Robert Orr Jacobs

1879 - 1924  (45 years)   Has 12 ancestors and 5 descendants in this family tree.

David Jacobs

Abt 1832 - 1911  (79 years)

Birth	Abt 1832	London, England
Died	28 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Age: 78y
	Cause: Bronchitis
	Address: McCrae Street
Buried	29 Jun 1911	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia
	Address: White Hills Cemetary
Father	Ezra (Houser) Jacobs,   b. Abt 1806, St George East, London, England
Mother	Fanny Simmons
Married	4 Jul 1832	London, England
Family	Esther Mary Canavan,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Children	1. Humphrey James Jacobs,   b. 1875, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia   2. John Jacobs,   b. 1877, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   3. David Jacobs,   b. 1878, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   4. Robert Orr Jacobs,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia   5. Catherine Jacobs,   b. 1882, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   6. David Ezra Jacobs,   b. 1889, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   7. Amelia Jacobs,   b. 1895, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   8. James Jacobs,   b. 1897, White Hill, Victoria, Australia

Esther Mary Canavan

1855 - 1926  (70 years)

Birth	4 Oct 1855	Victoria, Australia
Died	26 Mar 1926	Kew, Victoria, Australia
Buried	1926	Heidelberg, Banyule City, Victoria, Australia
	Address: Warringal Cemetery
Father	Alfred James Canavan
Mother	Catherine Orr
Married	1855	Victoria, Australia
Family 1	David Jacobs,   b. Abt 1832, London, England
Married	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia
	Address: Sandhurst
Children	1. Humphrey James Jacobs,   b. 1875, Sandhurst, Victoria, Australia   2. John Jacobs,   b. 1877, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   3. David Jacobs,   b. 1878, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   4. Robert Orr Jacobs,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia   5. Catherine Jacobs,   b. 1882, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   6. David Ezra Jacobs,   b. 1889, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   7. Amelia Jacobs,   b. 1895, White Hill, Victoria, Australia   8. James Jacobs,   b. 1897, White Hill, Victoria, Australia
Married	1911	Victoria, Australia

Margaret Ellen Fanning

Family	Robert Orr Jacobs,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia
Married	1904	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Margaret Ellen Jacobs

Margaret Ellen Jacobs

- 1952

Died	10 Jan 1952	Victoria, Australia
	Age: 47y
	Address: Albert Park, Victoria, Australia
Father	Robert Orr Jacobs,   b. 1879, Victoria, Australia
Mother	Margaret Ellen Fanning
Married	1904	Victoria, Australia
Family	John Septimus Crotty,   b. 1 Sep 1902, Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia
Married	1928	Victoria, Australia
Children	1. Chris Crotty   2. Carl Crotty   3. Vicki Crotty   4. Greg Crotty

• Name	Robert Orr Jacobs
  Birth	1879	Victoria, Australia   [1]
  	The name Orr comes from his mother's mother. Fact Flags: Preferred
  Gender	Male
  Ancestor Count	12
  Descendant Count	5
  Electoral Register	1903	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [2]
  	Labourer Appears to be living with siblings Lists: Alfred James, David, Robert Orr Unfortunately no ages are given
  Reference Number	BR 1558a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	F85C19ACF03F401E9A02DDBBC44F840C7D45
  Burial	Mar 1924	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [3]
  	Address: Bendigo Public Cemetery
  Death	6 Mar 1924	Bendigo, Victoria, Australia   [1, 3, 4]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  Person ID	I4718	Jacobs
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

  Father	David Jacobs,   b. Abt 1832, London, England d. 28 Jun 1911, Bendigo, Victoria, Australia (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Esther Mary Canavan,   b. 4 Oct 1855, Victoria, Australia d. 26 Mar 1926, Kew, Victoria, Australia (Age 70 years)
  Marriage	27 Jun 1874	White Hills, Melbourne, Australia   [5]
  	Address: Sandhurst
  	Esther had written permission from her father to marry.
  Family ID	F1294	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Margaret Ellen Fanning
  Marriage	1904	Victoria, Australia   [6, 7]
  	BMD only lists him as Robert, but on his daughter's (Margaret) death entry she lists him as Robert Orr Jacobs
  Children	1. Margaret Ellen Jacobs   d. 10 Jan 1952, Victoria, Australia
  Family ID	F2662	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Oct 2022

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1879 - Victoria, Australia Marriage - 1904 - Victoria, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S3241] BMD - Death Index, 8 Oct 2022, Victoria, Australia BMDs 434/1924. Father: David Jacobs Mother: Canavan [S4960] Electoral Register - 1903 - Jacobs, Robert Orr, 8 Oct 2022. [S4959] Burial Entry - Jacobs, Robert Orr, 8 Oct 2022. [S5825] Death Entry - Jacobs, Robert Orr, 3 Sep 2024. [S2152] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, David [Z109], Bef 6 Nov 2019. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 9 Oct 2022, Victoria, Australia BMDs 762/1904. [S4962] Marriage Entry - Jacobs, Robert Orr - Fanning, Margaret Ellen, 9 Oct 2022.