Jacobs Family History

Catherine O'REGEN

Catherine O'REGEN

Female Abt 1842 - 1875  (33 years)    Has 2 ancestors and 4 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Catherine O'REGEN 
    Birth Abt 1842  Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2
    Gender Female 
    Reference Number BR 0022c 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Death 20 Jan 1875  Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 33y 
    Cause: Acute gastritis 
    Address: 202 Eastern Road 
    • Parents: Michael O'Regen (Butcher) and Mary O'Regen, formerly Egen
      Born in Hobart.
      23 years in Tasmania, 10 years in Victoria
      Married Laurence Jacobs when she was 23
      Children: Sarah Ann - dead
      David aged 9
      Philip aged 7
    Burial 21 Jan 1875  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age: 33y 
    Address: Melbourne General Cemetery 
    Person ID I898  Jacobs
    Last Modified 8 Nov 2021 

    Father Michael O'REGEN   d. 2 Feb 1924, Cornelian, Bay, Hobart, Tasmania Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Mary EGAN 
    Family ID F1747  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ancestors Lawrence JACOBS,   b. Abt 1834, St James Westminster district, London, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 16 Jul 1875, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 41 years) 
    Marriage 31 Jul 1865  Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4
    Address: Emerald Hill 
    • Occupation: Dealer
      Catherine couldn't sign her name.
    Notes 
    • Children:-
      We appear to have a slight discrepancy:-

      We have birth certificates for Sarah Ann and Philip
      On these certificates it says how many children alive and dead

      In 1862 when Sarah Ann is born we are told that
      Lawrence Samuel is alive
      2 other children have died

      In 1868 when Philip is born we are told that
      Lawrence is still alive, now aged 7
      Sarah Ann has died
      Simeon is dead
      David is alive aged 3

      If we assume that Simeon died before Sarah Ann was born that still leaves 1 dead child to account for at the time of Sarah Ann's birth.
    Children 
     1. Sarah Ann JACOBS,   b. 31 May 1862, Hotham, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1862, Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     2. Simeon JACOBS,   b. 1864, Dunstan, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1864, Dunstan, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     3. David JACOBS,   b. 21 Feb 1865, Clyde, Otago, New Zealand Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Sep 1886, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 21 years)
     4. Philip JACOBS,   b. 25 Apr 1868, Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 19 Aug 1898, Malverne, Victoria, Australia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 30 years)
    Family ID F271  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 10 Mar 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1842 - Hobart, Tasmania, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: Emerald Hill - 31 Jul 1865 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 33y,Cause: Acute gastritis,Address: 202 Eastern Road - 20 Jan 1875 - Emerald Hill, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - Age: 33y,Address: Melbourne General Cemetery - 21 Jan 1875 - Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Link to Google Earth
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  • Notes 
    • Family of Lawrence Jacobs & Catherine O'Regen

      There are some discrepancies around the data we have for this family.

      We have a marriage certificate for Lawrence and Catherine O'Regen dated 1865
      Yet we have at least 2 children (Lawrence Samuel & Sarah Ann) born before this date.
      First assumption is that there was a prior marriage - despite Lawrence and Catherine being Bachelor & Spinster on the marriage certificate.

      However, Sarah Ann's birth certificate in 1862 gives her mother as Kate Jacobs, formerly Regen (Catherine/Kate and the O' dropped from O'Regen) .
      This certificate also lists Lawrence and refers to 2 deceased children, names unknown.
      Sarah Ann's birth certificate also gives a marriage date of 1859 for her parents.

      Philip's birth certificate in 1868 tells us that his parents, Lawrence & Catherine nee Regan, married in 1860.
      It also lists brothers Lawrence, aged 7 and David, aged 3. Sarah Ann is listed as dead and we learn of another brother, also deceased, called Simeon.

      So now we have some extra confusion:
      In 1862 when Sarah was born we knew of two previously deceased children, one of whom could be Simeon (although if we take the order of listing as order of birth, then Simeon came after Sarah Ann), but then who was the second, and why are they not listed on Philip's birth certificate?

  • Sources 
    1. [S2461] Death Cert - O'Regen, Catherine, 8 Oct 2010.

    2. [S427] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Lawrence - Oregan, Catherine, 18 Oct 2014.

    3. [S3019] Funeral Notice - Jacobs, Catherine, 3 Dec 2015.

    4. [S3421] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Lawrence - O'Regan, Catherine, 10 Mar 2020.