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Family: Sydney Jacobs / Theresa La Grange (F2085)

• Male Sydney Jacobs

  
  

  Birth	16 Apr 1859	Dublin, Ireland
  Death	21 Apr 1940	Haydock, Liverpool, England
  Burial
  Marriage	29 Jul 1896  [1, 2, 3]	Marylebone, London, England  [1, 2, 3]
  Divorced	30 Nov 1903  [4]	Liverpool, Lancashire, England  [4]
  Other Spouse	Hannah Mary Mordaunt | F2058
  Marriage
  Father	David Jacobs | F2057 Group Sheet
  Mother	Juliet Poland | F2057 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Theresa La Grange

  
  

  Birth	Abt 1874
  Death
  Burial
  Father
  Mother

  
  

  Male Robert Cecil Jacobs

  
  

  Birth	24 Jun 1897	Toxteth Park, Liverpool, Lancashire, England
  Death	1 Apr 1978	Birkenhead Area, Cheshire, England
  Burial
  Spouse	Rita Wolf | F2086
  Marriage	Between Jul 1932 and Sep 1932	Liverpool, Lancashire, England

  
  

• Notes

  Marriage Status: Divorced Married: His address is Hotel Victoria, Victoria Road, New Brighton Her address is Hotel Cecil, Strand, London Married according to the Rites of the Jewish Religion He describes himself as a Woollen Merchant Witness Role: Witness: Name: Benedetta John La Grange Witness Role: Witness: Julius JACOBS Divorced: These divorce proceedings were abandoned. In 1903 Theresa started divorce proceedings against Sydney. At the time Theresa gave her address as 49 Church Road, Hoylake. There is one child, Robert Cecil Jacobs - born 24 June 1897 No details are given as to why the petition was abandoned and there is no response from Sydney. In October 1910 Theresa again petitioned for a divorce from Sydney. This time the divorce went the full distance with the Decree Nisi being issued on 8th May 1911 and Decree Absolute on 20th November 1911. The document is a massive 407 pages long (many of which are repetitious) and for that reason a copy is not attached but the following abstract should suffice. Observations Robert Cecil Jacobs (their son) shall remain in Theresa's custody. A copy of David Jacobs' will is introduced - David was Sydney's father The facing page refers to it as "This is the copy of the will and codicil referenced to in the ??? of Sydney Jacobs." Outcomes Sydney to pay Theresa ?50 a year during her life In 1943 Theresa was granted a gross annual income of ?279 in addition to the ?50 p.a. granted in 1912

  
  

• Sources

  [S3449] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2020. [S60] BMD - Marriage Index, 3 Jan 2021, JAS 1896 Marylebone 1A 1403. [S3478] Newspaper Cutting - Marriage of Jacobs, Sydney & La Grange, Theresa, 17 Jan 2021. [S3450] Divorce - (1) Jacobs, Sydney - La Grange, Theresa, 4 Jan 2021. The document can be seen at Ancestry