Rebecca Jane JACOBS

1869 -

• Name	Rebecca Jane JACOBS
  Birth	1869	New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Education	24 Jan 1883	Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  	Industrial School - Refornatory
  	Age: 13y
  	This is unconfirmed but fits as and name. Industrial School for Girls (later the Paramatta Girls Home) Sent by the Walgett court (This was about 400 miles away) Charge: "without visible lawful means if support". Child states that her parents are dead. No record ??? with her. Transferred to Biloela Industrial School on 7th Feb 1883 (Biloela was on Cockatoo Island near Sydney)
  Education	20 Nov 1893	Biloela, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   [2]
  	Industrial School - Refornatory
  	Age: 13y
  	Despite being taken in because she had no parents, she was discharged to the care of her parents on the 20th November
  Reference Number	BR 1576a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  Person ID	I5012	Jacobs
  Last Modified	9 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Sampson JACOBS,   b. Abt 1834, London, England d. 1 Aug 1895, Bowral, NSW, Australia (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Unknown [JACOBS]   d. Bef 1876
  Marriage	Between 1867 and 1876
  	We know about this first marriage because Sampson declares himself as a Widower at his marriage to Martha [26/11/2015] Date range based on birth of daughter Rebecca Jane and date of 2nd marriage
  Family ID	F1638	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 1869 - New South Wales, Australia Education - Industrial School - Refornatory,Age: 13y - 24 Jan 1883 - Paramatta, New South Wales, Australia Education - Industrial School - Refornatory,Age: 13y - 20 Nov 1893 - Biloela, Cockatoo Island, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos

  Jacobs Clan (Australia) From Bronwyn Lee-Coward Media Date: (Mid 1930s?)

  
  

• Notes

  Sampson's death certificate doesn't specify who his first wife is, but does list a living daughter, Rebecca Jane, aged 26

  
  

• Sources

  [S3006] Death Cert - Jacobs, Sampson, 26 Nov 2015. [S3195] Jacobs, Rebecca Jane - Industrial School, Bef 6 Nov 2019.