JACOBS John
| Name | John JACOBS |
| Country Of Origin | England |
| Born | 1790 |
| Died | 1852 |
| Birth/Baptism | Born approx. 1790, London, England |
| Parents | unknown |
| Apprenticeship | unknown |
| Skills | Watchmaker |
| Work Locations | No record found working in his trade in Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) |
| Marriage/Spouse | |
| Trial | 10 January 1816, Central Criminal Court, London |
| Sentence | Seven years transportation for stealing a silver watch and banknote from a master of a ship. |
| Arrival | 10 March 1817, Sydney, New South Wales, on the convict ship, Sir William Bensley. 1819: Van Diemen’s Land on the ship, Prince Leopold. |
| Police Number | 57 |
| Convict Assignment | |
| Ticket of Leave | |
| Conditional Pardon | |
| Other | September 1819: Punished with 50 lashes and two years on a chain gang for receiving stolen watches.
February 1823: Certificate of Freedom |
| Death | 2 October 1852, Launceston Cause of death: Injuries from a mortal lung wound caused by being run over by a cab and horses. |
| References | |
| John Levi, These are the Names: Jewish Lives in Australia 1788-1850, 2013. TAHO: CON13/1/, CON31/1/23, RGD35/1/17 no742 Death 1852, SC195/1/31 Inquest 2816 1852. Web: Old Bailey Online Reference No. t18160110-27, 10 January 1816; Ancestry: London, England, Newgate Calendar of Prisoners 1816; Australia Convicts Transportation Register, New South Wales 1816; New South Wales Australia Convicts Ship Muster Rolls & Convicts Indents 1816-17; New South Wales Australia Colonial Secretary’s Papers NRS 937. London Courier & Evening Gazette 15 January 1816 (British Newspaper Archive); Hobart Town Gazette & Van Diemen’s Land Advertiser 22 February 1823, 9 October 1852. |
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