A Jacobs Family History
Sydney James Patrick Jacobs

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Name Sydney James Patrick Jacobs Birth 10 Feb 1915 Drury Lane, London, England [1, 2]
Address: 22 Fletcher Buildings - Information from Lynda Kelly
Indexed in BMD as Sidney J F
Fact Flags: Preferred
Gender Male *AKA Sydney James Patrick Cooper Census 19 Jun 1921 St Giles, London, England [3]
Age: 6y 5m Address: 10 Power Buildings - Relation to Head of House: Son
School: Whole Time
Census 29 Sep 1939 Bromley, Kent, England [2]
Age: 24y Address: 188 Farnaby Road - Born: 10/02/1915
Tea & Coffee Taster & Buyer
Living with Charles H Jacobs - his brother
Both changed their surname to Cooper by deed poll - no date given
Sub-Lieut Sea Cadets RNVSR
Listed as married but wife not with him
Ancestor Count 25 Reference Number BR 1278a Reference Number BR-J _UID 1E353312CC06427A84A89CC3AE502108D880 Person ID I4489 Jacobs Last Modified 25 Apr 2025
Father John Jacobs, b. 30 Oct 1881, Holborn, London, England Mother Kate Catherine Cooper, b. Abt 1884, Holborn, London, England Marriage 30 Jun 1901 London, England [4]
Address: He: 25 Grays Inn Road She: 5 Duncan Buildings - She was married as Cooper but the family were already using the name Newman in March when the census was taken
He is listed as a News Vendor
Family ID F1443 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Information from Lynda Kelly
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Event Map = Link to Google Earth
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Photos Sydney James Patrick Jacobs John Jacobs and children
Record originated in Jacobs Tree
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Notes - Name changed to Cooper somewhere between 1936 and 1939 - Information from Lynda Kelly
- Name change Jacobs - Cooper
In 1936 David John Jacobs changed the family name to Cooper. This effectively changed his surname plus that of his 2 children at the same time.
Cooper was his mother's original maiden name [see Catherine Cooper for more details]
Two years later, both David John's brothers (Charles Henry and Sydney James Patrick) changed their surname to Cooper as well.
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