Jacob family genealogy

Of Dublin

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1. William Jacob, of Horseheath, Cambridgeshire, who d. A.D. 1532, was the ancestor of the Jacobs of Bromley, England; and of the Jacobs of the county Wexford, Queen’s County, and county Dublin, in Ireland.

2. Richard, of Gamlingay and Horseheath, England: his son.

3. Robert, of Gamlingay: his son.

4. John, merchant, citizen of London, living in 1641; whose elder brother Abraham Jacob (died 1629) was the ancestor of the Jacobs of Bromley, in Middlesex, England.

5. William: eldest son of John; settled in Sigginstown, co. Wexford, April, 1667; had two brothers, Arthur and Robert, neither of whom left issue.

6. John, of Sigginstown: son of William; had a brother Austin, s.p.

7. William, of Wexford: son of John; d. 1692. Had four younger brothers—1. Edward, died 1734, m. Sarah, daughter of Thomas Knox, of Taghmon, county Wexford, and had issue; 2. Francis, of Rathdowney, married in 1696 Mary, widow of — Boyd, of Rosslane, and had issue; 3. and 4, of whom nothing is known.

8. John, living in Kilkenny, in 1717: second son of William; m. Meabella (bora 1699, died 1779), daughter of Rev. Michael Clenahan, Rector of Dysart Galen or Ballinakill, Queen’s County. Had an elder brother William (died 1738), of Templeshannon, Enniscorthy, who married and had issue.

9. Michael, surgeon of Ballinakill: second son of John; d. 1798; m. Jane (b. 1723, d. 1805), dau. of — Vickers, of Holyhead. Had three sisters and two elder brothers —1. Rev. Arthur (b. in Kilkenny in 1717, d. 1786), of Woodbrook, county Wexford, in Holy Orders, Archdeacon of Armagh, who was m. to Hannah (d. 1794), dau. of W. Clenahauster, Town-Major of Gibraltar, and had issue; 2.Matthew, an officer in the Guards, died unm. The three sisters were—1. Ellen, m. Peter Gale, of county Carlow; 2. Elizabeth, m. — Roberts, of Ballyrickan, Queen’s County; 3. Hannah, m. to — Carter.

10. John, Surgeon to Queen’s Co. Infirmary: third son of Michael; born 1754, settled in Maryboro’ 1807, d. 1827; m. Grace (b. 1765, d. 1835), dau. of Jerome Alley of Donoghmore. Had three sisters, and five brothers: the brothers were—1. Rev. Samuel, d.s.p. 1792; 2. William[1] (born 1751, living in Bordeaux 1821, d. 1828), m. Marcella (b. 1775, d. 1826), dau. of — De Freyne; 3. Arthur, d.s.p.; 4. Archibald (died 1836), J.P. of Blackstoops, county Wexford, who m. Frances, dau. of — Richards, of Rathaspeek, and had Richard, who d. unm. in 1839; 5. Michael (d.s.p.), m. dau. of Captain Higgins of Mountmellick. The sisters were—1. Meabella, married in 1800 — Thompson, and d.s.p.; 2. Elizabeth, died unm.; 3. Jane, b. 1756, d. unm. in 1853.

11. Arthur Jacob, M.D., sometime President of the Royal College of Surgeons, Dublin: second son of John; b. 1790, d. 1874; m. in 1824, Sarah (d. 1859), daughter of Coote Carroll, Ballymote, county Sligo. Had six brothers and six sisters. The brothers were—1. Michael Vickers Jacob, b. 1789, emigrated to Australia, died in Calcutta 1836, m. Annie (d. 1836), dau. of Major Watson, and had issue[2]; 2. Samuel (d. in London, 1856), m. to dau. of — Stack, of Tralee, and has had issue, two daughters—Ellen, m. to — Pilkington, and Grace, living unm. in 1875; 3. William (d. at Candahar, India. 1842), a surgeon, m. in 1835, Helen, dau. of Thomas Dawson, Barrister, and had four children[3]; 4. Thomas (b. 1805, d. 1865), Crown Solicitor for Queen’s County, mar. in March, 1827, Jane, daughter of — Blood, of Ballykilty, and left issue five sons[4] and three daughters; 5. John-Edmond Jacob, M.D. (born 1805, d. 1864), Surgeon to Queen’s County Infirmary, married in 1827, Charlotte-Cecila-Elizabeth (b. 1806, d. 1874), dau. of David Baldwin, of Raheenduff, Queen’s County, and left eight sons and five daughters.[5]

12. Archibald Hamilton Jacob (b. 1837, and living in 1888), M.D., Dublin: fourth son of Arthur; m. Florence-Elizabeth, dau. of Francis McClean, of Stephen’s Green, Dublin, and has had issue. Had four brothers—1. Rev. John-Alexander (b. 1825, living 1880), Minister of St. Thomas, Bayswater, m. in 1857 to Frances Sarah, dau. of John Pilkington of London (formerly of the Queen’s County); 2. Samuel (born 1829, died unm. in Australia), Surgeon and Oculist; 3. Arthur (born 1831), Engineer to Corporation of Salford, in 1880, m. Susan, dau. of H. McMurrogh Murphy, of Hume Street, Dublin, and has issue; 4. Augustus Hamilton Jacob (b. 1840, and living in 1880), of Travancore, India, m. Anne, dau. of John Green, of Millbrook, county Carlow, and had issue.

Notes

[1] William: This William had amongst other children Vickers Hamilton Jacob, of who m. Charlotte, dau. of John Howard of Ballinakill, and had (with other children who d. in infancy) Georgina (b. 1835, d. 1868) who was twice married: first, in 1857, to John, eldest son of Thomas Jacob, of Abbeyleix, Queen’s County; and, secondly, in 1865, to H. Hogg, of London.

[2] Issue: The issue of Michael Vickers-Jacob were four sons and three daughters. The sons were—1. Vickers Gilbert-Jacob, died unm. 1858; 2. Archibald Hamilton-Jacob (b. 1829), of Sydney, New South Wales, a Member of that Congress, living in 1880, m. to Mary, dau. of Colonel Snodgrass, and has had issue; 3. Robert (b. 1839), of East Maitland, N.S.W., living in 1880, m. to Eliza, dau. of — MacDougal, of East Maitland, and has had issue; 4. William Higgins-Jacob (b. 1833), of the Bank of England, living in 1880, m. in 1864 to Charlotte, dau. of W. Chapman, of Biggleswade, and has had issue. And the three daughters were—1. Eliza-Anne Jacob (born 1834, d. 1866), m. W. Ernest De Venille, of Jersey, and left issue three daughters; 2. Frances-Matilda, b. 1824, died unm. 1871; 3.Amelia (b. 1831, d.s.p. 1873), m. in 1849, Captain Frederick Elmes, 16th Madras Native Infantry.

[3] Children: The four children were—1. Harry, a Lieutenant in the Army, who died in India unm. in 1845; 2. William Vesey Fitzgerald Jacob, Captain, in 1867, of the 9th Punjaub Infantry, living in 1880, m. in 1870, Alice, dau. of William Howart, of Rawtenstall, Lancashire, England, and has had issue; 3. Ellen, married in 1859 Charles Garstin, and has had issue; 4. Emily, m. in 1859, Captain Edward Augustus Patrickson, 39th Regiment, and has had issue.

[4] Sons: The five sons were—1. John (b. 1828, d. 1863), of Llanfawr, Anglesey, J.P. and D.L., m. in 1857, Georgina (d. 1868), dau. of Vickers Hamilton-Jacob, and left, among other children, William Vickers- Jacob (b. 1852, living 1880), who, in 1874, m. Madeleine, dau. of J. De C. Bremar, of Sydney, N. S. W.; 2. Arthur-Augustus (b. 1830, died 1860), Civil Engineer, Bombay and Baroda Railway, m. in 1854, Elizabeth-Anne, dau. of James Read, of Mount Heaton, Queen’s County, Captain 17th Lancers, and left issue; 3. Wm. Hamilton Jacob (born 1832), Dep. Conservator of Forests in India, m., 1879, Emily, widow of — Lord, and dau. of — Barter, Mayor of Bath; 4. Archibald Hamilton-Jacob (b. 1836), unm. 1880; 5. Mark-Anthony (b. 1840), died unm. 1866. And the three daus. were—1. Alice, m. to J. H. E. Harte, C.E., India Civil Service, and had issue, d. 1875; 2. Grace, m. George Waddington, of Durwater, India, d. in 1878; 3. Sarah.

[5] Daughters: The eight sons of John-Edmond Jacob were—1. Alfred, b. 1846, d. unm. at Cape of Good Hope, 1872; 2. William-Edmond, of Canada, b. 1844, living in 1880, married in 1865, Jane-Rebecca, dau. of Rev. Samuel Madden, Prebendary of Blackrath, and has had issue; 3. Hamilton Jacob (b. 1846), of Belmullet, co. Mayo, in 1880; 4. Vickers-Edmond, b. 1840; 5. Thomas-Walter (b. 1839), of London, m. in 1870, Louisa, dau. of W. D. Bell, of Lancashire, England; 6. David Baldwin Jacob (b. 1836, and living in 1880), J.P., and Surgeon to Queen’s County Infirmary, m. in 1857, Sarah-Elizabeth, dau. of William Fishborne, of Forthill, Carlow, and has had issue; 7. Arthur-Edmond (b. 1829, died in Australia, 1864), Assistant Surgeon 82nd Regiment, m. Eleanor, dau. of Edward Fishe, M.D., of Broughton, Lancashire, and had issue; 8. John-Julius-Evans Jacob, d. unm. 1852. The five daughters were—1. Elizabeth Anna; 2. Caroline, married 1866, to Rev. J. Alexander, Rector of Coroclone, Queen’s County; 3. Mary-Adelaide, m. 1867, Sydney Murdock, M.D. (who died in 1881), of Pembroke-road, Dublin; 4. Charlotte, m. 1857, William Fishborne, of Stapletown, Carlow; 5. Olivia-Elizabeth, m. 1858, Arthur Poe, D.L., Harley-park, Callan.