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Record #21132
Name :
: Edward JACOBS (1902 - 1966)


Father
:
Mother
:
BMD and other details
Date of Birth
: 1 Jul 1902   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids; WWII record (FK says 1901)

Marriage (1)
: 1941   Spouse/Notes : Catherine Mary CURLEY (Victoria, reg 1968)
Marriage (2)
:

Date of Death
: 15 Jul 1966   Notes : Source: Fairbridge Kids
Abode (1) : Place of BirthEngland, London
Abode (2) : Place of Death / BurialAustralia, Victoria
Sailing Information
Date of Arrival
: Jan 1913
Country
: Australia

Ship
: Australind

Placement Family
:
Homes / Agencys
Institution (GB)
:

Agency
: Fairbridge Homes
NotesOn December 5 1912, Edward Jacobs departed for Australia on board the Australind. He was placed at Fairbridge Farm School, Pinjarra, Western Australia. He served in WWII:
JACOBS EDWARD : Service Number - VX25595 : Date of birth - 01 Jul 1902 : Place of birth - LONDON ENGLAND : Place of enlistment - CAULFIELD VIC : Next of Kin - JACOBS C

'Admitted to the Islington (London) Workhouse in early 1910 with his widowed father, Edward, and his sister, Nellie. The 1911 census for England which was enumerated on Sunday, April 2, 1911, shows an Edward and Nellie Jacobs still resident in the Workhouse, but there is no sign of their father at this time.

Said to be quite weakly to start with, but soon developed into a strong, young lad. When he was sent out to work in 1917, he really never took to the life of a farmer and decided that he was better suited to a building career. By 1936 he was working as a laborer in Victoria, one of the eastern states. His death certificate indicates he had only lived in Western Australia for six years, so he could have moved to the Eastern states as early as 1919.

Married Catherine Mary Curley about 1940/1941 in Fitzroy, Victoria. Joined the Australian army in June of 1940 at
Caulfield, Victoria. Edward passed on July 15, 1966 aged 64 years. Catherine passed away in September of 1971. The
couple are buried in Bright Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria.'

Source: Fairbridge Kids "Unspeakable Blessings" (Angela Sherry, 2013) 
ContributorsCreated : 2013-01-06 04:49:25 / From original database

Additional Contributions from : mollipops1

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IDNameDOBPlace of birthArrivals & ShipsDest.AgencyFamily links
21131 CURD, Richard E1902ENG, SSX, Rye Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21136 DOIDGE, Albert1902ENG, MDX, Islington Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21132 JACOBS, Edward1902ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21135 JENKINS, Frederick Edward1903ENG, MDX, Islington Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
5448 KEANE, Arthur Joseph1899ENG, SSX, Petersfield Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21133 LODGE, Arthur1901ENG, LND, Stoke Newington Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21134 MCGRATH, Percy1902ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21138 WICKHAM, Ernest Albert1905ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21139 WICKHAM, John Birdsey1903ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21140 WICKHAM, Walter Francis1901ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
26987 WICKHAM, William John1899ENG, LND Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21141 WILKINS, Albert Leonard Lloyd1904ENG, KEN, Dartford Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes  
21137 WILKINSON, William Blackburn1901ENG, MDX, Islington Jan 1913 : Australind AUS Fairbridge Homes