Rebecca Jane Jacobs

1869 -    Has 11 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.

Sampson Jacobs

Abt 1834 - 1895  (61 years)

Birth	Abt 1834	London, England
Died	1 Aug 1895	Bowral, NSW, Australia
	Age: 76y
	Cause: Cerebral Haemorrage
Buried	3 Aug 1895	Bowral, NSW, Australia
	Address: Bowral Old Cemetery
Father	Moses Jacobs,   b. Abt 1794, Whitechapel, London, England
Mother	Sarah Levy,   b. Abt 1793, St Martin in the Fields, London, England
Married	31 Jul 1815	London, England
Family 1	Unknown [Jacobs]
Married	Between 1867 and 1876
Children	1. Rebecca Jane Jacobs,   b. 1869, New South Wales, Australia
Family 2	Martha Pyne Jessop,   b. 11 Dec 1855, London, England
Married	27 May 1876	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
	Address: St John's Church
Children	1. Clarence Harley Jacobs,   b. 12 Mar 1878, New South Wales, Australia   2. Edith Bessie Catherine Jacobs,   b. 1880, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   3. William Frederick Jacobs,   b. 20 Mar 1881, Yass, New South Wales, Australia   4. Annie Jacobs,   b. 1882, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia   5. Rachel S Jacobs,   b. 1883, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia   6. Ethel Mary Jacobs,   b. Abt 1885, Mittagong, New South Wales, Australia   7. Florence Leah Jacobs,   b. 1887, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia   8. Alice Maud Jacobs,   b. 4 Mar 1888, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia   9. Lillian Minnie Jacobs,   b. 1889, Berrima, New South Wales, Australia

Unknown [Jacobs]

- Bef 1876

Died	Bef 1876
Family	Sampson Jacobs,   b. Abt 1834, London, England
Married	Between 1867 and 1876
Children	1. Rebecca Jane Jacobs,   b. 1869, New South Wales, Australia

• Name	Rebecca Jane Jacobs
  Birth	1869	New South Wales, Australia   [1]
  	Fact Flags: Preferred
  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
  Ancestor Count	13
  Reference Number	BR 1576a
  Reference Number	BR-J
  _UID	CC7E9035CCA84FDE85CF951B06411C758CBD
  Person ID	I5012	Jacobs
  Last Modified	25 Apr 2025

  
  

  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.