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Benjamin Jacobs Simmonds

Benjamin Jacobs Simmonds

Male Abt 1870 - 1931  (61 years)    Has 11 ancestors and 74 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Benjamin Jacobs Simmonds 
    Birth Abt 1870  St. Thomas, West Indies Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    • Fact Flags: Preferred
    Gender Male 
    Census 3 Apr 1881  Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Age: 1y 
    Address: 49 Oxford Gardens 
    • Relation to Head of House: Son
    Occupation Between 1896 and 1898  Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Accountant 
    Address: Champerico, Retalhuleu 
    • From Lucrecia Peinado
      "orge Jacobs Meza's story: "For reasons unknown to me, Benjam?n and Luz moved to Champerico when Enrique Benjam?n was very young." Benjam?n worked in Champerico as an accountant of Customs Agencies."
    Reference Number BR 1034a 
    Reference Number BR-J 
    Residence 1907  Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • From Lucrecia Piniedo
      "Story Jorje Jacobs Meza: "At the end of 1907 the family moved to Quetzaltenango, Benajmin worked in that place for Mr. Hugo Flashman, and in this city Jorge Sidney was born on 5/5/1908 ...""
    Residence 1909  Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address: Suchitepequez, Guatemala 
    • From Lucrecia Pienedo
      "Story Jorje Jacobs Meza: "and again the family moves, this time to a farm called El Horizonte, jurisdiction of San Jos? El Idol, a very hot place, Suchitep?quez, there the family remained for a short time"
    Residence 1910  Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address: Finca El Desenga?o (Cafetal Hamburgo) 
    • From Lucrecia Peinado:-
      Jorge Jacobs Meza story: "The Desenga?o", again the family returns to this farm (second stay) in May Comet Haley approached the land, causing great novelty and astonishment in the town. "
    Death 5 Jan 1931  Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3
    Age: 72y 
    Address: Guatemala City 
    • From Lucreia Peinado:-
      Story Jorge Jacobs Meza: "On two different occasions I had the joy of serving my parents having them with me in the capital ... in 1930 he had them for two years ... my father died while I was with him ... at 72, the day January 5, 1931
      Fact Flags: Preferred
    Person ID I4995  Simpson
    Last Modified 26 Oct 2024 

    Father Daniel Jacobs,   b. Between Oct 1839 and Dec 1839, Newington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother Esther Carolina Simmonds   d. 2 Mar 1881, Kensington, London, England Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Marriage 9 Apr 1862  St Thomas, Virgin Islands Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Family ID F1630  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Maria de la Luz Meza,   b. 26 May 1876, Tontonicapan, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Oct 1952, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years) 
    Marriage 8 May 1895  Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Address: Finca San Antonio Palajunoc, El Palmar 
    • From Lucrecia Peinada
      "Luz Mesa lived at Finca San Antonio Palajunoc when Bejamin Jacobs came to work there as an auditor. There they met and they got married. Since Benjamin was Jewish and Luz was Catholic, they only married for civil reasons in the town "El Palmar"."
    Children 
     1. Enrique Benjamin Jacobs Meza,   b. 11 Jul 1896, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 1898, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age < 1 years)
     2. Daniel Raul Jacobs Meza,   b. 19 Jan 1899, Retalhuleu, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2021 (Age < 121 years)
     3. Carmen Jacobs Meza,   b. 16 Jul 1901, Retalhuleu, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1902, Suchitepequez, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
     4. Elisa Florencia Jacobs Meza,   b. 29 Dec 1902, Retalhuleu, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 Mar 1979, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
     5. Victor Manuel Jacobs Meza,   b. 3 Mar 1904, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 3 Mar 1972, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 68 years)
     6. Percy Jacobs Meza,   b. 20 Jun 1906, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1956, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
     7. Jorge Sidney Jacobs Meza,   b. 5 May 1908, Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Dec 1998, Cortes, Honduras Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years)
     8. Alfredo Jacobs Meza,   b. 6 May 1909, Nahuala, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1914, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 4 years)
     9. Mario Eduard Jacobs Meza,   b. 2 Jun 1911, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2021 (Age < 109 years)
     10. Lawrence Jacobs Meza,   b. 29 May 1913, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2021 (Age < 107 years)
     11. Esther Juana Jacobs Meza,   b. Nov 1914, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Jan 1916, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 1 year)
     12. Alma Jacobs Meza,   b. 1916, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2021 (Age < 104 years)
     13. Benjamin Jacobs Meza,   b. 1916, Guatemala City, Guatemala Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Bef 2021 (Age < 104 years)
    Family ID F1636  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 3 Jan 2020 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1870 - St. Thomas, West Indies Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 1y,Address: 49 Oxford Gardens - 3 Apr 1881 - Kensington, London, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Address: Finca San Antonio Palajunoc, El Palmar - 8 May 1895 - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsOccupation - Accountant,Address: Champerico, Retalhuleu - Between 1896 and 1898 - Guatemala Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1907 - Quetzaltenango, Guatemala Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address: Suchitepequez, Guatemala - 1909 - Guatemala Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - Address: Finca El Desenga?o (Cafetal Hamburgo) - 1910 - Guatemala Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 72y,Address: Guatemala City - 5 Jan 1931 - Guatemala Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Benjamin Jacobs Simmonds
    Benjamin Jacobs Simmonds
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  • Notes 
    • JACOBS OF GUATEMALA - NAMING CONVENTION.
      The unusual (by British standards) naming convention confused me until it was explained.

      In the UK when a Mr Jacobs marries a Miss Jackson the norm is that the family name will remain as Jacobs, or possibly Jackson-Jacobs, and this will remain so for their children.

      So their son, Louis would be Louis Jackson-Jacobs.
      When he married Isabel Jones the family name would normally remain Jackson-Jacobs, or more rarely, Jones-Jackson-Jacobs.

      However it would appear that in Guatemala the convention is different.
      Using the same example, the family name would become Jacobs Jackson.
      Their son, Louis would be Louis Jacobs-Jackson.

      However, when he married Isabel Jones, the Jackson (his mother's maiden name) would be dropped and the family name would become Jacobs-Jones.

      And so on..

  • Sources 
    1. [S2966] 1881 Census - RG 11-0040 F129 P17 - Jacobs, Daniel, 21 Nov 2015.

    2. [S3202] Death Cert - Jacobs Simmonds, Benjamin, 10 Feb 2018.

    3. [S3200] Email from Lucrecia Peinado, 6 Feb 2018.

    4. [S2986] Marriage Cert - Jacobs, Daniel - Simmonds, Esther, 23 Nov 2015.