] 1861 Census - RG 9/0211 F10 P16 - Jacobs, Rebecca, Bef Jan 2020.