Hello,
I received a copy of Michael Gabriel's will (with thanks) from Moggie and am having some difficulty working things out.
Michael refers to one of his nephews Henry Jacobs (see attachment) and his niece Julia Jacobs the children of his sister Elizabeth Gabriel and John Jacobs. However, according to the census returns, there were five Jacobs children, Jonas born in 1837 in Bristol (probably from a previous marriage and probably born before civil registration), Jeanette b. 1847, Lewis b. 1848 Julia b. 1850 and Hyam (Hyman) b. 1857 but no Henry. I can’t find Jonas, Jeanette (Jeannette, Jenetta), Lewis or Hyam in any censuses apart from 1851 and 1861. Neither could I find Jeannette’s birth in FreeBMD even though I have an exact date from the Synagogue registers 7.4.1847. Lewis, Julia and Hyam’s births appear in FreeBMD in London E. and Strand.
My questions at the moment are: Who is Henry Jacobs on the will? Does it in fact say Henry Jacobs? And why were none of the other siblings mentioned in the will? I do know that “Julia had two brothers, one of whom left the UK and went to live in the (Far) East”. I was always told that Julia’s father (John Jacobs) left a substantial will, but I have found no evidence of this, so I am assuming that the will referred to was Michael Gabriel’s (Julia’s uncle).
Thanks,
Lynne Poratgabriel michael will 1875 jacobs henry.jpg
I received a copy of Michael Gabriel's will (with thanks) from Moggie and am having some difficulty working things out.
Michael refers to one of his nephews Henry Jacobs (see attachment) and his niece Julia Jacobs the children of his sister Elizabeth Gabriel and John Jacobs. However, according to the census returns, there were five Jacobs children, Jonas born in 1837 in Bristol (probably from a previous marriage and probably born before civil registration), Jeanette b. 1847, Lewis b. 1848 Julia b. 1850 and Hyam (Hyman) b. 1857 but no Henry. I can’t find Jonas, Jeanette (Jeannette, Jenetta), Lewis or Hyam in any censuses apart from 1851 and 1861. Neither could I find Jeannette’s birth in FreeBMD even though I have an exact date from the Synagogue registers 7.4.1847. Lewis, Julia and Hyam’s births appear in FreeBMD in London E. and Strand.
My questions at the moment are: Who is Henry Jacobs on the will? Does it in fact say Henry Jacobs? And why were none of the other siblings mentioned in the will? I do know that “Julia had two brothers, one of whom left the UK and went to live in the (Far) East”. I was always told that Julia’s father (John Jacobs) left a substantial will, but I have found no evidence of this, so I am assuming that the will referred to was Michael Gabriel’s (Julia’s uncle).
Thanks,
Lynne Poratgabriel michael will 1875 jacobs henry.jpg
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